Obituaries
Gerald Magnenat
Dec 29, 2014
Gerald C. (Jerry) Magnenat went to be with the Lord on December 29, 2014. Jerry, age 78, was born on October 13, 1936 to Francis (Frank) and Lida (Ivy) Magnenat in Wyandotte County, KS, near 48th and Metropolitan. He attended Chelsea Grade School, Northwest Jr. High School, graduating from Wyandotte High School in 1954, then some years later completed a...

Barbara (Baker) Mollett
Dec 28, 2014
Barbara June (Baker) Mollett, 77, Mission, Kansas passed away December 28, 2014. Per her own request, there will not be a public service. Interment will take place in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.johnsoncountychapel.com. Barb was born October 28, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri to Lucille (Davis) and Hugh J. Baker. She is...
Chauncey Rice
Dec 28, 2014
Chauncey V. Rice, age 87 of Overland Park, KS passed away on December 28th, 2014. Chauncey was born September 13, 1927 in Cheyenne, OK to Chauncey V. and Muriel Dugger Rice. Chauncey lived in Cheyenne, OK until the age of 15 when they moved to Plainview, KS. He graduated from Plainview High School early to enlist in the US Navy during WWII. He served from...
Cynthia Long
Dec 27, 2014
Cynthia Jeanetta Long, age 65, of Lenexa, passed away on December 27, 2014 surrounded by her family. Cindy battled cancer with incredible strength, courage and grace. Visitation will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm on Friday, January 2, 2015 at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS. Funeral services will be held at 10...
Sam McAnally
Dec 25, 2014
Sam L. McAnally was born July 20, 1927 at home on the family farm near Seymour, Missouri, the youngest of eight children, to Walter and Laura McAnally. He departed this life on Thursday, December 25, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospice House. Visitation will be held from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Indian Heights United...
Darlene Wahlstedt
Dec 24, 2014
Darlene Carlson Wahlstedt, age 82, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, passed away on December 24th, 2014, peacefully and in the presence of her loving and devoted children, Linda and Clay. Darlene was born Darlene Maddox, in Nebraska, on December 14th, 1932, to Jude and Mamie Maddox. Darlene was raised in Prairie Village and attended Shawnee Mission North High School. She...
Jack Wylie
Dec 23, 2014
John "Jack" Wylie, of Leawood, KS and Palm Desert, CA, joined his beloved wife, Glenna, in eternal rest on December 23, 2014. He joins his mother, father and five siblings. Jack is survived by one living sister, Marilyn Craig of Brookfield, MO, as well as two daughters: Stephanie Wright (husband) Ray of Lusby, Maryland, and Tammera Beaty (husband) Mike of...

Patricia White
Dec 21, 2014
Patricia Ruth White passed away peacefully at home on 12/21/2014 in Westbrook, Maine. Pat was born on 09/14/1928 in Arkansas City, Kansas and was the oldest child of Derwood Lavaughn Taylor and Norma Lee (Risenhoover) Taylor whom passed away on 12/21/1988 and 08/02/2006 respectively. Her parents are resting at Brushy Cemetery near Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Her brother Donald Lee Taylor passed...

Jay King
Dec 20, 2014
Jay Tenbrook King, 86, Prairie Village, Kansas passed away December 20, 2014. A private family memorial service will be held at Corinth Cemetery. In lieu of gifts, contributions are suggested to Shriners Crippled Children’s Fund c/o Shriners Hospital for Children at https://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/donate. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.johnsoncountychapel.com. Tenbrook was born on August 5, 1928 in Pittsburg,...

Gregory Meissner
Dec 18, 2014
Greg (Gregory) Scott Meissner, 57, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, left his earthly life for God’s embrace on Thursday, December 18, 2014. Greg passed away at home, in the soft glow of Christmas lighting and surrounded by his family, following a fight against lymphoma and a major stroke. Visitation will be held Monday, December 22, 2014 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200...

Elisabeth Hallock
Dec 17, 2014
Elisabeth A. Hallock, 70, Overland Park, Kansas passed away December 17, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 PM, Monday, December 22, 2014 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas. Cremation will take place and she will be laid to rest next to her late husband in Leavenworth National Cemetery. In lieu of gifts, memorial contributions are...
Jonathan Stebbins
Dec 16, 2014
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George Smith
Dec 11, 2014
George D. Smith, 94, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center. He was born March 26, 1920, in Scammon, KS, to William Corda Smith and Margaret H. Smith. George graduated from Columbus Community High School before attending Kansas State College of Pittsburg. It was during his 3rd year that he enrolled in the Civil Pilot Training...
Freda Bledsoe
Dec 6, 2014
Freda Bledsoe, 71, Overland Park, Kansas passed away December 6, 2014. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, December 9, 2014 with Pastor Jack Heaston of Legacy Christian Church officiating at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas. A gathering of family and friends will begin an hour prior to the service, also in the chapel. Interment...
Nancy Harriman
Dec 4, 2014
Nancy Harriman, “Nanny”, 69, passed away peacefully December 4, 2014 surrounded by her family and loved ones. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm, Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Johnson County Funeral Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Ascension Catholic Church on December 12, 2014 at 10:00 am. The church is located at...
Dorothy Bucher
Dec 3, 2014
Dorothy Kessler Bucher, 87, of Overland Park, KS, passed away December 3, 2014. Dorothy was born January 2, 1927, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Edward F. and Nellie M. (Booth) Kessler. The family moved to Tarrant, Alabama, when she was 5 years old. After graduating from high school in Tarrant, Dorothy attended the University of Alabama for 2 years. She transferred to...
Nancy Kendall
Dec 1, 2014
Nancy Kay Kendall, 76, of Prairie Village, Kansas, passed away December 1, 2014, at Brighton Gardens of Prairie Village. She was born March 17, 1938 in Everest, Kansas, the daughter of Carleton L. and Hazel Bartlett Gilliland. She married Forrest H. (Skip) Kendall, Jr., M.D., on August 7, 1959 at Holton Methodist Church in Holton, Kansas. Nancy was a 1956 graduate of...
Richard Howell
Dec 1, 2014
Richard Blaine Howell, 91, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 12, 2014, at the Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park. Contributions may be made to the Heart of America Alzheimer’s Foundation, 3846 W 75th St, Prairie Village, KS 66208 or a charity of your choice....
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