Obituaries

Patricia "Pat" VanArsdale

May 20, 2022

Patricia "Pat" L. VanArsdale, 82, passed unexpectedly on May 20, 2022 and will be laid to rest at Terrace Park Cemetery.

Patricia was born on November 7, 1939 in Industrial City, MO to Lester and Wilma Morgan. As a young child, her father served in the Navy, so they spent 2-3 years living in California and Louisiana. They...

Dorothy Robbins

May 20, 2022

Dorothy Marie Robbins (September 29, 1934 to May 20, 2022) was born in Polk City, IA to parents, Delma and Frances Ware.  She is the last surviving sibling of 11 children.  In 1953 upon graduating high school, she married Charley Robbins and moved to Kansas City, MO. She attended college at William Jewell College. Dorothy taught elementary school at...

John Durham

May 18, 2022

John Eddy Durham, 79, of Kansas City, MO passed away on May 18, 2022. He was born to the late Tommy and Maye Durham on November 18, 1942. He married the love of his life, Sharon F. Durham and was employed as a laborer for the Centainteed Fiberglass Co. for 38 years.

Often, John enjoyed joking or...

Gary Lair

May 18, 2022

Gary D. Lair, 79, of Smithville, MO passed away peacefully on May 18, 2022 at Riverside Place Facility. He was born to the late Reubin and Rosie Lair on May 20, 1942 in Leota, MO. He was married to the love of his life, Sharon, for nearly 25 years.

He was employed as an operating engineer in the...

Gabriella Acosta

May 16, 2022

An obituary is not available at this time for Gabriella Lee Ann Acosta. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Ruth Konken

May 14, 2022

Ruth Marie Konken, 90, of Smithville, Missouri passed away on May 14, 2022.

Ruth was born on November 25, 1931 to Joseph and Rebecca McFarland in Sterling, KS. She attended college, and soon after moved to Wichita, KS where she met her husband, Kenneth Konken, and they were married on July 6, 1959. They relocated their family to...

Virginia Kennedy

May 12, 2022

Virginia Fay Newman Kennedy passed gently on May 12, 2022 in Lees Summit, MO.

She was the 3rd of 6 children born to Grady Harold and Ethel Betrona Newman in Memphis, Tennessee on September 28, 1927. The family moved to St. Louis, MO and owned a string of Dixie Donut shops.  When Virginia was nine years old,...

Evelyn Brown

May 12, 2022

Evelyn Suvilla Brown, 79, passed away on May 12, 2022.

Evelyn was born on February 22, 1943 in Grugan Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania to Clyde and Carrie Hibbler.  Evelyn was one of 17 children.  Her family moved to West Virgina where she spent her childhood years. She met James “Jim” Brown in Niagara Falls where he was...

David Morgan Rivera

May 9, 2022

David Edward Morgan Rivera sadly passed away on May 9th, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri. Dave, as we all knew him best, was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on February 21, 1973. Dave was a man of strong beliefs, strong body and strong heart.

Ever since he was a young child, Dave was a natural athlete with a...

Patricia Hildebrand

May 6, 2022

Patricia “Pat” Ann Hildebrand, 87, of Grandview MO, passed away at her home on May 06, 2022. She was the first child born to the late John W. and Gladys (Duke) Carter on March 17, 1935 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She grew up in Tulsa and graduated from Webster high school in 1954. She met Lester “Les” Hildebrand in Tulsa,...

Bruce Cummins

May 3, 2022

Bruce Cummins, 68 of Kansas City, MO died Tuesday, May 3, 2022 surrounded by his family.  He was born August 7, 1953, in Omaha, Nebraska to the late Earl and Joan (Bladow) Cummins.

Bruce was a simple, hardworking man who loved his family very much. He had a long career with Johnson & Johnson working in pharmaceutical...

Joseph Chennault

Apr 30, 2022

Joseph Earl Chennault, 77, of Smithville, Missouri passed away peacefully on April 30, 2022. He was born into the loving home of Ed and Sarah Chennault on January 23, 1945, in Blossom, Texas where he was one of ten children.

Joseph after school began working at a local convenience store where he met the love of his...

Juanita Bailey

Apr 28, 2022

Juanita Bailey, 93 of Gladstone, MO passed away April 28, 2022 surrounded by her family. Funeral services are 11 a.m., Saturday, May 7, her 94th birthday, at Terrace Park Funeral Home. Visitation will precede the service, 10–11 am. Juanita was a graduate of North Kansas City High School, and worked as an office administrator with several companies, the last...

Robert Allison

Apr 27, 2022

Robert “Bob” Carl Wright Allison, 83, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on April 27, 2022. He was born to the late Raymond and Rose Marie Allison on November 13, 1938. He was married to the love of his life, Linda, in 1965. They shared close to 57 wonderful years together. Bob and...

Veda Roush

Apr 26, 2022

Veda M. Roush, 85, of Gladstone, Missouri passed away on April 26, 2022.

Veda was born on February 24, 1937 in Wister, Oklahoma to her parents, George and Dorothy Shipley. She along with her two brothers and sister grew up in Wister, Dustin, and other locations in Oklahoma.  Her father passed when she was about one year old, and her mother remarried a few...

Anthony Holiman

Apr 18, 2022

Anthony James Holiman, left this world at the age 39, on April 18th, 2022. He started his life in Kansas City, Missouri on October 17th, 1982. Born to a young couple, Lori Loya and Tim Holiman, this baby boy was raised during the infamous 80’s music, the beginnings of video gaming brought into homes, the first computers, rental movies,...

Linda McDowell

Apr 18, 2022

Linda Kay McDowell, 78, of Kansas City, MO passed away peacefully on April 18, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was born to the late Everett Carl and Thelma Mae Lawhon on May 27, 1943. She was married to the love of her life, Darrel Lee McDowell.

Linda was employed at the Jones Store Co; located in...

Cheryl Beaver

Apr 16, 2022

Cheryl Jean (Blackburn) Beaver was born to the late Carl and Norma (Plemmons) Blackburn on October 16, 1950 in Waynesville, Missouri and died at the age of 71 on April 16, 2022, surrounded by family.

Following graduation from Platte County R-3 in 1968, Cheryl moved to Maryville, Missouri to attend college. While there, she discovered a love...

Edward Walker

Apr 11, 2022

Edward Patrick Walker, 61, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on April 11, 2022.

Edward was born on February 17, 1961 in Hannibal, Missouri to Jack and Joyce Walker. In 1980, Edward and his brother, Dan, moved to Kirksville, MO to attend Truman State University. After receiving his bachelor’s degree, he moved to the Kansas City area,...

Mellie Weekes

Apr 10, 2022

Mellie Ann Kelley Weekes — selfless, gentle, kind and cherished by all who knew her—passed away April 10, 2022, in Kansas City, MO.

Mellie was born in Houston, MO, on August 26, 1935, to George Oren and Katherine Elmore Kelley. Mellie was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Houston until her graduation...