Obituaries

Jun 3, 2015

Aubrey Dean Blankenship, 84, of Kansas City, MO passed away on June 3, 2015. Funeral services will be on Monday, June 8, 2015 at 11:00 am at Longview Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior to services. Interment will follow in Longview Cemetery. Aubrey was born on February 28, 1931 to Russell and Agnes Wilkerson in Little Rock, AR. She...

May 27, 2015

May 25, 2015

Martha Ann Williams Littlejohn Galey, 78, passed away on May 25, 2015. She was born June 24, 1936 in Florida. Marty was an accomplished swimmer appearing in many Everglades Waterski Aquatic shows before joining the Marine Corps. She married Alvin Littlejohn and they had two sons, Alvin “Bud” Littlejohn, Jr and Michael. Marty worked for Wolfermans, Payless and Rupp’s Grocery...

May 23, 2015

“Uncle” Corey M. Buckley, 47, of Odessa passed away on May 23, 2015. Memorial services will be held on Friday, May 29th at 1:00 p.m. at Longview Funeral Home in Kansas City, MO, with visitation one hour prior to services. Interment will follow at Longview Cemetery. Corey is survived by his wife, Christina; his mother, Rita Ayres (James Laird); his...

May 21, 2015

Ronald B. Poush, 73, of Belton, MO passed away on May 21, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 12:00 pm at Longview Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior to services. Interment will follow in Longview Cemetery. Ronald was a maintenance worker for the City of Grandview and an avid member of Boy Scouts....

May 18, 2015

Phillip William Parks, age 40, passed away peacefully, Monday, May 18, 2015 at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, MO. Phillip was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic melanoma in November 2014. Phillip, along with his family and friends, fought the disease for six months. He leaves his wife, Jennifer, and their daughters, Sydney and Olivia of the home; and...

May 5, 2015

Rexford “Rex” Floyd Mizener, Sr., 89, of Kingsville, MO passed away on May 5, 2015. Rex was born on October 11, 1925 to Floyd and Eva Mizener in Salina, Kansas. He served in the Navy during WWII and a member of The Westgate Masonic Lodge 438. He retired from General Motors after 28 years of service. He loved hunting, fishing,...

Apr 29, 2015

Donald Lee Spratt, 81, of Archie, MO passed away on April 29, 2015. He was born in Durham, Missouri on January 27, 1934 to Earl and Lily Spratt. After attending Palmyra High School, he joined the army in 1952 and served in Korea until February of 1954, then he came back to the States and married Opal Marie Arterbury in...

Feb 25, 2015

GERALD ALBERT GRUNER Gerald Gruner, 86, of Kansas City, MO passed away Feb. 25, 2015. At Gerald’s request, no services will be held. Contributions may be made to the local American Diabetes Association (6900 College Blvd, Ste 250, Leawood, KS 66211 www.diabetes.org) Gerald graduated from Northeast High School in 1945 and was a draftsman for the Defense Agency for 35...

Feb 25, 2015

JOHN W. HARTMAN John W. Hartman, 91, of Kansas City, passed away February 25th at Lees Summit Medical Center. John was born to George D. and Ruth (Corn) Hartman on the 13th of May, 1923 in Salem, NE.  His father died when he was just 11 years old in the dust-bowl depression of 1934.  This contributed to a rugged self-reliance that was...

Feb 19, 2015

Jayne Ellen Hardee Chrouser, age 57, took her last breath in this world at 10:22pm, surrounded by her family, on February 19th, 2015, in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Jayne was born on April 1st, 1957 in Corning, Iowa, to parents Robert & Beverly Hardee. She grew up in Bedford, Iowa & graduated from Bedford High School in 1975. She later attended...

Feb 18, 2015

Connie (Thompson) Fann died with her family by her side at Truman Medical Center in Kansas city, Missouri on February 18th  2015, at the age of 66. Connie is survived by her husband Harold Fann and her 2 daughters, Renee Forbes and Veronica Carrera, Grandchildren Stephen, Adeline, Payton and Karli Forbes, William and Deianeira Carrera, Great Grand Kids Asher, Isla, Grayson,...

Feb 12, 2015

James Garland Braswell James “Jim” Braswell, 88, of Lee’s Summit, MO, was reunited with his loving wife of 56 years, Juanita, on February 12, 2015. He was born March 18, 1926 to Fred and Mossie Braswell of McKinney, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army Air force in WWII after growing up in rural Texas. He moved to Missouri after...

Feb 10, 2015

ELEANORE (ELLY) M. SMITH Eleanore and her twin brother Hugh were born May 20, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York to John Madden and Sarah Conwell Madden. Eleanore was preceded in death by her parents and Raymond Neary (step-father), her husband Leo D. Smith, and two sons Leo D. Smith Jr, and Christopher J. Smith, and brothers Hugh and John.  Eleanore is...

Feb 7, 2015

DOROTHEA TRIPALDI SUNRISE June 26th 1934 - SUNSET February 7th, 2015 Dorothea Tripaldi, 80, of Raymore, MO, passed on to eternal peace on February 7th, 2015 at St Joseph Hospital. Visitation and eulogy will be held on Saturday, April 25th, 2015 at 1:00 p.m., at Longview Funeral Home, 12700 S. Raytown Road, Kansas City, MO, 64149. Dorothea was born to...

Feb 3, 2015

Zenda Marie Grant 71, passed away February 3, 2015 survived by her husband of 53 years, Bill Grant, sons David K. Grant (Lisa), Michael Oren Grant (Norma), daughter Billie Jo Van Dyke (Shawn). Also survived by 2 brothers,  4 sisters, 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. A visitation will be held at Longview Funeral Home & Cemetery on February 7, 2015...

Jan 21, 2015

Services will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Longview Funeral Home (12700 S. Raytown Rd, Kansas City, MO 64149) with burial to follow in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Surviving to cherish his memory are his wife of 35 years Phayvanh Mongkhonvilay, 2 daughters, Nancy Monteiro of Washington, D.C. and Anny Mongkhonvilay of Overland Park, KS; 1...

Jan 20, 2015

Madge Lou (Baker) Berkebile , 84 years old went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus, on January 20, 2015 at 9:33 am at Point Lookout Nursing Facility in Hollister, Missouri where she resided the last 15 months. Born August 3, 1930 in Macon County, Missouri to Harold and Josie (Collins) Baker. She graduated from Shelbina High School then...

Jan 15, 2015

Ann Dickerson, 82, of Belton, Mo, passed away on January 15, 2015. She was born May 7, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri to Joseph and Anna Hood. Ann prided herself on being a tomboy, had a wonderful sense of humor, loved rescuing stray animals, and enjoyed playing bingo and drinking chocolate malts. She is preceded in death by her parents,...

Jan 2, 2015

Ruth Evelyn (Conlon) Day, 88, of Kansas City, MO passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015 at Little Sisters of the Poor in Kansas City, MO.  She was born in Atchison, KS on October 4, 1926, the daughter of James and Ruth (Glenn) Conlon.  She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister Mary Virginia “Dugie” (Conlon) Hechinger, and her nephew...