Obituaries

Therese L. Herbison

Therese L. Herbison of Leavenworth, Kansas passed away the evening of September 12, 2022 surrounded by family. She is survived by two daughters, Alysia (Jody) and Andrea, one granddaughter, Natalie, and countless nieces and nephews. At her request, no services will be held. The family requests donations to the American Heart Association or the American…

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Mollie Grace Lewis (Blacksmith)

Mollie Grace Lewis (Blacksmith) of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on September 4, 2022. Graveside service will be held 1:00 PM, Friday, October 7, 2022 at Brooking Cemetery in Raytown, Missouri. Ms. Lewis was born on July 8, 1940 Eagle Butte, South Dakota in a teepee to Oglala Lakota Sioux parents. She is preceded in…

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Patricia Ann (Ballew) Kelley

Patricia Ann (Ballew) Kelley, 87, passed away on September 6th, 2022. She passed away at home peacefully surrounded by those she loved dearly. She was born July 25, 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri and lived most of her life in Independence, Missouri. She was the first child of George Woodrow and Goldie Viola (Griffin) Ballew.…

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Duff Cissna

Duff Cissna, 60, of Kansas City, KS passed away July 22, 2022. Memorial services will be held from 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Friday, September 30, 2022 at Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church, 9400 Pflumm Rd, Lenexa, KS 66215.  Duff was born November 18, 1962 in Lincoln, NE. Duff lived his whole life in Kansas City and attended…

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Kenneth Wayne Keown

Kenny was born August 27, 1955,  in Independence Mo. He departed this life on September 4, 2022, in Independence, MO at the age of 67. Kenny is the son of Harold L. Keown and Mildred Louise (Dunfee) Keown. Kenny was preceded in death by his father, Harold (Lee); mother, Mildred; and brother, John William Keown.…

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Michael Dennis DeWeese (Denny)

Michael Dennis DeWeese, 74, passed away August 29, 2022, at Armour Oaks in Kansas City.  He wished for a simple cremation.  A private service will be held with military honors at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Denny served in the Air Force from 1968-1972 and received an Honorable Discharge.  He worked as a…

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Brandi Canton

Brandi Ann Canton, 37, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away September 10, 2022 at Truman Medical Center from a heart attack. A memorial visitation will be 2-4pm, Friday, September 16, 2022 at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. BRANDI ANN CANTON VISITATION LINK. Brandi was born September 5, 1985…

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Robert Eugene Spease

Robert Eugene Spease, Jr., 53, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away September 2, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Robert was born January 19, 1969 in Independence, Missouri to Robert E. and Sharon Spease. He obtained his GED and attended Longview Community College where he excelled in automotive courses.…

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Vivian Irene Draper Jackson

Vivian Irene Draper Jackson passed away September 6, 2022 in Osage Beach, Missouri after a brief illness. She was 95 years old. There will be a small service for family only on Saturday September 17, 2022 at Lake of the Ozarks. Vivian was born on July 19, 1927 to Walter Roosevelt Draper and Mary Sue…

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Donald Adam Allendorf

Donald Adam Allendorf of Columbia passed away September 7, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. A celebration of life memorial service will be held October 15 at 1 pm at the Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. Ninth St., Columbia. Don was born June 4, 1934 in St. Louis, Mo., to Adam and…

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