Obituaries
Tom Lockwood
Oct 6, 2017
Thomas “Tom” Lockwood, 72, of Grandview, Missouri, passed away on October 6, 2017 at home. Tom was born December 1, 1944 in Racine, Wisconsin to Howard and Helen Lockwood. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Donna Panyk; and his nephew, Ross Panyk. Tom is survived by his wife of 51 years, Charlene; his children: Kim (Todd)...
Bill Parrish
Sep 29, 2017
Bill J. Parrish, 80, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away on September 29, 2017. Bill was born July 27, 1937 in Verona, Missouri to Henry and Dorothy Parrish. He served in the US National Guard, but his career was spent as a Draftsman for Burns & McDonnell. Bill was known for his love of travel and reading. He was a...
Barbara Brown
Sep 26, 2017
Barbara J. Brown (Crawford), of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away at Research Medical Center on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Barbara was born on July 28, 1929, in Topeka, Kansas to Merle and Lydia Crawford. She is predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Roland W. Brown; and by daughters: Nancy L. Brown and Cynthia S. Brown. She is survived by children:...
James Deshazer Jr.
Sep 23, 2017
James L. “Jim” Deshazer Jr., 69, of Kansas City, MO died on Saturday, September 23, 2017. He was born, July 1, 1948 in Lamar Colorado, to the late James L. Deshazer Sr. and Dorothy J. (Ruby) Deshazer. Jim had a good sense of humor even to the day he died. He loved reading, Fill-In Puzzles, watching westerns and doing leather...
Willard Huggins
Sep 22, 2017
Willard E. Huggins, 78, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away on September 22, 2017. Willard was born on August 30, 1939 to Oscar and Esther Huggins in Olathe, Kansas. Willard will be remembered for being a devoted father and husband. He married Carolyn Yeager on March 25, 1977. Willard served in the US Army. After his service, he spent the...
Chester "Chet" Alumbaugh
Sep 19, 2017
Chester F. “Chet” Alumbaugh, Jr., 92, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on September 19, 2017. Chester was born on February 27, 1925 in rural Lamar, Missouri to Chester F. Alumbaugh, Sr. and Mable Elsie (Heisten) Alumbaugh. He began his career with a partnership in Fairyland Park in Kansas City, then he moved to Wichita, Kansas for 3 years in...
Jack Chesnut
Sep 19, 2017
Jack E. Chesnut of Grandview, MO died on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at home. Jack was born on January 10, 1936 in Greeley, Colorado to Byron and Lettie Chesnut. Raised on a farm in La Salle, Colorado, Jack went to a one-room schoolhouse. He graduated high school in Greeley in 1953 where he met Janet Kliewer during his senior year....
Cluren Dover
Sep 15, 2017
Cluren Dover, age 34, of Independence, MO passed away on September 15, 2017. Cluren was born October 1, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri to James Dover and Amy Donovan. Cluren was a man of many talents. Among those many talents he was a chef, concrete finisher, and remarkable worker. In his off time, a few things he enjoyed doing was...
Mary Allen
Sep 9, 2017
Mary E. Allen, 89 of Kansas City, MO. passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017. Mary was born April 8, 1928 in Marvel, AR to Robert McClendon and Clara (Myles) McClendon. When she moved to Kansas City in 1958, she worked as a baker at the Plaza III. She later worked at Bendix as a security guard for 20 years until...
Ruth Erwin
Sep 5, 2017
Ruth Erwin, 97, of Kansas City, Mo passed away Sept 5, 2017 at home surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by Ernest L. Erwin, her husband of 59 years; and her daughter-in-law, Linda L. Erwin. She is survived by her daughter, Patricia K. Erwin of KC; son, Billy G. Erwin (Pat) of Lee’s Summit; four granddaughters: Belinda and Lisa...
John Mowatt
Sep 2, 2017
John B. (Jack) Mowatt, 86, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away on September 2, 2017. Jack was born on February 24, 1931 to John and Ruby Mowatt in Franklin, New Jersey. He retired from the US Air Force in 1972, where he served as a pilot, air traffic control officer, and a specialist in navigational aids. After retiring, he graduated...
Dale Moyer
Aug 29, 2017
Dale Dewayne Moyer, 59, of Blue Springs passed away on August 29, 2017. Dale was born on May 17, 1958 to Laurence and Laveda Moyer in Hutchinson, Kansas. Dale worked for AT&T as a technician for over 30 years, until he retired. He had a love for sports, especially the KC Chiefs, KC Royals, and Nascar. His family will remember...
Christopher Thompson
Aug 22, 2017
Christopher Edward Thompson, 34, of Lee's Summit, MO passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Christopher was born on January 7, 1983 to Mark and Julianne Thompson in Kansas City, Kansas. Chris had friends and a loving family and did exciting things in beautiful places. The farm and the White River won't be the same without you. He was raised by...
Joel Siegel MD
Aug 20, 2017
Joel I. Siegel, MD, 80, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away on August 20, 2017. Joel was born on June 24, 1937 to Charles and Frances Siegel in Brooklyn, New York. He began his medical career in New York, but moved to California where he retired in 2009, primarily working as a gastroenterologist at O’Connor Hospital. The legacy he left...
Jonathon Smith
Aug 15, 2017
Jonathon Clyde Smith, 35, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on August 15, 2017 in Anchorage, Alaska. Jonathon was born on October 10, 1981 to Arthur and Theresa Smith in Kansas City, Missouri. Jonathon was known for his love of artwork, fishing, and arrowhead hunting. He will be remembered as being an easygoing, all around happy guy. His family was...
Mary Askey
Aug 14, 2017
Mary Sue Askey, 91, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on August 14, 2017. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, August 16th, at 10:00 am at Longview Cemetery.
Samuel Bowman
Aug 9, 2017
Samuel Keith Bowman, 85, of Independence, MO passed away on August 9, 2017. Keith was born on September 18, 1931 to Jesse and Pearl Bowman in Windsor, Missouri. He graduated from Manuel High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Working in the electronics field all of his life, Keith worked for Communication Accessories Corporation (CAC) in Grandview Mo. After CAC was purchased by...
Connie Lundeen
Aug 9, 2017
On the morning of Wednesday, August 9, 2017, Connie Lundeen, AKA Tater D. Clown, was welcomed into Heaven, complete with beautiful smile and of course, her “red nose.” Connie was born to Carl and Millie Corriston on May 31, 1949. She joined brother, Ronnie and sister, Dottie and the family moved from Kansas City, Kansas to Grandview, Missouri, where Connie...
Marguerite Irons
Jul 30, 2017
Marguerite Faye (Clary) Irons, 87 years of age, was born Nov. 5, 1929 to Roy D. Clary and Inez Palmer Clary in Harrisonville, Mo. and peacefully passed July 30, 2017 at the Riverbend Heights Health and Rehab in Lexington, Mo. after battling Alzheimer’s disease. Marguerite married Edwin (Eddie) Norman on March 21st, 1957, and he preceded her in death in...
Dorothy Weaver
Jul 14, 2017
Dorothy Fern Weaver, 81, of Raytown, Missouri passed away on July 14, 2017. Dorothy was born January 24, 1936 to Carl & Irene Barnett in Kansas City, Missouri. A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 17, 2017 at 10:00 am at Longview Cemetery in Kansas City, MO.
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