Obituaries

Feb 27, 2018

Dorothy Jeanne Collins, 94, of Kansas City, MO passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at the New Mark Care Center. Dorothy was born January 21, 1924 to Lester and Edith (Cloud) Yager in Kansas City, MO.  Dorothy graduated from Westport High School. She loved baking and worked as a baker most of her life and she met Carl Kelley...

Feb 24, 2018

Robert Orville Cox, 80, of Kansas City, MO passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the St. Luke’s Hospice House. Robert was born December 15, 1937 to Clarence and Mary (Sanders) Cox in Kansas City, MO. He graduated from park Hill High School in 1957. He graduated from Central Technical Institute (CTI) in 1959. On May 30, 1959 he...

Feb 23, 2018

Kathleen Perry, 91, of recently of Richmond, Missouri, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018, at Shirkey Nursing and rehab center. She was born February 6, 1927 in Lexington, MO to the late George and Thurza (Finley) Nevels.

Kathleen was an avid learner, earning a bachelors degree from William Jewell and a Masters of Divinity degree from...

Feb 22, 2018

Earl L. Wheeler Sr., 90 of Dearborn, MO passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018.  He was born November 12, 1927,  in Trenton, Missouri to the late Walter and Patsy (Golden) Wheeler.

Earl proudly served in the U.S. Navy During WWII and then joined the Army, serving mostly in Italy after the war. He worked for TWA...

Feb 21, 2018

Pamela N. Mathena, 66 of Platte City, MO went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, February 21, 2018.  She was born March 31, 1951 in Trenton, Missouri to the late Earl Wheeler Sr. and the late Helen (Daniels) Wheeler.

Pam loved the Lord and lived her faith every day.  She was the...

Feb 19, 2018

Rose Kathryn Avery peacefully left us on Monday, February 19, 2018 at the age of 93.

She was born on March 20, 1924 in Livingston County Missouri to Newton & Nannie Gibson. With her brother Spencer Gibson, she grew up in a loving home and enjoyed being a part of a large extended family with many Aunts,...

Feb 17, 2018

William Donovan Bonds, 82, passed away Saturday February 17, 2018 surrounded by family at his home. William (Bill) was born September 16, 1935 to Harvey and Eileen (Donovan) Bonds in Horton, Kansas. He graduated from Horton High School in 1953 and immediately volunteered for military service, serving in the Army. After returning home he attended college and moved to...

Feb 12, 2018

Bessie Virginia Taylor, 96, of Kansas City, MO passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 at the Gower Convalescent Center. Bessie was born September 10, 1921 to Adolph and Mary (Whitmore) Wandfluh in Amazonia, MO. She graduated from Savannah High School in 1938. Bessie was introduced to T.M. Taylor by his sister Maxine and went on a double date. The...

Feb 10, 2018

Lowell David Littleton, 84, of Smithville, Missouri passed away on February 10, 2018.

Dave was born to Oliver and Gussie Littleton on December 18, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri. Dave founded Dave Littleton Ford in 1969 and could be found working there up until his passing. If he was found away from the dealership, he might be...

Feb 10, 2018

Normal Lou Piepergerdes, 75, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away February 10, 2018. Normal was born January 24, 1943 to Harold and Virginia (Scott) McGregor in Denver, Colorado. As a child the family traveled with her father, because of his job with the railroad. She finished school in Richmond, MO. On December 29, 1998 she married Blair Piepergerdes in...

Feb 9, 2018

James Leroy Sons, 92, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Friday, February 9, 2018, at home. James was born March 13, 1925, to Noel and Chelsea (Brought) Sons in a small farm house outside Rock Port, MO. At 17 he moved to Kansas City, MO, with his parents and worked as a shop foreman for Maytag. In 1943 he...

Feb 9, 2018

William R. Cooper, 87, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on February 9, 2018 at home surrounded by his family.

Bill was born on September 28, 1930 to William and Sylvia Cooper in Sampsel, Missouri. Bill married Gladys Rainey in 1949 and they enjoyed over 68 years together. After their marriage, he went to serve in the...

Feb 7, 2018

Scott Andrew McFarland, 55, of Lawson, Missouri passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at North Care Hospice in North Kansas City, MO. Scott was born September 2, 1962 to Nova and Eula (Hahn) McFarland, in Kansas City, MO. Scott will be remembered as a mechanic by trade and avid fisherman.  He was a Mason and a member of the Bee...

Feb 7, 2018

Rose Nettie Murray, 82, of Kansas City, MO passed away Wednesday February 7, 2018 at Garden Valley Health Center. Rose was born April 26, 1935 to Charles and Geraldine (Frazier) Smith in Saline County, MO. She graduated high school in Grand Pass, MO. During this time she met her future husband. Carl took her on their first date to...

Feb 7, 2018

Alice Beatrice Gorsage, 99, of Kansas City, MO passed away Wednesday February 7, 2018, at the Excelsior Springs Nursing and Rehab. Alice was born to Francis and Mattie (Miller) Burch, October 2, 1918, in Sallisaw, OK. She married Walter Gorsage in 1957. Shortly after getting married the couple moved to Kansas City, MO. In her free time she enjoyed...

Feb 7, 2018

Ronnie Lee Heinse, Sr. passed away at Mosaic Lifecare in St. Joseph, MO on Wednesday, February 7, 2018.  He was born February 4, 1961 in Kansas City, KS to the late Bert and Anna (Schuler) Heinse.  He spent much of his childhood growing up in Kansas City, MO before his family moved to Lake Viking in 1978.

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Feb 6, 2018

Dorothy J. Ribble, 89, recently of Tallahassee, Florida died February 6th, 2018, in Tallahassee, Florida.  She was born June 10th, 1928, in Kansas City, Missouri, to the late Francis and Tisha Coleman.

She grew up in the Village of Birmingham and graduated from North Kansas City High School in 1946. She worked for many years at the...

Feb 5, 2018

Freda Maxine Early, 96 of Kansas City, MO passed away on Monday February 5, 2018, at the Putnam County Care Center. Freda was born February 12, 1921 to Thomas and Sylvia (Montgomery) Liles, in Greentop, MO. After school she worked in several different areas for Sear and Roe Buck. In 1938 she married Joe Hall, from that marriage she...

Feb 3, 2018

Lillian Jade Karriker, beloved daughter of Jessica Lohmeyer and Grant Karriker, passed away at Overland Park Regional Hospital on Saturday February 3, 2018. Jade was born January 3, 2018.

She is preceded in death by great grandmother Donna Mecum and great grandfather James Lohmeyer. She is survived by her parents, brother Jace Paul Karriker, grandparents; Bill and...

Feb 3, 2018

Lois Ann Bixler, 91, of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, died Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Payton Place, where she had been living for the past year. She was born February 14, 1926 in Waterville, Ohio to the late Daniel and Clara (Mallendick) Bucher.

She was first and foremost a devoted wife and mother; she married Harold G. “Bix”...