Lois Elliott, 89, Grain Valley, Mo passed away Dec. 14, 2019. Private family services will be held. She will be interred with her late husband Oscar at Woodlawn Cemetery in Houston, TX at a later date. Lois LaVerne Maddux Elliot was born September 6, 1930 in Little River, Texas. She was a loving mother, grandmother…

Sally Ann Painter, 65, of Raytown, Missouri passed away on December 15, 2019 at home. A private viewing will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2019. Ms. Painter was born on November 5, 1955 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Sally was a loving mother, grandma, LPN nurse of 20 years. She loved her family & friends…

Caren Cleola Courter, 80, of Independence, passed on December 8th, 2019 at the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. Born on December 2nd, 1939 in Belmond, Iowa, she was the daughter of Robert and Ruth (Harlow) Coulson. She was a proud graduate of Belmond High School. Caren moved to Missouri and worked as a ticket…

Diann Hudgens (Lee), 84, passed away on December 10, 2019 at Truman Medical Center Lakewood in Kansas City, Missouri. Diann lived in the Kansas City area throughout her entire life. She was an active member in the Southwood Garden Club. Diann was preceded in death by: husband, Tom Jim; parents, Stephen Hugh Lee and Mary…

  Eta Tusi Atagi returned home to her father and mother in heaven on December 5th 2019 at the age of 62. Eta was born on July 16th 1957 in Faga’alu American Samoa to the loving parents of Tusifolau and Suisami Atagi. Eta is also preceded in death by her brother Atagi, Sister Rosita, nephew Mason,…

Sharon Burniece Cotrell Mossman, age 81, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 6, 2019.  The family rejoices that her eternal soul is now with Jesus Christ. Sharon was surrounded by her family at the end of life. Those moments were peaceful, loving, full of sharing sweet memories and laughter. As it is with any big change…

Frances Jean Carey McHugh  May 7, 1928 – Dec. 4, 2019.  Frances passed peacefully into eternal paradise on December 4, 2019.  She was at home surrounded by her loved ones.  Frances was born in York, NE but moved to Dodge City, KS at age 2.  Later she met and married Elden E. McHugh, also a…

Beatrice Louise Leake, 87, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on November 28, 2019 at Lee’s Summit Point Health and Rehab. Beatrice was born on September 5, 1932 to Joseph and Anna Thomas Crosswhite in Boonville, Missouri. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Monday, December 9, 2019 from 4:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M. at Heartland Cremation &…

Wayne Willard Ware of Mooresville, Missouri, passed away December 4, 2019, at home surrounded by his family. He was born at home in rural Atchison County, Missouri, on March 19, 1939 to farmer parents John A. and Beatrice F. (Dovel) Ware. He attended elementary school in Hamburg, Farragut, and Sunnyside, a one room schoolhouse near…