Obituaries

Nov 4, 2020

Norma Jean Lamp, age 88, died on November 4, 2020.  She was born in Kansas City, Missouri on February 21, 1932 to Thomas and  Winifred Greeley, and lived her entire life there.  She graduated from Northeast High School in 1948.  She married Paul Lamp in 1953. They were married for 61 years.

Norma worked for many years...

Nov 4, 2020

Jesse Edward Stokes Sr., 87, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather that was loved by his family and friends.

Jesse, was born on September 4, 1933 in Dallas, Texas where he grew up and graduated  from Sunset High School. At the age of 14, he joined the...

Nov 3, 2020

Services will be available to view via livestream and recording at https://www.oneroomstreaming.com/view/authorise.php?k=160530574585570

Basil C. Gaulding, 95, of Wentworth, South Dakota, (formerly of Kansas City, MO) passed away peacefully on November 3, 2020.  Basil was born in Kansas City on December 8, 1924, to Jesse H. and Hattie J. (Trent) Gaulding.  The family moved to Ozark County, Missouri, and...

Nov 2, 2020

Marilyn Joan Shipley, 87, died November 2, 2020 at her home in Kansas City, Missouri. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 6, 2020 from 12-1pm at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 801 NW 108th Street, Kansas City, MO at the main chapel. Her funeral service will follow at 1pm. Burial with graveside service will be at Terrace Park Cemetery...

Oct 30, 2020

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Gary Lee Miller, 70, of Smithville, Missouri passed away on October 30, 2020.

Gary was born on February 12, 1950 in Smithville, Missouri to Jesse and Dorothy Miller. Gary worked for KCP&L at their Iatan Power Plant as a controller and proud...

Oct 27, 2020

Julia Ann Johnson, age 77, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on October 27th, 2020. Julie was born on March 4th, 1943, to Earl and Oneita Carson. She married the love of her life, Bill Johnson in 1961, and they settled in the Gladstone area. Throughout their nearly 60-year marriage, they were blessed with three children, four grandchildren, and...

Oct 27, 2020

Terry D. Baker, 70, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on October 27, 2020 at North Kansas City Hospital. Services will be held at Terrace Park Funeral Home. The visitation will begin at 11 am Saturday, October 31, 2020 with funeral service following at 12 pm. Burial will take place following services at Terrace Park Cemetery.

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Oct 26, 2020

Evelyn Marie Anderson, 82, of Kansas City, MO passed away October 26, 2020 at her home. She was born on February 2, 1938 in Kansas City, Kansas.  She married Leo T. Anderson, the two had three children. Evelyn was a lifelong homemaker who dedicated her life to the support and care of her family. At any given time, you...

Oct 24, 2020

Richard (“Dick”, “Nick”) George Nickum was born December 27, 1937, to Irma Verhamme Nickum and Richard Nickum.  He received his bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University and entered the Army as a commissioned officer (2nd lieutenant).  He fought in the Vietnam war and separated from the Army in 1967.  He worked as a systems analyst, primarily at the Federal...

Oct 23, 2020

Carol Ann (Smith) Lauf, 77, died October 23, 2020 at her home in Kansas City, Missouri after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 1, 2020 from 2-4pm at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 801 NW 108th Street, Kansas City, MO at the main chapel. Her funeral service will be held at 10am on Monday, November 2,...

Oct 22, 2020

Marjorie Ellen Chapman, 87, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on October 22, 2020.

Marjorie was born on March 28, 1933 in Iola, Kansas to William and Ruth Mark. She spent a short time working for Western Chemical as a controller, but her primary job was caring for her three children. Family was the most important thing...

Oct 21, 2020

Eldon F. Toy, 97, passed away on October 21, 2020. A memorial service will be held at Gashland Baptist Church on Friday, October 30th at 10:00am.

Eldon was born on August 7, 1923 in Waverly, Kansas to Orville and Maude (Redding) Toy. After graduating high school, Eldon joined the Navy. It was also during this time that...

Oct 21, 2020

Donna Kay (Smith) Newport, age 75, of  Kansas City,  MO, passed away on October 21, 2020 at North Kansas City Hospital, following a brief battle with Covid.

Ms. Newport was born November 26, 1944 in St. Joseph, MO. She was a loving Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and Friend.

She was preceded in death by her parents...

Oct 20, 2020

Leland "Lee" Ernest Calvert, 87, passed away on October 20, 2020.

Leland was born on May 30, 1933 in Emden, MO. After graduating from North Kansas City High School he joined the Army where he served in the special forces unit during the Korean War. While in the Army, he also played on their baseball team. In...

Oct 17, 2020

Services for Cecil Reid will be live streamed/recorded and available to at https://www.oneroomstreaming.com/view/authorise.php?k=160342177882456

Cecil W. Reid, age 96, of Kansas City, Missouri, died October 17, 2020 in Arizona surrounded by his family. Visitation will take place at Terrace Park Funeral Home and Cemetery on Thursday, October 29, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. with a Celebration of Life and...

Oct 11, 2020

Donald Ray Fainter, 79, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on October 11, 2020. Donald was born on March 19, 1941 in Mexico, Missouri to Eldon and Lola Fainter. When he was just 13 years old he was given his first opportunity to drive a commercial truck and from then on he continued to fulfill his passion of driving...

Oct 11, 2020

Donald “Don” Eugene Calvert, 91, of Kansas City, MO passed away on October 11, 2020.

Don was born on August 18, 1929 to William and Julia (Murphy) Calvert in Independence, MO. He married Shirley Brown on January 13, 1951. Two children were born of this marriage. Don is a US Veteran, having served in the Army from 1951...

Oct 11, 2020

Billy Lee Maples, 89, of Smithville, MO passed away on October 11, 2020. Born on June 3, 1931, Billy was one of thirteen children born to Thomas and Maggie Maples. He grew up and attend high school in Reed Springs, Missouri, which is where he met the love of his life, Arvilla Shirkey. Billy and Arvilla were married on...

Oct 11, 2020

Norval “Curtis” Nichols, 80, of Kansas City, MO passed away on October 11, 2020.

Curtis was born on January 24, 1940 in Kansas City, MO to Verbal L. and Nellie A. (Shafer) Nichols. On February 23, 1964, Curtis married the love of his life, Vickie G. Pilant. From this marriage two boys were born. He was a...

Oct 11, 2020

Lorren R Taylor, 87 years old of Kansas City Missouri, passed away Sunday October 11th, 2020. Lorren was born October 27th, 1932 in Stover Missouri. He was raised on a family farm, south of Stover and graduated from Stover High School. After high school, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, on the Crosley-high speed transport...