Kevin Lee Gerke, 47, of Belton, Missouri passed away April 9, 2020 at his home. Kevin’s Celebration of Life is being planned for July and the family will update everyone as soon as a date and place can be posted. Kevin was born October 24, 1972 in Sedalia, Missouri. He is a 1991 graduate of…
Pauline (Polly) Anne Fajen, 56, of Boonville, died on April 8, 2020. She was surrounded by loving care of family as she spent her final days in hospice, after a 21-year life with cancer. Polly was a determined lover of life, warm and fun, and a precious friend to many around the world. She was…
Candace Stevenson, 36, of Columbia passed away at University Hospital on the evening of April 8, 2020 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Cremation has taken place and no services are scheduled at this time due to the orders of no public gatherings. The family will plan a celebration in her honor at a…
Steven Preston Burton 59, of Independence Mo passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Saint Luke’s Hospice House of Kansas City. Steve was the son of the late Donald and Mary E. Burton. He leaves behind one brother, Jack Burton, and six sisters, Elaine Selemaea, Barbara Adams, Helen Wright, Pam Hunsucker, Marcia (Dee Dee)…
James Richard Stith, 64, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away March 30, 2020 at St. Lukes Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Services provided by Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri. James was born in Fowler, Colorado on July 20, 1955. He went to Bonner Springs High School, Bonner Springs, Kansas in 1970s. Following high…
Amos Butch Young, 67, of Lenexa, Kansas passed away April 2, 2020. Services were held at 1:30pm, April 7, 2020. Mr. Young was born on January 25, 1953 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Amos Young was a cab driver and businessman for 25 years. He was a man that loved his family. Amos will be truly missed.…
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, Anita M. O’Connell, 95, of Kansas City, formerly of Sun City Center, FL and Rumford, ME, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Born in Solon, Maine, Anita was the daughter of the late John and Mina (Russell) Smith. She graduated from Mexico High School in 1942, and…
Juanita McBrayer, 99, of Raytown Missouri passed away April 7th, 2020 at Autumn Terrace Nursing Home. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Ms. McBrayer was born May 21, 1920 in Wellington, Missouri. Survivors include: Her son Robert Proctor, His Wife Carolyn Proctor, Her Daughter Roberta Best, 11 Grandchildren, 28 Great Grandchildren, 12…
It is with great sadness that we inform you of my father Charles Chester Church, Jr passing away on March 28, 2020. He was born in Port Huron, Michigan on April 19, 1929 to Eva (Ledsworth) and Charles C. Church. He is preceded in death by Grace E. (Crocker) Church his wife of 56 years,…
Mark J. Murray, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away March 29, 2020 at home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Mr. Murray was born on April 19, 1958 in Kansas City, Missouri. Mark graduated in 1976 from Park Hill High School. He worked for the Aviation Department of Kansas City, Missouri.…
Robert M. Smoker, 88, of Tecumseh, Kansas went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, March 30, 2020 at Homestead Memory Care of Olathe, Kansas. He was born May 31, 1931 in Muncie, Indiana, the son of Zeno & Pauline Smoker. He is the oldest of 4 children. Robert “Bob” graduated from Selma…
Lorraine M. Kautter, 84, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away March 30, 2020 at Kansas City Hospice House. A private gathering will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, April 3, 2020 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri. Mrs. Kautter was born September 20, 1935 in Somersworth, New Hampshire. She was preceded in death…
Barbara Ellen (Yeado) Lockhart passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at Hospice House of Kansas City. She was born May 16, 1948, in Kansas City, Missouri to Nora Mae and William Yeado. She was preceded in death by her mother, father and first husband, Bill Nevin. She graduated from Bishop Miege High School in 1966.…
Anne Doris (Renken) Marshall, 77, of Columbia, Missouri, passed away March 24, 2020 with her loving family by her side. She was born June 5, 1942 in Jefferson City, Missouri and taught in central Missouri for many years, notably at Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri. She is survived by daughter Tracy Marshall; son John…
Virginia Rose Long passed away Wednesday March 18, 2020 at her home in Belton, Missouri. Virginia was born on August 16, 1927 to Goldie Britton Schmoker and Hugh Grant Schmoker. Virginia was the youngest of three children. Virginia attended the University of Nebraska before working as a telephone operator in Grand Island, Nebraska. It was…
Robert Leonard Prater passed away March 23, 2020 at the age of 73 due to complications of Parkinson’s disease. Bob was born May 17, 1946 to Madge (Leonard) and Lloyd Prater in Kansas City, Kansas. He attended school in Kansas City, Missouri, graduating from Southeast High School in 1964. Bob enrolled at Central Missouri University,…
William Farley, 51, of Raytown, Missouri passed away March 21, 2020 at home. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Mr. Farley was born on June 4, 1968 in Hugo, OK. William was born with a CHD and defied many odds in his 51 years. He always had a smile on his face,…
Susan Marie YanHole, 75, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away March 18, 2020 at home from cancer. Memorial services will take place at a later date. Ms. VanHole was born on July 12, 1944 in Wilmington, Delaware. Susan grew up traveling with her military family. She was a “Mother’s Day Out” teacher, Piano teacher and…
Richard “Dick” Etherton, 84, of Lee’s Summit, MO, and formerly of Raytown, MO, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 20, 2020, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Marilyn “Jan” Etherton, sons Mark (Tami) and Dustin (Michelle), four grandchildren Kyle (Jessica), Jake, Breanna and Kayla, and…
Mark Allen Klumpp, 62, of Raytown, Missouri passed away March 19, 2020. Graveside services will be held at Newton Cemetery, Nevada, Missouri. Mr. Klumpp was born August 3, 1957 in Nevada, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his wife Karen Klumpp and parents Denver and Barbara Klumpp. Survivors include Vicky Thompson and Janet Walworth,…