Richard Kelly passed away April 14, 2021 at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. The son of Ivo Eugene Jones and Nina Cottingham. Richard attended Hanthorn Elementary School, Bridger Middle School and graduated from Truman High School in 1988. Richard loved music and the great outdoors. Camping, canoeing, hunting, boating and fishing. He loved…

Shirley Ann (Williams) Donahue, 84, of Lee’s Summit passed away peacefully February 18, 2021 with her family by her side. Shirley was a long-time resident of John Knox Village Independent Living and Assisted Living. Shirley was born in Kansas City, MO on September 2, 1936 to Marguerite L. and Thomas Williams. She graduated from Northeast…

John passed away April 7 th 2021 at his home in Desoto KS. He was born Sept. 6, 1955 in Prairie Village Kansas. The son of John T. Morrisey Sr. and Jean DeCoursey Morrisey. He was a life long resident of Kansas City and attended St. Agnes grade school, Wentworth Military Academy and was a…

Jeffrey Aaron Salgado, 22, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away April 11, 2021. He was born on January 11, 1999 in Newport Beach, CA. Jeffrey was a sweet, caring, and loving soul. Aaron remains with a smile on his face and leaves us remembering all the beautiful things of him. Survivors include: parents, Felipe Salgado…

Luanne Katrina Arroyo 55, LuLu, died at on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in home she resided in with Maria. Luanne was born Dec. 7, 1965, in St Mary’s Hospital in KCMO. She was a lifelong area resident to KCMO. She worked as a Pipe Welder, for Boilermakers Union Local 83. She loved to spend time…

Dalton James Keister, 28, of Grandview, Missouri passed away April 8, 2021. Visitation will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. Memorial service will be held following the visitation at 3:00pm. To view the memorial service live, click HERE. Dalton…

James (Jim or Jimmy) Alan Hornbostel, 51, of Monroe, MO passed away April 7, 2021, at Hannibal Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri. Visitation will be held at 1-2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021 also at Heartland Cremation…

Lynne “Sandy” Sackett Cowles passed away peacefully April 9, 2021, at his daughter’s home in Raytown, MO, surrounded by his family. Born November 17, 1926 at the old St. Joseph’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO, to Halie Sackett Cowles and Lucius Lynne Cowles, he grew up in Kansas City and graduated from Westport High School…

Debra Lynn Miller (Debbie), 58, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away surrounded by her children and soulmate on April 8, 2021 at 5:27 PM. Debbie was born on August 22, 1962 in Madrid, Spain to David Miller and Dorothy. Debbie’s father, David, served in the United States Air Force in several places including Montana and…

Theron Ronnell Ingram born April 6, 1971 and departed this life April 1, 202. He was born in Los Angeles, California and moved to Kansas City, Missouri as an infant. Theron attended the Kansas City Public School District. Theron was a go getter, never letting anything stand in his way. He loved fishing and taking…

Terry D. Pitman, age 72, passed away Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021 at home with his children and family.  Terry was born on April 25, 1948, in Independence, Missouri.  Terry was raised in Independence and graduated from Van Horn High School, Class of 1966. Terry had many passions in life, however, his love for Christ…

Gary Dale Grindstaff, 64, of Centralia, Missouri, passed away on April 3, 2021.   A Celebration of Life will be held at the Harrisburg Lions Club, 120 East Sexton Street, Harrisburg, Missouri, on Saturday, April 10, 2021, from 2pm-6pm. On Saturday, April 3, 2021, Gary left this earth and has gone fishin’. He is now in…

It is with a heavy heart from the family to announce that Billy Joe Smith, age 54 of Independence, MO passed away April 4th, 2021. He was a Son, Nephew, Brother, Uncle, Grandfather and Father as well as a friend to many. He loved deeply, caring for his nieces and nephews as if they were…

SMS (Ret.) Herbert “Herb” Sass, 97, died peacefully Friday, April 2. 2021 at Carnegie Village, Belton, Mo where he had resided since 2019. A veteran of World War II, flying 35 missions over Germany, served proudly in the United States Air Force for 23 years. SMS Sass was born on March 2, 1924 in Willow…

Aloah “Jean” McKinley, 89, passed away surrounded by her family on April 2, 2021. She was born on February 12, 1932 in Kansas City, MO and raised by George and Anna Stewart. She was a 1949 graduate of Northeast High School. Jean married James McKinley in 1949 and they were married for over 61 years,…

Anna Louise (Gunkel) Campbell passed away on March 26, 2021. Anna was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 20, 1929. At the age of two, her parents moved to Dayton, Ohio where she resided with her husband and children until moving to Overland Park, Kansas in 1968. Anna and her husband were graduates of Patterson…

Chantelle Lorraine Graves, 48, of Independence, MO passed away March 29,2021. Visitation will be held at 1:00pm on Monday, April 5, 2021 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO. Memorial service will be held following the visitation at 2:00pm. Click HERE to watch the memorial service live. Dear mama, I…

Bonnie Lou Brackett, 70, of Independence, Missouri passed away March 26, 2021 after a short battle with lung cancer. Bonnie was born on May 9, 1950 in Sedalia, MO to Earl and Betty Bergman. She was the oldest of four siblings. Bonnie attended William Chrisman and graduated from Truman High School. Early in the 1970’s…

Nancy Lea Goens, 72, passed away peacefully March 31, 2021, ending a long battle with cancer. Nancy was born March 17, 1949 in Kansas City, Kansas to Leroy and Josephine Piland. Nancy is survived by her husband of 33 years, Timothy Allen Goens, her daughter Dianna Jo (Andy) Schreiner, her son Billy Joe (Jessica) Hercules,…

Barbara Elyse (Brown) Allegri, 73, of Kansas City, Missouri, went home to be with the Lord on the 30th day of March 2021, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Barbara was born on November 16, 1947 to Milton R. and Irene (Shaw) Brown. She had one brother, Milton D. Brown. On October 17,…