Obituaries

Bill J. VanSickle

Bill J. VanSickle

Nov 5, 2015

Billy J. VanSickle, 89, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, departed this life on November 5, 2015 at Pleasant Hill Health and Rehab Center surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born August 5, 1926 in Macon, Missouri to Orin Leroy VanSickle and Emma Anna (DeGrott) VanSickle. He grew up in Macon and attended high school there. At the age of 17,...

Ret. US Navy ACCM Ronald E. Benton

Ret. US Navy ACCM Ronald E. Benton

Nov 5, 2015

Ret. US Navy Air Control Chief Master Ronald Eugene Benton departed this life on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at his home at the age of 84 years. He was born on July 27, 1931 in St. Joseph, Missouri the son of George Ivan and Geneva Laverne (Caldwell) Benton. In 1939, his family relocated to Lincolnville, Kansas where his father entered...

Violet M. Raffurty

Violet M. Raffurty

Oct 31, 2015

Violet May Raffurty, 80, of Pleasant Hill, was born September 2, 1935, in Pleasant Hill, the daughter of Marion and Katherine (Johnson) Snow. She departed this life at 2:14 p.m. Saturday, October 31, 2015, at the Research Medical Center, surrounded with love and family. Violet was a 1954 Kingsville High School graduate. On April 3, 1954, she was united in...

Audrey L. Morris

Audrey L. Morris

Oct 28, 2015

Audrey Lee Morris of Garden City, Missouri was born October 2, 1928 near Clinton, Missouri the daughter of Leslie Columbus and Thelma Lee (Zehnder) Moreland. She departed this life on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at her home near Garden City surrounded by love and family at the age of 87 years and 26 days. On June 1, 1947 Audrey was...

Allen Bunch

Allen Bunch

Oct 21, 2015

Harold Allen Bunch 81, a lifelong resident of Pleasant Hill, was born September 13, 1934, in Pleasant Hill, the son of Harold J. and Dorothy (Hutchison) Bunch. He departed this life at 1:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at the Cass County Regional Medical Center, Harrisonville. Allen was a 1952 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. He proudly served in the...

Jason R. Buck

Jason R. Buck

Oct 18, 2015

Jason Richard Buck of Freeman, Missouri was born July 13, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of James Richard and Sharon Kay (Honn) Buck. He departed this life on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 44 years, 3 months and 5 days. Jason was employed as a pipefitter for the...

Carl H. Johnson

Carl H. Johnson

Oct 15, 2015

Carl H. Johnson, 71, Belton, Missouri departed this life on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the Village Hospice House at John Knox Village in Lee's Summit, Missouri. He is survived by his companion, Susan Lucas of the home; 4 sons, Joe, Gary and Mac Johnson and James Lucas; 2 brothers, Donald and Mac Pellicer and a sister, Teresa Pellicer; other...

Theresa Lynn (Evans) Bennett

Theresa Lynn (Evans) Bennett

Oct 14, 2015

Theresa Lynn (Evans) Bennett of Montrose, Mo was born on Oct. 11, 1951 in Mobile, Alabama the youngest of 4 girls to Raymond & Joyce (Boyles) Evans. She departed this life at Research Hospital in Kansas City, Mo on Wed. Oct. 14, 2015. Theresa graduated from Sherwood High School in 1969. She was married to Johny Earl Dodson Sr. in...

Jimmie B. Hayden

Jimmie B. Hayden

Oct 11, 2015

Jimmie Bernley Hayden of Belton, Missouri was born June 15, 1935 in Raytown, Missouri the son of William "Bill" Hayden and Suzanne (Chabrey) Hayden. He departed this life on Sunday, October 11, 2015 at his home in Belton, Missouri surrounded by his loving family. Jimmie was a self employed Construction/Carpenter worker. A true "Jack of all trades". He proudly served...

Jack G. Reeder

Jack G. Reeder

Oct 10, 2015

Jackie Gene "Jack" Reeder, of Archie, Missouri was born July 28, 1927 in Nowata, Oklahoma the son of Stanley Ozmond and Anna Ester (Angle) Reeder. He departed this life on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 88 years, 2 months and 22 days. On November 12, 1944, Jack was united in...

Lois N. Siens

Lois N. Siens

Oct 10, 2015

Lois Nadine Siens of Stilwell, Kansas was born October 2, 1932 in Jasper, Missouri the daughter of George Clifford and Cecile Marie (Collier) Berry. She departed this life on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas surrounded by love and family at the age of 83 years and 8 days. On March 4, 1956, Lois was...

Charles 'Chuck' F. Shirkey

Charles 'Chuck' F. Shirkey

Oct 8, 2015

Charles Francis Shirkey of Harrisonville, Missouri was born June 16, 1928 in Broken Bow, Nebraska the son of R.C. and Leota (Ahl) Shirkey. He departed this life on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at his home in Harrisonville surrounded by love and family at the age of 87 years, 3 months and 22 days. Charles was owner and operator of Design...

Regina Wurdeman

Regina Wurdeman

Oct 4, 2015

Regina A. Wurdeman of Harrisonville, Missouri was born November 27, 1920 in St. Anthony, North Dakota the daughter of George A. and Frances (Leingang) Hoffman. She departed this life on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Golden Years Care Service, Harrisonville at the age of 94 years, 10 months and 7 days. On September 21, 1944 Regina was united in marriage...

Kathleen Allen

Kathleen Allen

Oct 2, 2015

Kathleen Allen, 91, St. Joseph, Missouri passed away Friday, October 2, 2015 at a local healthcare facility. She was born October 12, 1923 in a farmhouse in Austin Township of Cass County, Missouri. Kathleen married G.M. Allen on December 7, 1947. He preceded her in death on January 13, 1999. Although her major role has been that of homemaker, wife...

Esther M. Owens

Esther M. Owens

Oct 2, 2015

Esther Maxine Owens, 100, of Bolivar, formerly of Pleasant Hill, was born January 31, 1915, in Estherville, Iowa, the daughter of Vernal Walter and Florence Gertrude (Brasher) Mills. She departed this life at 7:40 p.m. Friday, October 2, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Bolivar. At a young age Esther moved with her family to Tacoma, Washington, for a brief...

Ronald N. 'Ron' Surber

Ronald N. 'Ron' Surber

Oct 1, 2015

Ronald Neal Surber, 58, of Harrisonville, Missouri was born June 16, 1957, the son of Robert Dean Surber Sr. and Shirley Lucille (Gwinner) Surber in Harrisonville, Missouri. He departed this life on Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Ron began his formal education at Number Nine School, a one-room country school. Ron graduated...

Leslie Buckingham

Leslie Buckingham

Oct 1, 2015

Leslie Lynn Buckingham Denslow, 44-years-old, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2015 at her home in Pleasant Hill, Missouri following a 5-year battle with breast cancer. Leslie was born in Tacoma, Washington on July 15, 1971. She graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 1989 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Missouri – Columbia in...

Helen V. Rollins

Helen V. Rollins

Sep 27, 2015

Helen Virginia Rollins, of Harrisonville, Missouri, was born December 15, 1926 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Robert and Mae (Leader) Smith. She departed this life on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at the Crown Care Center, Harrisonville at the age of 88 years, 9 months and 12 days. Helen was a homemaker. The family would like the thank the...

Larry Dowse

Larry Dowse

Sep 25, 2015

Larry Eugene Dowse, Jr., of Urich, Missouri, was born on July 19, 1969 in Kingsville, Texas. He was the son of Larry Eugene Dowse, Sr. and Margaret (McKean) Dowse. He departed his life on September 25, 2015 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 46 years, 2 months, and 6 days. On September...

Billy H. Barnes

Billy H. Barnes

Sep 24, 2015

Billy H. Barnes, 84, of Pleasant Hill, departed this life, Thursday, September 24, 2015, at the Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center. Cremation has been accorded. No services are scheduled at this times. Arrangements are under the care of Stanley-Dickey Funeral Home, Pleasant Hill, Missouri. A complete obituary will be published here as soon as that information becomes available.