Rev. Nelson Wayne Olinger
Apr 7, 2018
Mr. Nelson Wayne Olinger, 86, of Odessa, MO, passed away on April 7, 2018 surrounded by family, friends, and his four-legged best friend, TC. He was born in Westervelt, Illinois on September 30, 1931, to Lawrence and Mary (Bessie) Olinger. He graduated from Beecher City High School in 1949, then went on to serve in the United States Air Force...
Katherine Ruth Chapman
Apr 6, 2018
Katherine Ruth Chapman of Freeman, Missouri was born October 14, 1950 in Fort Lewis, Washington the daughter of Willis Charles and Margaret Jean (Dowie) Wheatley. She departed this life on Friday, April 6, 2018 at her home near Freeman surrounded by the love of her family at the age of 67. In August of 1967, Katherine was united in marriage...
F. Kirk Powell
Apr 3, 2018
Frederic Kirkland Powell, III, publisher of the Pleasant Hill Times from 1989 to 2015, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018, after a cardiac attack caused him to have a car accident in downtown Pleasant Hill. He was 74. Powell was born November 23, 1943, in Schenectady, New York, the son of Frederic Kirkland and Barbara Ann (Griffith) Powell, II. He...
Ret. USMC Gunnery Sgt. John Dale MacDonald
Apr 3, 2018
Ret. USMC Gunnery Sgt. John Dale MacDonald, of Belton, Missouri was born October 2, 1934 at Fort Riley, Kansas the son of Clifford D and Ruth (Pierce) MacDonald. He departed this life on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at the Beautiful Savior Nursing Home, Belton at the age of 83 years, 6 months and 1 day. On May 25, 1972, John...
Phyllis Elaine Stone
Apr 2, 2018
Phyllis Elaine Stone age 78 of Garden City, Missouri departed this life Monday, April 2, 2018 at her home. Phyllis is survived by her two daughters, Terree Stone of McKinney, Texas, and Sherree Harris of Surprise, Arizona; a sister, Claudia Kozisek and her husband Eugene of Garden City, Missouri; one grand daughter, Olivia Harris; other relatives and many friends. Cremation....
Travis A. Kanies
Apr 1, 2018
Travis Allen Kanies, 27, of Lee’s Summit, was born, October 16, 1990, in Independence, the son of Robert Kanies and Renea Matthes Mitra. He departed this life, Sunday, April 1, 2018, at his home in Lee’s Summit, MO. He was a 2009 Lee’s Summit High School graduate and a 2013 University of Central Missouri graduate. Travis was employed as a...
William S. McManus
Mar 31, 2018
William Sean McManus, 48, of Lee’s Summit, was born, August 28, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of William C. and Ann M. (Doughtery) McManus. He departed this life, Saturday, March 31, 2018, at his home. Sean was employed as a Salesman for O’Reilly automotive. He enjoyed watching the Royals, Chiefs, and KU Baskteball; he also liked fishing. Sean was...
Robert Hook
Mar 30, 2018
Robert Ross Hook, Jr., 80, of Pleasant Hill, was born, September 18, 1937, in Pleasant Hill, the son of Robert R. and Myrtle N. (Burge) Hook, Sr. He departed this life, Friday, March 30, 2018, at his home. Bob was a 1955 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. Following high school he proudly served in the United States Army Reserve. On...
Judith A. Sims-Krell
Mar 29, 2018
Judith A. Krell of Columbia, Illinois formerly of Garden City, Missouri was born March 23, 1939 in Sweet Springs, Missouri the daughter of Leslie Lloyd and Florence Irene (Long) Sims. She departed this life on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at her home surrounded by love and family at the age of 79 years and 6 days. On March 4, 1994...
Karen Sue Kendrick-Lawrence
Mar 29, 2018
Karen Sue Kendrick-Lawrence, 71, of Adrian, Missouri departed this life on Thursday, March 29, 2018. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri on August 11, 1946, the daughter of Lewis C Payne and Claris N. Payne (Kisner). Most of her life she was raised in Strasburg, Missouri and attended the First Baptist Church. On April 27, 1963, Sue was united...
Dennis E. West
Mar 29, 2018
Dennis Ray West, 67, of Lone Jack, was born, June 17, 1950, in Independence, Missouri, the son of Walter Faulkenberry and Yula Francis (Trussell) West. He departed this life Thursday, March 29, 2018, at the Research Medical Center, Kansas City, surrounded with love and family. Dennis was a 1968 Lone Jack High School graduate. He proudly served in the Missouri...
Walter Earl Cundiff
Mar 26, 2018
Walter Earl Cundiff of Garden City, Missouri was born December 26, 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas the son of Frank and Josephine (Desko) Cundiff. He departed this life on Monday, March 26, 2018 at Missouri Veterans Home, Warrensburg, Missouri surrounded by family and love at the age of 82 years and 3 months. On February 14, 1957 Walter was united...
Karen J. Ekhoff
Mar 26, 2018
Karen Jeanne Eckhoff, 61, of Independence, Missouri, was born, November 6, 1956, in Sedalia, Missouri, the daughter of John and Claire (Frerking) Kuddes. She was baptized on November 25, 1956 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Sweet Springs, Missouri, and was confirmed and renewed her baptismal vows on May 24, 1970 at Messiah Lutheran Church in Independence, Missouri. She was carried...
Elizabeth "Betty" Hansen
Mar 25, 2018
Elizabeth Christine Hansen of Harrisonville, Missouri was born May 11, 1943 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of Ralph and Elizabeth Ann (Schuster) Olson. She departed this life on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at her home in Harrisonville at the age of 74 years, 10 months and 14 days. Betty was employed as a parts machine operator for Henkel (Dexter Automotive)...
Arlene Leslie
Mar 24, 2018
Arlene Leslie age 87 of Pleasant Hill, Missouri departed this life Saturday, March 24, 2018 at her home in Pleasant Hill, surrounded by family and love. In this same home she was born on September 26, 1930 to Cloyd Harold Baldwin and Laura Heloise (Bell) Baldwin. She graduated Salutatorian from Pleasant Hill High School in 1948 and began teaching that...
Nancy Lou Scott
Mar 23, 2018
Nancy Lou Scott of Raymore, Missouri formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri was born October 15, 1932 in Greenwood, Missouri the daughter of John Will and Margaret Elizabeth (Amos) Hatfield. She departed this life on Friday, March 23, 2018 at Redwood of Raymore, Raymore, Missouri at the age of 85 years, 5 months and 8 days. Nancy was employed as an police...
Roberto Mestas Quezada
Mar 23, 2018
Roberto "Bobby" Mestas Quezada Jr., of Garden City, Missouri was born August 19, 1944 in Ysleta, Texas the son of Roberto Hernandez and Anna Marie (Mestas) Quezada. He departed this life on Friday, March 23, 2018 at his home in Garden City surrounded by love and family at the age of 73 years, 7 months and 4 days. On February...
Edith E. Purvis
Mar 20, 2018
Edith E. Purvis, 98, of Danville, Illinois, departed this life, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at the Hawthorne Inn Care Center, Danville. Funeral services are pending under the care of Stanley-Dickey Funeral Home, Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Service times and a complete obituary will be published here as soon as that information becomes available.
George Algozzini
Mar 19, 2018
George Algozzini, 91, of Grain Valley, formerly of Pleasant Hill, and Urich, was born, February 26, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Paul and Frances (Alongi) Algozzini. He departed this life Monday, March 19, 2018, at the North Kansas City Hospice House surrounded with love and family. George was a 1946 East Chicago Roosevelt High School graduate. He was...
Betty Jean Trout
Mar 18, 2018
On June 16, 1929, a late spring, God delivered a gift to the family of Dwight and Bertha Norman on their farm in America's heartland. Betty Jean Norman had entered the world as the baby sister of Vernon, Virginia and Dwight Jr. She departed this life on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at her home surrounded by love and family at...