Obituaries

Joyce  Cummins

Joyce Cummins

Feb 8, 2022

Beverly Joyce Cummins, of Liberty, Missouri, passed away at Oxford Grand Shoal Creek on February 8, 2022.

Joyce was born on November 16, 1934, in Osgood, Missouri, the daughter of Robert E. and Dorothy M. (Moore) Davis. Along with her parents, Joyce was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jack P. Cummins whom she married on June 11, 1955....

Oscar I. Schofield

Oscar I. Schofield

Feb 8, 2022

Oscar I. Schofield, 89, passed away February 8, 2022.  Visitation will be 12PM, with services to follow at 1PM, Wednesday, February 16 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 12PM, with services to follow at 1PM, Wednesday, February 16 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest...

Gerald Paul Donegan

Gerald Paul Donegan

Feb 7, 2022

Gerald Paul Donegan, 62, passed away February 7, 2022. Paul was preceded in death by his parents William and Dorothy Donegan, son Dustin Donegan, his brother in laws Chris Cummins and Gary Strong. Survivors include his wife Debra Donegan; his children Curtis Donegan, Sharon Donegan, Travis Donegan and their spouses; six grandchildren, two great grandchildren; siblings Eileen Strong, William Donegan,...

Carline A. Esslinger

Carline A. Esslinger

Feb 7, 2022

Carline Ann (Hanes) Esslinger, 86, of Liberty, MO passed away February 7, 2022.

Carline was born December 15, 1935 in Madison, KS, the daughter of Robert Carl (R.C.) and Charline Knapp Hanes. She graduated from Madison High School in 1953 and then attended Venus Academy in Wichita where she received her license as a Hairdresser. Years later, she also received...

Jo Ann Bateman

Jo Ann Bateman

Feb 7, 2022

Jo Ann (Olvera) Bateman, 78, of the Kansas City Northland, went to be with the Lord on February 7, 2022, at NorthCare Hospice House.

Jo was born November 8, 1943 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Joe and Thelma (Barnes) Olvera. Along with her parents, Jo was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, James Allen Bateman,...

Lillian O. Naeger

Lillian O. Naeger

Feb 6, 2022

Lillian O. (Shuh) Naeger, 98, passed away February 6, 2022. Visitation will be 10AM, with Mass of Christian burial to follow at 11AM, Friday, February 11 at Our Lady of Presentation Catholic Parish, 130 NW Murray Rd., Lee’s Summit, Missouri; private entombment in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.

Lillian was born January 8, 1924 in River Aux Vases, Missouri to...

Billy M. Baynes

Billy M. Baynes

Feb 5, 2022

Billy M. Baynes, 73, passed away February 5, 2022. Billy was born September 18, 1948 in Missouri to Miles and Anna (Morris) Baynes. He lived in Kansas City, Missouri for 42 years. Billy was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Janie. Survivors include his wife Velva Baynes; sons Michael and James Baynes; and his sisters Jerrie and...

Delbert James Miller

Delbert James Miller

Feb 5, 2022

Delbert James Miller (affectionately known as Papa to his grandchildren), age 83, stepped into glory and entered into the presence of his Savior on February 5th, 2022. Delbert was born on June 8th, 1938 in Vienna, Missouri to Horace and May Miller. The son and stepson (by death) of preachers, faith was a core part of Delbert’s life from the...

Blanchard Ferguson Talbert

Blanchard Ferguson Talbert

Feb 4, 2022

Blanchard F. Talbert was born November 29, 1925, in Mansfield, Louisiana to Newton and Margaret (Ferguson) Talbert. His parents, wife, 8 siblings, 1 grandson, and 1 great grandson all preceded him in death.

He professed his life to Christ at an early age.

Blanchard received his education in the public school in Mansfield, Louisiana. After school, Blanchard was drafted into...

Donald L. Dewolf

Donald L. Dewolf

Feb 4, 2022

Donald L. DeWolf, 82, passed away February 4, 2022.  Donald is survived by his companion of 39 years, Donna L. Keiser.  Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Wednesday, February 9 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow...

Daisey  Taylor

Daisey Taylor

Feb 3, 2022

Daisey Taylor, 79, passed away February 3, 2022.  Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Saturday, February 12 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Saturday, February 12 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd.,...

Roger Henderson James

Roger Henderson James

Feb 3, 2022

James Roger Henderson, 82, passed away on February 3, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 29, 1939 to James Garwood and Georgia Ina Henderson in Kansas City, Missouri. Roger was a proud Hornet and graduate of North Kansas City High School. After high school, he attended the University of Missouri. Roger joined...

Katherine “Kathy” Heaviland

Katherine “Kathy” Heaviland

Feb 2, 2022

Katherine Louise Norris Perkins Heaviland, "Kathy", passed away peacefully on February 2, 2022 at NorthCare Hospice House in North Kansas City.

Kathy was born in Kansas City, MO on August 22, 1964. She was the daughter of Wayne Crowder of Warsaw, MO and Mary Norris Taylor (deceased).

Kathy loved her grandchildren and enjoyed them spending the night. She liked cooking,...

Mary Estelle Pogson

Mary Estelle Pogson

Feb 2, 2022

Mary Miller Pogson was born August 17, 1926 on a farm near Corder, Missouri to John Frederick Miller and Mary Florence Cullom Miller. During her early life she worked on the family farm and there developed her lifelong love for horses and rode her horse, Babe, to a one-room country grade school. Following graduation from Higginsville High School she attended...

Margaret S. Vits

Margaret S. Vits

Jan 31, 2022

Margaret Soong Vits, 93, was born February 28, 1928, and passed away January 31, 2022, at Benton House of Staley Hills.

She met William H. Vits while dancing at the YMCA, and they fell in love, were married, and had two children.

Margaret was a retired Radiologist at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. She was a member of the Chinese Club...

Alexander  Delecaris

Alexander Delecaris

Jan 30, 2022

Alexander Delecaris, 91, passed away January 30, 2022.  Born in Canton, Ohio on May 25th, 1930, his parents were Kyriacos and Antigone Delecaris, who were Greek immigrants that left their homes in Ordou, Turkey and moved to Kavala, Greece. They made the voyage to New York City and settled in Canton in the early 1920s.

They moved again to Haverhill,...

Dovie P. Graham

Dovie P. Graham

Jan 29, 2022

Dovie Pearl (Hood) Graham, 79, of the Kansas City Northland, entered her heavenly home on January 29, 2022, at Estoria at Norterre in Liberty, MO, with family at her side.

Dovie was born July 20, 1942, in Dublin, Texas, the second of three children of Aldean and Nora (Lusk) Hood. She grew up in the Dublin/Alexander area in central Texas, the...

Ralph Lewis Ireland

Ralph Lewis Ireland

Jan 28, 2022

Ralph L Ireland, 97, of Raytown, MO, passed away January 28, 2022 at Cedarhurst Senior Living of Blue Springs. Ralph was born September 30, 1924 at home in Claycomo, MO to Victor and Minnie Ireland and was a lifelong Kansas City area resident. Immediately after graduation from East High School, Ralph joined the Army Air Corp (name changed to Air...

Helen Elizabeth (Beth) Austin

Helen Elizabeth (Beth) Austin

Jan 28, 2022

Helen Elizabeth (Beth) Austin, 68, of Kansas City, MO, passed away January 28, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital after a brief unexpected illness.

Beth was born September 1, 1953, in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Schuyler and LaVera Mack.

Beth graduated from Shawnee Mission South High School in 1972, and received her bachelors and MBA from Park College...

Helen B. Hardy

Helen B. Hardy

Jan 26, 2022

Helen Baker Renfrow Hardy

Helen died on January 26, 2022 at Saint Luke’s Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas at the age of 93 after a brief illness with Covid-19. She was born in Boonville, North Carolina to Thomas Bryant Baker and Zetta Viola Ray on November 30, 1928.

Helen attended public schools in Boonville, then attended Appalachian State Teachers College...