Obituaries
John Reed
Nov 13, 2013
John Thomas "Cricket" Reed, 64, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away November 13, 2013. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 pm Friday November 22nd at Mount Moriah Terrace Park Funeral Home. Visitation will precede the Celebration from 1:00 - 2:00 pm. John was born July 9, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Tonganoxie High School and...
William Jansen
Nov 12, 2013
William "Henry" Jansen passed away peacefully early on the morning of November 12, 2013. He was born January 10, 1930 near Sweet Springs MO to William H. Jansen and Anna Louise (Hartman) Jansen.At Age 16 he bought a truck and went into business hauling anything anyone woould pay him to move. He later bought a baler and added hay baling...
Steven Leontos
Nov 3, 2013
Steven "Steve" Eugene Leontos, of Kansas City, MO, passed away November 3, 2013. He died after a courageous battle with cancer. Steve was born December 12, 1950 in St. Joseph, MO to Chris & Charlotte Leontos. He graduated from St. Joseph Central High School in 1969 and later graduated from MWSC. Steve served proudly in The United States Navy during the Vietnam...
Vernon Wilbur
Oct 18, 2013
VERNON EUGENE WILBUR, 79, of Kansas City, MO passed away Oct. 18, 2013. His funeral service will be 2pm, Wednesday, Oct. 23 with visitation one hour prior at Mount Moriah Terrace Park- Cemetery Chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to New Song Orphans Home of India, C/O New Song Community Church, 1127 Grant Road, East Wenatchee, WA...
Grady Gibson
Oct 17, 2013
Grady D. Gibson, 83, passed away October 17, 2013 at NorthCare Hospice. He was born March 25, 1930 to Grady R. and Amelia E. (Hill) Gibson in Birmingham, Alabama. Grady graduated from Northeast High School in 1947 and Central Missouri State College in 1951. He married Louise Menter on September 3, 1950 spending 63 wonderful years together. Grady was a Scoutmaster...
Norma Lightfoot
Oct 13, 2013
Norma Lee Lightfoot was born May 18th, 1937 in Triplett, MO, the fourth of five children to Charles William "Bill" and Elizabeth Rosalie "Rose" (Gates) Spencer. Norma was a fun-loving and adventurous girl. Her first job at age 16 was for Stamper Foods in Marshall, MO; she still has the knife she used there. In 1955 she graduated from High School...
Lela Trester
Oct 8, 2013
Lela Marilyn Trester 87, of Gladstone, Missouri passed away peacefully at her home. Lela was born in Moberly, Missouri on March 18, 1926. Lela was the daughter of the late Robert and Velma (Patton) Taylor of Armstrong, Missouri. Lela grew up on the farm. She attended Sharon Grade School, graduated in 1944 from Armstrong High School, and graduated from Central...
Lily Simon
Oct 4, 2013
Lily Elisabeth Simon, 8 years old, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away October 4, 2013. Lily's visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 PM, Thursday, October 10th at Mount Moriah Terrace Park Chapel, 801 Northwest 108th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. Her funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Friday, October 11th at Graceway Church, 5460 Blue Ridge Cut-Off, Kansas City, Missouri 64133....
Clara Shafar
Oct 4, 2013
Clara Nadine Shafar, age 95 years, passed away on October 4, 2013. Nadine was preceded in death by her husband K.O. Shafar, her parents, and brother James F. Dicken. She was born April 7, 1918 to James and Leota Dicken in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Nadine retired from UMKC School of Dentistry. She liked to keep busy and decided that retirement was not for...
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