Obituaries

Michael Bruce Patterson

Michael Bruce Patterson, age 70, of Kansas City, Ks. passed away November 16, 2018 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City. A military burial to take place 10 am on December 14, 2018 at Veterans Cemetery, 1208 North College St. in Winfield, Ks.  Following burial services there will be a Celebration of Life in Wellington,…

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Jacqueline R. Boyd

Jacqueline R. Boyd June 21,1972 – November 15, 2018 Jacqueline R. Boyd, 46, of Independence MO was called home November 15, 2018. Jacque is survived by parents Billy and Carla Schutz; siblings William Schutz (Independence) and Christopher Schutz-Haig (Philadelphia); Jacques adult children Nicole Fletcher, Ryan Boyd, Amanda Boyd-Quintanilla; grandchildren Elliot, Jonah, Liliana, Scarlet. Private cremation…

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Kenneth James Searcy

Kenneth James Searcy, 75, of Kansas City, MO passed away November 23, 2018. Kenny was born August 12, 1943 in Medford, Oregon to Kenneth Junior Searcy and Eunice (Patton) Searcy. Graveside services will be held at 10:00am on December 1, 2018 at Floral Hills Cemetery, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64133. Kenny is retired…

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Robert Eugene Truitt

Robert Eugene Truitt, 70, was born in Ozark, Missouri on April 21, 1948. Robert passed away on November 26, 2018 with his loving family by his side. His parents were Weldon Truitt and Clella Abney Truitt. Robert graduated from Marshfield High School and then joined the Navy as a Radarman. He worked for over 30…

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Robert L. Chace (Bob)

Robert L. Chace (Bob) of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018.   A visitation will be held from  5:00PM – 6:00PM, Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd Raytown, Missouri 64133, with a memorial service to follow beginning at 6:00PM. Bob was born October 14, 1942…

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Marine Veltrop Hopkins

Marine Veltrop Hopkins died November 6, 2018 at 99 years of age. She was born in Folk, Mo. March 10,1919, the third of six children of Martin Veltrop and Mary Massman Veltrop. After graduation from Westphalia High School, she moved to St. Louis for twenty years and worked as a seamstress and a bookkeeper. There…

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William “Bill” R. Closson

William ‘Bill’ R. Closson, 66, of Independence, Missouri, transitioned to eternal life on Monday, November 19th, after a long valiant battle with Early On-Set Alzheimer’s disease. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00pm, Sunday, December 9, 2018 at Walnut Gardens~Community of Christ Church, 19201 E R.D. Mize Rd, Independence, MO. Bill was born…

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Mary G. Stewart

Mary G. Stewart, 79, of Warsaw, Missouri, passed away on November 16, 2018 at St. Luke’s Plaza Hospital from a long illness. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday December 1, at Poplar Baptist Church of Warsaw, Missouri. Mary was born on October 28, 1939 in Independence, Missouri. She was the daughter of…

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Lorraine Ellis

Georgia “Lorraine” Ellis passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on November 15th, 2018 at Boone Hospital at the age of 90. Lorraine was born April 25th, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri to James Lorts and Mary (Ketchum) Lorts. She graduated from Enterprise Academy on May 19th, 1945 and then proceeded to go to college…

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Audley L. O’Dell

Audley L. O’Dell, age 88, of Independence, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018. He was born August 4, 1930 in Avondale, Missouri. He graduated from College High School in Warrensburg, MO in 1948 and completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from UMKC in 1961. He celebrated his sixty-ninth wedding anniversary with his high school sweetheart,…

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