Obituaries

Ruth Konken

May 14, 2022

Ruth Marie Konken, 90, of Smithville, Missouri passed away on May 14, 2022.

Ruth was born on November 25, 1931 to Joseph and Rebecca McFarland in Sterling, KS. She attended college, and soon after moved to Wichita, KS where she met her husband, Kenneth Konken, and they were married on July 6, 1959. They relocated their family to...

Virginia Kennedy

May 12, 2022

Virginia Fay Newman Kennedy passed gently on May 12, 2022 in Lees Summit, MO.

She was the 3rd of 6 children born to Grady Harold and Ethel Betrona Newman in Memphis, Tennessee on September 28, 1927. The family moved to St. Louis, MO and owned a string of Dixie Donut shops.  When Virginia was nine years old,...

Evelyn Brown

May 12, 2022

Evelyn Suvilla Brown, 79, passed away on May 12, 2022.

Evelyn was born on February 22, 1943 in Grugan Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania to Clyde and Carrie Hibbler.  Evelyn was one of 17 children.  Her family moved to West Virgina where she spent her childhood years. She met James “Jim” Brown in Niagara Falls where he was...

David Morgan Rivera

May 9, 2022

David Edward Morgan Rivera sadly passed away on May 9th, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri. Dave, as we all knew him best, was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on February 21, 1973. Dave was a man of strong beliefs, strong body and strong heart.

Ever since he was a young child, Dave was a natural athlete with a...

Patricia Hildebrand

May 6, 2022

Patricia “Pat” Ann Hildebrand, 87, of Grandview MO, passed away at her home on May 06, 2022. She was the first child born to the late John W. and Gladys (Duke) Carter on March 17, 1935 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She grew up in Tulsa and graduated from Webster high school in 1954. She met Lester “Les” Hildebrand in Tulsa,...

Bruce Cummins

May 3, 2022

Bruce Cummins, 68 of Kansas City, MO died Tuesday, May 3, 2022 surrounded by his family.  He was born August 7, 1953, in Omaha, Nebraska to the late Earl and Joan (Bladow) Cummins.

Bruce was a simple, hardworking man who loved his family very much. He had a long career with Johnson & Johnson working in pharmaceutical...

Joseph Chennault

Apr 30, 2022

Joseph Earl Chennault, 77, of Smithville, Missouri passed away peacefully on April 30, 2022. He was born into the loving home of Ed and Sarah Chennault on January 23, 1945, in Blossom, Texas where he was one of ten children.

Joseph after school began working at a local convenience store where he met the love of his...

Juanita Bailey

Apr 28, 2022

Juanita Bailey, 93 of Gladstone, MO passed away April 28, 2022 surrounded by her family. Funeral services are 11 a.m., Saturday, May 7, her 94th birthday, at Terrace Park Funeral Home. Visitation will precede the service, 10–11 am. Juanita was a graduate of North Kansas City High School, and worked as an office administrator with several companies, the last...

Robert Allison

Apr 27, 2022

Robert “Bob” Carl Wright Allison, 83, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on April 27, 2022. He was born to the late Raymond and Rose Marie Allison on November 13, 1938. He was married to the love of his life, Linda, in 1965. They shared close to 57 wonderful years together. Bob and...

Veda Roush

Apr 26, 2022

Veda M. Roush, 85, of Gladstone, Missouri passed away on April 26, 2022.

Veda was born on February 24, 1937 in Wister, Oklahoma to her parents, George and Dorothy Shipley. She along with her two brothers and sister grew up in Wister, Dustin, and other locations in Oklahoma.  Her father passed when she was about one year old, and her mother remarried a few...

Anthony Holiman

Apr 18, 2022

Anthony James Holiman, left this world at the age 39, on April 18th, 2022. He started his life in Kansas City, Missouri on October 17th, 1982. Born to a young couple, Lori Loya and Tim Holiman, this baby boy was raised during the infamous 80’s music, the beginnings of video gaming brought into homes, the first computers, rental movies,...

Linda McDowell

Apr 18, 2022

Linda Kay McDowell, 78, of Kansas City, MO passed away peacefully on April 18, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was born to the late Everett Carl and Thelma Mae Lawhon on May 27, 1943. She was married to the love of her life, Darrel Lee McDowell.

Linda was employed at the Jones Store Co; located in...

Cheryl Beaver

Apr 16, 2022

Cheryl Jean (Blackburn) Beaver was born to the late Carl and Norma (Plemmons) Blackburn on October 16, 1950 in Waynesville, Missouri and died at the age of 71 on April 16, 2022, surrounded by family.

Following graduation from Platte County R-3 in 1968, Cheryl moved to Maryville, Missouri to attend college. While there, she discovered a love...

Edward Walker

Apr 11, 2022

Edward Patrick Walker, 61, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on April 11, 2022.

Edward was born on February 17, 1961 in Hannibal, Missouri to Jack and Joyce Walker. In 1980, Edward and his brother, Dan, moved to Kirksville, MO to attend Truman State University. After receiving his bachelor’s degree, he moved to the Kansas City area,...

Mellie Weekes

Apr 10, 2022

Mellie Ann Kelley Weekes — selfless, gentle, kind and cherished by all who knew her—passed away April 10, 2022, in Kansas City, MO.

Mellie was born in Houston, MO, on August 26, 1935, to George Oren and Katherine Elmore Kelley. Mellie was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Houston until her graduation...

Francis Segrist

Apr 10, 2022

Francis Henry Segrist, 96, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2022. He was born in St. Joseph, Missouri to the late Lloyd F. Segrist and Helen Elizabeth Cater on March 8, 1926. He was married to the love of his life, Wilma Segrist.

Frank was employed for over 30 years as a line technician and later as...

Liz Wilt

Apr 10, 2022

Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Wilt, 91, of Kansas City, passed peacefully on April 10, 2022 at her home at McCrite Plaza in Kansas City.

Liz was born on July 28, 1930, the daughter of Richard F. and Willie Ben (Maupin) Taylor in Shelbina, Missouri. She graduated from Shelbina High School in 1948. Upon graduation, she attended Blessing Hospital...

Carl Murray

Apr 7, 2022

Carl E. Murray, 91 of Kansas City, MO passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022. He was born March 1, 1931 in Mendon, Missouri to the late Orville and Nola Mae (Mosco) Murray.

He proudly served in the U.S. Airforce during the Korean war. He worked for CertainTeed for more than 40 Years. He was a jack...

Forrest "Harv" Harvey Townley

Apr 6, 2022

 

Forrest Harvey “Harv” Townley passed away peacefully on April 6, 2022. Harv was born at home in Independence, Missouri on February 5, 1935, to Forrest Calland Townley and Nellie Pearl Daugherty Townley.

Harv was involved in many activities while growing up with his favorite being the Boy Scouts. He mowed lawns to earn money to go to Philmont Scout...

Margaret "Peggy" Gamble

Apr 6, 2022

Margaret (Peggy) Ellen Turner Gamble passed away on Wednesday, April 6 at the age of 94. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, son, Rick, two brothers, a sister and many friends. She is survived by her daughter, Kristy (Larry) Schmitz and sons, Tom (Christi) Gamble and Brad (Jennifer) Gamble, daughter-in-law Tracey, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren....