Jan 6, 2016

Robert Paul "Robbie" Ellifrits, 48, of Kingsville, was born, December 11, 1967 in Jacksonville, North Carolina. He went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at the Research Medical Center, Kansas City.

Robbie was employed in various capacities including, lawn care, landscaping, fruit markets, woodcutting and selling, and food service. His hobbies included, collecting new and...

Dec 28, 2015

Adam James Nixson, 29 of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of Johnston, Iowa, was born, October 22, 1986, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of James W. and Tami L. (Love) Nixson. He departed this life, Monday, December 28, 2015.

Adam was a 2005, Johnston Senior High graduate. On August 6, 2011, he was united in marriage to Lauren...

Dec 28, 2015

Georgia Johnson, 86, of Pleasant Hill, was born November 29, 1929, in Pattonsburg, Missouri, the daughter of Clarence Riley and Ruth Belle (Ellis) Fields. She departed this life at 9:45 p.m. Monday, December 28, 2015, at the Cass Regional Medical Center, Harrisonville.

Georgia was a 1947 Civil Bend High School graduate. On October 14, 1951 she was united...

Dec 23, 2015

Norma Jean Curry, 81, of Pleasant Hill, was born, June 18, 1934, in Kansas City, the daughter of Earl and Mary (Howard) Gibbons. She departed this life Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at St. Luke's Hospital - East, Lee's Summit.

In 1951, she was united in marriage to Clyde E. Curry in Sedalia.

She was employed as a...

Dec 22, 2015

Jennie Cordelia Bowman, 88 of Pleasant Hill was born February 4, 1927 in Independence Missouri. She was the daughter of William H. and Eunice V. (Whitehead) Yadon. She departed life Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at her home surrounded by family.

Jennie was a 1944 graduate of Pleasant Hill High School.

On July 7, 1945 she was united...

Dec 21, 2015

John W. Whitford, 71, of Lee's Summit, was born, November 30, 1944, in Kansas City, the son of Jack W. and Nellie (Johnston) Whitford. He departed this life Monday, December 21, 2015, at his home.

John was a 1962 Blue Springs High School graduate and was United States Marine Corps veteran.

On December 29, 1995, he was...

Dec 4, 2015

Roy Glenn Kauffman, 73, of Appleton City, formerly of Pleasant Hill, was born July 22, 1942, in Southwest City, Missouri, the son of Glenn William and Sarah Bell (Wolfe) Kauffman. He departed this life Friday, December 4, 2015, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Roy was a United States Army Veteran.

On November...

Nov 22, 2015

Marilyn June Sharp Sparks, 91, of Kingsville, formerly of Pleasant Hill, was born, March 17, 1924, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Lillard Carson and Ora May (Wood) Wilmoth. She departed this life, Sunday, November 22, 2015, at her home.

Marilyn was a 1942 Pleasant Hill High School graduate.

On January 1, 1943, she was united...

Nov 18, 2015

Donald Henley Land, 64, of Pleasant Hill, was born January 20, 1951, in Independence, Missouri, the son of John H. and Harriet (Henley) Land. He departed this life Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer.

Don was a 1969 Lee's Summit High School graduate. An All-Conference performer in both football and track...

Nov 17, 2015

Eunice Arline Funkhouser, 86, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born January 22, 1929, in Moniteau county, near California, Missouri, the daughter of Alfred "Kotch" and Emma Louise (Folkerts) Volkart. She departed this life Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Research Medical Center surrounded with love and family.

Arline attended Pluck grade school in California, Missouri and was a 1947...

Nov 11, 2015

Raymond Ross Shepherd, 83, of Mound City, Kansas, was born November 28, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Gerald E. and Frances E. (Raab) Shepherd. He departed this life Wednesday, November 11, 2015, at his home surrounded with love and family.

Raymond was a 1949, Kansas City Lillis High School graduate. He was a United States...

Nov 5, 2015

Billy J. VanSickle, 89, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, departed this life on November 5, 2015 at Pleasant Hill Health and Rehab Center surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born August 5, 1926 in Macon, Missouri to Orin Leroy VanSickle and Emma Anna (DeGrott) VanSickle.

He grew up in Macon and attended high school there. At the age...

Oct 31, 2015

Violet May Raffurty, 80, of Pleasant Hill, was born September 2, 1935, in Pleasant Hill, the daughter of Marion and Katherine (Johnson) Snow. She departed this life at 2:14 p.m. Saturday, October 31, 2015, at the Research Medical Center, surrounded with love and family.

Violet was a 1954 Kingsville High School graduate.

On April 3, 1954, she...

Oct 21, 2015

Harold Allen Bunch 81, a lifelong resident of Pleasant Hill, was born September 13, 1934, in Pleasant Hill, the son of Harold J. and Dorothy (Hutchison) Bunch. He departed this life at 1:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at the Cass County Regional Medical Center, Harrisonville.

Allen was a 1952 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. He proudly served...

Oct 2, 2015

Esther Maxine Owens, 100, of Bolivar, formerly of Pleasant Hill, was born January 31, 1915, in Estherville, Iowa, the daughter of Vernal Walter and Florence Gertrude (Brasher) Mills. She departed this life at 7:40 p.m. Friday, October 2, 2015, at her daughter's home in Bolivar.

At a young age Esther moved with her family to Tacoma, Washington, for...

Oct 1, 2015

Leslie Lynn Buckingham Denslow, 44-years-old, passed away on Monday, October 1, 2015 at her home in Pleasant Hill, Missouri following a 5-year battle with breast cancer.

Leslie was born in Tacoma, Washington on July 15, 1971. She graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 1989 and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Missouri -...

Sep 24, 2015

Billy Harold Barnes, 84, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of Warrensburg, Missouri, was born November 24, 1930, in Chickopee Village, Georgia, the son of C. Glenn and Lola Melinda (Orr) Barnes. He departed this life Thursday, September 24, 2015 at the Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, Pleasant Hill, Missouri.

Billy was a graduate of Lyman Hall High...

Sep 23, 2015

Peggy Darlene Fillpot, 77, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, May 12, 1938, in Hill City, Kansas, the daughter of Thomas and Neva (Saunders) Trowbridge. She departed this life Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at the Lee's Summit Medical Center.

She was a 1956 Hill City High School graduate. On October 14, 1958, she was united in marriage to...

Sep 17, 2015

Frank Albert Stewart, 62, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born June 22, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of William Albert and Pauline Louise (Wahler) Stewart. He departed this life Thursday, September 17, 2015, at the Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

Frank was a 1972, Holden High School Graduate.

On August 18, 1972, he...

Sep 6, 2015

Jonathan Daniel "Danny" Frazier, Jr., 34, of Blue Springs, was born, June 22, 1981, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Jonathan, Sr. and Denise Frazier. He departed this life Sunday, September 6, 2015 at his home.

Danny worked most of his life for Industrial Roofing alongside his family.

Danny loved all things outdoors - tree climbing,...