It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Carter Marvin Estes, a beloved member of our community. Carter, aged 81, departed from this world on January 5, 2024, in Raytown, Missouri surrounded by family and friends. He was born on October 28, 1942, in Robbinsville, North Carolina, to the late Lenora Cable…

Rosalind J. Webb ( Philpott ), 82, of Leawood KS died January 8th, 2024 at Kansas City Hospice House just a few days after her arrival. She died peacefully surrounded by what she loved most. Family, flowers, music, and books. Roz was preceded in death by the love of her life and husband Ray Webb,…

Donna Stilwell-Kronick of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on January 6th, 2024, at age 67. She passed peacefully with her daughter Nicole and former husband Michael by her side. A Celebration of Life will be held at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society (802 NW Vesper St, Blue Springs, MO) on Saturday, January 20th, from 10am-12pm.…

Dennis Roy Ballard, 82, of Sturgeon, Missouri, passed away peacefully on January 3rd, 2024. His wife of 63 years, Rita Kay Ballard, was at his side. Born November 1, 1941, to Mervin “Buck” Ballard and Dorothy Ballard of Red Oak, Iowa, Dennis graduated from Red Oak High School in 1959, and continued his education at…

Judith (“Judy”) Kay Westphal (nee Hudson) died peacefully on January 6, 2024.  She was 81 years old. Judy was born on June 26, 1942, in Moberly Missouri.  She moved to Kansas City, Missouri as a young girl, and later to Waterloo, Iowa, where she graduated from Waterloo West High School. There, Judy met her high school…

Brian Eugene Cooper (57) was born on April 4,1966 in Kansas City Missouri, to Orville and Barbara Cooper. Brian was the youngest of three children and was born 11 years after his sister Diana and 10 years after his brother Bub. Being the baby of the family and having that much age difference between him…

William “Bill” Hazen, Jr., 78, of Gladstone, Missouri passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024, surrounded by his family. Visitation and memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a memorial donation to either the Wounded Warrior…

Jeanne Marie (Cathcart) Bell, beloved mother, sister, and aunt, passed away on January 6, 2024 at the age of 72 with her daughters by her side. Born on May 24, 1951, Jeanne was raised in Oberlin, Kansas. She built her life in Pearland, Texas for over 40 years before returning to Salina, Kansas in 2016.…

Marcy Strube, 95, of Columbia Missouri, went to meet Jesus, her Lord and Savior, on January 6, 2024.  Her family was by her side at the time of her passing.  A Celebration of Life for family and friends will be held on January 14, 2024 from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm at the family home.…

Mary Ada (Marshall) Wade, 84 formally from Harlan, passed away on Wednesday December 27, 2023 at the Blue Hills Rest Home in Independence Missouri surrounded with family. She was born August 16,1957 at home in Mondamin Iowa to Henry “Carl” and Florence Marshall. Mary grew up in Mondamin and Modale graduating with the Modale High…