Jul 25, 2013

James Arliss Holzbaur, 82, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, Wednesday, June 10, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri. He departed this life at 9:34 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 2013, at his home surrounded with love and family.

Jim was a United States Air Force Korean War Veteran.

On August 7, 1954, he was united in marriage to...

Jul 17, 2013

Marianne Seelinger, 66, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, Saturday, June 28, 1947, near Pleasant Hill, the daughter of Clarence Edward and Anna Blanche Beasley Veach. She departed this life at 5:10 a.m., Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at the Kansas City Hospice House.

On September 17, 1967, she was united in marriage to Lyle Jacob Seelinger in Lone...

Jul 11, 2013

Stephen Anthony "Stevie" McMahon, II, 39, of Belton, was born, Saturday, October 13, 1973, in Kansas City, the son of Stephen A. and Jennie K. (Eblen) Dickerson McMahon. He departed this life, Thursday, July 11, 2013, at his home.

Stephen was a 1992 Belton High School Graduate. He was a truck driver and had driven for Whitman Trucking,...

Jul 7, 2013

Roberta Leora Noland, 82, of Independence, formerly of Raytown, Kingsville and Raymore, was born Monday, January 5, 1931, in Turlock, California, the daughter of Harry August and Pearl Mae (Lee) Booth. She departed this life at 4:25 a.m. Sunday, July 7, 2013, at the Villages of Jackson Creek Memory Care Center, Independence.

She was a 1949, Tabor, Iowa,...

Jun 20, 2013

Harry Luther Sechrest, Jr., 89, of Cameron, Missouri, formerly of Blue Springs and Pleasant Hill, was born, Sunday, July 29, 1923, in Strasburg, Missouri the eldest son of Harry Luther and Oma Lee (Markle) Sechrest. He departed this life at 4:24 a.m. on Thursday, June 20, 2013, at the Missouri Veterans Home, Cameron, Missouri.

In his early years Harry worked...

Jun 10, 2013

Anita Delores Frick, 83, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Oak Grove, was born October 17, 1929, in Michigan, the daughter of Albert and Josephine Krug. She departed this life at 11:50 p.m., Monday, June 10, 2013. Anita was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by one her husband Jesse E. Frick; and one sister Wanda Krug.

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Jun 10, 2013

Mary Josephine Nelson, 80, of Pleasant Hill, was born, Thursday, February 7, 1933, in Spurgeon, Missouri, the daughter of Paul and Nina Mardell (Harvey) Graham. She departed this life Monday, June 10, 2013, at her home.

On January 8, 1951, she was united in marriage to Timothy J. Nelson, Jr. in Kansas City. He preceded her in death...

Jun 9, 2013

Paul W. Purvis, 93, of Pleasant Hill, was born, Friday, February 13, 1920, in Morgan County, Missouri, near Fortuna, the son of Isam S. & Effie May (Brown) Purvis. He departed this life at 2:50 a.m., Sunday, June 09, 2013, at the Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center.

Paul was a 1939 East Lynne High School graduate.

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May 30, 2013

Robert Lee Gibbons, 76 of Pleasant Hill was born May 16, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Earl and Mary (Howard) Gibbons. He departed this life Thursday, May 30, 2013, after a hard fought five year battle with Multiple Myeloma Cancer.

Bob was a United States Army Veteran proudly serving two years with the 82nd Airborne...

May 30, 2013

LaVon Bernice McClintock, 94, of Independence, was born Wednesday, April 3, 1919 in Nokomis, Illinois, the daughter of Peter and Mary (Stonger) Ruppert. She departed this life at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, May 30, 2013, at her daughter's home surrounded with love and family.

LaVon was a homemaker. She was a member of the Spring Branch RLDS church in...

May 30, 2013

Willa Marie Hammons, 93, of Pleasant Hill, was born, Sunday, October 26, 1919, in Harrisonville, the daughter of William Roger and Ethel (Bittle) Hudspeth. She departed this life at 10:48 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013, at the Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center.

Willa was a 1938 Pleasant Hill High School graduate.

On July 15, 1939, she...

May 28, 2013

Please note that all services were conducted by Speaks Funeral Home in Independence .

Alma Irene Liley, 85 of Independence, Missouri, passed away, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Truman Lakewood Nursing Home.Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, Independence, Missouri. Burial was in Mt. Washington Cemetery.

Donations may be made in her...

May 27, 2013

Verna Catherine Walker Noah, 102, of Pleasant Hill, was born Friday, June 24, 1910, a mile and a half west of Pleasant Hill, the daughter of William Jefferson and Anna Belle (Rollins) Cary. She departed this life at 2:10 p.m., Monday, May 27, 2013, at the Cass Regional Medical Center surrounded with love and family.

At a young...

May 18, 2013

Michael Wayne "Buck" Buxton, 63, a lifelong resident of Pleasant Hill, was born Monday, December 5, 1949, in Kansas City, the son of Charles "Buck" and Dorothy Mae "Dot" (Johnson) Buxton. He departed this life at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Harrisonville Health Center.

Mike graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 1967 and...

May 11, 2013

Leola Jean Woodrome, 59, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Lee's Summit, was born, Monday, August 17, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Arthur Lee and Edna May (Houston) Shepard. She departed this life at 8:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Crown Care Center, Harrisonville.

She was a 1972 graduate of the Marion C....

May 7, 2013

Margie Roberts, 84, of Raymore, formerly of East Lynne, was born, Sunday, January 13, 1929, in Biggets, Arkansas, the daughter of Luther and Pearl (Fossey) Haney. She departed this life at 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, surrounded with love and family.

On February 19, 1944, she was united in marriage to Jay Roberts in Paragoul, Arkansas....

May 6, 2013

Helen Tressia Allen, 90, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born Saturday, March 24, 1923, in Independence, Missouri, the daughter of Charles H. and Bertha Tressia (Martin) Williams. She departed this life at 4:35 a.m. on Monday, May 6, 2013, at the Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center.

Helen was a 1941 Buckner High School graduate.

On October...

Apr 22, 2013

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Dennis Wayne Schmidt, 63, of Harrisonville, was born Monday, January 2, 1950, in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, the son of Wilbern Wayne and Anna Frances (Hlavacek) Schmidt. He departed this life Monday, April 22, 2013, at his home.

Dennis was a proud 1968, Pleasant Hill High School graduate. He was a United...

Apr 20, 2013

Gerald Leroy Schlagle, 62, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of Peculiar, was born September 18, 1950, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Bert Lee and Barbara Jo (Bryson) Schlagle. He departed this life at 4:12 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the Lee's Summit Medical Center.

Gerald was a 1969 Grain Valley High School Graduate.

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Apr 13, 2013

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Thelma Lois Brown, 101, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Kansas City North, was born December 18, 1911, on her grandparents' farm near Centerview, Missouri, the daughter of Forrest David and Edna Pearl (Harris) Early. She departed this life at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Pleasant Hill Health and...