Obituaries

Lola Gay-Sommer

Carlotta Jean Gay-Sommer, known as Grandma Purple, passed away December 31, 2018.  A Celebration of Life will be held, 1:00 PM, Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Open Door Bible Church, Belton, MO.  A visitation will be held 12:00 – 1:00 PM, prior to her Celebration of Life.  Burial in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, Missouri. She…

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Michael Blake Holden

Michael “Blake” Holden, 44, of Greenwood, Missouri, passed away on December 27, 2018. A Memorial Gathering will be held from 6:00 P.M.-8-00 P.M. on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri. Blake was born on December 18, 1974 in Kansas City, Missouri to James & Mary…

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Sarah Jean Parker

Sarah Jean Parker, 82, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born on September 26, 1936, to Charles and Florence Shiner in Kansas City, MO. Sarah graduated from Northeast High School in 1954 where she lettered in swimming. She married the love of her life, Lloyd J. Parker, on…

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Tho Thi “Marie” Creasman

Tho Thi “Marie” Creasman, 78, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on December 24, 2018. A Memorial Gathering will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri. A graveside service will follow at 12:00 P.M. at Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri. Mrs. Creasman was…

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Ona Nicholson

Ona Nicholson, 94, of Independence, MO passed away December 23, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Friday, December 28, 2018 at Longview Lake Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. Mrs. Nicholson was born July 25, 1924 in Crow, Texas. She lived in Roswell, NM; St Myers, FL; Milwaukee, WI; and Mineola, TX. Ona worked in…

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Bill Eagleburger

Bill Eagleburger, 82, of Kansas City, MO passed away December 21, 2018 at home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Friday, December 28, 2018 at Abundant Life Church, Lee’s Summit, MO. Graveside services will follow the funeral service at Brooking Cemetery, Raytown, MO. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm Thursday, December 27, 2018 at…

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Thomas H. Goin

Thomas Hardwicke Goin, 81, of Independence, Missouri passed away December 15, 2018 at home from natural causes. Mr. Goin was born in January 16, 1937 in Rolla, Missouri. Thomas was a devoted husband and father whose passions involved working on and driving old cars and motorcycles, providing for his family and being an active member…

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David E. Hamilton

David Eldren Hamilton, 58, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away December 18, 2018 at Carmel Hills of Independence. A memorial service will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri. Visitation will be held at 10:00AM, December 22, 2018 at Heartland. Mr. Hamilton was born on April…

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Caroline Richey

Caroline Richey died peacefully on December 16, 2018. Caroline Schmitt was born December 3, 1926 to George Schmitt and Loretta (Grauberger) Schmitt in Kansas City. After graduating from high school, she worked in a downtown Kansas City bank where a good friend convinced her to take the train to visit her friend’s home in Kahoka,…

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Darrell Adkins

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, December 22, 2018 at St. James United Methodist Church, 5540 Wayne Ave. Kansas City, MO 64110 beginning at 11:00AM officiated by Dr. Emanuel Cleaver III. An Alpha Phi Alpha Omega service will begin at 10:30AM also at the church. Darrell was born to an excited mother, Dessie,…

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