Obituaries

N. Jean Talbert

N. Jean Talbert

Apr 22, 2015

Norma Jean Talbert, 74, of Harrisonville, Missouri, was born, July 19, 1940, in Holden, Missouri. She departed this life at 10:22 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Harrisonville, surrounded with love and family. She was a 1958, Pleasant Hill High School Graduate. Jean was employed as a Clerk for the WIC program in the Cass County...

Ret. CPO/E7 Allen J. Ring

Ret. CPO/E7 Allen J. Ring

Apr 22, 2015

Ret. CPO/E7 Allen J. Ring 80 of Garden City, Missouri departed this life on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at his home near Garden City surrounded by love and family. Allen was born in Evening Shade, Arkansas and graduated from Cave City High School. He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1954 and retired honorably after 20 years as a...

Duane Ayers

Duane Ayers

Apr 21, 2015

Duane Ayers, of Adrian, Missouri was born September 22, 1927 in Newton, Kansas the son of Joseph and Wilna (Williams) Ayers. He departed this life on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at his home at the age of 87 years, 6 months and 30 days. On May 12, 1950, Duane was united in marriage to Nita June Welborn in Kansas City,...

William J. Barkley

William J. Barkley

Apr 19, 2015

William J. Barkley, 84, Harrisonville, Missouri departed this life on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at the Cass Regional Medical Center, Harrisonville, Missouri. He is survived by a son, Jon Kevin Barkley, Harrisonville, Missouri; two daughters, Rebecca Albanna, McKinney, Texas, Kim Santora, Harrisonville, Missouri; 7 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; other relatives and many friends. Cremation. A Celebration of Life Service will be...

Garlin E. Foster

Garlin E. Foster

Apr 17, 2015

Garlin E. Foster of Creighton, Missouri was born October 27, 1923 in Elizabeth, Arkansas the son of Elmer D. and Senora Haughn Foster. He departed this life on Friday, April 17, 2015 at his home near Creighton at the age of 91 years, 5 months and 21 days. Garlin moved to Kansas City, Missouri and was employed as a machinist...

Jill Clapper Beecham

Jill Clapper Beecham

Apr 15, 2015

Jill Ann Beecham 53, passed away peacefully with husband Dan Beecham, by her side in Urich, Missouri, where they made their home. A devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, nana and friend who loved her family and cared and provided for them abundantly.

Jill of Urich, Missouri, was born July 30, 1961 in Onawa, Iowa to Rick and Eileen Clapper. Jill graduated...

Monta Crawford Smith

Monta Crawford Smith

Apr 13, 2015

Monta Virginia Crawford Smith passed peacefully into the next life on April 13, 2015 in Keokuk, IA at the age of 94. Monta is survived by her children, Tony (Donna) Smith of Warsaw, Ginny Schabacker of Sugar Land, Texas, John (Linda) Smith of Hamilton, and Patty (Greg) Lefler of Keokuk; and a sister, Pat Pasley of Hot Springs, Arkansas. She...

Phyllis Dolen

Phyllis Dolen

Apr 12, 2015

Phyllis Dolen, of Harrisonville, Missouri was born July 11, 1943 in Strasburg, North Dakota the daughter of Harry and Elizabeth (Deisz) Heidrich. She departed this life on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at her home at the age of 71 years, 9 months and 1 day. On July 11, 1984, Phyllis was united in marriage to Louis M. Dolen in Harrisonville,...

Gene Linthicum

Gene Linthicum

Apr 12, 2015

Lean Gene Linthicum, 66, of Mound City, Kansas, formerly of Pleasant Hill, was born September 29, 1948, in Harrisonville, the son of Alvin S. and Helen M. (Outon) Linthicum. He departed this life at 11:04 p.m. Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the Olathe Medical Center, surrounded with love and family. Gene was a 1968 Pleasant Hill High School Graduate. He...

Alvin Zook

Alvin Zook

Apr 10, 2015

Alvin Elmer Zook was born August 6, 1924 near Garden City, MO, the seventh of nine children to Edward K. and Nancy Edith (Hershberger) Zook. After a short illness, Alvin left this life on April 10, 2015 at the age of 90. On April 7, 1950 Alvin married Evelyn Yoder, daughter of C.P and Florence (Schrock) Yoder. This past April...

Emily H. Gray

Emily H. Gray

Apr 4, 2015

EMILY H. GRAY Emily Hope Gray, 38, of Lee’s Summit, formerly of Pleasant Hill, was born, September 13, 1976, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Michael Duane and Jessie Hope (Hudson) Gray. She departed this life at 12:54 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 2015, at the Lee’s Summit Medical Center. Emily was a 1996 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. She...

Gary Vogeler

Gary Vogeler

Apr 1, 2015

Gary Allen Vogeler of Garden City, Missouri was born February 21, 1941 in Dayton, Missouri the son of Kenneth William and Hazel Rozena (Wimsatt) Vogeler. He departed this life on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 74 years, 1 month and 11 days. On February 17, 1967, Gary was united in...

Curt Webber

Curt Webber

Mar 29, 2015

Robert Curtis Webber was born July 30, 1933 the son of Jack Webber of Richland Missouri and Cecil Bradshaw of Lee's Summit, Missouri. Curtis grew up around Pleasant Hill, Missouri where he graduated high school in 1951. 1952 was a big year for Curtis, he joined the Coast Guard and on its last day, December 31, 1952, he was united...

Charles Gann

Charles Gann

Mar 28, 2015

CHARLES GANN December 30, 1923 - March 28, 2015 Charles Gann, longtime Coffeyville resident, passed away in the early morning hours at his home in Belton, Missouri where he moved 6 years ago to be close to his family. Charles was employed as a machinist for CO-OP Refinery in Coffeyville for 40 years until his retirement in 1986. He was...

Raymond T. Marley,  Sr.

Raymond T. Marley, Sr.

Mar 27, 2015

Raymond Theodore Marley Sr. of Adrian, Missouri was born January 9, 1948 in Marion, Indiana the son of Raymond Albert and Ruth Ellen (Smith) Marley. He departed this life on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Bates County Memorial Hospital, Butler, Missouri at the age of 68 years, 2 months and 18 days. On June 14, 1974 Raymond was united in...

Dolores L. Crotty

Dolores L. Crotty

Mar 23, 2015

Dolores L. Crotty, 77, of Pleasant Hill, was born February 28, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Frank J. and Dorothy J. (Hilt) Hanna. She departed this life at 4:08 a.m. Monday, March 23, 2015, at her home surrounded with love and family. Dolores was a 1956, South East High School graduate. On June 9, 1957, she was...

Imogene L. Turner

Imogene L. Turner

Mar 21, 2015

Imogene Louise Turner, 65, of Lee’s Summit, was born July 3, 1949, in the last house on Brick House Road in Knobtown, Missouri. She was the daughter of Eugene and Lillian Louise Maines Nicholson. She departed this life at 1:15 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2015, at the Kansas City Hospice House surrounded with love and family. Imogene was a 1967...

Marilyn Kay Green

Marilyn Kay Green

Mar 21, 2015

Marilyn Kay Green, 73, of Butler, Missouri formerly of Blue Springs, Missouri departed this life on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the home of her daughter near Butler, Missouri. She is survived by her husband, Marvin Green of the home; a son, Michael Budd, Kansas City, Missouri; 2 daughters, Vickie Ringwood and husband Bruce, Butler, Missouri, Julie Barker and husband...

Patricia 'Patty' Dawn Johnson

Patricia 'Patty' Dawn Johnson

Mar 20, 2015

Patricia "Patty" Dawn Johnson, 52, of Peculiar, MO departed this life on Friday, March 20, 2015 at Belton Regional Medical Center, Belton, MO. Patty was born Feb. 24, 1963 in Wichita, KS the daughter of William Edgar Simon and Patricia Jolean Jenson Brandt. Patty was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her father, William E. Simon; two sisters,...

MaryBeth Huitt

MaryBeth Huitt

Mar 15, 2015

MaryBeth Huitt, 61, of Pleasant Hill, was born, December 8, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Vincent and Michalena “Mickey” (Barbieri) Como. She departed this life at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at the Villa St. Francis Assisted Living Center, Olathe, Kansas. MaryBeth was a 1972 St. Theresa’s Catholic School graduate. On September 5, 1981, she...