Obituaries

Larry E. Snyder

Larry E. Snyder

May 21, 2016

Larry Eugene Snyder, 63, of Pleasant Hill, was born, November 19, 1952, in Harrisonville, the son of Bill J. and Cletis D. (Murphy) Snyder. He departed this life, Saturday, May 21, 2016, at the Cass Regional Medical Center. Larry was a 1970 Pleasant Hill High School graduate and was a United States Air Force Veteran. On June 22, 1974, he...

Emma Jean Smith

Emma Jean Smith

May 19, 2016

Emma Jean Smith of Harrisonville, Missouri was born October 8, 1942 in Lone Jack, Missouri the daughter of Leroy Burns and Genevia Louise (Holt) Eisel. She departed this life on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Cass Regional Medical Center, Harrisonville at the age of 73 years, 7 months and 11 days. Emma Jean was employed as a custodian for...

Lavonne Carlile

Lavonne Carlile

May 17, 2016

Lettie Lavonne (Viles) Carlile, 84, of Pleasant Hill, was born, July 16, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Basil V. and Lucy J. (Hipsher) Viles. She departed this life, Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at the Lee’s Summit Medical Center surrounded with love and family. Lavonne was a 1949 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. On May 2, 1959, she...

Milfred S. Smiley

Milfred S. Smiley

May 17, 2016

Milfred Samuel Smiley, 96, of Pleasant Hill, was born, January 16, 1920, in Versailles, Missouri, the son of Hugh W. and Blanche E. Wahlers Smiley. He departed this life May 17, 2016, at his home surrounded with love and family. Milfred was a 1938 Versailles High School graduate. He was a U.S. Army WWII veteran serving in the European Theatre...

Gordon R. Bell

Gordon R. Bell

May 13, 2016

Gordon Ray Bell, 60, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of St. Louis, was born, August 30, 1955, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the son of Richard and Doris (Fleetwood) Bell. He departed this life Friday May 13, 2016, at his home. He was a 1974 graduate of the Brentwood High School in St. Louis. He later graduated from the State Fair...

Ollie 'Elizabeth' Osburn

Ollie 'Elizabeth' Osburn

May 10, 2016

Ollie “Elizabeth” Weddington Osburn departed this life Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at the age of 81 following a brief battle with cancer. She was born Dec. 17, 1934 to David Leon and Ruby Lee McClendon Weddington near Harrisonville, Mo., in the Lone Tree community. Elizabeth’s first husband was Jerry Cary, who died shortly after they wed. She then married William...

Roy Woodring

Roy Woodring

May 10, 2016

Daniel Roy Woodring of Garden City, Missouri was born near Creighton, Missouri on July 20, 1928 to Daniel Arthur and Clara Rebecca (Randol) Woodring. He passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at his home at the age of 87 years. Roy was a 1946 graduate of Creighton High School. After graduating, he went to Kansas City to work, staying...

Mary Lou Chambers

Mary Lou Chambers

May 10, 2016

Mary Lou (Gregg) Chambers, 67, passed away on May 10, 2016 after a valiant battle with Stage 4 Lung Cancer. Mary Lou was born on August 27, 1948, to Donald Gene and Peggy (Goodson) Gregg. She was an only child. She was raised in Creighton and moved to Raytown, MO in high school. She graduated from Raytown South High School...

Joseph Xavier Hutman

Joseph Xavier Hutman

May 5, 2016

Joseph Xavier Hutman of Harrisonville, Missouri departed this life Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Truman Medical Center Lakewood, Kansas City, Missouri surrounded with family and love. Joseph is survived by his parents, Sean and Regina (Rogers) Hutman of the home; his seven brothers, Cole, Gabriel, Ryan, Patrick, Jude, Karol, Andre; his two sisters, Savannah and Natalie; Paternal grandmother, Diane Hutman...

Charles Leon Wood

Charles Leon Wood

May 2, 2016

Charles "Corky" Leon Wood, 80, of Harrisonville, MO fell asleep in death in his home on Monday, May 2, 2016. Charles is survived by the love of his life, Joyce, of 57 years; their children Vickie (Ted) Mitchell of Grandview, MO, Janet Roscher, Matthew (Becky) Wood, Mark (Sabrina) Wood, all of Harrisonville, MO; Grandchildren Joyce (Amadeo) Mejia, Clayton Luke Roscher,...

Wm. 'Bill' R. Davis

Wm. 'Bill' R. Davis

Apr 30, 2016

William "Bill" Russell Davis, of Independence, Missouri was born August 12, 1940, in Garden City, Missouri the son of Rollie Vernon "Bill" and Stella Jane (Nation) Davis. He departed this life on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at the Kansas City Hospice House surrounded by his loving family at the age of 75 years, 8 months and 18 days. On January...

Logan A. Huff

Logan A. Huff

Apr 29, 2016

Logan Alan Huff, age 27, of Pleasant Hill, was born February 25, 1989, in Lee’s Summit. He departed this life Friday, April 29, 2016, at his home in Pleasant Hill. Logan was a 2007 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. On May 17, 2014, he was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart, Brooke Nicole McDowell in Independence. Logan was...

Joshua A. Griffith

Joshua A. Griffith

Apr 29, 2016

Joshua Allen Griffith, 36, of Fulton, Missouri, formerly of Odessa, was born, July 14, 1979, in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, the son of Lawrence Allen Griffith, Jr. and Cathy Gaye (Greer) Griffith. He departed this life, Tuesday, April 29, 2016, at his home. Joshua attended Odessa schools until the 8th grade; transferring to the Kansas City School for the Blind in...

Howard L. Collins

Howard L. Collins

Apr 27, 2016

Howard Lee Collins, 80, of Pleasant Hill, was born March 13, 1936, in Pleasant Hill, the son of Lloyd and Elsie (Ferguson) Collins. He departed this life, Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at the Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation center. Howard was a 1954 Pleasant Hill High School graduate and a United States Army Veteran. On June 30, 1960, he was...

Dominick James Andrews

Dominick James Andrews

Apr 25, 2016

Dominick James Andrews of Archie, Missouri was born May 29, 2004 in Overland Park, Kansas the son of Chad Michael and Jamie Deanne (Schieber) Andrews. He departed this life on Monday, April 25, 2016 at his home near Archie at the age of 11 years, 10 months and 27 days. Dominick was a 5th grader at the Archie Elementary School....

Dorothy I. Hatton

Dorothy I. Hatton

Apr 24, 2016

Dorothy Irene Hatton, 95, of Pleasant Hill, was born, April 15, 1921, near Pleasant Hill, the daughter of Archibald J. and Lennie (Mitts) King. She departed this life peacefully, Sunday, April 24, 2016, at the Foxwood Springs Care Center, Raymore. On October 26, 1939, she was united in marriage to Edgar Marion Hatton in Harrisonville. He preceded her in death...

Jerry Allen Woolery

Jerry Allen Woolery

Apr 21, 2016

Jerry Allen Woolery, 68, of Peculiar, Missouri passed away April 21, 2016 at the VA Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri after a courageous 3 year battle with prostrate cancer. Jerry was born October 7, 1947 to Emery R. and Edyth J. (Coskey) Woolery, whom preceded him in death. His childhood was spent on the family farm near East Lynne, Missouri....

James L. 'Jim' Vallee

James L. 'Jim' Vallee

Apr 21, 2016

James L Vallee, 74, of Harrisonville, Missouri died April 21, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Marie and two sons, David of Columbia, MO and Ken and his wife Kourtney of Peculiar, MO. He is also survived by his mother in-law, Lillian Strack and brother in-law Larry Strack and his wife Dorothy Strack. Two nephews Keith Strack (Erin), Lewis...

Jerry W. Fry

Jerry W. Fry

Apr 20, 2016

Jerry Wayne Fry was born April 1, 1956 in Springfield, Missouri to Richard and Elsie Fry. He had two older siblings, Jeanette and Steve. His family moved to the Kansas City area in the late-60s. He graduated from Olathe High School in 1974 and lived in various places before settling in a little house outside of Freeman, Missouri where he...

Althea Alberta Ethington

Althea Alberta Ethington

Apr 17, 2016

Althea Alberta Ethington age 82 of Harrisonville, Missouri departed this life Sunday, April 17, 2016 at her home near Harrisonville surrounded with love and family. She is survived by a son, David Ethington, Harrisonville, Missouri; a daughter, Sharon Faith, Shreveport, Louisiana; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Sandy Thomas, Tucson, Arizona, Terry Thomas, Wheaton, Missouri; a sister, Mary Simms, Independence,...