Teena Marie Townsend, 56, of Aurora Colorado passed away. She was born on December 4, 1958 the oldest of seven children to Willie B. Townsend Sr. and Eugenia Davis. Teena graduated from Westport High School and later went on to Park University. Although, Teena was born and raised in Kansas City, MO, she called Aurora,…

Ruth Yewell, 80, Kansas City, Missouri passed away on August 28, 2015.  She was born on October 25, 1934 in Koshkonong, Missouri.  She was known by many as “Sis”, and to her great grandchildren as “Grandma Donut”.   Ruth was the oldest of three children, and traveled a lot with her family when she was a child.…

Douglas Dale Farris, Jr., 65, of Independence, MO passed away August 15, 2015 at Rosewood Health Center after a long-time illness. Mr. Farris was born June 2, 1950 in Kansas City, MO.  He worked as a driver and mechanic, and was a life-long resident of the Kansas City and Independence, MO area. Doug was preceded…

Harlean Kay “Tiki” Miller, age 77, of Kansas City, Missouri, formerly of Marion, Illinois, passed away at her home surrounded by family on Monday, August 31, 2015, after a short battle with cancer. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 PM, Saturday, September 12 followed by a Celebration of Life Service at 6:00 PM to be…

John Joseph ‘Jack’ Studer, 87, passed away on August 30, 2015 following a courageous, 20 year battle with Parkinson’s Disease.  Jack was born on July 6, 1928 in Kansas City.  He graduated from Central High School in 1947 and attended Kansas City Junior College for one year.  He completed a machinist apprenticeship at S&S Machine Company and…

George F. Huckins, 75, Kansas City, MO passed away due to heart complications on August 28, 2015 at St. Luke’s Hospital in North Kansas City, MO. George was married to Judy Huckins for 54 years. Together, they had two sons and one daughter. A visitation will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 5,…

Doris R. Jackson, 73 passed away August 29, 2015 at her home surrounded by family.  A visitation will be held 3:00 – 4:00 PM, Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri.  Funeral services will follow at 4:00 PM. Doris was born February 8, 1942 in Childs,…

William Eugene Lewis, 47, of Columbia passed away August 29, 2015. A private family memorial service will be held. William was born on May 26, 1968 in Shreveport, LA to Robert and Janie (Haynes) Lewis. William was a documentary film producer and editor. Survivors include his wife, Deborah; two children, Elaura and Ripley Lewis both…

Richmond Carroll Bass, Jr., 89, of Columbia died on August 30, 2015, at The Bluffs in Columbia. “Rich” was born to Richmond Carroll Bass and Doris Jamison Bass on February 17, 1926, in Plantersville, Mississippi. He spent his early years in Plantersville and moved to Tupelo, MS, with his family in 1941. He had three…

Bob was a loving and giving family man. He is survived by his wife of thirty years, Karen, of Raytown, Missouri. He was the father of five children, plus the grandfather (Papa) of twenty-two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His daughter Mindi Trenary-White and husband Charles of Raytown, Missouri, their children, Christian, Tiffanie, Jordan, Brandon, Jasmine,…

Andrew Warren, 70, Kansas City, MO passed away August 26, 2015.  Andrew had a lifelong love of family, technology and eating catfish. He loved to take things apart for the sheer pleasure of seeing how it worked.  He graduated with an associates degree and went to Technical school. He went on to work as a…

Louis “Lou” Rinehart, 67, passed away August 26, 2015 peacefully at his home, surrounded by family.  A Celebration of Life service will be held 1:00 PM, Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Eastside Baptist Church, Independence, Missouri. Lou was born November 11, 1947 in Independence, Missouri to Jim & Goldie (Simmons) Rinehart.  He was an Air…

Donald L. Yerkes, 92, longtime resident of Independence, Kansas, died Saturday, August 22, 2015. He leaves his daughters, Pat Schabel of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Jan (Darrell) Voth of Lee’s Summit, Missouri; four grandchildren, Ryan Springer, Parkville, Mo.; Kelly (Kevin) Ikenberry, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Kristen (Chris) Ridler, Kansas City, Missouri.; and Brady (Stefanie) Voth, Roeland…

Billy Meier, 76, Independence, Missouri passed away August 20, 2015 at home.  A visitation will be held 10:00 – 11:00 AM, Monday, August 24, 2015 at Immanuel Baptist Church, 112 W 23rd St, Independence, Missouri.  A funeral will follow at 11:00 AM.  Military graveside following at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, Missouri.  In lieu of flowers,…

Patricia “Pat” McKinney, 68, Blue Springs, Missouri passed away August 14, 2015 at her home.  A visitation will be held 1:00 – 2:30, Friday, August 21, 2015 with a celebration of life following at 2:30 PM at Lee’s Summit Christian Church. Pat was born September 20, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri.  She graduated from Raytown South…

Marie Rettelle age 76, passed away at 7:45PM on August 12, 2015 at Crown Care Nursing Home.  She was the daughter of the late August & Mary Lesouski, she was born March 22, 1939 in Brownsville, PA.  After high school Marie moved to MI with her older sister Irene.  In 1957 she married George Rettelle in…

David Lewis Greathouse, or as his friends knew him, “Captain Dave”, of Independence, Missouri passed away August 14, 2015 at his home from natural causes.  A visitation for David will be held on Wednesday, August 19th at 6:00pm at the Heartland Cremation & Burial Society located at 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri 64133. A eulogy…

Janet Smith, 57, of Grain Valley died at home Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015. Jan had a kind and generous heart and was loved by family and friends. She was known as Mama Jan to many. She was preceded in death by a son and widowed twice. She is survived by children Kirbi Hampton and Zachary…

Dorothy G. Hedrick, 81, of Raytown, Missouri, passed away July 10, 2015, with her family by her side. Dorothy was born March 31, 1934 to William and Agnes Ray in Higginsville, Missouri. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4:00 P.M., Saturday, August 22 at the Spring Valley Baptist Church, Raytown, Missouri.