Floyd D. Collins, 88, of Raytown, Missouri passed away December 7, 2017 at his home.  A visitation will be held 6:00 – 7:30 PM, Monday, December 11, 2017 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri.  The funeral will be held 1:00 PM, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at Heartland Cremation &…

Frances Schoonover, 78, of Harrisonville passed away unexpectedly on December 5th.  Visitation & funeral services will be on Monday, December 11th from 1:00-3:00 pm at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society in Raytown, MO. Frances was preceded in death by husband, Ray and daughters Debbie & Sandra.  She is survived by children Don Shields, Sherri Green,…

Alice Leslie Thatcher, 95, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2017 in Independence, Missouri. A visitation will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 11:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M. at the Gospel Assembly Church, 9600 E. 47th St. Kansas City, Missouri 64133, with a funeral service to follow at 12:30 P.M. Burial will follow the service…

Zachary Michael Lee Pearce, 24, was taken from us early Monday, December 4.    Zach was robbed at gun point and shot to death walking home from dinner. Zach is survived by his mother Cora Pearce, Father Joe Pearce, Brother Austin Pearce, Cousin Skyler Nohrenberg, Grandmother Barbara Pearce, Grandfather John Persinger, and many aunts, uncles,…

Tony Neal Torrence, 45, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away December 5, 2o17. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11AM, Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Lee’s Summit Bible Church, Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Mr. Torrence was born February 9, 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri. Tony had 3 children Anthony Jay, Kayla Ann, and…

Franklin Barrett Parks, 73, Overland park, Kansas passed away December 4, 2017.  A Celebration of Life and visitation will be held at 2:00 pm-4;00pm, Friday December 29th 2017 at the Metropolitan Condominium 600 E. 8th St, Kansas City, Missouri.  Charitable donations may be made in Frank’s name to St. Luke’s Hospice House. Franklin Barrett Parks also…

Opal Mae Anderson, 95, Independence, Missouri passed away December 1, 2017 at her home. Opal was a successful real estate agent and after retiring she enjoyed many years of ballroom dancing. Opal was preceded in death be her husband William F. Anderson, Jr. and her son William F. Anderson III “Bim”. Opal is survived by…

Richard “Kim” Kimball Becker, 64, of Kansas City passed away Sunday October 15, 2017.  Kim was born in Nebraska on November 2, 1952. He grew up in Topeka and graduated from Topeka West High.  He was preceded in death by his father, Edwin J. Becker, mother Joleen Kimball Rodzielski, step-father Jim Rodzielski and his brother, John Becker.  Kim…

John G. Tripses, 93, of Kansas City, MO passed peacefully November 29, 2017 at Kansas City Hospice House. John was born August 7, 1924, in Excelsior Springs, MO to Virgil and Callie Tripses. Although he spent most of his youth in Excelsior Springs, his father’s job as a telegrapher for the Wabash Railroad, resulted in…

Freda (Kuhn) Deuschle, 88, formerly of rural Pilot Grove, Missouri, passed away Monday, November 20, 2017, at Boone Hospital Center, Columbia, Missouri. A private family memorial service (immediate family) will be held at the Lamine Baptist Church as Freda wished.  A graveside service will be held for family members at a later date. Freda donated…

Donna K. Gray, 76, of Overland Park, KS passed away November 30, 2017. Donna grew up in St. Joseph, Mo and was enlisted in the U.S. Air force from 1961 – 1964. Donna was then enlisted in the U.S. Army from 1976 – 1993  and retired at the rank of Command Sergeant Major. During her…

Heavens door welcomed a new Angel, Stacey Marie Hedrick on Saturday November 25, 2017 at the age of 61. She was born August 19, 1956. She was from Kansas City, Missouri but lived in Independence, Missouri for many years. Stacey was an Independent, kindhearted, hard working woman. She was extremely dedicated her entire life. She was very…

Barbara Ruth Hastings (nee Bray), aged 85, left this earthly plane on Sunday, 19 November 2017. The cause was a massive stroke. Barbara was born 3 April 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa to Chalmer and Ruth Bray. She spent her 85 years positively impacting many lives. She was a great mother to 5 children as…

John Bauer, 77, Raytown, Missouri passed away November 26, 2017. A visitation will be held 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Monday, December 4, 2017 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society. Military graveside services will be held 1:00 PM, Monday, December 4, 2017 at…

Mrs. Donna J. Magness, 91, of Raymore, MO, passed away at home November 20th, 2017 of natural causes. Funeral mass will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, December 1st, 2017, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church (1800 SW State Rte 150, Lee’s Summit, MO, 64082). Visitation and rosary at 10:00 AM. Memorial contributions may be made…

Josephine Rose (Balano) Bonomo, 86, Raymore, MO passed away Nov 24, 2017. A visitation will be held 6-7PM, Thursday, Nov 30, 2017 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society. A memorial service will follow at 7PM. Graveside services 10AM, Friday, December 1, 2017 at Mt Olivet Cemetery. Our mother always loved the old WWII ballad “I’ll…