Obituaries

Nov 14, 2021

Steven David West, 66, of the Kansas City Northland, passed away November 14, 2021, at Liberty Hospital.

Steven was born September 26, 1955, in Kansas City, MO the son of Robert D. and Betty M. (Estrada) West. He was a graduate of Ruskin High School and later attended Johnson County Community College. He retired from UPS and later worked for...

Nov 13, 2021

Roger L. May, 69, passed away November 13, 2021 in Kansas City, MO. He was the devoted husband of Carla. They shared 41 years of marriage together.

Born in Keosauqua, Iowa, he was the son of Harold and Eldora. He graduated from Lakewood High School, played football at University of Wyoming and the University of Northern Colorado. He graduated from...

Nov 13, 2021

Belen (Blanche) Caton, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away November 13, 2021. Her children, Vicki, Charles, Phyllis and her husband Bernie Caton were her pride and joy. Her grandchildren include Pam, Corina, Kenneth and Jakub. Her great grandchildren: Nick, Kylee, Kamdyn and Mckynzie and great great grandchildren: Kekoa and Kainoa.

Mom had a great spirit and spread...

Nov 13, 2021

Nov 11, 2021

Joshua Gene Rader Powell was born on September 10, 1992 at Smithville Hospital to proud parents Daryl Robert Powell and Sharon Rader Powell. Joshua was baptized at birth at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Cameron, Missouri and chose to be baptized again as an adolescent when joining the First Christian Church in Lathrop, Missouri. Joshua grew up on the...

Nov 10, 2021

Delores J. (Zion) Curtis, 83, Pleasant Hill, Missouri, passed away November 10, 2021.  Delores was born November 1, 1938 in Independence, Missouri to Raymond and Vergine Zion. She is survived by her daughter Treena Ann Wilt and her husband John, four granddaughters, one grandson, six great granddaughters, and five great grandsons. Delores was a Deacon's wife and taught Sunday School...

Nov 10, 2021

Joan (Harris) Vincent, 89, a longtime Excelsior Springs resident, passed away November 10, 2021, at Redwood of Cameron, MO.

Joan was born September 24, 1932, in Liberty, MO, one of five children of Lester and Georgia (Baker) Harris. Along with her parents, Joan was preceded in death by brothers, infant Raymond, Clarence Robert and George Harris, and sister, Frances Jean...

Nov 10, 2021

Thomas Donald Shaffer passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, November 10th, 2021, at Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care.

Logical, practical, uncomplicated. Life is easier this way. These are some of the words that best embody Tom. From logical mechanical solutions while others deliberate. Practical personal relationships instead of unrealistic. Never getting in over his head because that would be complicated.

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Nov 9, 2021

Darrell Eugene Grooms, Sr., 75, of Gallatin, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 after battling lung cancer. He was born in Long Beach, California on April 1, 1946 to parents Ernest Glen Milligan and Laura Lee Milligan. Darrell was adopted at the age of twelve by Leo Bill Grooms. He was married to Betty Ann Payne for forty-seven...

Nov 9, 2021

Goldie Bonita Lewis, 87, passed away November 9, 2021.  Visitation will be 9AM, with services to follow at 10AM, Thursday, November 18 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 at 10AM, Thursday, November 18 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest...

Nov 8, 2021

Robert M. (Bob) Dyer, 81, was born February 14, 1940 to Kermit L. and Bertha Nadine Dyer in Kansas City, Missouri where he grew up, attending Ashland Grade School and graduating from East High School in 1958.  He passed away November 8, 2021.

He married Barbara J. Richardson who has two sons Mark McMillan and Kent Ridgway who he loved as...

Nov 7, 2021

Jerry Francis Ward, 82, of the Foxwood Springs community in Raymore, MO, and formerly of the Kansas City Northland, passed away peacefully on November 7, 2021, at NorthCare Hospice House.

Jerry was born August 5, 1939, in Trenton, MO, where he graduated from high school. He owned and operated the Jerry Ward Construction Company for over five decades in the...

Nov 7, 2021

Laird Allen Donnelly, 75, Oak Grove, MO, passed away on November 7, 2021. Laird was born May 6, 1946 in Mount Holly, NJ to William and Anna Hughes.

On May 6, 1973, Laird married his beloved wife Dorothy June Wayman. They had three children: William, Jessica and Alexandra.

Laird graduated from Rancocas Valley Regional High School, Mount Holly, NJ in...

Nov 6, 2021

Molly J. (Kelly) McCampbell, 92, a longtime Liberty resident, passed away November 6, 2021.

Molly was born November 24, 1928, in Montrose, KS, the youngest of six children of Bert and Theodora (Pacak) Kelly.

Molly graduated from high school in Montrose, KS and later received undergraduate and Master's degrees as well as her Doctorate of Education from the University of...

Nov 6, 2021

Brandon Mark Pence passed away on November 6th at the age of 35, in his hometown of Liberty, MO. His battle with cancer in recent years showed his courage in facing life’s challenges head on. Brandon forever touched the lives of all those he knew and will never be forgotten.

As a child Brandon loved gymnastics and he became a...

Nov 4, 2021

Mary Francis Buchanan Burasco, age 80, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 4, 2021.

Mary was preceded in death by her loving husband of 57 years, Frank Burasco. She is survived by three children: Karen Kellam, Debra Lagle (Joe) and Steven Burasco (Brooke); one sister, Carol Engleman (Michael); two brothers, Frank Buchanan (Jenny) and James Buchanan (Cindy); plus...

Nov 3, 2021

Son Thanh Le, 81, passed away November 3, 2021.  Visitation will be 12:30PM, with services to follow at 1:30PM, Saturday, November 6 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 12:30PM, with services to follow at 1:30PM, Saturday, November 6 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest...

Nov 3, 2021

Jean Claude Bernard Jean, 68, passed away November 3, 2021.  Visitation will be 6-8PM, Friday November 12 at Park Lawn Funeral Home, 8251 Hillcrest Rd., Kansas City, Missouri.  Funeral services will be 10AM, Saturday, November 13 at Central Seventh Day Adventist Church, 14651 SW Peterson Rd, KCMO; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Service Information: Visitation will be 6-8PM, Friday November...

Nov 3, 2021

Carlida Breckenridge Wymore, 95, of Liberty, Missouri, passed away on November 3, 2021. Carlida was born September 9, 1926, to Earl and Amy (Thomas) Breckenridge in Smithville, MO and lived in Clay County most of her life. She was a 1944 graduate of Smithville High School where she was Class Valedictorian. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology...

Nov 1, 2021

Crystal Lynn Hampton, 39, was born June 22, 1982. She joined her parents in heaven on November 1, 2021.

Crystal was a beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, mother, aunt and friend who will be sorely missed by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her. She had the distinct ability to light up any room that she walked into; no one...