Obituaries

Jul 18, 2025

Karen Horton passed away on July 18, 2025. She was born March 4, 1947, in Kansas City, Missouri, the second of four children to Truman and Tillie (Burns) Bixby. She grew up alongside her siblings Lillian, Tommy and Trudy.

She is preceded in death by her husband Larry Horton; siblings Lillian, Tommy, Trudy; niece Tina; and nephew Chris.

Karen leaves behind family...

Jul 17, 2025

Shirley Ann Ramey, 81, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family.



Born on July 29, 1943, to Shirley William Shinpaugh and Virginia Ann Shinpaugh, Shirley lived a life filled with love, learning, and devotion to family. She dedicated over 30 years as an educator with the Hickman Mills School District, touching...

Jul 16, 2025

Donald A. “Don” Roller, age 89, passed away on July 16, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born at home on February 3, 1936, in Salem, Ohio, to Theron and Mildred Roller. He grew up in a small township with his four siblings, where he learned early how to work hard and keep his word. He graduated from North...

Jul 16, 2025

Archie Edward Gibson, 84, died July 16, 2025, at St. Luke's Hospice House. Cremation with private inurnment.

Celebration of Life will be Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 11 AM at Muehlbach Funeral Home 6800 Troost, Kansas City, Missouri 64131.

Jul 15, 2025

 Caleb Graham Petty, a lifelong resident of Liberty, Missouri, passed away on July 15, 2025, after a long illness. He was born May 7, 1951, the eldest of three sons of Edgar and Grace (Carter) Petty. He grew up on a cattle farm with his brothers Don and Allen.

Caleb displayed a remarkable aptitude across a broad range of disciplines and...

Jul 15, 2025

Geraldine Plourd, age 95, was born on February 16, 1930, in Missouri City, Missouri, to Harve and Blanche Stephens, she passed away on July 15, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family. She was the devoted wife of Walter Plourd for 58 years. She was a proud Mom and a loving MeeMaw, known for creating a home that warmth...

Jul 14, 2025

David L. VanLaningham 89yrs old of Shawnee, Ks passed away July 14,2025 surrounded by his 2 daughters and family. He was born March 20th in Kingston Mo. 

He went by “Van”, and was in the Air force Reserves. Later he worked for Western Electric, where he eventually retired.  He was incredibly intelligent and self taught. He built 3 houses that he...

Jul 13, 2025

Brian Jay Fieth was born on January 6th, 1979, in Kansas City, MO. He graduated from Lee’s Summit High School in 1998 and worked in the automotive industry.

From his earliest years, Brian was an avid outdoorsman. He spent childhood summers at the Lake of the Ozark’s Linga Longa resort where he fell head over tails for fishing. Brian traveled across...

Jul 13, 2025

Roberta J. Roberson, 85, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at North Kansas City Hospital. She was born on May 24, 1940, in Sedalia, MO, to Robert and Alma (Lewis) Janssen.

Roberta began her career at the Ford Motor Company's Claycomo Plant, initially on the assembly line before becoming the Shipping and Receiving Clerk. She was...

Jul 12, 2025

Dawson Chase Hawthorne was born on August 15th, 2000 in Overland Park, Kansas and passed away on July 12th, 2025. He grew up in South Kansas City, MO and went to Center School District 58. He first started learning home remodeling skills with his step dad Chris Moore and honed his technique with his older brother Curtis Calkins as an...

Jul 11, 2025

Jul 11, 2025

Debra K. Snyder, 69, was born on July 7, 1956, in Kansas City, MO. She was preceded in death by her parents: Earnest A. Skinner, Jr., and Betty J. Skinner, grandparents, Ernest A. Skinner, Sr. and Lulu B. Skinner, Vesta V. Wright and Anna F. Harris.

Debra lived all her life in the Kansas City area. She was married in 1992...

Jul 11, 2025

Rochelle Virginia Crawford was born on January 5, 1934 in Lincoln, NE to Ruth Virginia and Forrest Reed. They moved to Kansas City in 1940. She attended Southwest High School where she met the love of her life Frank Crawford and graduated in 1952. She attended both University of Kansas and University of Missouri to be close to Frank, graduating...

Jul 9, 2025

Darryl Wayne Schofield, 51, of Belton, Missouri, passed away July 9th, 2025, at KC Hospice House. Darryl was born January 9, 1974, shortly after his twin brother, Donald, to Blanch and Ozzie Schofield. He was the youngest of their 11 children.

He was a 1992 graduate of Hickman Mills High School and worked for 20 years as a diesel mechanic for...

Jul 8, 2025

Zephia Mae Turner Davis was born February 27, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas to Areatha Thomas, her birth mother. She was raised by her adopted parents, Samual and Mary Turner. All of her parents have preceded her in death.

She married her high school sweetheart, Porter Davis, Jr. They were married for almost thirty years. Her husband preceded her in death....

Jul 8, 2025

Darlene was born in Seattle, WA on January 18, 1944, along with her twin sister, Charlene. They were overly premature, underweight with pneumonia and Charlene didn’t survive. We were told that the doctor made the comment that Darlene would forever miss her twin sister and she did.

She moved to Kansas City, after the war and lived in Nevada, Mo from...

Jul 8, 2025

Beatrice Darline Cletcher Naugle, 90 years young, was a resident of John Knox Village Care Center in Lee's Summit, Missouri. She passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus, surrounded by family, on July 8, 2025 at Lee's Summit Medical Center.

Bee was born March 5, 1935 to Victor Mains and Anna Ruth Mains Little in St. Louis, Missouri. She grew up...