Sherri Jane Lackey
Jun 3, 2026
Sherri Jane (Ohmart) Lackey was born on September 6, 1949, in El Dorado, Kansas. The daughter of Patricia “Irene” and Melvin Edwin “Bill” Mills, Sherri grew up in Towanda, Kansas, and, after graduating from Circle High School and Butler County Community College, she enrolled at Kansas State University and obtained her bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1972. She was...
Ronald D. Edwards
Jun 2, 2026
Ronald "Ron" Dee Edwards, 82, of Olathe, Kansas, passed away peacefully at home on June 2, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. His devoted wife, children, and their spouses were at his bedside.
Ron was born on April 14, 1944, in Kansas City, Missouri, and grew up in the Turner area of Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated from Turner...
Karen Sue Maupin
Jun 1, 2026
Sue Maupin (85) of Overland Park, Kansas passed away on June 1, 2026 while in the care of Sunshine Senior Living in Leawood, Kansas.
Born Karen Sue Bain to the late Sarah Vesta and Carl Ward Bain on January 26, 1941in Baxter Springs, Kansas. She graduated a BS in Education from Kansas State College of PIttsburg (Pittsburg State University) where she...
Donald Ray Dibble
May 29, 2026
Donald Ray Dibble, 90, of Manhattan, KS died May 29, 2026. The memorial service will be on June 13, 2026 at 2:00 pm at Country Club Christian Church, 6100 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO. Visitation will be at 1:00 pm in the church parlor right before the service. Burial will be at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park,...
Stavroula Del Mastro
May 29, 2026
Stavroula Del Mastro of Parkville, Missouri, passed away on May 29, 2026, at the age of 72. She was born on July 27, 1953, to Michael Spirou and Stamatia Korssava in Drama, Greece. After excelling in school as a young girl, she moved to Germany and then to the United States. She married Michael Del Mastro in 1987, and together...
Zhenglian (David) Jiang
May 29, 2026
Zhenglian (David) Jiang, 68, of Overland Park, KS, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2026, surrounded by loved ones.
Zhenglian, known as David by many of his friends, was born on March 10, 1958 (April 9, 1957 according to the Chinese calendar) in the village of Wawo, in Liaoning province, China. He took after both his father, Jiang Yunxi—a wise, fierce,...
Marion Rose Gagel
May 27, 2026
Marion Rose Gagel, a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2026, in Leawood, Kansas. Born on February 16, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri, Marion brought warmth and kindness to all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
Marion shared a devoted and loving marriage with her husband, William Kurt Gagel. Together, they built a...
Linda Sue Swander McMullen
May 27, 2026
Linda Sue Swander McMullen died peacefully on the morning of May 27, 2026 at Maggie’s Place Memory Care in Overland Park, Kansas.
She lived a life devoted to family, friends, traveling, competitive bridge, reading and writing. She had a bold personality and left a lasting impression on everybody who knew her.
Linda was born October 24, 1940 in Winfield, Kansas to Ira...
Richard Allen Ley
May 26, 2026
Richard Allen Ley passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on May 26, 2026.
Rich was born on December 21, 1962, in Sheridan, Wyoming, to Clarence and Patricia (Gillett) Ley. They moved to Rapid City, South Dakota, in 1969, where Rich spent most of his childhood. He was musically and athletically talented, playing French horn in the South Dakota...
Jacqualyn S. "Cookie" Black
May 22, 2026
Jacqualyn Sue "Cookie" Black (née Adams), a beloved mother, grandmother, and devoted member of her community, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2026, in Columbia, Missouri. She was 81 years old.
Born on December 28, 1944, in Fredonia, Kansas, to Albert and Esther Adams, Jacqualyn grew up with a strong sense of faith and family values that would guide her throughout...
Mary Susan Blythe
May 19, 2026
Mary Susan Corriston Blythe, 80, was born in Berkeley, California, and passed away on May 17, 2026, in the presence of her beloved husband, Holly John Blythe and her sister Janis at her home in Shawnee, Kansas.
Mary was the firstborn child of Roy and Josephine “Jo” Corriston. At the age of six months, she began what would become a lifelong...
Bryan Douglas Riffel
May 18, 2026
Bryan was born to Kaylene (Miller) and Thomas Riffel in Junction City, Kansas, on May 7, 1965. Bryan had a zest for life and loved socializing at family parties. He was always the first in the buffet line, which was a fun family joke he enjoyed being ribbed about. He loved living in Lawrence and supporting KU and K-State basketball....
Terri Denise Blake
May 11, 2026
Terri Denise Blake, 66, of Grandview, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on Monday, May 11, 2026.
Terri was born on November 17, 1959, in Springfield to Alfred O. Smith Jr. and Nancy A. Smith. From an early age, Terri had a natural gift for connecting with people and bringing comfort and joy to those around her. She...
Carolyn J. France
May 10, 2026
"And it will come about that whoever calls on the Name of the Lord will be delivered........."
Joel 2:32
Taped inside the cover of Carolyn's Bible
Carolyn Joyce France was delivered to her eternal life May 10, 2026. Devout wife, legendary grandmother and one of the all-time greats of motherhood, her Mother’s Day departure marked the fulfillment of her life’s purpose.
Born the eleventh...
LaSheta Rose Jemison
May 9, 2026
LaSheta Rose Jemison, born on May 13th, 1981, in Birmingham, Alabama, she was the youngest daughter of Carl & Brenda Jemison. She was the center of many lives at once – a devoted mother whose love shaped her loving son, Kameron M. Jemison, cherished sister & brother whose laughter & loyalty never faded, and a beloved daughter who carried her...
Sandra Kay Lovell
May 8, 2026
Sandra Kay (Baird) Lovell, lovingly known as Kay, age 92, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord on Friday, May 8, 2026, at Rococo Healthcare Services in Olathe, Kansas.
Kay was born on March 11, 1934, in Dallas, Texas, to Marvin and Mae (Broyles) Baird. She spent her early childhood in Dallas surrounded by her mother’s...
Mary Ann Files
May 8, 2026
Mary Ann Files, beloved mother, partner, family member, and friend, passed away on May 8, 2026, at the age of 86.
Mary Ann was born in Escondido, California, to James and Helen Langford and joined her older brother Charles W. Langford. She spent much of her childhood and teenage years in North Platte, Nebraska. It was in North Platte that Mary...
Malinda Ann Baird
May 7, 2026
On May 7, 2026, Malinda (Lindy) Ann Baglin Baird, one day short of her 98th birthday, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was born on May 8, 1928, to Sherman and Alta (Matney) Baglin in Bonner Springs, KS. She had 2 siblings, Peggy Oliver and Edwin Fahnestock. Lindy accepted Jesus as her Savior as a...
