Alice Lee (Bass) Fink, 90, Kansas City, Kansas passed away May 28, 2019.  A funeral mass will be held 10:00 AM, Monday, June 3, 2019 at St Joseph Catholic Church, Shawnee, Kansas.  Burial following at Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa, Kansas.  Memorial contributions may be made to: Great Plains SPCA, 5424 Antioch Dr, Merriam, Kansas, www.GreatPlainsSPCA.org or…

Dennis Richard Sammons of Independence, Mo passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019 at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kansas.  He was in the presence of his loving family. Dennis was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on December 25, 1970 and grew up in Colorado.  He was the son of John Harlow and Donna Sammons. …

Lisa Young, age 57, of Independence, MO passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019. A visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 followed by the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. at Heartland Cremation & Burial, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. Burial will take place at Lobb…

Nancy L. Wagner (Roth) passed into God’s eternal presence on May 29, 2019 at the age of 82. Nancy was born in Alameda, CA to Harold and Virginia Roth on April 19, 1937 and lived most of her life in Omaha, NE. She worked as an administrative assistant at Offutt Air Base a majority of…

Deborah “Debbie” Gray, age 65 of Kansas City passed away at NorthCare Hospice on Monday, May 27, 2019 after a long illness. Debbie was born in Libertyville, IL on April 24, 1954 to Shirley Molder. Debbie’s husband is Frank W. Gray, of the home. Debbie is survived by three siblings and their spouses: Larry Teer…

Barbara Lee Koelling, age 69, passed away Monday, May 27, 2019. Barbara was born on April 27, 1950 in Burnet, Texas. The daughter of the the late Rennon Stuart and Ruth (Davis) White. She was married on February 17, 1968, in Tucson, Arizona to William A. Koelling, who preceded her in death in 1996 She…

Sandra Gail Woodson, 68, of Raytown, Missouri passed away on May 27, 2019 at North Kansas City Hospital. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, June 8, 2019 at 1:00PM at New Song Church, Kansas City, Missouri. Mrs. Woodson was born on October 14, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri. Sandra was married to…

Herbert Lee Ware age 61, born in Pennsylvania on July 16, 1957. Herbert passed away in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 21st, 2019. Herbert was a beloved Father and brother. He is survived by: son, Matai Sofara; daughters, Victoria Coleman, Vatala Yalimaiwai, Lillian Axel and Taufaanuu Ware and Siblings; Carolsue Wright, Linda Cain, Nancy Bey, Joseph…

Doug Ewing, 60, Blue Springs, Mo passed away May 26, 2019. A memorial gathering will be held Wednesday, June 5, 2019 from 6-8 pm at Heartland, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, Mo 64133. Doug, also called “Ducky” attended William Chrisman High. He worked as a print pressman for many years and then moved to Unilever…

David Grimes, 40, he was born at Truman Medical Center East on September 1 1978. He entered the kingdom of our Heavenly Father on May 27, 2019. A visitation will be held Friday, May 31, 2019, 3-4 PM at Grace Church, 911 N. Noland Road, Independence, Mo 64050. A funeral service will be immediately following…

Betty Louise McDaniel, 89, of Independence, Missouri passed away May 26, 2019. She was born on October 24, 1929 in Richmond, Missouri. She was preceded in death by husband, Charles Ross McDaniel. Survivors include: one son, six daughters, several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at noon on May 31,…

Marie Crews, 66, of Columbia, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019. Marie was born November 13, 1952 in Marceline, the daughter of Leonard and Marie (Rohlfer) Rustemeyer of Salisbury.   Marie was married to Marshall Crews for 33 years.  She babysat for 41 children while her twin girls were growing up.  To so many she…

Mary Etta Garrett, 85, of Columbia, passed at home surrounded by family on May 24th, 2019. Mary was born March 29th, 1934 to Stella and Marvin Ellis in Springfield. She married Paul Garrett in 1953.   Mary will be sadly missed by her children: Theresa Lawerence, Sharon (Kevin) Gillooly, Doug (Mary) Garrett, Paula Garrett, Gina…

Jerry Morris, 72, died at home on May 23, 2019. Jerry was born on February 26, 1947 at home in the country near Kingsville, Missouri, the only son of Avis (Wilkinson) and Tracy Morris. He was born with Cerebral Palsy and lived a remarkable life despite great physical handicap. He graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia…

Paul L. Malicoat, 76, of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away on May 21, 2019 surrounded by family and friends. Paul spent most of his life in Independence. He served in the Vietnam War from 1967-1968 and came home a highly decorated hero. His love of creating something beautiful made him one of the best upholsterers…

July 22nd,1938-May 17th, 2019 James Charles Sackuvich left this earth, to go to we pray a better place. We have prayed for relief from his Alzheimer’s and a Traumatic Brain injury that had been seriously effecting him since 1963. Four years ago we found out about the old brain damage through an MRI. This traumatic…

David Alan King, 55, Raytown, MO passed away May 17, 2019. Visitation will be held 1-2 PM, Thurs, May 23, 2019 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri. Graveside services will follow at 2:30 PM at Belton Cemetery, Belton, MO. Dave was born February 8, 1964 in St. Joseph, MO.…

Don Byrd, 76, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away May 14, 2019. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2019 from 1:00-5:00pm at VFW Post 5789, Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Mr. Byrd was born on January 2, 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri. Don retired from Calmar MWV in 2013. He enjoyed golfing,…

Don Buttman, 82, Kansas City, Mo passed away May 17, 2019. A visitation will be held 10-11 AM on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 followed by a funeral service at 11 AM at Heartland, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. Burial at Mt Washington in Independence, Mo will follow the funeral. Donnie was born in…