Louis Eugene Metcalf born October 15, 1957 passed over to the heavenly kingdom on March 4, 2020, surrounded by family and knowing he was loved. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, his father and infant son, Samuel A. Metcalf. Louis’s family includes his children, Breanna Burnham, Louis Metcalf, Jr. (Alexis), Kristina  Metcalf, his…

Richard “Rick” Alan Vincent Guilmette, 64, Elkland, Mo passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Rick was born December 5, 1955 in Fall River, Ma to George and Dolores (Blais) Guilmette.  Rick was the third born of eight children. He loved to play the drums and earned the nick name…

James (Jim) G. Mitchell, 53, of Raytown, Missouri passed away February 22, 2020.  A visitation will be held from 6:00-7:00pm on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. Funeral services will be held at 7:00pm on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Heartland Cremation & Burial…

Thomas Josef Black, Independence, MO passed away February 20, following completion of his regular dialysis treatment at North Kansas City Hospital. He was preparing to go home to his wife Tabitha, grab a few hours of sleep before waking and readying their son for school. He did not linger in his passing; it happened on…

Eric Williams, 37, of Columbia passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Boone Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 5:00 p.m., Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Christian Fellowship, 4600 Christian Fellowship Rd, Columbia, MO 65203. An open casket visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Per…

Stacey Janine Atkins was born in St. Louis, MO on January 13, 1965 to Geraldine and Hayward Atkins. She was the third child of four siblings. She attended Southwest High School and graduated in May 1983. While in high school, Stacey was active on the volleyball team, glee club, pom squad, and drama club (she…

Steven Quin Cloutier, 48, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on February 17, 2020 from cancer. A memorial service will be held at 11:00AM, Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Kansas City VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Mr. Cloutier was born on August 19, 1971 in Riverside, California. Steven departed the Air Force an…

James Richard “Jim” Welsh Sr. of Independence, MO passed away peacefully February 18th in his daughters home surrounded by family after a long battle with cancer at the age of 81. Jim is survived by his children: James Welsh Jr., Robin Morris (Mike Hoskins), and William Welsh (Rhonda Welsh); his (7) grandchildren and (4) great…

Cris Daniel Walkinshaw, 62, of Raytown, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at the home. A memorial service will be held at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri, on Saturday, February 29, 2020 from 2-4PM. There is no scheduled visitation. Arrangements are under the direction of Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown,…

Garland Broadhead (G.B.) Whitsitt, 98, went to be with his Lord on February 17, 2020. GB was born October 23, 1921 in Kansas City, Missouri to Mary Casey and Garland Whitsitt, Senior. He graduated in 1942 from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He immediately joined the Army Air Corp. During his training in Pullman,…

Melissa “Mel” Treese, 45, Odessa, Mo passed away Feb. 16, 2020. A memorial gathering will be held from 10 Am to Noon on Sat., Feb 29, 2020 at Heartland, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, Mo 64133. Melissa was born September 23, 1974 in Independence, Missouri to John David Trader and Ethel Lorraine (Morgan) Trader. She…

Richard Brown Booth of Independence, MO died quietly on January 28, 2020 surrounded by family.  Duke, as he was known in his later years, was born June 27, 1926 in Syracuse, New York and preceded in death by his parents, Howard Saunders Booth and Ethel (Brown) Booth; and his wife of 53 years, Ronna Lee…

Willis B Holtwick, age 85, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Monday, February 17 at John Knox Village Hospice.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00am at Terrace Lake United Methodist church, located at 4500 Red Bridge Road on Saturday, February 22, 2020. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 10:00am. Graveside service…

Jacquelyn Romo, 52, of Raytown, Missouri passed away on February 7, 2020 at Truman Hospital. Ms. Romo was born on September 29, 1967 in Kansas City, Missouri. She had many talents ranging from musical skill to teaching cosmetology. She was a strong animal lover and will be missed by all who knew her. She was…

Sharon Arinda (Frazell) Schultz born July 7, 1942 in Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2020 in her home surrounded by loved ones at the age of 77. Sharon was the 9th of 10 children born to William Henry and Ruth Arinda Frazell.  She graduated from Van Horn High School in 1960…

Lillian Louise (Kittrell) Williams, 94, of Raytown, Missouri, passed away on February 12, 2020. She was born near Seneca, Missouri, the youngest of 13 children to Abby Leona and Harris Kittrell. She married Knox Williams on September 3, 1945 and had two children, Alice Elkins and David Williams. Lillian spent 25 years caring for children…