Obituaries
Jean W. Cloe, 80, of Independence, MO passed away October 7, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 10:00am Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. Jeanie was married to James Cloe for over 60 years. She often worked in office accounting positions, having worked for Western Auto for nearly 30 years.…
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Gary Paul McKinney, Sr., 79, of Forsyth, Mo passed away August 24, 2022 in Lee’s Summit, Mo with family. He was born on October 26, 1942 in Jefferson City, Mo. The son of the late Gerald Thomas McKinney and Mary Kathrine (Blume) McKinney. He was a 1960 Graduate of Helias High School, Jefferson City, Mo.…
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Larry J. Pugh, 79, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away October 2, 2022. Larry was born in Leachville, Arkansas on January 25, 1943, to Izola and George Pugh. The family settled in Kansas City, Kansas where Larry graduated from Turner high school, excelling in Football and Track. Professionally, Larry worked in the Medical Industry for…
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Dolores “Dee” McMurray, 74, of Independence, Mo passed away on October 5th in Independence. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00pm Monday, October 10th at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society in Raytown, Mo. The visitation will precede the service at 2:00pm. To view the memorial service live, click HERE. Ms. McMurray was born June…
Read MoreElisabeth Ellen T. Kirby, 85, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away October 2, 2022 from compilations from COVID. Elisabeth was born March 24, 1937 in Windham, CT. Bats, a talented writer, she began her career on Capitol Hill with the start up publication, Roll Call in Washington, D.C. She went on to teach, served the…
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Verla Jean Achey Thomas, age 93, died peacefully at home surrounded by love on October 4, 2022. To the end, she remained faithful, grateful and joyful. Born June 30, 1929, at Paola, Kansas, to Ray and Mary Ellen Russell Achey, Verla grew up in Paola and graduated from Paola High School with the Class of…
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Margaret A. Ondrejka, 86, of Lenexa, Kansas (formerly of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin), passed away peacefully on September 20, 2022. Marge graduated from Washington High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she started her first job with the telephone company. After that, she worked for the Walt Disney Corporation as a booking agent for Wisconsin movie theaters.…
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Sue Alyce Manning Funk, of Overland Park, KS passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held from 2:00pm – 4:00pm, October 22, 2022 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd Raytown, Missouri. Sue was a dedicated nurse, working at Olathe Medical Center from…
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Leslie Wicksey, 65, of Independence, Missouri passed away September 30, 2022. He was born August 24, 1957 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Joseph and Winnifred Wicksey (now Tulloch). Les grew up in Toronto, where he attended George Brown College. He moved to the United States in 1989 when he married Darlene Stewart, having met her…
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Robert (Bob) C. Moss, 84, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away September 9, 2022. He was born August 1, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri, growing up in the West Plaza neighborhood around 45th & Mercier. After graduating from Westport High School, he enlisted in the Marine Corp in 1957 where he worked with early computers…
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