Obituaries

Billie J. Harris

Billie J. Harris

Apr 30, 2020

Billie Jean Harris, 88, formerly of Holt, MO, passed away April 30, 2020 at Liberty Health and Wellness Center with family at her side. Visitation will be held from 4-6 pm Wednesday, May 6, at Park Lawn Northland Chapel, I-35 at State Route 291, Liberty. Private graveside services will be held Thursday, May 7, at Glenridge Cemetery, Liberty. In lieu...

Nancy Kay Mayville

Nancy Kay Mayville

Apr 30, 2020

Nancy Kay (Pritchett) Mayville, 80, a longtime Lathrop resident, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2020, with her daughters at her side at Oakridge of Plattsburg. Graveside services with visitation following will begin at 1:00 pm Wednesday, May 6, at Lathrop Cemetery, Lathrop, MO. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Special Olympics or to the Disabled American Veterans.

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Terrie Christine Taylor

Terrie Christine Taylor

Apr 30, 2020

Terrie Christine Taylor, 62, of Platte City, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2020, with loved ones at her side. Graveside services will be held at 12 noon Tuesday, May 5, at Ridgely Cemetery, Ridgely, MO (located on North County Road B south of Edgerton). In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to one of Terrie's favorite causes: Hands of...

Jr. Andrew Mott

Jr. Andrew Mott

Apr 30, 2020

Andrew Mott, Jr., 85, of Lathrop, MO, entered eternal rest on April 30, 2020. He was the eighth of ten children born to Andrew and Anna (English) Mott. Andy was born in Lathrop, MO, on March 29, 1935. The family moved to Turney, MO where Andy attended Turney Grade School and Lathrop High School. In school, Andy excelled in the...

Robert William Martin

Robert William Martin

Apr 30, 2020

Robert William Martin, 80, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away April 30, 2020, at Liberty Hospital.

Bob was born November 8, 1939, in Cleveland, Ohio, the eldest of two children of Robert Franklin and Elaine Maud (Underholt) Martin. Along with his parents, Bob was preceded in death by his sister Diane. He was united in marriage to Patricia Ann...

Wilma L. Williams

Wilma L. Williams

Apr 29, 2020

Wilma Williams, 95, passed away at her home in Lone Jack, Missouri on April 29, 2020.  A Celebration of Life service will be Saturday, June 6, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Lake Lotawana Community United Methodist Church. Masks will be required at the service.

Wilma was born on December 21, 1924, in Wheeling, Missouri to Clarence and Mabel Warren....

Stephen Paul Boniello

Stephen Paul Boniello

Apr 27, 2020

“Steve” P. Boniello, 59, of N. Kansas City MO, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020. He was born in Kansas City on February 16, 1961 to Frederick and Josephine (Blando), but spent the majority of his childhood and younger life in Peekskill NY. He eventually moved back and settled his family to the Kansas City area. He enjoyed a...

Anna Belle Walker

Anna Belle Walker

Apr 26, 2020

Anna Belle Walker, age 80, passed away April 26, 2020.

Private family services.

Mary Katherine Taylor

Mary Katherine Taylor

Apr 26, 2020

Mary Katherine (Norris) Taylor, 71, of North Kansas City, passed away April 26, 2020, at North Kansas City Hospital.

Mary was born on January 28, 1949, in North Kansas City, and raised in Platte County, the third child of Henry and Mabel (Alexander) Norris. Following high school she moved to Texas and made her home. She went back to school...

Dwayne E. Blount

Dwayne E. Blount

Apr 24, 2020

Dwayne Eugene Blount was born July 29, 1942, in Kansas City, Missouri the second son born to Frank and Marjorie Jean Carliss Blount.  Both biological parents preceded him in death as well as his stepfather Benjamin Franklin Doyle, who raised him.  

Dwayne had no biological children, but he was married twice.  His first wife Gladys, died after they were divorced. ...

Jr. Starling “Jimmy” Hopkins

Jr. Starling “Jimmy” Hopkins

Apr 24, 2020

Reflections of Life

Starling James (Jimmy) Hopkins, Jr. 96, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. He was born on April 1, 1924 to Starling and Laura Anna Hopkins in Riverside, CA. He graduated from Polytechnic High School and briefly attended California Polytechnic State University in San Louis Obispo, CA. After World War II started, he decided...

Sr. Robert Dean Rhodes

Sr. Robert Dean Rhodes

Apr 23, 2020

Robert Dean Rhodes, Sr., 76, passed away April 23, 2020.  Robert was born July 9, 1943 in Saxton, MO to Jettie Rhodes and Thelma E. (Davis) Rhodes.  He was married to Thelma Rhodes who survives him.  Private family services with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, MO.

Service Information: Private family services with burial in Memorial...

Elizabeth E. Jennings

Elizabeth E. Jennings

Apr 22, 2020

Elizabeth E. Jennings, 101, passed April 22, 2020. A private burial will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, MO.

Service Information: A private burial will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, MO.

Paul J. Hoffman

Paul J. Hoffman

Apr 22, 2020

Paul J. Hoffman, 69, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on April 22, 2020, from a 7-year battle with a degenerative condition. Paul will be honored in burial at Park Lawn Cemetery, on April 25, 2020, with a very small, private, graveside service, due to the current Pandemic restrictions.

Paul was born in Topeka, Kansas, to Robert and Betty Hoffman,...

Dawn  Vanbibber

Dawn Vanbibber

Apr 22, 2020

Dawn (VandeVoorde) VanBibber, 57, of Blue Springs, Mo died Wednesday, April 22,2020 at St Mary’s Medical Center of Blue Springs, Mo with complications following her first chemo treatment.

Dawn was born March 24, 1963 to Judy and Daryl VandeVoorde in Mitchell SD; moving to Independence, MO in 1969. She attended Blue Hills and Courtney Elementary and graduated Fort Osage, Class...

Melida E. Yanes

Melida E. Yanes

Apr 21, 2020

Melida E. Yanes, age 101, resident of South Kansas City, MO, passed away on early morning at home on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, on Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, May 6, at the Park Lawn Chapel, 8251 Hillcrest Road, Kansas City, MO; burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Due to Coronavirus crisis, the family will not receive...

Lois Jeanne Shanahan

Lois Jeanne Shanahan

Apr 21, 2020

Lois Jeanne Williamson Shanahan, of Greenwood, MO passed away at the Kansas City Hospice House of cancer on April 21, 2020. She was born on August 25, 1934, to Jesse & Gladys Williamson in Independence, MO. Lois worked at John Deere for several years prior to her & husband, Elwood (Gene) Shanahan, establishing a group home for disabled children for over...

David C.L. Snow

David C.L. Snow

Apr 21, 2020

David Charles Lee Snow, 62, passed away April 21, 2020. A private burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, MO.

Service Information: A private burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, MO.

Horn Pauline L. Van

Horn Pauline L. Van

Apr 19, 2020

Pauline Louise (Samborski) Van Horn, 91, a longtime resident of Lathrop, MO, passed away April 19, 2020, at Lawson Manor in Lawson, MO. She was born February 7, 1929, in Kansas City, MO, one of eight children of Romanian immigrants, John Louis Samborski and Julia Korzinowski Samborski. She was united in marriage to James Gordon Van Horn and five children...

Phyliss M. Brewer

Phyliss M. Brewer

Apr 19, 2020

Phyliss Cline Brewer, 84, passed away April 19, 2020. She was born June 9, 1935 to Lloyd and Dorothy Cline. She was married to Charles I. Brewer who preceded her in death. She leaves her children Cindy Simpson, Kim Dillard and Charlie Brewer. She had eight grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren. A private family burial will be held April 23,...