Obituaries

Jan 19, 2018

Jay W. McConnell, Owner and President of Jay McConnell Construction, Inc. was born December 23, 1935 in Kansas City, Mo. He was a life-long Kansas City area resident, graduating from Northeast High School in 1953 and attending Kansas City Jr. College at nights while starting his business career. Jay went to be with his Lord and Savior on January...

Jan 19, 2018

Ms. Abernathy was born January 25, 1942, in Kansas City.

Judy was a passionate woman- passionate about her children and her family.  A devoted advocate for those who didn’t have a voice- animals, children and the developmental disabled.  As a jack of all trades she excelled at multitude of endeavors from running a newspaper, to counseling troubled...

Jan 18, 2018

Dale Harvey Lundhigh, 94, passed away January 18, 2018, at his home from a broken heart, after recently losing his wife, Martha, just shy of their 71st wedding anniversary.  He was born in Prescott, Iowa on February 13th, 1923 to Alfred and Faustess Lundhigh. As a young man, he enjoyed playing jazz in the little honky tonks around Prescott....

Jan 18, 2018

William Crawford Smotherman passed away January 18, 2018.  William was born May 2, 1931 in Teresita, MO, the son of Lester C. and Bertha E. Farrar Smotherman.  He served in the U.S. Army from February 1952 to February 1954 in the Korean War.  He was united in marriage to Oka M. Hayes on June 4, 1956 in Olathe, KS. ...

Jan 16, 2018

Faye Woods, formerly of Sand Springs, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at age 90, with her son, Les Woods, and daughter-in-law, Debbie Woods by her side. Faye was the loving wife of Harold Woods, who preceded her in death. Faye is survived by her sons, Les and Terry Woods, and daughter, Randy Clary.

As a Christian,...

Jan 15, 2018

Marian E. Holt, 92, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 PM, with service at 2 PM, on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel.

Marian grew up on a farm in central Kansas where she attended country grade school and High School. She was...

Jan 14, 2018

John Robert "Bobby" King, 76, of Kansas City, MO died quietly at his group home Sunday January 14, 2018. He was born in Dallas, TX., on November 18, 1941.

He was the only child of John "Dusty" and Elizabeth King. He lived in Mission, KS in his childhood home until 1992 when he then moved to the...

Jan 14, 2018

Louis (Louie) L. Ott, II was born on January 10th, 1930 in Jefferson City, Missouri to Elmer and Pauline Ott. He grew up with his three brothers, Elmer (Sonny), William (Bill) and Tom in the neighborhood of Moreau Drive and Elmerine, on the East side of Jefferson City.

He was very active in school life and was student body president in high school (1947-48), a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and president of the sophomore class...

Jan 12, 2018

Grace Pearl Hanna, born Grace Pearl Caldwell on October 14th, 1930 in Chartiers Township, Houston, Pennsylvania, Died January 12th, 2018.  She was the daughter of Arthur Blaney Caldwell and Sara Flemming Caldwell.  Brothers Jess Caldwell and Mark Caldwell, (Both deceased) and Sister Coral Smith.  She was preceded in death by her Husband of 46 years, Robert Lyman Hanna, who...

Jan 10, 2018

Clifford T. Johnson, 66, of Lenexa, KS passed away on January 10, 2018 in his home.  Clifford was born on March 11, 1951 in Kansas City, MO.

He was an Army Veteran and worked for BNSF Railroad for 37 years.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Alice Louise “Lou” Johnson.  Clifford is survived...

Jan 10, 2018

Jenny Lynn Bratton, 46, of Gardner, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Visitation will be held from 5 to 6 PM with service at 6 PM on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel.

Jenny was born November 15, 1971 in Kansas City, Missouri to Deborah (Case) and John Bratton....

Jan 8, 2018

Susie Parker, 78, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2018.

She was born Susanne Gay Hindle on October 1, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan, to Arthur Clifton

Hindle and Esther Menke Hindle. She graduated from Birmingham High School and attended

Beloit College, where she studied French and joined the Delta Gamma...

Jan 8, 2018

Thomas A. Wiley passed away January 8, 2018. He was born September 30, 1926 in St. Joseph, MO.

He graduated from Central High School in St. Joseph,MO.  He lived most of his life in the area.  He earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Kansas University in 1950 and a Master’s degree in 1966.  He was a...

Jan 7, 2018

John Gary Brooks passed away Sunday January 7, 2018.  John was born into a loving, hard-working family on September 7, 1935.  He was the last of 14 children born to Mary (Anderson) and William Brooks.  He lived on a farm in the small town of Englewood, Kansas. John was born during the Depression and his sisters would cover the...

Jan 7, 2018

Laura Elaine (Adrian) Spencer Lebsack, age 93, of Overland Park, KS passed away at Overland Park Regional Hospital on January 7, 2018. She was born September 10, 1924 in Ewing, Nebraska to Sidney E. and Laura E. (Dierks) Adrian.

Elaine graduated High School in Ewing before moving to Wichita KS in 1942 where she married Howard M....

Jan 5, 2018

Jim passed away peacefully on January 5, 2018 surrounded by his family.

Jim was born Aug. 24, 1927 to Sam & Gladys Pickett, in Hoxie, Kansas.  He lived with his parents and helped them on the farm. Jim graduated from Sheridan Community High School. He was a veteran of WWII, on active duty in the...

Jan 4, 2018

William A. Hamilton, Jr., 99, Overland Park, Kansas, died on January 4, 2018 at Garden Terrace Overland Park. A visitation will be held from 10-11AM, with service at 11AM, on Friday, January 12, with military honors, at Johnson County Funeral Chapel and Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66210. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be...

Jan 4, 2018

May Rita Bartlett, 92, long time resident of Mission, KS, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018. Visitation will be held from 10-11 AM with 11 AM service on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran, 5601 W 62nd St, Mission, KS. Burial at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church.

Rita...

Jan 3, 2018

Jerry Lee Brown of Lee’s Summit, Mo passed from this life to his heavenly home on January 3, 2018 in Edmond, OK at the age of 75 years.  He was born in Blue, OK on September 8, 1942 to Homer B. and Lola (Harris) Brown.  Jerry married Sue Wilson on August 24, 1963 in Blue Oklahoma.

Jerry...

Jan 3, 2018

Ernest E. Poore, 89, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2018.

Ernest was born December 19, 1928 in Molony, Iowa to Opal (Darnnell) and Guy Poore. He was known as a soft-spoken, hardworking, generous man who loved to hunt and fish. Ernest was a dedicated farmer for many years until becoming a welder at...