Obituaries

Norton Okell Hickman, III

Norton Okell Hickman, III “Norty”, 50, of Raytown, MO passed away May 22, 2022 at St. Luke’s East Hospital from Heart Disease. A casual memorial gathering will be held from 10am-12pm on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. Norton, III was born on December…

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Mary I. Smith

With profound sadness we announce the passing of Mary I. Smith, our loving and one of a kind grandmother, mother, and friend to all whose lives she touched. Mary I. Smith, 71, of Mexico, Mo passed away on May 13, 2022 at Pin Oaks Nursing Center. Ms. Smith was born January 3, 1951 in Centralia,…

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Brent Steven Cady

Brent Steven Cady, 34, of Kansas City, MO passed away on May 18th, 2022. Celebration of Life will be held Friday, May 27th from 3 to 5pm at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO, 64133. Brent was born on December 18, 1987 in Oxnard, CA. As a military dependent, he…

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Robert Warren Taylor

Robert Warren Taylor, 53, was born in St Petersburg, Fl to Jacqueline L. and Glenn E. Taylor. He passed away at KU Medical Center on May 17, 2022. He was a member of the Braymer Christian Church. He graduated from Braymer High School in 1987 after which he enlisted in the Army. He served his…

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Randy Dean Lett

Randy Dean Lett, 63, of Kansas City, MO, passed away May 15th, 2022. Services for Randy will be Tuesday May 24th, 2022, at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society. 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, MO 64133. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Randy’s Funeral will follow soon after, starting at 3:00 PM. If…

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Vitula Zimmerschied

Vitula Zimmerschied, 93 of  Kansas City, MO passed away May 12, 2022 at Season’s Memory CareShe was born  September 19, 1928 in rural Missouri. Vitula was preceded in death by: her parents; her sister, Fern: brother, Raymond and her husband, Junior. Survivors include: her brother, Eugene; five children, Donald, Joyce, Mark, Deanna and John, seven…

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Albert Leo Bentele

Albert Leo Bentele, 82, of Independence, MO passed away on May 8th, 2022. Leo is survived by his daughter, Kim (Bentele) Fischer of Lee’s Summit, son, Randy and Cindy (Johnston) Bentele of Olathe, KS and the grandchildren he adored, Danielle Fischer of Phoenix, AZ, Bethany (Bentele) and Cory Peterson, and their child Lydia (great grandchild)…

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Raymond Dean George

Raymond Dean George, 32 passed away April 30, 2021. A memorial service will be held 11:00 am, Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO.

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Mark Christopher Jones

Mark Christopher Jones, age 48, passed away May 12, 2022, in Independence, MO. Memorial Service will be private. Mark was born December 13, 1973, in Kansas City, MO. He spent most of his career as a service technician in the motorcycle/ATV industry. He could fix almost anything and had the amazing ability to just wing…

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Janet Rae (Crawford) Franklin

Janet Rae (Crawford) Franklin, 92, of Columbia, MO, passed away on April 23rd, 2022.  She is predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Dean Franklin, whom she met at Cheney High School in Washington State, as well as her sister, Joan (Crawford) Odell, of Spokane, WA. She was born in Colfax, WA, and graduated from the…

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