Obituaries
Mrs. Mary O'Leary
Apr 24, 2014
Mary Jane O'Leary, Ph.D., 85, passed away in the company of her loving children on April 24, 2014, at her home in Overland Park, KS. She was born in Lapeer, MI, June 16, 1928. She spent her early years in Detroit, earning a BA in piano from Marygrove College. While studying piano at University of Michigan, she met Franklin Hayes...
Mr. Charles "Tom" Mathis
Apr 24, 2014
Charles Thomas "Tom" Mathis, 65, of Overland Park, KS passed away on Wednesday, April 24, 2014. He was born in Kirksville, MO to the late William "Carl" and Carol Mathis and recently preceded in death by his sister, Kathi Jones. Tom was a proud alum of the University of Missouri before embarking upon a successful career with UMB Bank rising...
Donna Jean "Pat" Brahl
Apr 24, 2014
Donna Jean "Pat" Brahl, 96, a wonderful lady, left us on Thursday, April 24, 2014. Donna was born in Waubun, Minnesota, daughter of Beth and Herman Patnode (the popular town barber). She graduated from Hamlin University and worked for many years as a Clinical Assistant at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Donna was married to the late Maurice H....
Mr. Walter Copp
Apr 23, 2014
Walter Don Copp, 81, of Overland Park, passed away Wednesday, surrounded by his family. He was born in Nashville, TN February 3rd, 1933, the only child of Annie and Walter Copp. Don graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1951 and attended Vanderbilt University for three years. He continued his schooling at University of California, Santa Barbara and University of Miami...
Elinor Stults
Apr 18, 2014
ELINOR "COOKIE" STULTS, 78, Overland Park, KS passed away April 18, 2014. Cookie was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 54 years, Bruce A. Stults. Cookie is survived by her daughter, Cindi Carmody (Jim); sons, Jeff Stults (Pam) and Scott Stults (Kellie); her grandchildren, Kadie (Jon), Justin, Mandy, Emma, Ashleigh, Summer, Caleb; great-granddaughter, Ellie; sister, Carolyn...
Mrs. Reatha Adams
Apr 16, 2014
Reatha Azel Browning Adams, aged 91, of Kansas City, Kansas died at Emeritus of Overland Park on April 16, 2014. Reatha was born January 29, 1923 in Amber, Oklahoma, to E.E. 'Bud' and Lillie Browning. She attended Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma. On June 29, 1950 she was married to Glen Adams. Reatha was one of 12 siblings whom...
William Stark, Jr.
Apr 14, 2014
WILLIAM P. STARK JR., 86, of Kansas City, Missouri, died Monday, April 14, 2014. Mr. Stark was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was a lifelong resident of Kansas City and was preceded in death by his wife of 26 years, Shirley A. Stark. He leaves a son, William P. Stark III and three daughters, Rahmie Jo Stark...
William Corporon, MD
Apr 13, 2014
Born January 10, 1945, William Lewis Corporon entered into the world to his parents, Lewis and Helen Church Corporon of Independence, Kansas where Lewis led a congregation as pastor of the Disciples of Christ. He was the second of six children and the only son. Bill, as everyone knew him, met Melinda Ann Gordy in Ponca City, Oklahoma. They married...
Reat Lloyd Underwood
Apr 13, 2014
Reat Griffin Lloyd Underwood (Losen) was born on May 21, 1999 in Norman, OK to parents Mindy Corporon and Gary Underwood. For the first ten months of his life, he was his grandfather's first priority. Reat was a precocious toddler who could recite Eric Carle books at the age of two. Even then, he loved to sing and dance. Reat...
Infant Gabriella Senat
Apr 12, 2014
Infant Lindsay Gabriella Senat, 4 month, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014. Lindsay was born December 6, 2013, to Jacques and Yolande Senat. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, April 17, 2014, at Overland Park Church of God, 6801 W 74th Street, Overland Park, KS 66204. The family will greet friends an hour prior to...
Evelyn Cochran
Apr 12, 2014
Evelyn "Maxine" Cochran, 90, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Saturday, April 12,2014, at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa. After a long and wonderful life, filled with devotion and service to her husband, children, profession, community. Maxine was born December 19, 1923, to Frederick and Florence (Vinzant) Jones, in Fairmont, MO. She spent the early years of her life in Topeka,...
Lindsay Senat
Apr 12, 2014
Lindsay was born December 6, 2013. Born with a heart defect she spent four months in Children's Mercy Hospital. Having had surgery and other treatments it seemed she would soon be going home. On Tuesday April 8, 2014 request was made for a heart catheterizing on Wednesday morning. After the procedure there was an increase in breathing rate and she...
Melba Messing
Apr 12, 2014
Melba "Jean" Messing, 85, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014. Jean was born April 20, 1928, in Inavale, NE. She graduated from Torrington Wyoming High School in 1946. Jean moved to Hastings, NE in 1947 and married Eugene Messing in May of 1948. She worked for the Jones Store at Metcalf South for 23 years. She was a member of...
Joseph Fair
Apr 10, 2014
Joseph Fair passed away April 10, 2014. He was born in Shanghai, China in 1923 to Samuel Barnard Fair, from Clinton, Missouri, and Clara Ruskin, a Russian expatriate. He relocated with his family to the states in 1937 and settled in Los Angeles. He served in the armed forces as a Marine in World War II and was stationed at...
Homer Hanna
Apr 9, 2014
Homer J. Hanna, 90, of Roeland Park, KS, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014. There will be a private family service. An inurnment will take place at the Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, KS. Homer was born in Ottawa, KS, on July 5, 1923, to Raymond and Ruth (Olsen) Hanna. He graduated from Carthage, MO High School in 1941....
Pearl Plummer
Apr 7, 2014
Pearl Ruth Plummer, 92, loving wife, mother and grandmother died on Monday, April 7, 2014. Born on December 26, 1921, Ruth lived in Kansas City most of her life. Ruth and her husband, Leonard, lived at Lake Quivira, Kansas for 25 years where she was a member of the Quivira Garden Club, served on the Lake Quivira Board of Directors...
Harvey Bayless
Apr 6, 2014
HARVEY ALAN BAYLESS Harvey Alan Bayless, 90, of Overland Park, passed away on April 6, 2014. He was born to the late Harry and Stella Bayless, January 10, 1924 in Frankfort, Ohio. Harvey graduated from Frankfort High School in May 1946. He served in World War II as a 2nd Lieutenant Communications Maintenance Worker for the Air Force. After returning...
Patrick O'Malley
Apr 5, 2014
PATRICK ANTHONY O'MALLEY of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on April 5, 2014. Pat was born in Philadelphia, PA to Helene and Thomas O'Malley on June 22, 1942. He graduated from Benedictine Academy in Richmond, VA in 1960 and Villanova University in 1964 with a degree in Economics. Pat went on to earn an M.B.A. and a PhD. Pat entered...
Judy McGowan
Apr 4, 2014
Judy enjoyed a variety of activies throughout her lifetime. Some of her favorites were Quilting, sewing, and other crafts, playing cards and board games with her family, garage saling, fishing, bowling, gardening, and bird watching. She was a member of the Blue Valley and Raymore Quilt Guilds and Stitch 'N' Time Quilt Club of Belton. Judy will be dearly missed...
Wanda Crawford
Mar 31, 2014
WANDA L. CRAWFORD, 76, Mission, KS passed away March 31, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 4, 2014 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 am before the service. Wanda was preceded in death by a daughter, Marilyn J. Runyon...
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