Obituaries

Kathy J. Wroughton

Kathy J. Wroughton

Dec 15, 2022

Kathy J. Wroughton, 71, passed away December 15, 2022.  Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Thursday, December 29 at Lee's Summit Christian Church, 800 NE Tudor; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Thursday, December 29 at Lee’s Summit Christian Church, 800 NE Tudor; burial in...

Jacqueline L. Milham

Jacqueline L. Milham

Dec 14, 2022

Jacqueline L. Milham, 91, passed away December 14, 2022.  Visitation will be 6-8PM, Thursday, December 29 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri.  Funeral services will be 1PM, Friday, December 30 at Park Lawn Funeral Home; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

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Johnny S. Smith

Johnny S. Smith

Dec 14, 2022

Johnny Stephens Smith, 91, of Liberty, MO, passed away December 14, 2022, at his home surrounded by loved ones.

Johnny was born January 21, 1931 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the youngest of three children of Albert Cleveland Smith and Gertrude Inah (Dotson) Smith. He graduated in 1948 from Daniel Webster High School in Tulsa. Following high school graduation, Johnny served in...

Phyllis J. Davidson

Phyllis J. Davidson

Dec 13, 2022

Phyllis June (Downey) Davidson, 87, of Boonville, MO passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022, surrounded by her family at University of Missouri Hospital, Columbia. A celebration of June’s life will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 12:00 pm at the First Baptist Church, Boonville, MO. Visitation and Funeral Service for June will be Monday, December 19th, 2022, at...

Carl J. Brockman

Carl J. Brockman

Dec 11, 2022

Carl J. Brockman, 98, of Prairie Village, KS passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022 at his home with loved ones by his side. The Celebration of Life service will be 2 p.m., Friday, December 23rd at the Overland Park Christian Church (member since 1957). A private interment will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to Overland...

Dorothy I. Kohler

Dorothy I. Kohler

Dec 11, 2022

Dorothy Irene Kohler, age 92, passed away, surrounded by family, on December 11, 2022. Dorothy was born September 18, 1930 to Sidney and Hazel Downey in Marienthal Kansas. She graduated from Kearney Highschool in 1947. She married Wayne Ford in May 1949 and had 3 children together Cynthia Ann Ford (Cindy Rice), Jeffrey Wayne Ford, and Mona Diane Ford (Brimeyer)....

Virginia “Ginny” Leone

Virginia “Ginny” Leone

Dec 10, 2022

Virginia Mae Leone, 65, of Pleasant Valley, MO, passed peacefully on December 10, 2022, at NorthCare Hospice House with loved ones at her side.

Ginny was born April 30, 1957, in St. Joseph, MO, the daughter of James Benjamin Gilkey and Maxine Marie (Magana) Gilkey. Along with her parents, Ginny was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Vincent “Tony”...

Lena T. Wily

Lena T. Wily

Dec 10, 2022

Lena Toli Fuimaono Wily, 75, of Independence, Missouri, peacefully crossed over into Heaven on December 10th, 2022. She was surrounded by all of her children, grandchildren, her sister and some of her nieces and nephews.

Lena was born on August 27, 1947 to Toli and Fese’e Ta’i Fuimaono, in the village of Mapusaga, American Samoa. She was the 5th born...

Jacob R. Glasford

Jacob R. Glasford

Dec 10, 2022

Jacob Ryan Glasford, 28, passed away December 10, 2022, at Liberty Hospital surrounded by family and loved ones.

Jake was born February 24, 1994, in Liberty, MO, the eldest of three children of Dana (Auriemma) and Shannon Glasford. He grew up in Liberty, was a lifelong member of St. James parish, and was a 2012 graduate of Liberty High School....

Betty Boutwell (Bryant) Hickerson

Betty Boutwell (Bryant) Hickerson

Dec 9, 2022

Betty Boutwell (Bryant) Hickerson, 93, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022 at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. A memorial service is scheduled for 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd. Kansas City, MO 64138. A visitation will be from 12:00 – 1:00 PM prior...

Jeanette “Jen” Marie (Studna) King

Jeanette “Jen” Marie (Studna) King

Dec 8, 2022

Jeanette (Jen) Studna King was born on November 29, 1971 in Kansas City, MO. She was a graduate of the Center School District. She attended Indian Creek Elementary, Center Middle School and graduated from Center High School in 1990.  Jen worked as a payroll clerk for a variety of businesses, everything from chiropractors to construction crews.  She discovered her niche as being...

Ronald D. Ives

Ronald D. Ives

Dec 7, 2022

Ronald Dale Ives, 84, died on December 7, 2022, after a fall. He will be remembered for his love of sports and his positive influence on the many students and athletes that he worked with during his education career. He was known for smoking his pipe and for his love of the NWMSU Bearcats.

Ron was born to Mabel Chrystel...

James H. Clayton

James H. Clayton

Dec 6, 2022

James Harmon Clayton, 87, of the Kansas City Northland, went to be with the Lord on December 6, 2022, at his home with loved ones at his side.

Jim was born November 20, 1935, in Hannibal, MO.  He served in the US Navy Reserves. Jim was united in marriage to Florence Lucille Sutton on July 6, 1960. He was a...

Charles E. Lee

Charles E. Lee

Dec 6, 2022

Charles Edward Lee, “Cheddie”, 79, of Pleasant Valley, MO, passed away December 6, 2022, at Liberty Hospital, surrounded by family.

Cheddie was born March 7, 1943, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Charles A. Lee and Dorothy Grace Long Lee. He graduated from North Kansas City High School. He worked as a Maintenance Electrician for Griffin Wheel before he...

Edna R. Dryer

Edna R. Dryer

Dec 6, 2022

Edna Rose Dryer, loving wife and mother, entered into her heavenly reward on December 6, 2022. Edna was born June 3, 1937 in Fairplay, Missouri to her parents Bert and Ida Stroud.

Edna married the love of her life, Kenneth Dryer on April 2, 1952 in Harrison, Arkansas.  They had four children: Barbara (Bill) Hathaway, Nancy Landsman, Timothy (Rebecca) Dryer, and...

Sharon M. Sterrett

Sharon M. Sterrett

Dec 4, 2022

With her family by her side, Sharon Marie O'Rear Sterrett went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday December 4th in her Independence, Missouri home.

Sharon was born on July 27th, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri to Orville and Gladys O’Rear.

Before marrying the love of her life of 58 years, she attended Raytown High School...

Patricia P. Smith

Patricia P. Smith

Dec 3, 2022

Patricia Pearl Smith, 81, passed peacefully on December 3, 2022, at McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff in Kansas City, MO. Prior to McCrite, Patricia resided at Our Lady of Mercy Country Home in Liberty and was a former resident of Richmond, MO.

Patricia was born April 11, 1941, in Osceola, Iowa, the daughter of Alvin and Lenora (Daub) Jones. Patricia worked...

Mary E. Lile

Mary E. Lile

Dec 3, 2022

Mary E. Lile, 88, of Buffalo, Missouri, passed away December 3, 2022, peaceably in her home.  Mary was born January 8, 1934 in Kansas City, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth F. Lile in 1997, her sister Norma Bartee, sister Dorothy Reed, sister Honey Lile, brother William Holiman and brother Stephen Holiman. Survivors include her daughter Peggy...

Lawrence J. Sanker

Lawrence J. Sanker

Dec 3, 2022

Lawrence (Larry) Joseph Sanker, age 79, passed away after a 6 year battle with Alzheimer’s. Larry was born to Joseph & Josephine (Eppich) Sanker on December 26, 1942, in Cleveland OH. He graduated from West Technical High School in Cleveland in 1961. Joined the United States Air Force in 1962, honorably discharged in 1966. September 24, 1966, he married Helen...

John Hilmer Swanson

John Hilmer Swanson

Dec 2, 2022

John Hilmer Swanson, 81, of Greenwood, MO. Went to be with the Lord on December 2, 2022. He was born on April 13, 1941, to Hilmer and Annis in Fristoe, Missouri.

After high school, John moved to Kansas City and worked at Union Station. He went to college for computers and worked as a computer engineer. He retired from Black...