Obituaries

May 21, 2018

Donetta Lynn Smith, 50, of Kansas City, MO died at North Kansas City Hospital on Monday, May 21, 2018 surrounded by her family.  She was born in Kansas City, MO on July 26, 1967, to Deanna (Basinger) Smith and the late Clyde Lynn Smith. She was a graduate of Northeast High School, Class of 1985, and worked in the...

May 21, 2018

Betty Jo Sillin, 83, of Kansas City, MO died at home on Monday, May 21, 2018, she was born in Billington West Virginia on October 1, 1934.

Betty Jo loved her family and enjoyed traveling, playing bridge, sewing and making ceramics. She was a member of Barry Christian Church, the Order of the Eastern Star and was...

May 17, 2018

Peggy V. DeMoss, 79, of Gladstone, MO, died at St. Joseph Medical Center on Thursday, May 17, 2018. She was born in Brookfield, MO on August 23, 1938, to the late Joseph and Hazel (Long) Burgener.

Peggy loved her family, and enjoyed spending time with them.  She collected chickens and loved playing cards, especially Hand and Foot....

May 12, 2018

Patricia Sprang, 75, of Kansas City, MO, went to be with her Lord and Savior, on Saturday, May 12, 2018. She was born January 10, 1943 in Kansas City, Kansas to the late William and Ernestine (Pennel) Head.

Patricia was the rock of the family who took on everyone's stress, pain, fear and worries and somehow always...

May 8, 2018

Dr. Pauline “Polly” Riddle, 85, recently of Overland Park, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 8, 2018.  She was born August 1, 1932 in Memphis, Tennessee to the late Paul and Dorothy (Harvey) Peck.

She was the loving wife of Don Riddle, dear mother of Janet (Timothy) Owens and Steve (Laurie)Riddle; Cherished grandmother of Steven, Rebecca (Wes), and Sam;...

May 8, 2018

Vicki Connelly, 72, of Platte Woods, MO died at home on May 8, 2018. She was born in Columbia, Missouri on April 19, 1946, to the late George and Gladys (Palmer) Roth.

Vicki was a longtime Account Executive in Kanas City.

Surviving are her brother Dudley Roth, sister Carolyn Boucher, her dear friend Pam Moore,...

May 8, 2018

Jean Hart Courter, 86, of Kansas City, MO died at home on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. She was born in Renfro Valley, MO on January 31, 1932 to the late Howard and Christena (Crouse) Hart.

Jean was a fun loving, dynamic woman.  She left her home in Renfro to come to Kansas City to further her education....

May 4, 2018

Steven Lyle Duke, 70, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on May 4, 2018 at Liberty Hospital.  Celebration of Life will be held at The Regional Police Academy Auditorium on Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 5-7 pm.

Steve was born May 11, 1947 in Beloit, KS.  Steve graduated from Washington High School in 1965.  He then joined...

May 2, 2018

Kurt Degenhardt, 60, of Kansas City, MO died suddenly on Wednesday, May 2, 2018.  He was born October 13, 1957, in Smithville, MO to the late Paul Degenhardt and Rebecca Degenhardt Phillips.

Kurt was the loving husband of Shannon, beloved dad of Alex and his finance Elizabeth, Jeff, Courtney and Nicholas; beloved grandpa of London and the...

Apr 30, 2018

Earl Crownover, 61, of Kansas City, MO, concluded his life’s journey on Monday, April 30, 2018.  He was born in Independence, MO on March 12, 1957, to Barton and Evelyn (Kelly) Crownover.

Earl was a creative man, with a love for reading and collecting comic books, he also enjoyed drawing and sketching. He collected old military items...

Apr 27, 2018

Sanford Eugene Alexander “San” died peacefully on April 27,2018 in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 77.

San was born on August 24, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Eugene and Velma Alexander. He attended the University of Michigan for a time, and eventually moved to Kansas City. In his early career, he worked for Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company and L.M. Berry Co.  In the later years, San and...

Apr 25, 2018

Zara Gracie Tomac, 86, passed away Wednesday April 25, 2018 at Riverside Care Center. Gracie was born March 15, 1932 to Roy and Estella (Graves) Peterie in Laredo, MO.  She graduated from Laredo High School in 1950. On April 8, 1964 she married Joseph F. Tomac. The couple made sea shell crafts to sell at the craft shows on...

Apr 24, 2018

Katherine Diane Henley, 76, of Trimble, MO died at St. Luke’s Hospice House on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.  She was born July 21, 1941, in Pueblo, CO to the late Alex and Katherine (Tezak) Ercul.

Diane is survived by her daughter Patricia (Wesley) Fitzpatrick, son Jim Henley, grandchildren Erika, Jessica, John and Katrina. Also, surviving are nieces,...

Apr 19, 2018

Milton Henry “Buster” Layton Jr., 85, passed away Thursday April 19, 2018, at Oak Ridge of Plattsburg. Buster was born October 30, 1932 to Milton and Elnora (Felix) Layton, in Leavenworth, Kansas, and was the oldest of 13 children. He went to school until 8th grade, and then he joined the Navy. After returning from the Navy, Buster realized...

Apr 18, 2018

Thomas E. Jackson, 94, of Kansas City, MO passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at North Care Hospice House. Thomas was born September 13, 1923 to Cluade and Ina (Talley) Jackson in Williamson County, TN. He graduated from Franklin High School. Initially Tom wanted to study electrical engineering, but due to family responsibilities and lack of money, he was...

Apr 17, 2018

Lloyd Dodd, 80, of Kansas City, MO, died at Liberty Hospital on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.  He was born in North Kansas City, MO on August 29, 1937 to the late Carl and Maggie (Jordan) Dodd.

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Wanda (Williams) Dodd; daughters Ellen (David) Vanbuskirk, Norma (Tim) Poe and Doris...

Apr 16, 2018

Marion Jean Forsen, 91, passed away Monday April 16, 2018, at Brookdale Shawnee. Jean was born March 31, 1927 to George and Ethel (Davis) Miller in Holt County, MO. She graduated from Benton High School in St. Joseph, MO. It was there she met the love of her life, and on June 22, 1945 married Bill Forsen. The family...

Apr 12, 2018

Crystal Renee O’Dell, 32, of Smithville, died tragically, on Thursday, April 12, 2018.  She was born August 13, 1985, in Kansas City, MO.

Crystal Lived Life, she was 2003 graduate of Smithville High School, she earned her Bachelors of Science Degree from Buena Vista University, and in 2009 went to work for Bayer chemical, working her way...

Apr 10, 2018

Thomas Hebeler, 60 of Liberty, MO died at Liberty Hospital on April 10, 2018; he was born in Kansas City, MO on May 24, 1957 to Maxine (Johnson)  and the late Ivan Hebeler,

He was a joy to know by family and friends, he attedned Nortland Schools; graduating from Winnetonka High School in 1975, he then attended Maplewoods...

Apr 9, 2018

Mary Marie Burton, 91 of Sedalia, MO passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at the Sylvia G. Thompson Residence, Sedalia, MO. Mary was born October 7, 1926 to Robert and Mary (Scott) Parrish in Salem, IL. She grew up beside the railroad tracks and enjoyed helping her mother feed the hobos that passed by. Mary lived in Gladstone, MO...