Obituaries

Donald William Hulla

Donald William Hulla, 84, went to be with the Lord on March 1st, 2021. Born on July 15, 1936, in St.Louis, Missouri, son of William Benedict and Mary Helen Hulla. Don served in the Army and worked a number of years for the Pullman Company and Terminal Railroad. He later started his own building business.…

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Ronald Lee Howe

Ronald Lee Howe, 79 of Independence, Mo passed away February 25, 2021. Mr. Howe was born July 22, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri to Walter and Opal Howe. Ronald was a veteran of the US Navy, a retired manager in the trucking industry, a business owner and landlord. He loved riding his Spyder, doing family…

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Michael Kerry Cardwell

Michael Kerry Cardwell, 72, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away February 22, 2021 at home.  He was born on September 11, 1948 in Sedalia, Missouri. Michael worked for Alliant Energy for 30 years. He enjoyed working with his hands and spending time with family. He was preceded in death by: parents, Robert and Cynthia Cardwell.…

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Ronald Toombs

Ronald entered this life on March 15, 1957 to the parents of Vance and Barbara Toombs in Kansas City, MO which both proceeded him in death. Ronald gave his life to Christ and received salvation by grace in 1987. He attended Paseo Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Charles J. Briscoe. He departed this…

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Stacy Allen Blatt

Stacy Allen Blatt of Kansas City Missouri died February 25, 2021 at Kansas City Hospice House. He had recently turned 64. He was a “miracle baby”, born February 8, 1957 in Independence MO to Roger and Elizabeth Blatt, after doctors had told them that Betty would never be able to conceive. Stacy and his little…

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Wilfred C. Johnson

Wilfred C. Johnson (1925-2021) Wilfred Carl “Chick” Johnson, Independence, Missouri, passed peacefully February 19, 2021.Wilfred was born September 22, 1925 to Leonard Tory Fritz Johnson and Etta Mae Davis. He moved to Independence, Missouri with his older brother, Elvin, when he was eight years old. Growing up during the Great Depression, he learned about hard…

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Maurietta Purvis Williams

Maurietta Purvis Williams passed away at her home in Columbia, Missouri. She was born to Claude Purvis and Aldra Dunn Purvis in Kirksville, Missouri. The family eventually settled in Perry, Iowa. After graduation from high school, Maurietta worked at Perry State Bank and continued in the financial field until her retirement from First Interstate Bank…

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Sherry Diane Bumgardner

Sherry Diane Bumgardner 08/03/1944 ‚ 01/29/2021 Eulogy for our sister Sherry, (our Rose) 2021-01-29 My brother Rick Bumgardner, my sister Beverly Leach, and I (Sandi Ault) are sad to inform our great wonderful family and community of friends that our sister Sherry has passed beyond the ridge. Guided by the luminous Wolf Moon— the first…

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Jerry Lee Loveall

Jerry Lee Loveall, 72, of Henley, Missouri, passed away at his home on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. He was born on February 28, 1948; a son of the late Harley and Bessie Loveall. Jerry was united in marriage to Joyce Smith on August 5, 1967 in Hartsburg, Missouri. He attended Jefferson City High School. Jerry…

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Frances Anne Cooper

Frances Anne Cooper, 100, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2021. She was born on May 15, 1920 in Kansas City, Missouri to Milton LaTurin and Elsie (Fredrickson) LaTurin. Fran was raised in Kansas City and graduated from Westport High School and the Kansas City Art Institute where she met and married James (Jim) Willits…

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