Roger Allen Brewer, 65, of St. Mary’s, Ohio, passed away at 6:55 am on Friday, January 4, 2019 at Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Roger was born to Benjamin and Peggy (Worley) Brewer on April 21, 1953 in Celina, Ohio. He married the mother of his two children, Debra Lou Clouner…

Dixie “Vanessa” McHenry of Kansas City passed away on January 6, 2019 at the age of 60 after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Vanessa was born in Kansas City, Missouri on February 3, 1958 to Darrell and Dolores Davis. Vanessa received her General Education Development certificate in 1977. She married William McHenry in 2000.…

Bernard James Cudahy, 85, of Liberty, MO and formerly of Michigan and Wisconsin, passed away on December 31, 2018 after a long illness. He was born on August 21, 1933 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the son of Bernard G. Cudahy and Virginia L. Smith. Bernie graduated from Oshkosh High School in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He then entered…

Carol Lee Murphy Wife of Ross W. Murphy for sixty-one years, died after a long illness in her home in Shawnee, Kansas. She is survived by her husband and three daughters; Laura L. Murphy of Sunnyvale, CA, Colleen Murphy of Columbus, OH and twin sister Carol Marie Hoofnagle of Kirkland, WA. Carol raised four children…

Dorothy Ann Snelling, 88, Independence, Missouri passed away peacefully on January 3rd, 2019 at the St. Luke’s Hospice House. Dorothy was the daughter of Claude and Grace Wolfe. She was born on December 17th, 1930. She was one of eight children and has one surviving brother, Larry Wolfe. Dorothy was born and raised in Milan,…

Walter E. Holland, 78, Blue Springs, Mo passed away December 18, 2018 in Independence, Mo.  Walter was born May 24, 1940 in Amarillo, Texas to Addie Ethel (Bell) and William Golden Holland. He graduated from Dumas High School in 1958. He was a Radarman in the US Navy from 1959 to 1966. Following his time…

Janet Denise Rhodes, 58, of Kansas City, Missouri went to be with the Lord on December 30, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Rose of Sharon Pentecostal Church, Kansas City, Missouri. Visitation will be held at 10:00am, January 5, 2019 also at Rose of Sharon Pentecostal Church.…

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…

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…

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…