Jenyfer L. Simmerman
Jul 30, 2026
Jenyfer Lida Simmerman, 64, of Clinton, was born January 11, 1962, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Ronald Dee and Andrea Moira (Van Sijen) Phillips. She departed this life Thursday, July 30, 2026, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City.
Jenyfer was a 1980 graduate of William Chrisman High School in Kansas City and furthered her education at Park...
Juliet M. Mahnken
Jul 14, 2026
Juliet Michelle Mahnken, 53, of Holden, Missouri was born August 20, 1972, in Columbia, Missouri, the daughter of Phillip Gordon and Marilyn Gayle (Gerken) Mahnken. She departed this life Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Lee’s Summit Medical Center surrounded with love and family.
Juliet was a 1990 graduate of Canyon Springs High School in Moreno Valley, California.
Juliet was employed as a...
Gerald D. Bagby
Aug 14, 2026
Gerald Dean Bagby, 89, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born November 30, 1936, in Republic, Missouri, the son of George E. and Phyllis I. (Blades) Bagby. He departed this life Friday, August 14, 2026, at his home surrounded with love and family.
On November 26, 1959, he was united in marriage to Anna Marie Scott in Independence and to this union...
Mary N. Hinton
Aug 3, 2026
Mary Nell Hinton, 86, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was born January 3, 1940, in Sturgis, Kentucky, the daughter of John A. and Velda (Sullivan) Hooper. She departed this life, Monday, August 3, 2026, at Lee’s Summit Medical Center surrounded with love and family.
Mary grew up in Grove Center, Ky. and attended school in Sturgis, Ky. On December 17, 1955, she...
Steven M. Crawford
Jul 31, 2026
Steven Medford Crawford, 70, lifelong resident of Pleasant Hill, was born October 3rd, 1955, in Pleasant Hill, the son of John M. and Mary Louise (Bohannon) Crawford. He departed this life Friday, July 31, 2026, at Lee’s Summit Medical Center.
Steve was a 1973 Pleasant Hill High School graduate.
In June 2003, he was united in marriage to Phyllis Joyce Chafen-Mitchell in...
Josephine W. Hayes
Jul 25, 2026
Josephine Wilma “Josie” Hayes, 96, of Pleasant Hill, was born January 18, 1930, in La Mesa, California, the second child of Harry William and Clara Elizabeth (McClain) Brooks. She departed this life Saturday, July 25, 2026, at the Foxwood Springs Care Center in Raymore.
Josie grew up in El Cajon, California, and was a 1949 graduate of the Grossmont Union High...
M. Jeanette Buhl
Jul 16, 2026
Marion Jeanette Buhl, 87, of Belton, Missouri, formerly of Norman, Oklahoma, was born September 22, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Arthur Elwen and Alice Elizabeth (Dale) Griffith. She departed this life Sunday, July 19, 2026, at the Belton Regional Medical Center.
Jeanette was a 1956 graduate of John Marshall High School in Los Angeles.
On October 17, 1959, she...
Norma L. Walton
Jul 14, 2026
Norma Louise Walton, 78, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born May 27, 1948, in Madison, Indiana, the daughter of TC and Zelma Louise (Day) Courtney. She departed this life Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Ignite Medical Resort of Blue Springs, surrounded with love and family.
Norma and her family moved to Kansas City when she was young and attended Westport High...
Paul E. McDavitt
Jul 10, 2026
Paul Eugene McDavitt, 60, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri was born April 5, 1966, in Kansas City, the son of Eugene Earl and Linda Joyce (Tinoco) McDavitt. He left this world peacefully on Friday, July 10, 2026, at his home surrounded with love and family after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Paul was the oldest of the four boys. The family...
Matthew L. Kyle
Jul 7, 2026
Matthew Lloyd Kyle, 93, of Pleasant Hill, was born December 10, 1932, in Brownfield, Texas, the son of Matthew David and Mary Annie (Vinyard) Kyle. He departed this life Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at Lee’s Summit Medical Center.
Matt moved to the Kansas City Area when he was nine years old. He was a United States Navy Korean War Veteran serving...
Steven W. Carlile
Jul 1, 2026
Steven Walter Carlile, 61, of Lee’s Summit, was born October 29, 1964, in Pleasant Hill, the son of Donald Joshua and Lettie Lavonne (Viles) Carlile. He departed this life, Wednesday, July 1, 2026, as a result of injuries sustained in a truck driving accident.
Steve was a 1982 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. While he was in high school, he excelled...
Robert L. "Bob" Reynolds
May 29, 2026
Robert Lee “Bob” Reynolds, 91, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born October 12, 1934, in Raytown, Missouri, the son of Russell Raymond and Marie Genevieve (Wimmer) Reynolds. He departed this life Friday, May 29, 2026, at his home.
Bob was a 1952 Lee’s Summit High School graduate.
On October 21, 1954, he was united in marriage to Janice B. Maloney in Kingsville,...
Anna Huston Brundage
May 27, 2026
Anna Huston (Roll) Brundage, 81, of Pleasant Hill, was born May 29, 1944, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Hugh Wilson Roll Sr. and Nelda Maureen (Huston) Roll. She departed this life Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit surrounded by family.
She graduated from Paseo High School in Kansas City, Missouri in 1962 and earned...
Veneta D. Gray
May 25, 2026
Veneta Darlene Koeller-Gray, 87, of Pleasant Hill, was born December 4, 1938, in Daugherty, Missouri, the daughter of Ernest Vernon and Audrey (McKee) Koeller. She departed this life on Monday, May 25, 2026, at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, holding her daughter’s hands. Veneta attended Eight-Mile School in Daugherty before moving to Pleasant Hill in 1953. She graduated...
Amy L. Coon
May 25, 2026
Amy LeAnn Coon, 45, of Strasburg and Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born November 15, 1980, in Princeton, Missouri, the daughter of Max Coon and Claudia Nickell (Argo). She departed this life unexpectedly Monday, May 25, 2026, in Pleasant Hill.
Amy was a 1999 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. She later earned a bachelor’s degree from Ottawa University.
She was employed at the...
Infant Corban Hunter Shelton
May 22, 2026
Infant Corban Hunter Shelton, 2-month-old son of Andrew Lennon and Alyssa Marie (Bates) Shelton, was born March 11, 2026, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. He departed this life Friday, May 22, 2026, at Children's Mercy.
Corban was born with Hypo-Plastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) and Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS). He wasn’t expected to survive even pregnancy, but he fought and...
Donna L. Callaghan
May 18, 2026
Donna Lea Callaghan, 68, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born October 3, 1957, in Kansas City, the daughter of Robert Kenneth and Betty Jane (Samuel) Callaghan. She departed this life Monday, May 18, 2026, at Addington Place in Lee’s Summit.
Donna was a 1975 Ruskin High School graduate. She later earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Central Missouri State University...
Marie Kyle
May 18, 2026
Della Marie Kyle, 84, of Pleasant Hill, was born January 23, 1942, in Winston, Missouri, the daughter of Samuel Milo and Ada Viola (Leach) Seek. She departed this life peacefully on Monday, May 18, 2026, at her home surrounded with love and family.
Marie grew up in Independence and attended Truman High School.
On August 14, 1982, she was united in marriage...
Virginia L. Cook
May 17, 2026
Virginia Louise Cook, 82, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born February 9, 1944, in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Samuel LeRoy and Dorothy Louise (McCulley) Hickerson. She departed this life on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Lee’s Summit Medical Center following complications from surgery.
Virginia was raised in Kansas City, Kansas, and was a 1961 Argentine High School graduate.
While working...
Dorothy M. Kitchell
May 17, 2026
Dorothy Marie “Sue” Kitchell, 80, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri (formerly of Wildwood) was born September 8, 1945, in St. Louis, the daughter of Charles W. Sr. and Dorothy L. (Geigel) Schuermann (both deceased). She departed this life peacefully on Sunday, May 17, 2026, surrounded with love and family.
Dorothy was a 1963 graduate of the St. Thomas Aquinas High School in...
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