Obituaries

Sherry L. Lankford

Sherry L. Lankford

Feb 1, 2015

Sherry Louise Lankford, 71, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born August 3, 1943, in Myrtle, Missouri, the daughter of Hanford Lloyd Payne and Juanita Irene (Fette) Payne. She departed this life Sunday, February 1, 2015, at the Pleasant Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was a 1961 William Chrisman High School graduate. On April 14, 1962, she was united in...

John J. Murphy

John J. Murphy

Jan 31, 2015

John Joseph “Jack” Murphy, 91, of Greenwood, was born May 9, 1923, in Yonkers, New York, the son of John J. Murphy Sr. and Mary Agnes (McCormick) Murphy. He departed this life at 07:10 p.m. Saturday, January 31, 2015, at his home surrounded with love and family. Jack was a graduate of Gorton High School in Yonkers, New York. Following...

Linda Winfrey

Linda Winfrey

Jan 30, 2015

Linda Louise Winfrey, 69, of Kingsville, Missouri, was born, April 1, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Howard and Dorothy Ethel (Terrill) Ray. She departed this life at 11:45 a.m. Friday, January 30, 2015, at Research Hospital, Kansas City. Linda was a 1963 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. On November 3, 1963, she was united in marriage to...

Patrick J. Gorman

Patrick J. Gorman

Jan 29, 2015

Patrick James Gorman, 61, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born September 13, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Frank Laverne and Geraldine Glenna (Troutman) Gorman. He departed this life Thursday, January 29, 2015, at his home in Pleasant Hill surrounded with love and family. Patrick was a 1972 Raytown High School graduate; later earning his Associates Degree from...

Mima Kapke

Mima Kapke

Jan 28, 2015

Mima Josephine Kapke, 99, of Pleasant Hill, was born May 22, 1915, in Houstonia, Missouri, the daughter of George Edward and Ellen Mary (Hayman) Janisch. She passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at the Villages of Jackson Creek, in Independence. Mima was a Houstonia High School graduate later earning her teacher’s certificate from The Central Missouri State Teachers’ College...

Thelma F. O'Bannon

Thelma F. O'Bannon

Jan 26, 2015

Thelma Fern O'Bannon of Pleasant Hill, Missouri was born May 23, 1928 in Archie, Missouri the daughter of Harrison and Mary D. (Haggard) Rea. She departed this life on Monday, January 26, 2015 at her home at the age of 86 years, 8 months and 3 days. On March 29, 1944, Thelma was united in marriage to Gene Floyd O'Bannon....

Thomas Volland

Thomas Volland

Jan 26, 2015

Thomas Earl Volland, 63, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born March 31, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Harry George, Sr. and Ida Veronica (Papst) Volland. He departed this life at 6:45 p.m. Monday, January 26, 2015, at the St. Mary’s Hospital, Blue Springs, surrounded with love and family. Tom was a United States Marine Corps veteran proudly...

John W. Madden

John W. Madden

Jan 24, 2015

John W. Madden, 90, of Harrisonville, Missouri departed this life on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at his home. He is survived by a son, Bryan Madden and wife Stacy, Plainfield, Illinois; 3 grandchildren, Brandon, Courtney and Gillian. Cremation. Inurnment was held in the New Hampshire Veterans State Cemetery in Boscawen, New Hampshire at a later date. Funeral arrangements are under...

Gerri A. Ward

Gerri A. Ward

Jan 23, 2015

Gerri Alliene Ward of Clinton, Missouri formerly of Urich, Missouri was born August 10, 1973 in Harrisonville, Missouri the daughter of Gerald Allen and Shirley J. (Williams) Ward. She departed this life on Friday, January 23, 2015 at her home in Clinton at the age of 41 years, 5 months and 13 days. Gerri was proud to be a certified...

Teri Spitler Fuentes

Teri Spitler Fuentes

Jan 22, 2015

Teri Lee (Spitler) Fuentes, the Angel that God blessed our lives with for too short of a time, of Garden City, Missouri was born January 9, 1955 in East Lynne, Missouri the daughter of Jimmy Lee and Jeni May (Dimmitt) Spitler. She departed this life on Thursday, January 22, 2015 surrounded by love and family at the Menorah Medical Center,...

Michael D. Gray

Michael D. Gray

Jan 22, 2015

Michael Duane Gray, 67, of Lee’s Summit, formerly of Pleasant Hill, was born May 30, 1947, in Harrisonville, Missouri, the son of William P. and Thelma M. (McBride) Gray. He departed this life at 2:09 p.m. on January 22, 2015, at the Kindred Hospital, Kansas City. Mike was a 1965 Pleasant Hill High School graduate; later earning his Masters degree...

Jayna Riner

Jayna Riner

Jan 21, 2015

Jayna Sue Riner, 68, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, formerly of Redwood City, California, was born February 6, 1946, in Dixon, California, the daughter of Jesse William and Nila Grayce (Beeler) Jones. She departed this life Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at the Kansas University Medical Center. Jayna was a 1964 Dixon High School graduate later earning her Bachelor’s degree from Oregon...

Herbert V. Beatty Jr.

Herbert V. Beatty Jr.

Jan 16, 2015

Herbert V. Beatty, Jr, 88, Garden City, MO, passed on January 16, 2015. Herb served in the US Navy during WWII in the Philippines. A proud member of the UFCW (meat cutters) union for 30+ years. Preceded in death by his loving wife Charlene Beatty, daughter Sandra Hosterman, son Gregory Beatty, sister Ruth Keen (Harold), and brothers Richard P (Ella)...

Karen S. Armstrong

Karen S. Armstrong

Jan 15, 2015

Karen Sue Armstrong, 73, of Pleasant Hill, was born August 26, 1941, in Carrollton, Missouri, the daughter of William Jennings and Cora Esther (Adkins) Doyle. She departed this life early Wednesday morning on January 15, 2015, at her home surrounded with love and family. Karen grew up in Carrollton, Missouri and Fort Madison, Iowa and then moved to Independence, Missouri....

David Sorrell

David Sorrell

Jan 12, 2015

David Sorrell; 87 of Garden City, Mo. Passed from the arms of his wife and children to the waiting arms of Jesus on January 12th 2015. He is survived by his wife Mary of the home, daughter Linda and Dennis Roberts of Merritt Island, Florida, son David and Judy Sorrell of Estes Park, Colorado, daughter Dorothy and Bob Spencer of...

Joyce M. Love

Joyce M. Love

Jan 10, 2015

Joyce Marie Love, of Harrisonville, Missouri, was born August 5, 1939 in Neely Station, Alabama the daughter of Boyd and Ruby (Roney) Stringer. She departed this life on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at the Golden Years Care Services, Harrisonville at the age of 75 years, 5 months and 5 days. Joyce was employed as an Operations Manager for Lith-O-Roll Corporation...

Ronald James Allen

Ronald James Allen

Jan 9, 2015

Ron Allen of Locust Grove, Virginia, was born on April 5, 1944, in San Diego, California, to Orville and Junetta Allen. He passed away on January 9, 2015, of a hemorrhagic stroke at the age of 70. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Douglas Allen of Lee’s Summit. Ron was employed by Western Electric Co....

John W. Larcom

John W. Larcom

Jan 4, 2015

John Wesley Larcom was born to Ralph Glen and Edna Rose Larcom (Ball) on July 21, 1937 in Eureka, Kansas and departed this life on January 4, 2015 on his farm in Garden City, Missouri. With his family, John moved to a farm near Humansville, Missouri at the age of nine. He was united in marriage to Billie Jo Stacy...

James P. 'Jim' Whitaker Jr.

James P. 'Jim' Whitaker Jr.

Jan 3, 2015

James "Jim" Philip Whitaker Jr., of Peculiar, Missouri was born April 1, 1941 in Paducah, Kentucky the son of James Philip and Ruby Norman (Osburn) Whitaker Sr. He departed this life on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at his home surrounded by love and family at the age of 73 years, 9 month and 2 days. Jim was united in marriage...

Alma Still Sloan

Alma Still Sloan

Dec 29, 2014

Alma Marie Sloan of Wichita, Kansas formerly of Creighton, Missouri was born February 24, 1911 in Gerster, Missouri the daughter of James Thomas and Amanda M. (Stoll) Shelten. She departed this life on Monday, December 29, 2014 at Cypress Springs Wichita Alzheimers and Memory Support in Wichita surrounded by love and family at the age of 103 years, 10 months...