Obituaries

Jul 23, 2015

On July 23, 2015, our wife, mother and dear friend to so many was taken home to her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Evelyn was a wonderful servant of the Lord.  She shared her faith with many. She was cared for in her home for three years by her loyal husband, her children, her nurse Maria, friend Claudia and so many...

Jul 20, 2015

Harriette Jean (Proffitt) Fitzell age 93 passed away at her daughter’s home in Leawood, KS on July 20. She was born December 23, 1921 in Kansas City, Kansas to Robert Darr & Nettie Corrine Proffitt. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1939. The new and notable high school designed by the prominent Chicago firm of Hamilton, Fellows and Nedved...

Jul 17, 2015

Grace "Pauline" Sumner, 101, of Leawood, Kansas, died July 17, 2015 under hospice care at the Benton House of Prairie Village. Pauline was born August 15, 1913 in Carrollton, Missouri, the daughter of Allie L. and Ralph C. Carpenter. Pauline graduated from Carrollton High School where she played on the basketball team. She married Everett M. "Bill" Sumner on September...

Jul 15, 2015

Betsy Lynn Taylor, 62, of Overland Park, KS passed away July 15, 2015. Betsy was born May 3, 1953 in Garden City, KS. She graduated from K-State with a BS Degree in 1975. In the fall of 1979, she met Tom Taylor on a blind date set up by her best friend and his sister. They were married May 24,...

Jul 14, 2015

John W. Andersen, 88, of Fairway, KS passed away July 14th, 2015 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. His graveside service will be 10am, Friday, July 17th at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS. John was born October 22, 1926 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was married to Violet (Pankewich) for 66 years. John and Violet enjoyed...

Jul 13, 2015

Clara Mae Mitchell, daughter of Warren H. and Mabel (Starner) Woods, was born May 31, 1930.  She passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015 at Trinity Rehabilitation Nursing Center in Merriam, Kansas at the age of 85. Clara graduated from Lamoni High School in Lamoni, Iowa in 1948.  She was baptized into the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints....

Jul 6, 2015

Margaret “Peggy” Parker Platter, 87, of Mission Hills, Kansas, passed away on July 6, 2015, after a short illness at Brighton Gardens Assisted Living Facility in Prairie Village, Kansas.  A memorial service in her honor will be held at the Country Club United Methodist Church at 400 West 57th, Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. Peggy...

Jul 5, 2015

Middleton Scott Carroll 7-11-1918 – 7-5-2015 Middleton Scott Carroll, 96, of Prairie Village, KS went to heaven on July 5, 2015, just 6 days shy of his 97th birthday. Before his death he struggled with aspiration pneumonia. Preceding him in death were his parents, Raymond Lee Carroll, Sr. and Nell Carroll, an older brother, Raymond Lee Carroll, Jr, and two...

Jul 5, 2015

Nancy Jeanne (Harman) Hoglund Nancy Jeanne (Harman) Hoglund, 63 of Kansas City, KS passed away July 5, 2015 after a short but courageous battle with cancer.  Nancy was born July 10, 1951 in Lawrence, KS the first-born child of the late Jean and Gordon Harman of Tonganoxie, KS.  Nancy was a 1969 graduate of Tonganoxie High School.  She received a bachelor’s degree in...

Jul 4, 2015

Jessie Irene Butler Smith, 87, of Lenexa, Kansas on July 4th at 3:05 am, celebrated Independence Day by releasing herself from the constraints of this earthly world to live freely in eternity with Jesus Christ. Jessie was born in 1928 at Marston, Missouri.  She leaves behind a legacy of service, devotion and fierce love. In 1945, Jessie met the love of...

Jul 3, 2015

Mary Margaret (Harper) Storrs, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, friend, and generally great person was called to her eternal home on Friday, July 3rd, 2015.  She was at home and at peace at her passing, spending her last moments with her husband, Stuart, her daughter Allison (Leever), and her son Jason when she moved on to be with her...

Jul 1, 2015

Joseph B. McMillin, 90, Overland Park, KS, passed away July 1, 2015 at John Knox Village House in Lee’s Summit, MO.  Per Joseph:  “I did some good things, I did some bad things.  Amen.” He was born in Deepwater, MO to Joseph Edward and Ruth Alliance (Vickers) McMillin and was one of eight siblings who survived the Roaring 20’s, the Great Depression, WW...

Jun 27, 2015

Henrietta Fleming-Loughary passed away on June 27th, 2015.  She was born September 4, 1915 in Richmond, California, the daughter of Julia and Henry Dunning.  She graduated from Westport High School, Kansas City, Missouri, and attended the Kansas City Art Institute, and the University of Missouri Kansas City earning a Master’s Degree.  She married Clay Fleming in 1936.  They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in...

Jun 25, 2015

David Dean Hoy, 87, of Lenexa, KS passed away June 25, 2015. David was born on April 21, 1928 to Daniel Abraham and Maude Ethel Hoy near Oswego, KS. He was married to Helen I. Young on April 27th, 1951. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was employed by the S.M. Postal Service for 30...

Jun 21, 2015

Pamela Lois (Mickelsen) Armon, 70, Merriam, KS, passed away June 21, 2015 at Shawnee Gardens.  Graveside services will be 10 a.m., July 18 at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens, 75th and K-7 Hwy, Shawnee, KS.  A Celebration of her life will follow the Graveside Service at Shawnee American Legion.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Grace Hospice. Pamela was born July...

Jun 20, 2015

Jun 16, 2015

Rose Ann Culver passed away on Tuesday, June 16th, 2015, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.  Rose Ann was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, and moved at an early age to Fern Creek, Kentucky.  She attended Fern Creek High School.  Through her aunt and uncle, she met and married John Carpenter Culver, Jr.  They moved to Overland Park, Kansas...

Jun 13, 2015

Maxine Grace (Miller) Sifers, 95, Prairie Village, KS, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015.  No services are scheduled at this time.

Jun 12, 2015

Willis F. Kilpatrick, lovingly known as “Darby” to his family passed away June 12th 2015 at the age of 74 in Overland Park, Kansas. His memorial service will be held 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 23rd at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 6630 Nall Avenue in Mission, Kansas. In lieu of flowers, family suggest memorial contributions to be made...

Jun 12, 2015

Zelia Marcella (Cargill) Houston Zelia (89), of Shawnee, KS, passed away Friday, June 12, 2015, at Liberty Terrace Healthcare, Liberty, MO after having a stroke and many years of suffering with Alzheimer’s disease She was born March 27, 1926 (89) to Harry (#17 of 21 kids) and Vera (Pankey) Cargill (#1 of 7 kids). She grew up on a farm...