Obituaries

Jun 20, 2023

Michael Allen Smith, 69, of Edwardsville, Kansas passed away at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas at 7:20 pm on June 20, 2023.He was born on January 24, 1954, in La Plata, Maryland, the first child of Warren Webster Smith and Mary Louise Simms Smith.Mike attended Truman High School in Independence, Missouri and graduated from Gauley Bridge High School...

May 27, 2023

Donald Ray Brooks (75) of Raymore, MO passed away on Saturday, May 27th, 2023, at Belton Regional Hospital with family by his side. Donald was born on April 23rd, 1948, to Mildred and Raymond Brooks in Muskogee, OK. He grew up in Parsons, KS and graduated from Parson High School. Donald owned Don’s Scrap Metal & Recycling for 30+ years...

May 17, 2023

Krista Renae Blackmore (née Wyrick) died on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in Harrisonville, MO at the age of 46. She is survived by her husband John Paul Blackmore of Garden City, MO, children Xen Blackmore of San Antonio, TX & John Paul Blackmore II of Belton, MO, and granddaughter Andrèa Rodriguez Blackmore of Mesa, AZ.Krista is also survived by her...

May 9, 2023

Ryan Hatfield of Tonganoxie, KS, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on May 9th, 2023 at age 42 after a courageous battle with cancer. Ryan was born on January 23, 1981 in Jefferson City, MO. He graduated from Jefferson City High School in 1999 and the University of Missouri-Rolla in 2002 with a degree in Electrical Engineering....

May 1, 2023

Betty Jean Taylor, 80 yrs old, passed away May 1st, 2023 in Spring Hill, Kansas.She was born Dec. 1st, 1942 in Clinton, Missouri and attended Clinton High School, graduating in 1960.Thereafter, she attended Nursing School at Trinity Lutheran in Kansas City, Missouri, obtaining an R.N. degree in Nursing. She married James A. Taylor on October 23rd, 1965.She was preceded in...

Apr 13, 2023

Francis (Frank) Matthews passed away peacefully April 13th, 2023 in Raymore, Missouri at the age of 85 with his wife by his side.

Frank is survived by his sister Shirley Vortisch of Burlington, CT.; daughters Lisa Hamlin and Linda McConnell of Hutchinson, KS; son Jeffery Matthews of Hutchinson, KS., and step-daughter Star Cipolla of Lee’s Summit, MO. He leaves behind...

Apr 12, 2023

Carol Ann Fisher (Davis) entered into her eternal rest on April 12th, 2023 at Lee’s Summit Medical Center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri at the age of 76.

Carol was born on June 7th, 1946 in Auburn, Washington to Elmer and Francis Davis. She was an essential part of a loving, blended family. They frequently spent time together traveling and camping....

Apr 12, 2023

Josephine Ann "JoAnn" Nelson age 77, of Richmond, Missouri, went to be with the Lord April 12, 2023 at 4:02 pm at her home surrounded by her loved ones after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

JoAnn was born January 26, 1946 to Harry Edward Wheeler and Josephine (Papa) Wheeler in Shreveport, Louisiana. She had a love for horses and...

Mar 27, 2023

Kenneth “Wayne” Danforth Jr. died March 27, 2023. He was born February 9, 1955 to Kenneth (Kenny) and Doris Danforth. Wayne will be honored with a small ceremony of immediate family.

Wayne was preceded in death by his parents Kenny and Doris Danforth, brother Clarence Danforth, and sister Connie Brakebill.

Wayne is survived by daughter Michelle (Travis) Mickelberry and son...

Feb 26, 2023

John Wallace “Johnny” Zeiler, Jr. died peacefully at home in Peculiar, MO on 02/26/2023 at the age of 66.

He was preceded in death by his wife Marianne Zeiler; father John Wallace Zeiler, Sr.; mother Virginia Marion Zeiler; brothers Wendel Zeiler, Daniel Zeiler, and Chris Zeiler; and sister Zoe Zeiler. Johnny is survived by his daughter Melissa Zeiler of TX;...

Feb 22, 2023

Jon Thurmond passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on February 22nd, 2023 at the age of 67. Jon is survived by his wife Carolyn, his daughter Sara, his son Patrick, his grandsons Connor, Corbin, and Finley as well as his sisters Vivian, Gigi, Jeanette, Sherri, and his brother George.

He was born on April 28th, 1955 in Fort...

Jan 30, 2023

Vicki Lynn Davis, age 61, of Garden City, MO, passed away unexpectedly on January 30th, 2023, at Cass Regional Hospital in Harrisonville, MO. She is survived by her grandkids Cheyenne Woolery, Alexis Foreman, and Parker Foreman, and her great grandkids Jasper Woolery, Axton Woolery, Silas Woolery, and Amelia Woolery. She is preceded in death by her son Lawrence Foreman in...

Jan 23, 2023

In Loving Memory of Our Beautiful Daughter

Bridgette Chantel Castaneda, of Belton, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly, suddenly and tragically young on 01/23/2023 at Bates Memorial Hospital. Bridgette was only 29 years old. Our family is devastated and shocked by this loss. Bridgette was born on 06/07/1993 in Kansas City, MO at Menorah Medical Center to parents Joseph and Tosha Castaneda....

Jan 6, 2023

Patricia Ann Hansen-Bronson passed to her Heavenly Father on January 6th, 2023, at the age of 87 years old. She was proceeded in death by her parents James Jacob and Bertha Olive Hansen, her siblings Ora, Nadine, Oliver, Oscar, Galen, and her husband Garnet Gale Bronson.

Pat was born in Barnard, Missouri on June 25, 1935. She graduated from Jefferson...

Dec 25, 2022

Tyler Scott "TyTy" Kelley, 26, of Lowry City, MO, died December 25th, 2022, in a single car accident in Independence, MO. Tyler was born to James Lee Huff and Lisa Kelley (Braaten) on August 30th, 1996. Due to unforeseen circumstances, he spent from age 5 to age 18 being raised by his grandparents Jim and Trudy Kelley. He graduated from...

Dec 19, 2022

Sarah Taylor passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 19th, 2022 in Harrisonville, MO at the age of 42.

Sarah was born January 28,1980 in Kansas City, MO. A 1998 Grandview High School graduate, she had an excitement for life and experienced life with wide-eyed wonder. Everything would take her breath away, from the butterflies at Powell Gardens, to...

Dec 5, 2022

Ellen L Essman, age 97, passed away peacefully in Oak Grove, MO on December 5, 2022. She was born December 29, 1924, in Leeds, Iowa. She was married to Lodelle T Essman, who preceded her in death in 2001. She had 7 children, 3 of which preceded her in death: Jimmy Allen, Victor Allen and Nancy Littlefield, and 4 of...

Nov 26, 2022

Yvonne Maxine Hursh, age 93, of rural Johnson County passed away on 26 November 2022, at the Ignite Medical Resort in Blue Springs MO. She was born May 20, 1929 in Warrensburg MO, the daughter of Raymond Marion Hursh and Bertha Johnson Hursh. Yvonne grew up in Warrensburg and graduated from Warrensburg High School. She married Kenneth Noel Carter in...

Nov 26, 2022

Marilyn Kay (Boeth) Caban, aged 29 (with 44 years experience), passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at KC Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at the Faith Baptist Church, Harrisonville, MO starting with visitation for family and friends at 2:00 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 3:00...

Nov 21, 2022

Marcus Allen Meriwether departed this life in his home on November 21, 2022, in Independence, Missouri at the age of 37.

Marcus is survived by his mother, Cathy Dyer (stepfather, Chad Dyer) of Independence, Missouri; his sister, Vanessa Meriwether of Blue Springs, Missouri, and brother, Andrew Meriwether of Kansas City, Missouri; his daughter, Jolene Prosch (daughter’s mother, Aron Prosch) of...