Obituaries
Brian Hausback
Apr 11, 2016
Brian William Hausback, 51, passed away after a lengthy illness at his home in Prairie Village, Kansas on Monday, April 11, 2016. Its been said that its the character that's the strongest that God gives the most challenges to. This was certainly true with Brian. Strong in faith, hope and love Brian was able to endure years of pain and suffering and still...
Jacqueline Crumpler
Apr 10, 2016
Jacqueline “Jaci” (Babcock) Crumpler, 70, of Leawood, KS passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Kansas City Hospice House after a short battle with Lung and Brain Cancer. One of two children, Jaci was born June 19, 1945 in St. Joseph, MO to parents Norman Babcock, former superintendent of the Corinth School District of Prairie Village and Florence (Morgan)...
LeRoy Sheldon
Apr 9, 2016
LEROY JAMES SHELDON, JR. Leroy James Sheldon, Jr., 86, Cincinnati, Ohio, entered in to eternal peace April 9, 2016. Roy was born Sept. 25, 1929, in Morocco, Ind., son of Roy and Mayme Sheldon. He graduated from Indiana State University in 1951 and was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He was married to Barbara Ann Roesch for 63...
Deborah Rose
Apr 9, 2016
Debbie, 59, of the Overland Park, Kansas area, passed from this earth on April 9, 2016. Born July 21, 1956 in Cleveland, Ohio to Dave and Marlene (Roach) Rose, she lived most of her life in Overland Park. After graduating from UMKC and the University of Kansas, Debbie was a CPA and auditor for several companies, most notably Mutual Benefit...
James "Jim" Hurd
Apr 9, 2016
Jim Hurd, 59, Louisburg, Kansas passed away April 9th, 2016. Jim was born on February 8th, 1957 in Kansas City, Kansas. He was a 1975 graduate of Shawnee Mission North High School where he was active in track, swimming and football (1974 state champions). The greatest joys in Jim's life were his family and friends, barbecuing for others, cruising to...
Brett Hawkins
Apr 8, 2016
Brett Hawkins, 36, passed away at home on April 8th, 2016. Brett was born on October 24th, 1979 in Kansas City, MO. After 15 years of courageously fighting the life & health challenges of alcoholism, he is now free of this disease. He was a graduate of Olathe East High School and pursued a degree in hotel & restaurant management...
Ray Gann
Apr 7, 2016
Ray E. Gann, 89, Overland Park, Kansas passed away on Thursday April 7, 2016. Ray was born July 29, 1926 in Gentry, Arkansas to Harvey Edward Gann and Susan Zemma (Barnwell) Gann and was one of six children born to this union. He came to Kansas City, Missouri with his family in 1934 and graduated from Central High School. He was in...
Nedra Turner
Apr 6, 2016
Nedra Elaine Turner, 85, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. She was born on December 5, 1930, in LeMars, Iowa to Mabel Helena Rickleffs Wendt and Roy Wendt. She worked many years as a Legal/Executive Secretary. Her husband, M. Frank Turner, Jr., preceded her in death in 2011. Surviving are her daughters, Diana [Brian] Cage, Deb Harper; son, Dan...
Samuel Thomason
Apr 6, 2016
Samuel James Thomason was born & passed on April 6, 2016. He was born to Christopher (Kathryn) Thomason, in Olathe KS. Private services will be held by the family.
Nell Rucker
Apr 5, 2016
Nell J. Rucker passed away April 5, 2016. A visitation will be held on Monday April 11, 2016 from 10-11:00am at the Johnson County Funeral Chapel 11200 Metcalf with a graveside service immediately following in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Nell graduated from Salisbury Missouri High School in 1943. She was very active in the Salisbury High School Band, pep squad and editor...
Frances Sharpe
Apr 4, 2016
Frances Marilyn McKie "Mickey" Sharpe Our dear mother, mother-in-law and grandma Frances Marilyn McKie "Mickey" Sharpe chose to leave her family and join her two favorite men--Jesus Christ and her beloved Bill--on the most beautiful of spring days, April 4, 2016. More questions than answers remain about the incident that brought her to the ER, where she remained unresponsive until...
Judy Guyot
Apr 4, 2016
Judy Reed Guyot, age 76, of Overland Park, KS, passed away at home on April 4, 2016, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease and recent breast cancer. She was born April 27, 1939, in Lincoln, NB, to Forest B. (Frosty) and Ruth V. Reed. The family moved to the Kansas City metropolitan area in 1940 where Judy graduated from Southwest High...
Carolyn Perkins
Apr 2, 2016
Carolyn Perkins, nee Gregory, was born on August 21, 1927 in Woodston, KS. She moved to Osborne as a young girl where she lived until she graduated from High School in 1945. Carolyn attended Washburn University, graduating in 1950, where she earned a BA degree. While at Washburn she met her husband of 53 years, Floyd Perkins, whom she married on Oct 30,...
John(Bob) Goodin
Apr 1, 2016
John Robert (Bob) Goodin, 63, Leawood, Kansas passed away Friday April 1, 2016. Bob, was born October 26, 1952 to Sam and Nora (Blanken) Goodin and grew up on the family farm east of Clay Center, Kansas. He graduated from Clay Center High School in 1970 and attended Beloit Vo-Tech. He resided in Marion, KS from 1980-1996, moved to Wamego KS...
Eric Williams Jr.
Mar 30, 2016
Eric O. Williams, Jr. of Greenwood Terrace, Overland Park KS passed suddenly Wed. March 30, 2016 at home. He loved his Mizzou Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals and western movies. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Lois M. (Miller) Williams of the home and their daughter, Marjorie (Margie) Williams of Grandview MO. Cremation, private memorial service with military...
Seth Beeker
Mar 29, 2016
Seth Willard “Will” Beeker passed away peacefully March 29, 2016 at Promise Hospital Overland Park, KS at the age of 92. One of three children, Willard was born in Yonkers, New York to Seth Avery Beeker and Mary Wicklow Carson Beeker October 24, 1923. After high School, Willard attended the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, from 1941 to 1943 before enlisting in...
Patricia Effie
Mar 29, 2016
Patricia Arden Eakin Effie, 84, passed away Tuesday night, March 29th surrounded by loved ones at Olathe Hospice House. As Always, she put up a Hard Fight right to her last breath! Pat was born on November 25th, 1931, to her parents; Glen E. Eakin and Verda Viola Weyer. She was born in Washington, District of Columbia, and her family soon moved...
Josiah Smith
Mar 28, 2016
Josiah E. Smith, 94, of Brooksville, Florida, went to be with his Lord on March 28, 2016, with family by his side. Josiah was born on January 21, 1922 in Blanco, Colorado. He grew up in Kansas City, KS where his mother raised him faithfully in the First Wesleyan Church. He grew up learning the sheet metal trade, and started...
Hattie Thompson
Mar 27, 2016
Hattie Thompson (Highfill), 93, Mission, KS, passed away on March 27, 2016 from natural causes. Hattie was born January 30, 1923, in Potter, KS, to Mary and Ben Highfill. She was married to Gerald Thompson for 62 years. Hattie graduated from Pittsburg State College with an education degree and taught school for a few years before devoting the following years...
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