Obituaries

Bobby 'Bob' D. Rork

Bobby 'Bob' D. Rork

Aug 16, 2017

Bobby "Bob" Don Rork, of Harrisonville, Missouri, was bonr May 4, 1939 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma the son of Daniel and Opel Clara (Ezzell) Rork. He departed this life on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Crown Care Center at the age of 78 years, 3 months and 12 days. On July 10, 1994, Bob was united in marriage to Mattie...

Robert W. Dierking

Robert W. Dierking

Aug 11, 2017

Robert William Dierking, 89, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Concordia, was born, December 30, 1927, in Concordia, the son of Theodore and Clara (Oetting) Dierking. He departed this life Tuesday, August 08, 2017, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home, Warrensburg. Robert was a Concordia High School graduate. He was a United States Navy Veteran serving on the U.S.S. New Jersey. Following...

Mary Lou Cummings

Mary Lou Cummings

Aug 10, 2017

Mary Lou Cummings, of Garden City, Missouri was born on July 6, 1941 in Butler, Missouri the daughter of Howard Roland and Clara Emaline (Nothstine) Hahn. She departed this life on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at her home near Garden City, Missouri at the age of 76 years, 1 month and 4 days. On September 17, 1959, Mary Lou was...

Jeremy Robert Hansen,  Jr.

Jeremy Robert Hansen, Jr.

Aug 5, 2017

Jeremy Robert Hansen, Jr., 20, of Pleasant Hill, was born, December 16, 1996, in Ft. Riley, Kansas, the son of Jeremy R. and Jennifer L. (Barela) Hansen, Sr. He departed this life Saturday, August 5, 2017, in Stockton, Missouri. Jeremy had attended the Pleasant Hill High School. He was currently employed as sawmill operator for Universal Forest Products in Harrisonville....

Claude M. Childers

Claude M. Childers

Aug 1, 2017

Claude Monroe Childers, of Lee's Summit, Missouri was born February 22, 1940 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of Vernon Benjaman and Vera Eleanor (Williams) Childers. He departed this life on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at the Village Hospice, Lee's Summit, Missouri surrounded by love and family at the age of 77 years, 5 months and 10 days. On December...

Peggy Lou Wade

Peggy Lou Wade

Jul 29, 2017

Peggy Lou Wade passed away peacefully July 29, 2017, at the age of 60. Born to Donald Richard and Nora Nadine Wade, Peggy lived most of her life in the Garden City area. She was proud of the small community she lived in and was a member of the committee that helped make the Garden City Aquatic Center a reality....

Mary VanderEcken

Mary VanderEcken

Jul 26, 2017

Mary Jean VanderEcken of Harrisonville, Missouri was born May 14, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Arthur Grant and Jean Eleanor (Burkitt) Thomas. She departed this life on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at Cass Regional Medical Center, Harrisonville, Missouri surrounded by love and family at the age of 68 years, 3 months and 12 days. Mary was employed...

Fayetta Mildred Nickels

Fayetta Mildred Nickels

Jul 22, 2017

Fayetta Mildred Nickels, of Garden City, Missouri, was born December 2, 1924 in Randolph, Missouri the daughter of William Jesse and Mildred Louise (Martin) Burton. She departed this life on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at the Cass Regional Medical Center, Harrisonville, Missouri at the age of 92 years, 7 months and 20 days. On April 13, 1958, Fayetta was united...

Teresa Ann Shaw

Teresa Ann Shaw

Jul 22, 2017

Teresa Ann Shaw of Harrisonville, Missouri was born May 24, 1957 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Edsel Hadsel and Mary Leona (Ward) Sullivan Handke. She departed this life on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at her home in Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 60 years. Teresa was employed as a laboratory assistant for St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas...

James E. Rhea

James E. Rhea

Jul 21, 2017

James Edwin Rhea, of Kansas City, Missouri, was born June 21, 1946 in Alpena, Michigan the son of Walter Adam and Vida Lois (Trager) Rhea. He departed this life on Friday, July 21, 2017 at the Liberty Health and Wellness, Liberty, Missouri at the age of 71 years and 1 month. On June 21, 1971, James was united in marriage...

Margaret Dawson Tidwell

Margaret Dawson Tidwell

Jul 17, 2017

CHARLES MARGARET (STARK) TIDWELL, Age 99, Holt MO, formally of Freeman, MO, died July 17, 2017 at Plattsburg MO. She was born in Freeman, MO. Her parents James B. Stark, Sr. and Mary Pearl (Hook) Stark, four brothers, and three sisters, preceded her in death. She was employed by Missouri State Auditors Office for 10 years. She was also employed...

Sam Deal

Sam Deal

Jul 17, 2017

Samuel Oscar "Sam" Deal of Archie, Missouri was born April 7, 1975 in St. Joseph, Missouri the son of James Everett Deal and Leslie Schenk. He departed this life on Monday, July 17, 2017 as a result of an automobile accident near Paola, Kansas at the age of 42 years, 3 months and 10 days. On September 23, 2000, Sam...

Alexander 'A.J.' Hayes

Alexander 'A.J.' Hayes

Jul 16, 2017

Alexander J. “A.J.”, “Pete” Hayes, 90, of Columbia, Missouri, formerly of Pleasant Hill, was born August 12, 1926, in Pleasant Hill the son of Jesse Cleveland and Lola Alta (Small) Hayes. He departed this life Sunday, July 16, 2017, at his home in Columbia, Missouri. A.J. was a 1944 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. He was a U.S. Army WWII...

Gordon Caudell

Gordon Caudell

Jul 16, 2017

Gordon Billy Caudill, 76, of Kansas City, Missouri, was born, September 15, 1940, in Glen Daniel, West Virginia, the son of Gladstone and Reva (Mowell) Caudill. He departed this life, Sunday, July 16, 2017, at the Groves Care Center, Independence, Missouri. On June 13, 1964, he was united in marriage to Betty Cole in Miami, Oklahoma. Throughout their 15 years...

Vernon N. West

Vernon N. West

Jul 16, 2017

Vernon North West, of Garden City, Missouri was born May 4, 1940 in Brawley, California the son of Raymond F. and Hazel W. (Bouyear) West. He departed this life on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at his home surrounded by love and family at the age of 77 years, 2 months and 12 days. On June 19, 1959, Vernon was united...

Kathleen 'Kathy' Nash

Kathleen 'Kathy' Nash

Jul 15, 2017

Hannah Kathleen "Kathy" Nash, of Harrisonville, Missouri was born November 2, 1938 in Smalett, Missouri the daughter of Charles and Clarrissa Rae (Davis) Goodnight. She departed this life on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at her home surrounded by love and family at the age of 78 years, 8 months and 13 days. On May 12, 1957, Kathy was united in...

Darlene Johnson

Darlene Johnson

Jul 15, 2017

Darlene Johnson of Peculiar, Missouri was born December 23, 1935 in Huntsville, Missouri the daughter of Willard and Sylvia (Skinner) Terrill. She departed this life on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at her home in Peculiar at the age of 81 years, 6 months and 22 days. On November 6, 1952 she was united in marriage to Charles Riley Johnson in...

Robert Smith

Robert Smith

Jul 15, 2017

Robert James Smith, 47, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Mansfield, Ohio, was born, November 15, 1969, in Mansfield, the son of James Adkins and Belinda Bennett. He departed this life, Saturday, July 15, 2017, at the Lee’s Summit Medical Center. Rob was a 1988 Madison High School graduate, Mansfield. He proudly served in the United States Navy. Rob was employed...

David M. Wiltsey

David M. Wiltsey

Jul 12, 2017

David M. Wiltsey, 64, Harrisonville, Missouri departed this life on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at his home. He is survived by two sons, Vincent Wiltsey, Evandale, Missouri and Benjamin Wiltsey, Kansas City, Missouri; three brothers, Joe Macke, Videla, California, Dean Macke, Kansas City, Kansas, Jerry Macke, Drexel, Missouri; two sisters, Joyce Swenson, Louisburg, Kansas, Carol Billings, Drexel, Missouri; many nieces,...

Leonard 'Lenny' A Davis Jr.

Leonard 'Lenny' A Davis Jr.

Jul 12, 2017

Leonard "Lenny" Davis was born in Lafayette, Indiana September 22, 1956 to Leonard Davis and Geneva Wagner Davis. He departed this life on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marsha Wheeler Davis and his father Leonard Davis. Lenny served in the Army and National Guard for 13...