JoAnn Robinette, 74, died November 9, 2017 at the North Kansas City Hospital. JoAnn was born February 1, 1943 in Excelsior Springs, MO, the daughter of the late Walter and Beulah Williams. JoAnn enjoyed the simple things in life … watching the Chiefs, Royals, and Judge Judy, sitting on...
Articles for November 2017
Joyce Jolene Elliott
Joyce Jolene Elliott, 85 years young, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 9, 2017. Jolene was born October 16, 1932 in Elmira, Mo., to Donna and Vester Sweatman. She had one sister, Virginia (Sweatman) McQuerrey, who preceded her in death. Jolene was educated in the Lawson...
Edward Paul Wooten
Edward Paul Wooten went to see His Savior peacefully at Liberty Hospital on November 8, 2017 in Liberty, MO, one week short of his 83rd birthday. Ed is survived by his wife of 60 years, Maudenia, of Liberty, MO; daughter Elaine (and her family) of Liberty, MO; daughter Denise...
Hildegarde Sophie Will
Hildegarde Sophie Will, age 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at Essex House in Grain Valley. Her sister, Elfriede Luise Gwillim, preceded her in passing by only one day. They were both originally from Marburg, Germany. Hildegard, along with her husband, Friedhelm Will,...
Don Earl Dukes
January 6, 1932 ~ November 6, 2017 Don Earl Dukes passed away at Cameron Veterans Home in Cameron, MO. He was born and raised in Padukah, Kentucky to Carrie Kay and Ollie Damon Dukes. Don had two brothers and one sister. At the age of 21, Don joined the...
Wayne Roger Hanson
Wayne Roger Hanson, 89, passed away on October 31, 2017 at his home in Kearney, with his wife and children by his side. He was born on July 6, 1928, in Rapid City, South Dakota, to Gaylord and Etta (Pullen) Hanson. As a native of South Dakota, Wayne graduated...
Faith Marie Baldwin
Faith Marie Baldwin, 76, of Smithville, Mo., passed peacefully with family at 1:54 a.m. November 5, 2017 at Smithville Living Center after a difficult struggle with Alzheimer’s. Faith was born June 18, 1941 to Ervin “Joe” and Thelma (Faith) Crippen in Des Moines, Iowa. She was married to Adrian...
James Cash Penney
James Cash Penney was born on March 22, 1940 in Washington, Mo., to Laura and Eli Robert “Bob” Penney. He moved several times during his childhood due to his father’s responsibility to the JC Penney Co. He graduated in 1958 from St. Agnes High School in Mission Hills, Kans. ...
Amy Renée Icenhour
Amy Renée Icenhour, 42, of Gladstone, Mo., passed away quietly on November 2, 2017. Amy graduated from Oak Park High School in 1994. She resided in Liberty and worked five years for VSI. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert E. Icenhour Sr.; grandfather, Harvey F. Monroe;...
Jennifer Dawn Heath
Jennifer Dawn Heath, 41, of North Kansas City, MO, passed away on November 3, 2017, with family and friends by her side after a nine year fight against breast cancer. Jennifer was born on April 30, 1976, in North Kansas City, MO. She graduated from Excelsior Springs High School...
Efriede Gwillim
Efriede Gwillim, nee Heinrich, was born on September 28, 1920 in Marburg, Germany on her parent’s nursery plantation, greenhouses, and orchards. Raised along with her two sisters, Hilde and Irmgard, Elfriede left the parental home when she married George Fritz. Together they had two daughters, Christiana (Christine) and Heidemarie (Heidi). The couple divorced at the end of World War...