Obituaries

Doris Pickard

Dec 23, 2019

Doris Jane “Janie” Pickard,

Janie was born on October 15, 1948 to Randall and Sophia Thornton in Marshall, Missouri. Her family moved to the Northland when she was five and she was in the first graduating class of Oak Park High School in 1966.. She had a variety of jobs over the years, but her main focus...

Norman Welty

Dec 22, 2019

Norman R. Welty, 64, died on December 22, 2019 comfortably at his home after a short battle with cancer.

Norman Richard Welty was born on September 17, 1955 in Waco, Texas, the son of Leland Richard and Beverly Jean (Jensen) Welty.

Norman graduated from Oak Park High School in the class of 1974. He was...

Patricia Schroer

Dec 22, 2019

Patricia Ann Schroer, 76, of Kansas City, passed away to be with her Lord on December 22, 2019.  Funeral services will be at 1:00pm on Friday, December 27 at Christ Lutheran Church, with visitation from 12-1:00pm.  Burial will follow at Terrace Park Cemetery.  Memorial donations are suggested to KC Pet Project.

Patricia was born on February 20,...

Oscar Davidson

Dec 22, 2019

Oscar Eugene Davidson, 92, of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away peacefully Sunday morning, December 22nd in Independence, Missouri.

“Oscar” or more often called “Gene” in his younger years, was born September 16, 1927 on the Davidson family farm in Sarcoxie, Missouri area.  He was the eleventh child and named after his father William Oscar Davidson - all...

Robert Campbell

Dec 21, 2019

Bob “G” Campbell, 73, of Weatherby Lake, Missouri, died December 21st at North Kansas City Hospital. He was the third of four boys, born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 23, 1946, to the late John and Temperance (Short) Campbell.

Bob always knew what he wanted, and never let anything stand in his way.  In fact, he...

John Wilson

Dec 20, 2019

John Patrick “Pat” Wilson, Sr., 70, of KCMO, passed away on December 20, 2019 at North Kansas City Hospital.  Visitation will be Thursday, December 26, 2019 from 1-2pm, followed by a service at 2pm, all at Terrace Park Funeral Home, 801 NW 108th St. (169 Hwy & Shoal Creek) Kansas City, MO. Interment with military honors will follow at...

Joan Newmeyer

Dec 19, 2019

Joan Margaret Newmeyer, 79, of Kansas City, MO passed away on December 19, 2019. Joan was born on August 26, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. She moved to the Kansas City area in the late 1970’s to work as an analyst for TWA. She retired from TWA after 27 years and then began working for Travelport, where she worked...

Johanna Janke

Dec 18, 2019

Johanna Janke, 96, of Kansas City, MO passed away on December 18, 2019.

Funeral services will be scheduled at a later date. Please check back for the full obituary.

James Shea

Dec 16, 2019

James Patrick “Pat” Shea, 65, of Trimble, Missouri, passed away December 16, 2019 at his home.  He was born on November 14, 1954 in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Franklin and Jean Shea.  Pat was a 1973 graduate of Lafayette High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Missouri Western State University.

Pat was a...

Ruth Kellogg

Dec 11, 2019

Ruth Kellogg, 90, of Kansas City, MO passed away on December 11, 2019.

Zola Ruth Kellogg was born on September 21, 1929 in St. Joseph, MO to Oscar and Sarah George. She graduated from high school in Agency, MO and worked for many years as a waitress and banquet server at the Hilton and Hyatt hotels in...

Carolyn Ellis

Dec 7, 2019

Carolyn Ellis (Coker) lost her battle with MS on December 7, 2019. Carolyn was born on October 15, 1948 to Paul and Benita Coker. She graduated from Park Hill high school in 1966 and went on to graduate from the University of Missouri’s Journalism School. She worked at PBI Gordon for 20+ years. Carolyn is preceded in death by her...

Dolores Thompson

Dec 6, 2019

Dolores Eileen Thompson, 95, passed away peacefully at her home in Kingwood, Texas on December 6, 2019.

Dolores was born to Elmer and Sybil (Counterman) Wasmuth on June 30, 1924 in Kansas City, Kansas.  She married Lawerence A. Thompson on March 31, 1951 and they had two daughters and resided in Gladstone, Missouri until they moved to...

Tony Silvey

Dec 2, 2019

Tony L. Silvey, 64, of Kansas City, MO passed away on December 2, 2019.

Tony was born on October 15, 1955 in Kansas City, MO to Jack and Mary Ann Harshner-Silvey. He graduated from Oak Park High School in 1974. Tony worked for many years as store manager for MCkeever’s Price Chopper in Parkville, MO. When he wasn’t...

Mary Copeland

Nov 25, 2019

Mary L. Copeland, 93, of Kansas City, died November 25, 2019.  She was born on October 17, 1926 near Greentop, Missouri, to Tom and Sylvia Lile.  Mary graduated from Greentop High School in 1943 after which she went to Kansas City, Missouri.  She worked for insurance companies and retired from the Jones Store Payroll Department in 1992.   She was...

Willard Naylor

Nov 23, 2019

Willard Frank Naylor, 81, of Liberty, MO, died November 23, 2019.  He was born on June 9, 1938 in Fairbury, Nebraska to Frank E. and Anna E. (Nutsch) Naylor.  He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and the Army Reserves, was a volunteer with the Boy Scouts, the Optimist Club, and had been a volunteer firefighter.  Bill...

Linda Webster

Nov 22, 2019

Linda L. Webster, 76, of Kansas City, MO passed away on November 22, 2019.

Linda was born on October 5, 1943 in Springfield, MO to parents Francis “Frank” and Bettie Jo Walker. She graduated from Southeast High School in Kansas City, MO in 1962. She held a variety of jobs throughout her life including working as a representative...

Norman Amos

Nov 21, 2019

Norman Amos, 82, passed away on November 21, 2019. Funeral services will be held at Terrace Park Funeral Home on Monday, November 25th at 1:00pm, with visitation beginning one hour prior. Burial will follow at Mt. Moriah South.

Norman Lee Amos was born in Clinton County near Lathrop, Missouri.  First born of share croppers Floyd Tandy Amos and Emma...

Robert Estes

Nov 20, 2019

Robert D. Estes, 89, of Kansas City, MO died peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.  He was born in Texas on May 16, 1930, to the late Robert and Eula (Delaney) Estes.

Robert was proud to serve in the U.S. Army during the Korean war, he was a corrugated box salesman for many years working...

Herman Bland

Nov 17, 2019

Herman Bland, 75, passed away November 17, 2019. He was born April 21, 1944 in Carlise, Arkansas to AB and Arnetta Bland. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; and one sister.

Mr. Herman Bland graduated from Carven High School in Lonoke, Arkansas in 1962. After graduation, he attended Mechanic school in Little Rock,...

Russel Stephens Jr.

Nov 16, 2019

Russel Coleman Stephens Jr., 86, of Kansas City, MO passed away on November 16, 2019.

Russel “Jr”, was born on March 1, 1933 in Sampsel, MO to Russel Sr. and Venice (Ott) Stephens. After graduating high school he enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served as a radarman during the Korean War. In 1956, he...