Obituaries
Wallace Whipple
Mar 20, 2022
Wallace “Wally” Ralph Whipple passed away peacefully March 20th 2022 at Liberty Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday April 2nd at Gashland Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Friends may call from 1 to 3 pm.
Wally was born January 29, 1935 to Goldie Marie (Diven) and Ralph Edward Whipple in Hannibal, MO. Wally married Eidola Ann Parsons...
Iva Tyson
Mar 19, 2022
Iva Tyson, 97, passed away on March 19, 2022.
She leaves behind two daughters, Diana (son-in-law, Darrell) Fike and Annette (son-in-law, Rick) Hilton; 5 grandchildren; and 7 great grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held on Friday, March 25th at 2:30pm at Terrace Park Cemetery.
Jane Welles
Mar 17, 2022
Jane C. Welles, 78, of Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2022. She was born to the late James Carmichael and Frances Carmichael on May 28, 1943. She was married to the love of her life, Brian Welles.
Jane was a member of the Fellowship of Grace church located in Parkville, MO. She was a...
Janice Valenti
Mar 16, 2022
Janice Earlene Valenti, 80, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully on March 16, 2022. She was born to the late Earl Young and Martha Young (nee Linder) on June 10, 1941. She was married to the love of her life, and high school sweetheart, Jerry Paul Valenti.
Janice was a strong, self-sufficient woman who worked hard...
Paul Frazier
Mar 14, 2022
Paul Otis Frazier, “Pops”, 86, of Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2022. He was born to the late James Hugh Frazier and Julia Barnard on September 21, 1935 in Archie, Missouri.
During his lifetime, Paul was employed as a mechanic for the automotive industry but he wore many hats. He was a stock...
Dorothea Richey
Mar 13, 2022
A visitation service for Dorotha Lee Richey, 89, West Plains, Missouri, will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 13, 2022, in the Langston Street Chapel of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mrs. Richey passed away at 11:45 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at West Vue Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born June 14,...
Nancy Ayers
Mar 12, 2022
Nancy Sharon Ayers, 78, of Kansas City, MO passed away peacefully at home on March 12, 2022. She was born to the late Devere “Murph” Radke and Lavaun (Wells) Radke-Postier on November 20, 1943, in Rochester, MN. She was married on August 3, 1963, to the love of her life, William “Bill” C. Ayers for almost 56 years upon...
Daniel Ziegler
Mar 10, 2022
Daniel John Ziegler, 65, passed away peacefully, surrounded my his family on March 10th, 2022. Dan was born June 1st, 1956 in Quebec, Canada and soon after was adopted by Joe and Rita Ziegler. Dan spent his first 6 years of life in Plymouth, Indiana and then moved to Kansas City, Missouri. Dan married his high school sweetheart in...
Eldon Abbott
Mar 8, 2022
Eldon Nile Abbott, 92, passed away on March 8, 2022. Services will be held at Terrace Park Funeral Home & Cemetery on Tuesday, March 15 with visitation from 1pm - 2pm, followed by the graveside service and military honors at 2pm.
Eldon was born on October 19, 1929 in Winigan, Missouri to Earl and Carrie Abbott. He...

Grace Kemerling
Mar 5, 2022
Grace Kemerling, age 86, formerly of Riverside and Waverly, MO, died Saturday, March 5, 2022 at McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff.
Grace was born on May 22, 1935 to Joseph Daniel Ware and Florence Loretta (Straub) Ware in Plattsmouth, NE. She married Myrle Eugene (Gene) Kemerling on March 22, 1952 in Waverly, MO. Her passing was 18 days...
William "Bill" Kinkade II
Mar 5, 2022
William “Bill” Lynnwood Kinkade II entered the gates of Heaven on March 05, 2022. He was born to the late William L Kinkade and the late Barbara Mitchell on October 12, 1948. In 1972 he married the love of his life, Vicki (Janes) Kinkade and they shared 49 years of marriage.
Bill graduated from Park Hill High School...
Carroll Mills
Mar 3, 2022
Carroll Lea Mills, 68, of Kansas City, Missouri, was released from her earthly body and returned Home on March 3rd, 2022.
Carroll was born at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri on September 11th, 1953 to her loving parents, Russell and Dixie. Carroll was a member of Westport High School’s class of 1971, and then graduated...
Robert Hand
Mar 3, 2022
Robert (Bob) Lynn Hand, 68, of Kansas City, MO passed away on March 03, 2022. He was born to the late Robert and Nevelle Hand in Kansas City, MO on July 29, 1953.
Bob graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1971. He worked in the family business, Hand Lumber Co., and later owned and operated...
Terran List
Mar 2, 2022
Terran Kai List, age 38, was called home to eternal rest in the afternoon hours on the 2nd of March 2022. Terran was born on March 12th, 1983 and grew up in Norborne, MO with three younger siblings. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Terran graduated with honors from Carrollton Senior High School, Class of 2001....
Vernon Justus
Feb 28, 2022
Vernon Dwight Justus, 89, of Gladstone, Missouri, entered the gates of Heaven on February 28, 2022. He was born on June 12, 1932 to Ross and Hazel (Fox) Justus, in Smithville, MO and was raised on his family’s farm. He married his love, Shirley Wathen on March 16, 1956. They made their home in Gladstone, MO all of their...
Wanda Jones
Feb 26, 2022
Wanda Lee Jones, 78, of Smithville, Missouri passed away on February 26, 2022.
Wanda was born on October 8, 1943 in Easton, Missouri. She graduated from Cameron High School in 1962. Wanda met her late husband, Lloyd at A&P grocery store while he was working and she was shopping for groceries. The two were married on October...
Myra Winans
Feb 26, 2022
Myra L. Coffman Winans, 56, of Kansas City, Missouri was a caring wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. She left this world suddenly on February 26, 2022 at age 56, shortly after an operation at North Kansas City Hospital.
She was born on March 4, 1965, the first child of Henry and Nancy Coffman. After graduating from Park...
Diana Aubuchon
Feb 25, 2022
Diana Aubuchon, 67, of Kansas City, MO passed away on February 25, 2022. She was born to the late Nicholas Pistolis and LaVerne Zoske on August 19, 1954.
She was a loving mother, and friend. Diana was one who would help others with no questions asked.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
...Sylvia Sterling
Feb 24, 2022
Sylvia May Sterling, 84, of Cameron, MO, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2022. She was born on October 26, 1937 to the late Albert Recor and the late Thelma Deno.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Kidder, MO and the UMW.
Sylvia will be remembered as a woman who loved with all her heart. Her family...
Carole Stallsworth
Feb 20, 2022
Edith Carole Stallsworth, 73, of Kansas City, passed away February 20, 2022. Interment will be held at Terrace Park Cemetery at a later date.
Carole was born on September 9, 1948, in Kingsport, TN, to Max Milton Lee and Ann Elizabeth (Bass) Lee. She moved to the Kansas City area where she was raised by her mother...
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