Carol Lee Farmer

Carol Lee Farmer

May 22, 2023

Carol Lee Farmer, 80, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born October 3, 1942, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Clyde W. and Stella V. (Preddy) Davidson.  She was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on Monday, May 22, 2023.

Carol Lee was proud to be a 1960 Argentine High School graduate.  Her Mustang family always...

Yvonne Cooper

Yvonne Cooper

May 14, 2023

Helen Yvonne Cooper, 84, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Kingsville, was born August 23, 1938, near Warsaw, Missouri, the daughter of John W. “Wib” and M. Helen (Smallwood) McMillin.  She departed this life Sunday, May 14, 2023, at the Kansas City Hospice House with family by her side.  

Yvonne grew up in the Warsaw/Weaubleau area where she attended high school...

Allan R. Deardorff

Allan R. Deardorff

May 14, 2023

Allan Ray Deardorff, 72, of Pleasant Hill, was born April 30, 1951, in Butler, Missouri, the son of Vernon and Patricia A. (Lowe) Deardorff.  He departed this life Sunday, May 14, 2023, at his home.

Allan was a 1970 Kansas City Center High School graduate.

On August 23, 1986, he was united in marriage to Tammy Lynn (Stone) Deardorff.

Allan...

Hattie M. Poindexter Hamilton

Hattie M. Poindexter Hamilton

May 5, 2023

Hattie Marie Poindexter Hamilton, 99, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was born November 17, 1923, in Peculiar, Missouri, the daughter of Benjamin A. and Hattie M. (Steele) Ullery.  She departed this life Friday, May 5, 2023, at the John Knox Village Care Center surrounded with love and family.

Hattie was a 1941 Pleasant Hill High School graduate.

On January 24th, 1942,...

Gene Land

Gene Land

May 4, 2023

Eugene Clark “Gene” Land, 69, lifelong resident of Greenwood, was born September 8, 1953, in Lee’s Summit the son of John H. and Harriet (Henley) Land.  He departed this life Thursday, May 4, 2023, at his home surrounded with love and family.

Gene was a 1971 Lee’ s Summit High School graduate.  He went to the University of Kansas on...

Clara J. Brown

Clara J. Brown

May 4, 2023

Clara Jane Brown, 91, of Kingsville, was born October 23, 1931, in Odessa, Missouri, the daughter of Albert W. and Jocy K. (Early) White.  She departed this life Thursday, May 4, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Independence.

Clara attended Lee’s Summit High School. 

On June 26, 1948, she was united in marriage to Kenion R. Brown in Lee’s Summit....

Dawn L. Wasson

Dawn L. Wasson

May 2, 2023

Dawn Lisa Wasson, 60, of North Kansas City, Missouri, was born October 30, 1962, in Austin, Texas, the daughter of Dr. Robert A. and Shirley H. (Sawyer) Williams.  She departed this life Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at the North Kansas City Hospital.

Her father was in the military. The family lived all over the country and the Philippines when Dawn...

Samuel R. Davenport

Samuel R. Davenport

May 2, 2023

Samuel Ray “Sam” Davenport, 82, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born October 14, 1940, in Jellico, Tennessee, the son of Smith H. and Maude M. (Beams) Davenport.  He departed this life Tuesday, May 2, 2023, at Saint Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit surrounded by love and family.

Sam was a 1958 Pleasant View, Kentucky High School graduate later earning...

Jerry L. Grady

Jerry L. Grady

Apr 17, 2023

Jerry Lee Grady, 79, of Independence, was born February 22, 1944, in Kanas City, Missouri, the son of John A. and Georgia R. (Mount) Grady. He departed this life Monday, April 17, 2023, at Truman Medical Center.

Jerry attended East High School and was a man of many talents. He worked as a baker, a steel worker at Armco Steel, a...

Mary Lou McLagan

Mary Lou McLagan

Apr 10, 2023

Mary Lou McLagan, 88, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, November 14, 1934, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Franklin A. and Loretta J. (Ruwe) Beuerlein.  She departed this life Monday, April 10, 2023, at the Kansas City Hospice House surrounded with love and family.

Mary Lou was a 1953 Norfolk Catholic High School graduate.

On November 28, 1953, she...

Harry "Tom" Kirk

Harry "Tom" Kirk

Apr 9, 2023

Harry Edward “Tom” Kirk, 86, of Independence, Missouri, was born May 30, 1936, in Trenton, Missouri, the son of Harry T. and Goldie M. (Griffith) Kirk.  He departed this life Sunday, April 9, 2023, at the Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence surrounded by his family.

Tom was a 1954 Trenton High School graduate.

On February 17, 1956, he was united...

James M. Lazure

James M. Lazure

Apr 7, 2023

James Matthew “Jim” Lazure, 68, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born January 28, 1955, in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of James J. and Kathleen M. (Fitzgerald) Lazure.  He departed this life and passed into the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 7, 2023.

Jim was a 1973 Neosho High School graduate where he was a standout football player...

Carole L. Flynn

Carole L. Flynn

Apr 3, 2023

Carole Lynette Flynn, 63, of Pleasant Hill, was born May 4, 1959, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Melvin and Gloria (James) Gossage.  She departed this life Monday, April 3, 2023, at her home surrounded with love and family.

Carole was a 1978 Ruskin High School graduate.

On June 22, 1985, she was united in marriage to Robert E....

Rafael Cortinas

Rafael Cortinas

Mar 31, 2023

Rafael “Ralph” Cortinas, 79, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of Anaheim, California, was born December 20, 1943, in El Paso, Texas, the son of Prospero and Victoria (Aguinaga) Cortinas. He departed this life Friday, March 31, 2023, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, Missouri.

Ralph was a Graduate of the Bel Air High School in El Paso, Texas.

He...

Paul A. Haunschild

Paul A. Haunschild

Mar 31, 2023

Paul Alan Haunschild, 65, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri was born November 1, 1957, in Kansas City, Missouri. He departed this life Friday, March 31, 2023, at the Kansas City Hospice House surrounded by those closest to him.

Paul graduated from J.C. Harmon High School in 1975 and received his associate degree from Butler County Community College, where he excelled at...

Frankie L. Klemenz

Frankie L. Klemenz

Mar 30, 2023

Frankie Lynn Klemenz, 63, of Lee’s Summit, was born September 17, 1959, in Saline County, Missouri, the daughter of Frank B. and Lela L. (Mark) Crawford.  She departed this life Thursday, March 30, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Pleasant Hill.

On August 14, 1981, she was united in marriage to James Mathew Klemenz in Marshall, Missouri. He preceded her...

James M. Klemenz

James M. Klemenz

Mar 29, 2023

James Mathew Klemenz, 60, of Lee’s Summit, was born August 9, 1962, in Bourne, Massachusetts, the son of Walter J. and Gladys P. (Hedgecock) Klemenz.  He departed this life Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Clinton.

James was a Lee’s Summit High School graduate.

On August 14, 1981, he was united in marriage to Frankie Lynn Crawford in Marshall, Missouri. She...

Jeffrey K. Schley

Jeffrey K. Schley

Mar 25, 2023

Jeffrey Kent Schley, 66, of Belton, was born February 2, 1957, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Dale and Virginia (Chaney) Schley.  He departed this life Saturday, March 25, 2023, at the Belton Regional Medical Center. 

Jeff was a 1975 Kansas City Northeast High School graduate.

On June 19, 1992, he was united in marriage to Sarah J. Miller...

Billy G. Foster

Billy G. Foster

Mar 24, 2023

Billy Guy Foster, 68, of Mission, Kansas, was born October 15, 1954, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Harold Leonard and Mary Elizabeth (Egelston) Foster.  He departed this life Friday, March 24, 2023, at the St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City surrounded with love and family.

Billy was a 1973 Kansas City East High School graduate.

On November...

Tony Echeita

Tony Echeita

Mar 15, 2023

Antonio Pedro “Tony” Echeita, 65, of Pleasant Hill, was born April 8, 1957, in Boise, Idaho, the son of Alexander P. and Georgia A. (Brown) Echeita.  He was surrounded with love and family when he departed this life Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at the Research Medical Center as a result of cardiac arrest.

Tony was a 1976 Gooding, Idaho, high...

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