Obituaries

Catherine Eileen Kircher

Catherine Eileen Kircher

Mar 29, 2019

Catherine Eileen (Draycott) Kircher, 95, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, April 29, 1923, in Preston, England, the daughter of James and Sarah (Nickson) Draycott. She departed this life, Friday, March 29, 2019, at her home surrounded with love and family after a long illness. Eileen was the youngest of 8 siblings, Connie, Agnes, Maggie, Tom, Jim, Harry and Fred....

Eileen Margaret Everson

Eileen Margaret Everson

Mar 26, 2019

Eileen Everson was born April 29, 1927 in Comberton, England to Reginald and Ellen (Hawkes) Poole. She lived and worked on the farm that her family operated throughout WW2. She told stories of the prisoners of war that worked on their farm. In 1955, she met Howard Everson at a dance, and they began their courtship. Howard was serving in...

Kathryn Sue Crawford

Kathryn Sue Crawford

Mar 26, 2019

Kathryn Sue Crawford of Harrisonville, Missouri was born June 29, 1951 in Clinton, Missouri the daughter of George Jewell and Betty Jo (Skaggs) Wehmeyer. She departed this life on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at St. Luke's East, Lee's Summit, Missouri surrounded by love and family at the age of 67 years, 8 months and 26 days. On December 2, 1971,...

Mary  L. Cary

Mary L. Cary

Mar 22, 2019

Mary Louise (Covell) Cary was born June 19, 1930 in Shawnee, Kansas to Evelyn Edna Staudemyer and Orvis Jesse Covell. She was their fourth daughter, with older siblings Orvis J Covell, Jr., Evelyn Van Kemseke, and Jean Tiner, and younger siblings Virginia Francis Meier, and George Willilam (Bud) Covell. Mary attended college at Missouri State Teachers College in Warrensburg, MO,...

Austin David Yount

Austin David Yount

Mar 20, 2019

Austin David Yount, 24, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, March 20, 1995, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of David A. and Michele M. (Hickey) Yount. He departed this life, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Austin graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 2014. While in high school Austin excelled in football, basketball and track which earned him a scholarship at...

Margaret Ann Seaton

Margaret Ann Seaton

Mar 18, 2019

Margaret Ann Seaton, 99, of Pleasant Hill, was born, January 12, 1920, in Pleasant Hill, the daughter of Walter and Hilda (Fredrickson) Matthes. She departed this life, Monday, March 18, 2019, at the Crown Care Center in Harrisonville surrounded with love and family. On January 5, 1944, she was united in marriage to Charley F. Seaton in Springfield, Missouri. They...

Terrance "Terry" D. Roth

Terrance "Terry" D. Roth

Mar 15, 2019

Terrance Douglas Roth, 54, Raymore, Missouri was born on July 16th, 1964 in Rolla, Missouri. He departed this life on Friday, March 15, 2019 at the Research Medical Center surrounded by love and family. On October 3rd, 1998 Terry was united in marriage to Sarah Beth Manning in Mission, Kansas. Since college Terry has worked in sales, started a construction...

Christine Hines

Christine Hines

Mar 14, 2019

Lura Christine Hines, 74, of Creighton, Missouri, was born July 5, 1944, the daughter of Robert Parker and Edith Tuttle Parker in Raton, New Mexico. She departed this life peacefully at home on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Chris graduated from Laramie High School in Laramie, Wyoming in 1962. She then attended the University of Wyoming for a year. On May...

Larry W. Cartmill

Larry W. Cartmill

Mar 11, 2019

Larry William Cartmill, of Harrisonville, Missouri was born April 15, 1952 in Ottawa, Kansas the son of Max William and Vada Elaine (Welton) Cartmill. He departed this life on Monday, March 11, 2019 at the Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas surrounded by love and family at the age of 66 years, 10 months and 24 days. On October 6,...

Michael  G.  Patterson

Michael G. Patterson

Mar 10, 2019

Michael G. Patterson, 58, of Peculiar, Missouri passed away March 10, 2019. Michael was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son and brother. He had a passion for life and his family. Even in sickness and death, he continued to make the family smile. He enjoyed spending time building his Nova, fishing, BBQing, going to car shows and drag races with...

Rylee Maye Woolery

Rylee Maye Woolery

Mar 7, 2019

Rylee Maye Woolery infant daughter of Brenton Michael and Samantha Danielle (Hopkins) Woolery of Archie, Missouri was born February 26, 2019 at St. Luke's East Hospital, Lee's Summit, Missouri and departed this life on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri surrounded by love and family at the age of 9 days. Rylee is survived by...

Chad Robert Whetstone

Chad Robert Whetstone

Mar 6, 2019

Chad Robert Whetstone, 35, of Pleasant Hill, was born, December 27, 1983, in Independence. He departed this life Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at his home in Pleasant Hill surrounded with love and family. He was a 2002 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. Chad was employed as IT Technician and Electrician for Service Electric, Time Warner Cable, and Envision Technology. He...

Heather Louise Bledsoe

Heather Louise Bledsoe

Mar 1, 2019

Heather Louise Bledsoe of Peculiar, Missouri was born December 24, 1983 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Richard Lee Bledsoe and Patricia Louise (Gann) Emery. She departed this life on Friday, March 1, 2019 in Peculiar, Missouri at the age of 35 years, 2 months and 5 days. Heather was previously employed as a nurse for Preferred Pediatrics in...

Elizabeth J. (Cantrell) Deal

Elizabeth J. (Cantrell) Deal

Feb 25, 2019

Elizabeth Jolene Deal of Archie, Missouri was born December 25, 1975 in Harrisonville, Missouri the daughter of William Eugene Cantrell and Juanita Kay (Jones) Deal. She departed this life on Monday, February 25, 2019 at the Valley Hospital Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada at the age of 43 years and 2 months. On September 23, 2000, Elizabeth was united in...

Jeremiah  T. Denson

Jeremiah T. Denson

Feb 25, 2019

Jeremiah Tobias George Christopher Michael Denson, 29, of Pleasant Hill, was born, February 13, 1990, in Kansas City, the son of Scotty Ian and Karen Ann (Wendel) Denson. He departed this life, Monday, February 25, 2019, in Harrisonville. He was a 2008 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. Jeremiah was a professional MMA fighter. He enjoyed playing disc golf and skate...

Rex E. Jackson

Rex E. Jackson

Feb 23, 2019

Rex Eugene Jackson of Harrisonville, Missouri was born October 26, 1954 in Harrisonville the son of Ivan Charles and Elizabeth Jean Betty (Ballenger) Jackson. He departed this life on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Golden Years Care Services, Harrisonville surrounded by love and family at the age of 64 years, 3 months and 28 days. Rex loved nature. He...

Shirley Lorraine Carter

Shirley Lorraine Carter

Feb 22, 2019

Shirley Lorraine (Davis) Carter age 87 of Harrisonville, Missouri passed peacefully into eternity Friday, February 22, 2019 at Foxwood Springs Living Center, Raymore, Missouri. Born on January 13, 1932, to Edward and Ophelia Davis, Shirley grew up in a loving home surrounded by many cousins and friends. She loved her siblings with all her heart: Joyce, Marjorie, Odelia, Stanley, and...

Joan (Gustin) Mitchell

Joan (Gustin) Mitchell

Feb 21, 2019

.Joan Ellen “Joni” Mitchell, 73, lifelong resident of Pleasant Hill, was born, March 17, 1945, in Pleasant Hill, the daughter of William C. and Monelle A. (Armstrong) Gustin. She departed this life, Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the St. Luke’s East Hospital surrounded with love and family. Joan was a 1963 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. She attended beauty school...

S. Lamarr Smith

S. Lamarr Smith

Feb 19, 2019

S. LaMarr Smith, 95, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Raytown and Blue Springs, was born, December 9, 1923, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Sharron and Glysna Smith. He departed this life, Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at the Lee’s Summit Medical Center. LaMarr was a 1942 Topeka, Kansas High School graduate later earning a Bachelor’s degree from the Kansas State...

Anna B. Cortinas

Anna B. Cortinas

Feb 19, 2019

Ana Balbina Cortinas, 73, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of Anaheim, California, was born, April 6, 1945, in Chicacao, Guatemala, the daughter of Rodrigo and Cristina (Lopez) Cardona. She departed this life, Monday, February 19, 2019, at the Kansas City Hospice House. Ana was a 1963 graduate of the Escuela de Comercio High School in Guatemala. On August 12, 1972,...