Leta Viola Lehman (Needels) of Kearney, Mo., passed away early on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. She was 97 years old. Leta was born on November 24, 1919 in Ludlow, Mo., to parents Effie and James Needels. She married Russell Lehman on December 24, 1935 and they had six children...
Jeanette V. Hansen
Jeanette V. Hansen was born on January 12, 1926 to George and Erna Johnson of Clintonville, Wisconsin. She graduated with a degree in Elementary Ed and taught first and second grade for 11 years. She married Warren G. Hansen in 1955; they were married for 52 years. Jeanette (Jean),...
Gary L. Bradberry
Gary L. Bradberry,75, of Kearney, MO, passed away at 7:18 p.m. Thursday, November 9, 2017 at home with his family. Gary was born December 12, 1941 to Woody and Marie Bradberry, deceased. Gary was a veteran of the Air Force serving his country during the Vietnam War. He was...
Ronald “Ron” Parker
Ronald “Ron” Parker, 82, of Kearney, MO, passed away November 10, 2017. He was born April 8, 1935 in Lawson, MO, to Jewell and Virginia Pate Parker. He worked most of his life in the car and truck industry. Ron was full of wit and humor. He always had...
JoAnn Robinette
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...
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. ...