Mark William Spears passed away on January 14, 2015 at 9:05 p.m. He was born on November 21, 1948 in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Erna and Alexander Spears. He graduated from Ruskin High School in 1967, joining the Air Force in 1968. Mark obtained the rank of Tech Sergeant and was deployed overseas and in the…

Karla Cook, 59, of Columbia, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at Boone Hospital.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Valley View Community Church, 2900 Barberry Avenue, Columbia, MO 65202.  Karla is survived by her son Blair and her daughter Ashley.

Wilda Burns Crane went home to be with Jesus on January 13, 2015.   Visitation will be held 12-1:30PM Friday, January 16, 2015 at First Baptist Raytown.  A memorial service will follow at 1:30PM. Burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, MO.  Wilda was born in Kansas City to Barney Nicholas and Ada Mae Burns on April 20,…

Robert David Miller, 67, Raytown, MO passed away January 12, 2015 at his home in Raytown.  Robert was born June 26, 1947 in Kansas City, MO to Merle and Thelma Miller.  He was preceded in death by his daughter, Holly Miller.  Survivors include his loving wife, Kaye; and daughters, Stacey Merrill and Laycee Barniak.  He…

Billy Davis, 55, Kansas City, MO, passed away December 25, 2014 at his home. A memorial service will be held 10:00 AM, Monday January 26, 2015 at Trinity Baptist Church, in Ada, OK.  Mr Davis was born November 6, 1959 in Ada.  He graduated from Ada High School in 1978 and attended East Central State…

Wanda Jean White Whitington, 82, of Lee’s Summit, died at her home on January 11, 2015. Visitation will be on Thursday, January 15 from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic Church, 130 NW Murray Road, Lee’s Summit, MO.  A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, January 16 at 10:30 a.m.…

Roscoe “Rocky” Earl Mustain, Independence, MO went home to be with the Lord on January 7, 2015. Visitation will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, January 11th followed by a memorial service at 3 pm at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, MO 64133.   In lieu of flowers the family…

Robert Priddy, 49, Belton, MO, passed away on January 6, 2015 after a courageous battle with stage IV lung cancer. Robert was born in Kansas City, Missouri on December 19, 1965. He was the youngest of five children. From a young age, Robert was an automobile enthusiast. He was passionate about automobiles and everything that…

Robert “Bob” McConnell, 67, of Columbia passed away on Jan. 5th, 2015 surrounded by his family. A celebration of life will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia on Friday, January 9th at 11:00 am.  Visitation preceding the service will begin at 10am. Bob was born in Leonard, MO on August 15th, 1947 to…

Gary Kenneth Hoskins, 67, of Jefferson City, MO passed away January 3, 2015. Gary was born on January 8, 1947 in California, MO to Floyd and Mary (Dennis) Hoskins. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, January 10, 2015, at the Church of the Nazarene, 202 Schumate Chapel Road, Jefferson City, MO with Pastor…

Howard Weigman, 56, of Raytown, Missouri passed away Thursday, January 1, 2015. Mr. Weigman was born March 11, 1958 in Kansas City, Kansas.  He loved serving the Lord through music, singing duets with his wife, Nancy, and playing bass guitar. He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Maxine Weigman and a nephew,…

Deborah Elizabeth Arellano, 52, of Raytown, Missouri passed away peacefully at home. She was preceded in death by her husband Ronad G. Arellano. She is survived by her parents, Seth & Virginia Wade,  brother Lowell,  sister-in-law Angie, their sons Cody & Chase Wade, daughter Crystal and son Travis Casey and her grandchildren Cecelia & Myles…

Helen M. Beach, 86, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, originally of Westwood, Kansas passed away peacefully and went to be with the Lord on December 30, 2014. She had worked 22 years as a Consumer Product Specialist, Lamp Division for GTE Sylvania before retiring in 1986.  She was a member of Willard Avenue Baptist Church and enjoyed…

Sheila Laughlin, 59, passed away December 30, 2014 in Independence, MO surrounded by family and friends. Sheila was born August 20, 1955 in Kansas City to Verne and Ray Philpott, and lived her life in Eastern Jackson County. She graduated from Truman High School in 1973. She was a member of Job’s Daughters and spent…

Gerd (Lucie) Webb, 71, of Kansas City, MO passed away 12/27/2014 at the KC Hospice House from Cancer. Lucie was born 10/16/1943 in Oslo Norway, during the Nazi Occupation. She came to the United States in Oct of 1963. She worked for 3 different local hospitals, all which were in the same buildings for 35…

Phyllis Marie Brown died on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at 9:45 pm. She passed at home with her loved ones. She was preceded by her parents. Phyllis was born on February 25, 1948 in Kansas City, Kansas. She was the first child of Jon Matthew and E. Maxine (Anderson) Preuitt. She married Edward Brown, III…

James Ehlers, 63, of Jefferson City, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at the Veterans Hospital in Columbia.  He is survived by his wife Tammy, four children, Carman, Daniel, Breanna and Crystal, four brothers, Dean, Sammy, Jackie and Johnny and one sister, Nancy.

Peter Hasselriis died Sunday, December 28, 2014, at home. Born in Forest Hills, New York, February 8, 1937 to Caspar Henrik Wolffsen Hasselriis IV and Doris Dodge, Pete graduated from Valley Stream High School in 1954. He received his BS in Music Education from the State University of New York-Fredonia. From 1958 to 1962, Pete…

Charles Barnes, 70, Belton, MO, formerly of Raytown, MO passed away December 27, 2014 at his home in Belton after a courageous battle with cancer.  A visitation will be held Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 10:00 AM with a funeral service to follow at 11:00 AM at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd.…