Obituaries
Loueva "Jeanne" Shinn
Sep 5, 2023
Loueva Jeanne Shinn, 96, of Weatherby Lake, Missouri died peacefully on September 5, 2023, surrounded by family. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Platte Woods Methodist Church, 7310 Prairie View Road, Platte Woods, Missouri 64151 (church phone: 816-741-2972) followed by a celebration reception in the church’s Dining Hall to which...
Debra A. "Debbie" Melvin
Sep 3, 2023
Debbie was born on December 25, 1953, in Kansas City, Kansas. She was the youngest daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Morgan. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in May 1971 and then continued her education at Kansas City Kansas Junior College. She married James “Jim” D. Melvin, Jr. on August 8, 1975, and were blessed with two children, Stephen and...
Tara Biswell
Sep 1, 2023
Tara Biswell, 46 of Kansas City, Missouri passed away after a brief, but courageous battle with cancer. Tara graduated from Winnetonka High School. Tara had a beautiful and infectious smile. She spent much of her free time with friends and family, and would often call multiple times a day just to check on them. She enjoyed spending time with her...
Lisa Shinn
Aug 31, 2023
Lisa Diane Shinn, 65, of Smithville, Missouri, passed away on August 31, 2023. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 7th, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at the Family Worship Center (98 Stonebridge Lane, Smithville MO 64089) followed by an inurnment ceremony at the Terrace Park Cemetery (801 NW 108th St, Kansas City, MO 64155) and then a luncheon...
Roberta M. Shields
Aug 31, 2023
Roberta M. Shields, 74, of Kansas City, passed away August 31, 2023.
Roberta was born on November 17, 1948 in West Plains, Missouri. She was a graduate of Oak Park High School in Kansas City and was a homemaker throughout most of her life.
Roberta was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Dorothy...
Teresa Janeil Harding
Aug 29, 2023
Teresa Janeil Harding, 74, of Liberty, Missouri went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 29, 2023.
Teresa was born on January 9, 1949 in Clinton, Missouri. She was one of 12 children born to Julian and Bonnie Church. She graduated from Calhoun High School in Calhoun, Missouri and then later continued her education, training in...
Kenneth Edward Houston
Aug 27, 2023
Kenneth "Kenny" Edward Houston, 32, went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 27, 2023.
Kenny was born on July 18, 1991 in Kansas City, Missouri to Charles Edward "Eddie" Houston and Linda Duncan. Kenny was a graduate of North Kansas City Highschool. He possessed an admirable work ethic, working at various restaurants, as well as Dollar...
James "Jim" Benjamin McCarty
Aug 24, 2023
James “Jim” Benjamin McCarty, 94, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on August 24, 2023.
Jim was born August 13, 1929 in Clinton, Tennessee. He was the youngest of ten children born to Floyd and Julie McCarty. Jim joined the United States Air Force where he served from 1951 to 1953. Shortly after his honorable discharge he met...
Sheri McIntire
Aug 23, 2023
Sheri Elaine McIntire, 58, of Kansas City, Missouri gained her Heavenly wings on August 23, 2023.Sheri was born on December 7th, 1964, in Kansas City, Missouri to Edmond and Barbara McIntire.Sheri grew up in a competitive family and loved sports, playing softball at an early age and was on the Oak Park Varsity softball team. She was a catcher, heavy...
Roberta Lee Peters
Aug 22, 2023
Roberta Lee Peters, 75, passed away on August 22, 2023
Roberta was born on September 17, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. She was the only child born to Harold and Loraine Cunis, and was blessed to have met the love of her life in grade school. She and Richard Peters were married in 1967 and from this marriage they...
Kenneth "Big-D" Russell Carlile
Aug 22, 2023
Kenneth Russell Carlile, 87, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away surrounded by his loving family on August 22, 2023.
Kenneth, who was affectionately known by many as "Big-D", was born on August 1,1936 in Jacksonville,Texas. He was the only child born to Russell and Alice Carlile and spent his youth living among the oil fields of Texas and...
Albina Saenz Rodriguez
Aug 20, 2023
Albina Saenz Rodriguez, 51, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 20, 2023.
Born on April 30, 1972 in Waukegan, Illinois to parents, Amado and Josephine Saenz; Albina was named after her grandmother - something she always felt special about. She worked for many years alongside her sister, in property management. This career took her...
Betty Imogene Gambreal
Aug 20, 2023
Betty Imogene Gambreal, 89, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on August 20, 2023.
Betty was born on February 20, 1934, in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee. She was the youngest of eight children born to James “Jim” and Addie (Bumpus) Blackwell. When she was 14 years old, her family moved to Clarksville, TN where she met the love of...
Pamela S Gash
Aug 20, 2023
Pamela S. Crandall Gash, 67, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023. She was born on Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, Kansas on September 8, 1955, to the late Arthur and Loretta (Schaffer) Crandall.
She is survived by her daughter Cheri (Matthew) Bonsignore, Son Stacy (Cecilia) Gash, grandchildren Adelaide, Skye and Camryn. She is also...
Tre Alexander Roschevitz
Aug 16, 2023
Tre Roschevitz, 17, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. He was born June 7, 2006.
Tre loved all that life had to offer and he made the most of his 17 years on earth. He enjoyed time going to concerts with friends, skateboarding, street art, and being with his family. He is an honorary member of the Corvette...
Rose Marie Glenn
Aug 11, 2023
Rose Marie Glenn was the first and only daughter born to the proud parents of Jane Hope Glenn (Hill) and Roy Edwin Glenn, Jr, in Los Angeles, California on January 19, 1962. She attended Cimmaron Avenue Elementary, Dodson Junior High, and San Pedro High School, graduating in 1979. From early on in her life, there were four things about...
Sharon Rose Martin
Aug 7, 2023
Sharon Rose Martin, 78, of Kansas City, MO, gained her Heavenly wings on August 7, 2023.
She was born to parents Harold Robert McGuire and Geneva Lucille Yeager, on June 25, 1945, in Gatesville, Texas. She met the love of her life, Kenneth Martin, on a blind date and from that moment they were inseparable. They were married on July 1, 1967, in Grandview, Missouri and were blessed with raising four children.Sharon enjoyed...
Cynthia Rae Searcy
Aug 7, 2023
Cynthia Rae Searcy passed away in her sleep on August 7, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. She is preceded in death by her parents Maurice (Eddie) and Juanita Barker. She is survived by her husband, Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Kenny A. Searcy, daughter Anna Searcy, brothers Edward Barker (Kathy), Alan Barker (Marina), and Roger Barker, and five nephews and nieces. ...
LeeAnn Pack
Aug 7, 2023
LeeAnn Rothschild Ballew Pack, 82, of Smithville, Missouri passed away on August 7, 2023.
LeeAnn was born on May 1, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri to Bert Rothschild and Mary Margaret (Hill) Rothschild. She attended grade school at Henry Crump and graduated from Paseo High School. LeeAnn married Stephen Ballew in January of 1958, and had four children. They lived...
Anita Louise Noble
Aug 6, 2023
Anita Louise Noble, 77, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 6, 2023.
Anita was born on May 6, 1946 in Denver, Colorado to Lyle and Esther Peak. Her family moved to her adopted hometown of Quincy, Illinois where she graduated from Quincy High School in 1964. She continued her education at William...
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