Dalton Bradley Funk, 27, of Overland Park, KS, passed away on April 6, 2023, after a long and brave battle with mental illness. Even in pain, he never lost sight for the love of family. His passing leaves an unfillable gap in the hearts of his loved ones. He was born on June 6, 1995,…

[Today we mourn the passing of Mary Lant, who died on March 28th at the Seventh-Day Adventist Hospital on 75th Street in Overland Park, KS due to an unforeseen medical tragedy. The author of this obituary wishes to thank the staff (the nurses especially) of Advent Health for their exemplary and repeated demonstrations of care,…

Jeffery Spencer Malicoat, 60, of Independence, MO passed away March 31, 2023 at his residence.  Jeff was a resident of Independence and graduated from William Chrisman High School. He loved sports, Tiger, Chiefs, Royals and unfortunately the Dallas Cowboys.  He was preceded in death by: father, Paul Malicoat; mother, Patricia Massey; step-father, Garry Massey; and step-mother,…

Virginia Lee (Howard) Hamblin, age 73, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away April 8, 2023. Virginia “Ginny” was born June 26, 1949, in Red Top, Missouri to James B. Howard and Ida Mae (Heidrick) Malaby. A 1967 graduate of Central High School in Springfield, Missouri, Virginia wed her high school sweetheart. She served for many years…

John Chaplin was born October 15, 1945 in Nottingham, England. He passed away Saturday April 1, 2023. He was born a twin – brother Michael plus his brother Geoff and Robert. He graduated from Manchester University with a Masters in Physics. He came to the US in 1967 on a Management Training Program with General…

Sandra E. Flatt, 82, of Kansas City, MO passed away April 6, 2023 at home. Ms. Flatt was born December 9, 1940 in Bogalusa, Louisiana. Sandra was a long term employee of Circle K serving as district manager of 300 stores in the south. She was preceded in death by: parents, Virgil and Lillian Gardner…

Thomas J. Carullo, 80, of Gladstone, MO passed away April 1, 2023. Memorial services will be held at noon, Thursday, April 13, 2023 at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 900 NE Shady Lane Kansas City, MO. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 11:00am. Survivors include: wife, Jodi Carullo; daughters, Azriel and Ezra; sisters,…

William Edsel Morris AKA: Bill, age 95, of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away Friday, April 7, 2023. Service will be held at a later date. William was born May 13, 1927 in Blue Springs, Missouri, a son of Floyd and Julia Morris Morris. He was a 6th generation resident of Blue Springs, Missouri who quit…

Shirley Ann Luke Schnell passed away in Independence, Missouri, on March 30, 2023. She was 86. Shirley was born in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, on January 17, 1937, to Hjalmar and Dorothy Ruth (Ledwein) Luke. She attended Saint Charles Borromeo grade school and St. Margaret’s Academy in downtown Minneapolis, graduating in June 1955. Shirley earned a…

Kenneth David Ireland, known by his friends and family as Dave and known to his grandkids as the historically un-killable man, left this Earth on Saturday April 1. On June 8, 1945 Dave was born in Kansas City, Missouri at St. Luke’s Hospital. Dave attended and graduated from Raytown South High School in 1964. After…

Marvin McDaniel, 78, of Gastonia, NC passed away April 2, 2023 at St Luke’s East Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Brevard, NC where he will be laid to rest with his late wife, Betty McDaniel. Marvin was born April 5, 1944 in Dayton, OH. Mr. McDaniel was a…

Retha Jeannette Salter, 87, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on March 31st, 2023, with family by her side. Jeannette was born on August 22, 1935, in Mendon, Missouri, to Virgil and Edith Myers, and was the second of their three daughters. She attended Rosedale High School and graduated in 1953. After graduation, she started work…

Keith Sydney Doyal, 62, of Kansas City, MO passed away on March 31, 2023 at home surrounded by loved ones. Keith was born April 2, 1960, in Kansas City, KS. His mother Gloria Doyal, father David Doyal, Jr., a brother Kevin Doyal and a daughter Brandi Ann Canton preceded him in death. A visitation and…

Shirley LaVerne McAfee Maupin Brown was born on September 2, 1938 in rural Orrick, MO, the daughter of Willis Washington and Lillith Mae (Duncan) McAfee. Shirley, 86, of Richmond MO passed away February 23, 2023 at Shirkey’s Nursing & Hospice from pulmonary failure. On July 9, 1955 Shirley was united in marriage to Robert Dean…

Ralph Richard Jones, 69, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away March 17, 2023 surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Jones was born July 18, 1953 in Blooming Grove, IN. He was preceded in death by: parents, Ralph Ed Jones and Annabelle Jones; siblings, Louanna Welsh, Leroy Clarence Jones, Katherine June Jones, Floyd David Jones and…

Kimberly Schaedler, 53, of Kansas City, MO passed away March 26, 2023 from cancer. Memorial services will be held from 2:00pm- 4:00pm, Friday, April 7, 2023 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. Kimberly was born March 7, 1970 in Kansas City, MO. She was preceded in death by:…

Nellie Mae Abernathy age 91, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away peacefully on March 24, 2023 at University Health Skilled Nursing Facility Lakewood of Natural Causes. Nellie was born in Clinton Missouri, January 1, 1932, to Mr. LeeOtis and Mrs. Ollie Johnson-Coppage, and she was the second oldest of the six children. Nellie’s Siblings: Rozetta…

Winston A. Murphy, Sr., 82, of Overland Park, KS passed away March 22, 2023 at home from natural causes. Memorial services will be held at 2:00pm, Friday, March 31, 2023 at 8809 W 106th Circle Overland Park, KS. Winston was born November 29, 1940 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. He moved to New York in…

Sharon Ann Shook, 68, passed away on March 22, 2023 in her home in the company of her daughters. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, March 31, 2023 from 5-7pm, at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri 64133. Sharon was born November 9, 1954 in Yokosuka, Japan on…

Ramon Arcos Calderon, 61, of Independece, MO passed away March 23, 2023, in North Kansas City, MO. Mr. Calderon was born in 1962 in Tijuana Baja California, Mexico. Ramon was always there when you needed a hand or needed help fixing something. He was a jokester by heart. He loved having fun and making people…