Betty Jacqueline (Jacki) Skidmore, departed this life on April 4, 2018. She was born February 13, 1941 in Elizabeth, Arkansas to Hayden Doyle Skidmore and Mary Louise Ware Skidmore. Betty loved good food, cookbooks, movies, computer games, gardening and fishing. She never knew a stranger and had the gift to gab.  She either liked you or…

Hugh Ronald “Ron” Lockman, 86, Independence, Missouri passed away March 31, 2018. A memorial gathering will be held 10:00 AM -12:00 PM, Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at Christ United Methodist Church, Independence, Missouri.  Military graveside services will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, Missouri. He was born October…

James C Branstetter, 80, Pleasant Hill, Missouri passed away March 30, 2018.  Military graveside services will be held 11:00 AM, Friday, April 6, 2018 at Missouri Veteran’s Cemetery, Higginsville, Missouri.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation. James was born May 12, 1937 in Deepwater, Missouri.  He served the United States Honorably in the Navy, Army…

Richard Earl Linsley, JR., 68, of Sugar Creek Missouri, passed away 26 March, 2018 at his residence.  Memorial services will be held from 3:00-5PM, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, Missouri, 64133.  Mr. Linsley was born 22 August 1949, in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. His life was hallmarked by his…

William Mark Palmer, 50, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on March 28, 2018 at North Kansas City Hospital from heart failure.  Services will be held at Kansas City Regional Training Academy in the Auditorium on Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 4-6pm. Mr. Palmer was born July 22, 1967 in Kansas City, MO. William graduated…

Sushilaben Hasmukhlal Malkan, 84, passed away on March 29, 2018 at home. A Memorial Gathering will be held on April 4, 2018 form 3:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M. At Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, Missouri 64133.

In Loving Memory of: Mary Katherine (Kate) Nixon December 31, 1941 – April 2, 2018 Mary Katherine (Kate) Nixon, 76, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018. A memorial service to honor the life of Kate will be held Friday, April 6 at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, 13720 Roe Ave,…

Ralph William Shelton, 65, of Richmond, Missouri formerly of Orrick, Missouri, passed away March 31, 2018. Private family services will be held at a later date. Mr. Shelton was born February 01, 1953 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. A machinist by trade most of his life, Ralph enjoyed many simple things, and lived his life as…

Hollie Rearden, 36, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on March 29, 2018. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri. Graveside Service will follow at 1:30 PM at Forrest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri. Hollie was born on April…

Lantz Eugene Morgan, 66, of the Groves in Independence, Missouri passed away March 25, 2018. Lantz was born in Topeka, Kansas December 7, 1951. He was preceded in death by father Francis Morgan Sr., mother Alpha Jo Cheever, brother Steven Morgan, and daughter Layla Morgan. Survivors include his brother Francis Morgan Jr., sister Barbra Morgan, son…

Bonnie DeWinter, 93, Kansas City, Mo passed away March 30, 2018 at her home. Visitation will be held from 10-11 AM Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Ivanhoe United Church of Christ 6512 Woodson Road, Raytown, Mo 64133.  Funeral service will follow at 11 AM at the church with an interment immediately following the funeral service…

Walter E. Foster, 87, of Olathe, Kansas passed away March 26, 2018 at 8:47PM at Aberdeen Village. Memorial service will begin at 10:30AM, Saturday, April 07, 2018 at Aberdeen Village 17500 W 119th St., Olathe, Kansas with reception to follow. Mr. Foster was born May 28, 1930 in Raytown, Missouri. Walt graduated high school from…

Ronald Schadt, 69, of Columbia, passed away March 23, 2018 at Provision Living from complications of Parkinson’s disease.   Ron was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 24, 1948. His family moved to Downers Grove, Illinois in 1950. He graduated from Downers Grove High School in 1966 and attended Michigan State University after graduation. Ron…

Causby H. Cole, 94, Raytown, Missouri passed away March 29, 2018.  A visitation will be held 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Monday, April 2, 2018 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society.  Funeral services will follow at 11:00 AM at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society.  Burial in Floral Hills Cemetery. Causby was born to Causby & Mildred…

Dorothy May Carriker, 84, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away March 23, 2018 at 9:55AM. A celebration of life will be held at 2pm, Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Parkview Community of Christ, Blue Springs, Missouri. Ms. Carriker was born June 06, 1933 in Independence, Missouri. Dorothy was born in Independence, Missouri and moved with…

Normand Lee Adler, 88, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018.   Normand was born on September 29, 1929, in Independence, Missouri. He was a life-long member of the Church of Christ.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the European theater during WWII. He retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone…

Marc Olden moved on from this life on March 22, 2018 at the age of 73. Marc was born on December 7th, 1944 in Wichita, Kansas. He was the youngest (and funniest, he claimed) of the eleven children born to Harry and Monica Olden (Laughlin). He learned life lessons from his brothers and sisters and…

Steve Lenhart Thompson, 69, of Independence, Missouri passed away March 22, 2018 at 5:20pm at the Kansas City Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Service information will be available at a later date. Mr. Thompson was born June 23, 1948 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Steve served two tours in the Army and eventually retired…

FBI Special Agent Melissa S. Morrow, 48, Kansas City, Missouri passed away March 22, 2018. A memorial service will be held 3:15 PM, Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, Missouri 64113. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Kansas City Wayside Waifs and Head For The Cure.…

Robert Earl “Bob” Goff Jr, passed away on March 20, 2018 in Overland Park, Kansas. A visitation will be held on Friday March 23, 2018 at St.Pauls United Methodist Church in Raymore, Missouri from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. with a Celebration Service to follow at 6:00 p.m. Bob was born on January 31, 1936 in…