Obituaries
Aubrey Glenn
Jan 8, 2022
Aubrey Dan Glenn, 74, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on January 8, 2022, in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Aubrey was born into the loving home of Brady and Christine Glenn on August 28, 1947, in Ozark, Alabama.
Aubrey would grow up and join the United States Army and serve 3 tours in Vietnam. During his service to...
David Laird
Jan 4, 2022
David Leroy Laird, 61, of Mesa, Arizona passed away peacefully after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. David was born into the loving home of Robert and Carole (Purkett) Laird on December 22, 1960, in Joplin, Missouri. David was raised in a home with his brother Drew and they were the ultimate duo growing up they did everything together....
Bret Engelkes
Jan 4, 2022
Bret Allen Engelkes, a man who above all loved God and loved people, went to his eternal home on January 4, 2022, after battling a myriad of life-long health struggles. And though he is absent from us, we know he is present with the Lord.
Bret was born May 5, 1976, to Gene and Melissa Engelkes in...
Annette Peters
Jan 3, 2022
Annette Elaine Peters, 74, of Grandview, Missouri, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2022, at her home. Annette was born in Libertyville, Illinois on May 8, 1947, to the loving home of Charles Edward Brehm and Inez Mae (King) Brehm. She was an only child growing up. She attended and graduated from Wauconda High School.
After graduation,...
Shirley Mathis
Jan 1, 2022
Shirley Mathis, 88, of Raymore, Missouri passed away on August 13, 2022 in Lee's Summit, Missouri. She was born on October 28, 1933, in Bucyrus, Kansas to Harry and Opal Keltner.
Shirley worked for the Grandview School District as an aid to assist children with special needs. The House of Lloyd and Full time Homemaker. Shirley was a...
Richard Hutchcraft
Jan 1, 2022
Richard Eugene Hutchcraft, 73, of Lee’s Summit passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at his home, surrounded by family, from glioblastoma. He loved Jesus and his family, and he loved them both well. He was born on Nov 5, 1948, in Lincoln, IL to Gilbert and Doris Hutchcraft. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1966 and...
Rosemary Merrick
Dec 29, 2021
Rosemary Merrick, 87, of Harrisonville, Missouri passed away on December 29, 2021. Rosemary was born on April 16, 1934, to Rush and Jane Whitmire in Charlotte, North Carolina. Rosemary met her beloved Austen on a train and their love story included 66 beautiful years together. Rosemary had three daughters and dedicated her life to being Austen's wife and raising...
John Luck
Dec 28, 2021
John David Luck was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 25, 1964. He lived in the Greater New Orleans area until moving to Kansas City, Missouri in 2008, where he lived until his death.
John is preceded in death by his father, David Jesse Luck, his mother, Barbara Hoagland Luck, and his sister, Michelle Luck Sager....
Paul Coons
Dec 26, 2021
Paul Edward Coons, 89, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2021, at the Parkway Senior Living center in Blue Springs, Missouri. Paul had been in hospice care since April of 2020 for Alzheimer’s dementia and other disabilities, and received excellent care from family members, hospice workers, and the care staff at the Parkway.
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Larry Vaught
Dec 24, 2021
Larry was born November 3rd, 1937, to Martha & Jack Vaught. He was the first of 7 siblings. He is preceded by his father Jack, mother Martha, brother Jim, sister Diane, and sister Juanita. He is survived by his wife Lucy, son Kevin and & wife Mary, son Mike and wife Rhonda, grandson Michael, granddaughter Amy, granddaughter Jamie, great...
Gerald Brooks
Dec 22, 2021
Gerald Manley Brooks, of Kansas City, Missouri, Passed away on December 22, 2021. He was born into the loving home of Joseph and Fanny Brooks on October 2, 1956, in Independence, Missouri.
Gerald served our country in the United States Marine Corps. He was a family man through and through, he protected his family with honor and...
Thelma Careswell
Dec 21, 2021
Our beloved Thelma Elaine Careswell, of Lee's Summit, Missouri passed away peacefully at Lee’s Summit Medical Center on December 21, 2021 at the age of 88.
She was born to James "Louis" Leach Jr. and Rosemary Leach in Forest Green, Missouri on September 13, 1933. She later married Taylor Careswell and celebrated 52 years of marriage until his...
Jack Reid Sr.
Dec 20, 2021
Jack R. Reid Sr, 86 of Grandview, Missouri, paased away on December 20, 2021. He was born on March 10, 1935, in Salem, MO to the late Roy and Essie Reid. He was the 9th child out of 10 children growing up in Kansas City, Mo. He is pre-deceased by his loving wife, Wilma and his loving daughter, Debbie. He...
Samuel Yemane
Dec 17, 2021
Captain Samuel Yemane ”Kuri” died unexpectedly on December 17, 2021 at the age of 60 at his residence while sleeping.
Kuri is survived by his daughter Leele Samuel, three brothers and four sisters. He is predeceased by his beloved mother Asegedetch Asfaw (Gadidi) father Yemane Desta (Emma) and his older brother Iyob Yemane (Bini).
The...
Billy McTeer
Dec 7, 2021
Billy Joe McTeer, 79, of Grandview, Missouri passed away on December 7, 2021, in Kansas City, Missouri. Billy was born on July 29, 1942, to the loving home of Glen and Pauline McTeer in Wheaton, Missouri where he was one of 5 siblings.
Billy had a very successful career with True Value/Cotter & Co for over 30...
Gary Crenshaw
Dec 3, 2021
Gary Wayne Crenshaw, 81, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, passed away on December 3, 2021, in Independence, Missouri. Gary was born on October 12, 1940, to the loving home of Chester and Nellie Crenshaw in Independence, Missouri.
Gary grew up in Independence graduating from William Chrisman High School. He would go onto have a very successful career with...
Florence Kilmer
Dec 3, 2021
Florence Rose Kilmer, 100, of Grandview, Missouri, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2021. Florence was born in Lorain, Ohio to the loving home of John and Rose Pawlak on November 9, 1921; she was one of nine children.
She graduated from Lorain High School in 1940 and worked at several jobs before joining the Army Air...
Donald Ray
Dec 3, 2021
Donald Dwight Ray (“Don”), 94, passed away peacefully at home the morning of December 3, 2021.
Don was born July 14, 1927, in Long Lane, MO to Dollie and Clint Ray. Growing up, among his favorite things, Don loved spending time with his granddad, Jake Ray. He also loved fishing with his brother Hoyl. The ornery brothers...
Jean Portwood
Dec 2, 2021
Florence (Jean) Portwood, 76, Raytown, Missouri passed away peacefully on December 2nd, 2021. Jean was born on February 20, 1945 in Norman, Oklahoma to her loving parents. Jean and her husband Frank Portwood eventually moved to Raytown to raise their family. The love of her life passed away on Thanksgiving Day in 1993 and her life after his passing...
Ken Jones
Nov 29, 2021
Ken Jones, 87, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away peacefully at home after a courageous two-year battle with leukemia on November 29, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. Ken was born on December 28, 1933, the youngest son of 11 children, to parents J.C. Jones Sr. and Verdie (Bond) Jones in Buena Vista, Tennessee.
As a young...
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