Obituaries

Mary Lee Griffin

Mary Lee Griffin, 80, of Kansas City, passed away under the care of Crossroads Hospice at her daughter’s home with her sister Sue and daughter by her side on March 27, 2017. Visitation Fri. March 31,10:30-11:30 a.m. at Heartland Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, MO. Graveside service following at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 7601…

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Celia Bea McMickell

Celia B (Cross) McMickell, 72, of Lee’s Summit,  Missouri passed away March 22, 2017 at home. A memorial service will be held 3:00PM – 5:00PM, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society in Raytown Missouri. Mrs. McMickell was born to Willard and Bernice Cross on May 2, 1944 in Salina, Kansas. She was…

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Gerard E. Holterback

Gerard E. Holterback, 51, Walsenburg, Colorado passed away March 20, 2017 in Blue Springs, Missouri from a tractor trailer accident. Gerard was born October 19, 1965 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.  He was an avid hunter, fisherman and loved to go motorcycle riding.  In his downtime, he enjoyed spending time with his family.  Gerard also…

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Patricia Bishop

Patricia Bishop, 59, of Raytown, Missouri passed on March 18, 2017 at approximately 1:00AM peacefully at her home after a nearly year long courageous and hard fought battle against ovarian cancer. There will be a Celebration of Life in her honor on April 2nd from 2:00PM – 5:00PM at her brother’s home. This will be…

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Matthew J. Dorn

Matthew Joseph Dorn, 38 years old from Independence, MO passed away on March 23, 2017 due to a fatal motorcycle accident. Matt was born March 23, 1979 in Belleville, IL. He grew up in Independence MO where he attended Truman High School. Matt had various jobs. He was a security guard, concrete construction worker, and…

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Douglas E. McClure

Douglas E. McClure, 84, passed away in his home on March 19th, 2017. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, February 13, 1933. He was the son of Grace Greene and Russell McClure. Doug is survived by his wife Nancy and his two children, David McClure (Debbie) and Ellen Gilmore (Brent), five grandchildren, Steven Gilmore,…

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Maud E. Shelton

Maud Ella Shelton, 88 years, 1 month and 20 days, died on Tuesday March 21, 2017. A memorial service will be held at Bromwell Lounge, Foxwood Springs, Raymore, MO on Friday, March 24, 2017 at 10 AM. Maud was born on January 27, 1929 to Harry Morris and Crystal (McConnell) Morris, in Blue Springs, MO.…

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David R Vanwinkle

David R. Vanwinkle, 60, Independence, Missouri passed away March 21, 2017.  A visitation will be held 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Friday, March 24, 2017 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri.  A graveside service will follow at 12PM at Brooking Cemetery, Raytown, Missouri. David was born November 13, 1956.…

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Ellen Mary “Eileen” Williams

Ellen Mary “Eileen” Williams 6.6.22 to 3.20.17 Eileen was born in her beloved Scotland to Cornelius Coughlin and Elizabeth McAnally, the first of five children. With the outbreak of WWII, her life was forever changed. Then living in Gourock, Scotland, a port town on the Firth of Clyde, she saw hundreds of military ships from…

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Arnold Lee Bryant

Arnold Lee Bryant, passed away on March 21, 2017, at his home in Peculiar, Missouri. There will be a Celebration of  Life from 2:00 pm-5:00 pm on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the Cass County Elks Lodge, 2402 MO-291, Harrisonville, Missouri 64701. Arnold was born on July 25, 1947 in Dayton, Missouri. He is survived…

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