Obituaries
Jo Ann Myers
May 6, 2024
Jo Ann Myers passed away on May 6, 2024 in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born Jo Ann Reed in Van Buren, Arkansas to George and Alyce Reed on June 17, 1929. The family moved from Arkansas to Girard, Kansas to be close to her grandparents. Jo Ann loved being around her grandfather’s racehorses. She had a life long interest...
Betty Jo Davis
May 5, 2024
Betty Jo Davis, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away peacefully on May 5th at the age of 99. She will be missed by her son Guy Davis and his wife Peggy, daughter Gale Davis, son Clark Davis and his wife Jaye. The grandchildren are Tony Davis, Tracey Hess, Jeff Dietrich, Shelly Dietrich, Tyler Davis, and Tara Davis Meyer. She is also...
Betty Ann Smith
May 5, 2024
Betty Ann Smith, 91, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2024, at her home, surrounded by family.
Betty was born on December 31, 1932, to Ivan and Bessie (Bailey) Maddox in Kansas City, Kansas.
In 1952, Betty married Wyon Smith in Shawnee, Kansas. Betty and Wyon went on to have two daughters, Luella, and Viola. They celebrated 52 years...
Sheila Ann (Rhiner) Riffer
May 5, 2024
Sheila Ann Rhiner was born on June 28, 1937, as the only child of Oran L. Rhiner and Margaret Maxine (Mallon) Rhiner, in Kansas City, Missouri. Her father passed away when she was only 2 years old, and her mother was ill and sometimes hospitalized when Sheila was a child, so she often lived with her beloved maternal grandmother, Ruth...
Mary Jane Caroline Johannsmeyer
May 5, 2024
Mary Jane Johannsmeyer, 77, was born to Erhardt and Dorothy Johannsmeyer in St. Louis, MO on June 17, 1946. She graduated from the University of Missouri and moved to Kansas City. Mary Jane worked with data processing in the telecommunications field. She first worked for the Federal Reserve, then Montgomery Ward, followed by Control Data and lastly United Telecommunications which...
Mike Sutton
May 3, 2024
Michael W. Sutton, 70, of the Lake of the Ozarks, MO, passed away on Friday May 3, 2024. Mike was born in Kansas City, MO on May 2, 1954 to Vernon and Cynthia Sutton. He grew up in Prairie Village and Overland Park, KS. Most of his adult life was spent in Texas where he owned several businesses including Voyager’s Dream...
Joan Ruch
May 2, 2024
Margaret Joan Ruch is now walking with the Lord. She died peacefully On May 2, 2024 at Colonial Oaks assisted living facility in Springhill Kansas. She is survived by her children H.Rod Ruch, Jane Danforth and Renee (Wells) Haren. Grandchildren include Justin Villarreal, Joel Villarreal, Charles Haren, Maggie (Ben) Host. Great grandchildren Laura Villarreal, Haley Villarreal, Woods Haren, Bear Host,...
Patrick G. Galvin
Apr 30, 2024
Patrick G. Galvin , 87, loving father and grandfather, passed away April 30, 2024, at University of Kansas Medical Center. He was born on January 7, 1937, to Floyd James Galvin and Sadie Barker Galvin. On January 24, 1959, Patrick married Patricia Lee Williamson in Kansas City, KS, and they were married for 45 years. He was a longtime executive...
George H. Adams
Apr 30, 2024
George Herbert Adams went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. He was born to Benjamin Roy (BR) and Mae Claypool Adams on September 7, 1933, in Pueblo, Colorado. The family later moved to Dalhart, Texas and then to Pratt, Kansas in 1946. George married Norma Jean Nitz in 1955, and they enjoyed 67 years of marriage.
After...
Patricia S Akins
Apr 29, 2024
Patricia “Pat” Akin was born in Pittsburg, KS on April 27, 1938, to Roland and Suzie Dray. She was proud of the fact that on the day of her 14th birthday, she got her first job at the Puritan Dairy serving ice cream. She graduated from Pittsburg High School, where she enjoyed playing tennis and swimming. She lived in Pittsburg...
Vickie Lynn McColley
Apr 25, 2024
Victoria Lynn (Vickie) McColley was born on February 19, 1947, and passed away at Homestead of Overland Park on April 25, 2024.
Predeceased by her parents, William Gerald McDonald, and Mildred Hortense (Wieland) McDonald and brother James (Jim) Matthew McDonald, she leaves behind her daughters Sarah Harrington (Michael Socha), and Stephanie Murphy (Rob) along with four grandchildren Caitlin and Kenna Harrington...
Christopher Wolcott
Apr 25, 2024
Christopher Wolcott entered the world on October 1, 1943. He was the son of John Jefferson Wolcott Jr and Virginia Rose Wolcott nee Altman. As a child, he attended Visitation Grade School where he made lifelong friends. He participated in football, baseball and basketball. At age 12 he achieved the highest rank of Eagle Scout through the Boy Scouts of...
Vickie Ann Loganbill
Apr 24, 2024
Vickie Anne Loganbill, 74, of Overland Park, Kansas, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024. Vickie was born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 6,1949. Her parents were Douglas and Claudene (Gibson) Loganbill. She worked at TWA for 33 years and retired as a Senior Accounting Analyst in 2001.
She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by two...
Skip Kendall
Apr 23, 2024
Skip Kendall lived an extraordinary life. He was born in small town Holton, Kansas to Forrest Hardy Kendall and Grace Editha Reed. Forrest was the town doctor and everyone called him Doc. Doc and Editha named their first-born Forrest Hardy Kendall, Jr. But everyone called him Skip.
Skip’s achievements include being president of his class at Holton High School,...
Diane Costello
Apr 20, 2024
https://lawrencehumane.org/donate/Diane Costello (nee Dalin), born on August 8, 1949, passed away on April 20, 2024, in Leawood, Kansas, at the age of 74. She is survived by her loving children: Chris (Jenny), Annie (Mike), and Ryan (Aislinn), and cherished grandchildren: Claire, Kylan, Lucy, Rose, Leo, Max, and Sam.
Preceding her in death were her husband of 41 years, Curtis, her parents...
Frances "Frankie" Hoffman
Apr 20, 2024
Obituary for Frances H. (Frankie) Hoffman
Mrs. Frances H. (Frankie) Hoffman died on April 20, 2024 at Aberdeen Village, Olathe, KS, where she had lived since 2007. She was 110 years and 4 months old, having been born on December 21, 1913 in Excelsior Springs, MO and was the oldest resident of Aberdeen Village (and...
William Golden Ball
Apr 19, 2024
William Golden Ball I, Overland Park, KS, died peacefully on April 19, 2024, at Hospice House, Olathe, KS. He was 90 years old. Bill was born in Richmond, VA on December 3, 1933, to William Julian and Virgina Ball. Bill was raised in Richmond with his older sister Margery Ball Edwards. Bill married Hazel Williams on April 3, 1953. Bill...
Charles "Bob" LeValley
Apr 19, 2024
Bob LeValley passed away on April 19, 2024. A native Iowan, he was born in the small town of Dayton to Keith O. LeValley and Avis McPherson on October 24, 1942. After graduating Dayton High School, Bob went on to receive his BA degree from Wayne State College in Nebraska. While at Wayne he married his high school sweetheart, Carol...
Patti Whitaker
Apr 18, 2024
Patricia Anne Veatch Whitaker (Patti) passed away unexpectedly on April 18, 2024.
Patti was born on January 30, 1946, in Raytown, MO to Irving and Dorothy Veatch. After graduating from Raytown South High School in 1964, she married her high school sweetheart in 1966. Together, he and Patti raised two daughters while working and finishing their college degrees.
In 1976, Patti graduated from...
Steven Dale Pope
Apr 13, 2024
Steven Dale Pope, 72, born January 23, 1952, to Clifford and Dema Pope in Kansas City, Kansas passed April 13,2024.
He attended Shawnee Mission North High School and played both football and baseball. Steven was a quiet, introspective person. He was very caring and well liked by anyone who knew him.
Smith and Loveless was a steel manufacturing plant where Steven worked...
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