David Lawrence Bowlen, of Kansas City passed away October 14, 2025. David was born January 10, 1946. Dave was born and raised in Kansas City, MO. He married the love of his life, Lillie Bowlen, on March 22, 1985. A true jack of all trades, Dave held many jobs over the years, with some of…

Merrybelle Carter Dean England Born: July 9, 1940, Columbus, Ohio Died: September 28, 2025 (age 85), Overland Park, Kansas Merrybelle Carter Dean England passed away quietly on Sunday afternoon, September 28, 2025, in Overland Park, Kansas, with her son by her side. She was born on July 9, 1940, in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of…

Thomas Watt, age 22, of the Marshall/Slater area passed away Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 12:20 p.m. due to suicide. He was surrounded with family and friends at KU, I.C.U. in Kansas. Thomas was born on March 19, 2003, in Marshall, Missouri at Fitzgibbon Hospital. He is the son of Patrick and Bridgette Watt. Thomas…

Kimberley Ann Leer, daughter of Shirley McCray, was born in Waynesville, Missouri, and grew up in a military family lifestyle. Kimberley was united in marriage with Earl Billy Murff, and in their union, one child, Ryan Earl Murff, was born. Kimberley was also united in marriage with Dusty Lee Leer, and to this union, one…

Roberta Irene Heorman, 88, of Mission, Kansas, passed away September 10, 2025, at Kansas City Hospice House surrounded by family. She was born April 20, 1937, in Chapman, Kansas, the daughter of Velmont and Irene Westergart of Wamego, Kansas. She grew up in Wamego graduating Wamego High School in 1955, then attended Kansas State University…

Daniel Richard “Rick” Killday, 66, of Columbia, MO, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 11, 2025, while residing at The Lodge in Fayette, MO — where he was lovingly cared for (and occasionally kept in line) after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. He was born December 19, 1958, in Quincy, Illinois, the…

Mary Helen Hamm (1943–2025) Born August 8, 1943, in Concordia, Kansas, Mary Helen Hamm came into the world ready to educate, organize, and out-class everyone around her — and she pretty much did just that for 82 glorious years until September 25, 2025. Armed with a Master’s in Education from the University of Kansas (Rock…

Elaine Bossola Byrd Robison, 84, of Independence, MO, passed away on October 7, 2025. Born in Overland, MO, to Sylvia and Raymond Bossola, she graduated from All Souls grade school and Mercy High School. She married Ron Byrd, started a family, and relocated to the Kansas City area. As a divorced mother of three girls,…

Margaret Elizabeth Boyer, age 90, passed away on October 8, 2025, at the John Knox Village Care Center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Margaret was born on August 24, 1935, in Rome, Georgia, to William and Helen (Merrill) Thomas. Throughout her early years, she moved often with her family before finally settling in Pleasant Hill, Missouri,…

Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Barbara Gail Gold, 88, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Her final moments were tender and full of feeling- just like the life she lived. Barbara was deeply knowledgeable, well-read, and curious about the world. She engaged with thoughtful perspective…