Obituaries

Jun 17, 2018

(written in hand of Harvey Carter in 1980)

I was born on a small farm at Meriden, Kansas in March of 1927.  There were two half-sisters, a sister and two brothers.  I was a very fortunate young man as I basically had four mothers and two fathers when I was a young boy.  We were not wealthy...

Jun 17, 2018

Stanley Kent Zabel, 75, Leawood, KS, passed away on June 17, 2018, at Kansas City Hospice House from COPD.

A visitation will be held from 6-8 PM, Wednesday, June 20, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM, on Thursday, June 21, also at Johnson...

Jun 17, 2018

Amelia Grier was born and passed away on June 17, 2018. A visitation will be held from 9:30-10:30 AM, Mass at 10:30 AM, on Monday, June 25, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 13615 W 92nd St, Lenexa, KS 66215. Burial will follow at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66210.

Jun 14, 2018

Bobbie M Groves, 92, of Overland Park Kansas, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, June 14, 2018.  Bobbie was born on February 15, 1926 in Bossier City, Louisiana.  She grew up in Louisiana with her three siblings and after graduating high school, she moved to Kansas City to start her career with Braniff Airlines.  In 1951, she...

Jun 12, 2018

Kaiden Wesley Colston was born December 26, 2002. He was the second of four children. Though he was born with one arm that hadn't fully developed, he never let that stop him from doing what he loved. Kaiden was a very active young man who loved Football and Wrestling. He amazed everyone with his All-Star ability both in sports...

Jun 12, 2018

Edeltraud Berta "Trudy" Hubbard, 88, of Lenexa, KS, passed away June 12, 2018.  Trudy was born April 23, 1930, in Germany (Biegnitz, district Glogau/Sclesien), the first child of Richard and Berta Zeidler.  She completed a US Citizenship class in 1956 in the Kansas City area and married Robert G. Hubbard on May 29, 1959 at the Village Church in...

Jun 11, 2018

Bruce E. Musgrave, 86, passed away June 11, 2018 at St. Luke’s South.

Bruce was born July 1, 1931 in Emporia, Kansas, the son of Arthur and Lola Musgrave. He graduated from Emporia High School in 1949 and attended the College of Emporia and Emporia State University. He interrupted his college education and the listed in the...

Jun 11, 2018

Virgil Lee Bruning, 91, of Lenexa, KS, passed away June 11, 2018.  Visitation will be 2:00pm Saturday June 16th, followed by a memorial service at 3:00pm celebrating Virgil’s life at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS.  Private family burial will follow at Johnson County Memorial Gardens.

Virgil was born June 24, 1926,...

Jun 10, 2018

Joseph Allen Cox, 93, of Overland Park, KS passed away on June 10, 2018 in Overland Park, KS.

A visitation will be held from 1-2 PM, service 2 PM, with reception following, on Friday, June 15, at St. Thomas the Apostle, 12251 Antioch Rd, Overland Park, KS 66213.

Joe was born in Kansas City, MO to...

Jun 10, 2018

Maxine C. McCallon, 97, formerly of Overland Park, KS., passed away on June 10, 2018 at Avow Hospice House in Naples, Florida.  A visitation will be held Saturday, June 16 from 10 to 11 am, followed by a service at 11am, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS 66210.

Maxine was born August 12, 1920, in Kansas City, MO...

Jun 6, 2018

Julia Ann Culliss, a long-time resident of Overland Park, KS, passed away at the age of 77 on June 6, 2018 after a short but courageous battle with non-smoker's lung cancer.  Julia was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil and Edna Sprouse of Morgantown, WV, and her sister, Mary Jane Goff of Nitro, WV. She is survived by...

Jun 4, 2018

John Maurice Brownlee J. Maurice Brownlee, born November 28, 1924 in St. Joseph, MO, died at age 93 on June 4, 2018. Maurice served in the Army Air Corps during World War II as a flight instructor and troop carrier pilot in Burma and China. After the war, he graduated from KU with a degree in Business Administration. While...

Jun 3, 2018

Helen “Catherine” Dabbs, 82, passed away June 3, 2018. She was born in Linn County, KS to Chester J. Dingus and Ina (McGravery) Dingus. Catherine lived in DeSoto, KS for 48 years. She is preceded in death by her parents, Chester & Ina; children, Virgil and Suzan. Survivors include 5 children, 3 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

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Jun 2, 2018

Irene Samuel Rajah, 81, entered into God's eternal kingdom on June 2, 2018. A visitation will be held from 5-6 PM, service 6PM, on Friday, June 8, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66210.

She was preceded in death by her son, Jai Samuel.

Survivors include her husband, P. Samuel...

May 30, 2018

Darryl G. Taylor, Overland Park, KS, 81, was born Nov. 1, 1936 in Oklahoma City, OK and went home to be with Jesus, his Lord and Savior, on Wed., May 30, 2018.

Darryl graduated in 1954 from Raytown High School, attended Missouri School of Mines in the late 50’s, joined the 492nd Air Force Reserves, then graduated...

May 30, 2018

Ted John Lister Sr, 78, passed away May 30, 2018.

May 30, 2018

William “Warren” Newman passed away May 30, 2018 he was born May 27, 1937 in Winfield, KS to Merlin J and Elois Newman. He attended Pittsburg State University where he met his wife and earned a Degree in Civil Engineering. Warren married Sherry Donaldson on Jan 31, 1960. He was 1st Lieutenant in the army at Fort Carson, Colorado and retired...

May 29, 2018

Paul A. Simpson, 92, of Overland Park, passed away May 29th, 2018. He was born September 19, 1925 in Canton, Illinois, and upon graduation from high school enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served in the South Pacific during World War II aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Howarth.

After the war Paul attended Grinnell College for...

May 28, 2018

Guy Casey, 98, died May 28, 2018. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 PM, on Friday, June 1, at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf, Ave, Overland Park, KS. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 PM, on Sunday, June 3, at Kingswood Manor, 10000 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64114.

May 27, 2018

A shining light burned out this past Sunday night, May 27th, when William C. Van Buskirk, M.D., passed away just short of his 95th birthday, at the ICU in St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Dad was born on August 5th, 1923, to Charles Louis and Marie Emma (Musgrove) Van Buskirk. As a fiery young redhead, he worked his way...