Longview Funeral Home & Cemetery
Obituaries
Ralph Bruce Headley
May 28, 2023
Bruce Headley, 86, of Lee’s Summit went home to be with his savior Sunday, May 28, 2023 while at the Village Care Center at John Knox Village. He was born to Arthur Almon Headley and Geneva Pendleton Headley June 24, 1936 in Verona, Missouri. While in grade school, the family moved to Rich Hill, MO when his father, a Missouri...
Margaret Ann Love
May 23, 2023
Margaret A. (Goerne) Love, 85, Belton, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2023, with her children and other family by her side at St Luke’s East, Lees Summit, Missouri. The body was cremated under the direction of Longview Funeral Home, Kansas City, Missouri.
Margaret was born on November 6, 1937, in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Virgil and Johnnie Mae (Childers) Lancaster....
Sharon Loraine Swafford
May 14, 2023
Sharon Loraine Swafford, a great mother, passed away on May 14th, 2023, in Pleasant Valley, Missouri at the age of 84. She was born on February 25th, 1939, in Ottawa, Kansas to her late parents Lynn and Mildred Gambrill. Sharon is preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Swafford who she was happily married to for 45 years before his...
Miles Andrew Middleton
May 7, 2023
Miles Andrew Middleton was born May 7 , 2004 to Candace Middleton and Quardale Lewis weighing 8 lbs even and 20 inches long with hands so big the nurses reveled in amazement! Miles is a light with various accomplishments and gifts he shares with the world through his legacy of love and art. Miles , a talented athlete won various...
Michael Jay Lewis
May 6, 2023
Michael Jay Lewis, 75, of Raymore, Missouri, passed away Sat. May 6, 2023. He was born in Frankfort, Indiana on November 27, 1947, to the late George and Beverly (Ingle) Lewis.
Michael Served in the U.S. Government as a Marine for over 23 years of service. He was a hardworking and dedicated father, grandfather, and husband. Michael was avid reader...
Linda Dianne Nelson
May 6, 2023
Linda Dianne Nelson of Kansas City, Missouri passed peacefully surrounded by her family on May 6th, 2023. Born December 20th, 1952 to John and Dorothy Piccirillo, Linda was the eldest of her four sisters Cyndy, Cheryl, and Lisa. She graduated from Raytown South High School in 1971 and went on to receive a B.A. in Political Science and Writing at...
Ruth "Daisy" Emma Larsen
May 5, 2023
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Ruth Emma Larsen, affectionately known as "Daisy" to her family and friends. Born in Kansas City, MO on July 18, 1976, to Lawrence & Barbara (Cottrell) Larsen. She spent her life spreading love and joy to everyone around her. Anyone who knew Daisy knows that her true passion...
Elmo James Yoemans
May 3, 2023
Elmo James "Jim" Yoemans, a beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away on May 3rd, 2023 at the age of 96. Elmo was born on September 18th, 1926 in Sedalia, Missouri to Elmo and Bertha (Workman) Yoemans. The middle child of three, he grew up in small towns in Missouri and Illinois while his father was working for the...
Edward D. Steagall
Apr 27, 2023
Edward D. Steagall, 86, of Independence, Missouri passed away peacefully at the Missouri Veterans
Home in Warrensburg, Missouri on April 27, 2023. Edward was born 1 of 5 children in Olive Hill,
Kentucky on October 25, 1936, to Samuel and Nellie Steagall. Edward enlisted into the United States Air
Force and he would graduate from Grandview High School in 1959....
Sybil Evadean Alsup
Apr 19, 2023
Sybil Evadean Alsup, of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away on April 19th, 2023, at the age of 99 years, 8 months, and 11 days. She was born August 8, 1923, the daughter of the late Herschel H. and late Millie F. (Davis) Clark in Kennett, MO. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Orville...
Rose Marie Wallace
Apr 17, 2023
Our beloved mother, Rose Marie Wallace, was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on June 22, 1944. She was preceded in death by her loving parents, William Brown Sr., Rosie Lee Brown, and brother William Brown Junior. She is survived by her beloved family: husband Ray Wallace, brother George Ray Brown Sr., aunt Vinnie Davis, daughter Taina Johnson, son Antonio (Mechelle) Watkins,...
George G. Benner
Apr 16, 2023
George Gerald Benner, 82, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed peacefully at St. Luke’s Hospice House on April 16, 2023. Born April 25, 1940, George was the firstborn of four children to parents George and Geraldine Benner. He grew up in the close-knit St. Louis community, was an altar boy regularly serving early morning mass, and engaged in grand childhood adventures...
Carla Jan Andela
Apr 16, 2023
Carla Jan Andela, 60, of Grandview, Missouri passed away at her residence unexpectedly on Sunday April 16, 2023. Carla was born in Alexandria, Louisiana on October 9, 1962, to Carl and Georgia Andela. Later after her father retired from the Air Force, they relocated to the Kansas City area and Carla graduated from Grandview High School.
Carla loved to bake...
Barbara Jo Van Sickle
Apr 14, 2023
Barbara Jo Van Sickle, 77, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away peacefully on April 14, 2023. Barbara was born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 17, 1945, to Joseph and Virginia White. She was one of four children and later would attend and graduate from Kirkwood High School in 1963. She married her husband of 24-years, William Wade Van Sickle,...
Carolyn Louise Carlton
Apr 12, 2023
Carolyn Louise Carlton, 82, of Grandview, passed away April 12, 2023. Visitation will be Saturday, April 15th from 2-3pm followed by services at 3pm, all at the Church of the Resurrection Wesley Chapel in Leawood. Private burial will follow at Longview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Kansas City Hospice or the Alzheimer’s Association.
Carolyn...
Beverly Ruth Roth
Apr 7, 2023
Beverly Ruth Roth, 89, of Kansas City, MO fulfilled her earthly journey surrounded by her family on Good Friday, April 7, 2023.
Beverly was born on October 28, 1933, to the late Paul & Ruth (Cutter) Alexander in Kansas City, MO.
Beverly was the beloved wife of the late Ronald Gaylord Roth for 58 years. They raised three children.
Deborah...
Debra Gail Callow
Apr 3, 2023
Debra Gail Callow, 62, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away peacefully on April 3rd, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Debra was born on November 30, 1960, in Hugo, Colorado to John and Carol Sutton. During her childhood, as her father was in the Navy, she had the opportunity to live in both Hawaii and Japan.
As a young adult,...
Betty L. (Shepherd) Ayres Beard
Apr 2, 2023
Betty Lou Beard, 99, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away peacefully on Sunday April 2, 2023. Betty was born into the loving home of Thomas J. Shepherd and Lena M. “Johns” Shepherd. She was the youngest of 7 children and she would grow up and graduate from Central High School in 1940. Betty excelled in her studies and art in...
Robert Woo Sub Kim
Mar 28, 2023
Robert K. (Woo Sub) Kim, 86, of Kansas City, Missouri went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 28, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Robert was born on October 5, 1936, in Soan Junam, South Korea to the home of Nam Gook and Yang Duk Kim. After graduating from Yang Jung High...
Helen L. Yoemans
Mar 27, 2023
Helen Lucile “Eversole” Yoemans, 94, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, March 27th, 2023. Helen was born on November 4, 1928, in Iconium, Missouri to Jim and Cora “Tucker” Eversole. The youngest of eight children, she grew up on the family farm until the family moved to Clinton, Missouri where she graduated from high...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
HeartLight offers a variety of support groups, education, resources, and special programming related to grief and loss.
365 Days of Grief Support
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during difficult first year after a loss
