Janet Gaston

Sep 16, 2018

JANET S. GASTON

Janet S. Gaston, 73, of Garden City, Missouri, was born, July 19, 1945, in Coffeyville, Kansas, the daughter of Robert C. and Mina L. (Niswonger) Moore.  She departed this life, Sunday, September 16, 2018, at her home surrounded with love and family.

Janet was a 1963 Pleasant Hill High...

Ted Tice

Sep 16, 2018

TED B. TICE

Theodore “Ted” B. Tice, 77, of Kansas City was born, March 26, 1941, in Ohio.  He departed this life, Sunday, September 16, 2018, at the Pleasant Hill Health and Rehab Center.

Ted had been employed as a Printer for J&S Publications and as a dairy farmer.  He truly enjoyed...

Brian Jerden

Sep 15, 2018

BRIAN W. JERDEN, SR.

Brian Ward Jerden, Sr., 71, of Lee’s Summit, was born, October 15, 1946, in Flint, Michigan, the son of Archie A. and Isabell M (Kirchner) Stowell.  At the age of 5 he was adopted by William D. and Mary M. (MacLean) Jerden.  He departed this life, Saturday, September 15, 2018,...

Carol Cassity

Sep 11, 2018

CAROL A. CASSITY

Carol Ann Cassity, 76, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Knob Noster, was born October 17, 1941, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Harry and Opal (O’Neal) Heerman.  She departed this life, Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at her son’s home in Pleasant Hill.

On August 26, 1961, she was...

Ruth Adkins

Sep 6, 2018

RUTH A. ADKINS

Ruth Alice Adkins, 80, of Kingsville, Missouri, was born, January 4, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Orville L. Holker and Mildred A. (Anderson) Holker-Fowler.  She departed this life Thursday, September 6, 2018, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

On May 25, 1955,...

Ernestine Rector

Aug 31, 2018

ERNESTINE P. RECTOR

Ernestine Phyllis “Ernie” Rector, 84, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, February 23, 1934, in Hastings, Nebraska, the daughter of Ernest H. and Enola P. (Haynes) Erxleben.  She departed this life, Friday, August 31, 2018, at Meadow View Health & Rehab of Harrisonville, Missouri.

Ernestine was a 1952 Hastings High School graduate...

Harry Eilert

Aug 23, 2018

HARRY W. EILERT, JR.

Harry Wesley Eilert, Jr., 76, of Blue Springs, Missouri, was born, December 29, 1941, in Furley, Kansas, the son of Harry W. and Viola (Baker) Eilert, Sr.  He died peacefully,  Thursday, August 23, 2018, at his home, surrounded with love and family. He had been diagnosed in May 2018 with ALS.

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Sylvia Creason

Aug 15, 2018

S. GAIL CREASON

S. Gail Creason, 82, of Greenwood, Missouri, was born March 11, 1936, in Hallsville, Missouri, the daughter of Seldon Tolson and Myrtle May (Ott) Shern.  She departed this life, Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at the Lee’s Summit Medical Center.

Gail was a 1954 Hallsville High School graduate.  On September...

Cletis Snyder

Aug 8, 2018

Cletis Dee Snyder, 91, of Pleasant Hill, was born, July 14, 1927, on a farm southeast of Latour, the daughter of John W. and Vangy (Shelten) Murphy.  She departed this life, Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at the Foxwood Springs Rehabilitation Center in Raymore, Missouri.

Cletis was a 1944 Latour High School Graduate.

On July 23,...

Joseph Griffith

Jul 16, 2018

JOSEPH A. GRIFFITH

Joseph Aaron Griffith, 37, of Blasdell, New York, formerly of Odessa and Pleasant Hill, was born, December 31, 1980 in Kansas City, the son of Lawrence Allen, Jr. and Cathy Gaye (Greer) Griffith. He departed this life, Monday, July 16, 2018, at his home.

On September 14, 2007, he...

Glenda Jensen

Jul 10, 2018

Glenda Laralee Jensen, 77, born August 13th, 1940 passed away at home, July 10th, 2018. Born in Garden City, Missouri and resided in Pleasant Hill, Missouri.

Glenda is survived by her two children. Her daughter Teresa Vaughan and her husband, Randy Vaughan. Her son Justin Ray Jensen and his partner, Christopher Dudley. Her sister Janet Fenton. Two...

Yoshiko Knope

Jul 9, 2018

On Monday, July 9, 2018, Yoshiko Knope passed away at the age of 81 years.

Yoshiko was born in Okinawa, Japan to Soko and Uto Machida. It was there she attended high school and was later employed at the United States Marine Corps base where she met her husband James. They were married for 46 years.

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Jean Cox

Jul 7, 2018

Jean Cox, 87, Fairway, Kansas was born November 2, 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Dan and Marguerite (Fredrickson) Cox.  She departed this life on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at the St. Luke's East Hospital, Lee's Summit, Missouri.

She is survived by a son, Raymond Rath and wife Mary Chen, San Marion, California; a grandson;...

Irene Ledom

Jul 1, 2018

IRENE LEDOM

Elizabeth Irene Ledom, 94, of Pleasant Hill, was born April 25, 1924, in Ottawa, Kansas, the daughter of Wesley Miles and Georgia Lee (Bunyan) Striplin.  She departed this life Sunday, July 1, 2018, at the Westwood Living Center in Clinton.

On August 6, 1941, she was united in marriage to Golde Max Ledom...

Beverly Clark

Jun 29, 2018

BEVERLY JO (DINGES) CLARK

Beverly Jo Clark, 81, lifelong resident of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born September 9, 1936 in Pleasant Hill, the daughter of Floyd “Bo” and Beatrice P. (Roupe) Dinges.  She departed this life on Friday, June 29, 2018 at St. Luke’s East Hospital, Lee’s Summit, Missouri.

Beverly was a...

Carol Cox

Jun 13, 2018

Carol Kay Cox, age 62, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born to the late Joseph Charles and Beverly Ann (Denton) Chaffee on July 13,1955. She departed this life, Monday, June 13, 2018, at the Kansas City Hospice House surrounded with love and family.

Carol grew up in Oak Grove, Missouri, spending her childhood summers...