Oct 15, 2014

Gerald Eugene Tippie, 71, of Pleasant Hill, was born October 29, 1942, in Butler, Missouri, the son of Anson Roy and Mary Ethel (Marsh) Tippie. He departed this life at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at the Kansas City Hospice House surrounded with love and family.

Gerald was a 1960 Rich Hill high school graduate.

On...

Oct 11, 2014

Bruce Alexander McGillem, 63, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born August 30, 1951, in Evansville, Indiana, the son of Aubrey and Edith (Woolsey) McGillem, Sr. He departed this life Saturday, October 11, 2014, at his home in Pleasant Hill.

Bruce was a Morgan, Kentucky, Union County high school graduate. At the age of 17 Bruce enlisted in the...

Sep 29, 2014

John Ernest Hede, 70, of Eaton, Ohio, was born October 28, 1943, in Galveston, Texas, the son of John and Doris (Dabney) Hede. He departed this life Monday, September 29, 2014, at the Sycamore Medical Center in Miamisburg, Ohio.

John was a 1962 New Mexico Military Institute graduate, later earning a bachelor's degree in marine engineering. At the...

Sep 26, 2014

James Jarrott Bunch, Jr., 88, of Belton, Missouri, was born September 5, 1926, in Pleasant Hill the son of James J. Sr., and Elsie Viola (James) Bunch. He departed this life at 9:15 a.m. Friday, September 26, 2014, at the Kansas City Hospice House surrounded with love and family.

James was a 1944 Pleasant Hill High School graduate....

Sep 23, 2014

Marilyn Sue "Susie" Algozzini-Timmons, 59, of Pleasant Hill, was born February 1, 1955, in Valparaiso, Indiana the daughter of George and Marilyn Jane (Schaller) Algozzini. She departed this life at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at the Research Vitas Hospice Center, Kansas City, surrounded with love and family.

Susie was a 1973 Gainesville Missouri High School graduate...

Sep 10, 2014

Christopher Neil "Louie" Colvin, 49, of Blue Springs, formerly of Pleasant Hill, was born, June 29, 1965, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Larry Lee and Beverly Sue (Williams) Colvin. He departed this life Wednesday, September 10, 2014, in Blue Springs.

Louie was a 1983 Pleasant Hill High School graduate; following high school he attended the Central...

Sep 1, 2014

Lorenzo "Bud" Bowen, Jr. 77, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born September 23, 1936, in Fossil, Wyoming the son of Lorenzo, Sr. and Martha (Layland) Bowen. He departed this life at 6:44 p.m. Monday, September 1, 2014, at the Lee's Summit Medical Center.

Bud was a 1954 Pleasant Hill High School Graduate and was a proud United States...

Aug 22, 2014

Della Doreen Thompson-Croy, 93, of Lee's Summit, formerly of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, and Hamilton, Missouri, was born April 20, 1921, near Pleasant Hill, the daughter of Hobert and Edna Pearl (Small) Milican. She departed this life at 3:20 a.m. Friday, August 22, 2014, at the Wilshire at Lakewood Care Center surrounded with love and family.

Della attended the...

Aug 14, 2014

Amy Louise Sneed, 92, of Pleasant Hill, was born November 1, 1921, in Pleasant Hill, the daughter of Ferd and Lottie (Kincaid) Simon. She departed this life at 11:35 p.m. Thursday, August 14, 2014, at the John Knox Village Hospice Care Center.

On March 25, 1944, Amy was united in marriage to Joseph F. Sneed in Olathe, Kansas....

Aug 14, 2014

William Curran "Bill" Driskill, 97, of Belton, Missouri, formerly of Sun Lakes, Arizona, and Perry, Iowa, was born April 14, 1917, in Mt. Ayr, Iowa, the son of William C. and Virginia (Creveling) Driskill. He departed this life at 4:19 a.m. Thursday, August 14, 2014, at Carnegie Village Assisted Living Center in Belton, Missouri.

Bill was a 1929...

Aug 7, 2014

Robert "Andy "Andersen of Lone Jack, Missouri, was born August 23, 1931, in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Marius Theodore and Ellen Krystine (Christensen) Andersen. He departed this life Thursday, August 7, 2014 at his home surrounded by love and family at the age of 82 years, 11 months and 15 days.

Andy was a 1947 graduate...

Aug 5, 2014

Janyce Marie Cohen, 67, Pleasant Hill, Missouri departed this life on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at her home surrounded by love and family.

Janyce was born January 30, 1947 in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Dick of Pleasant Hill, Missouri; son Rick and wife Carrie, son Daron and wife Stephany and...

Aug 2, 2014

Frances Isabell Baxter, 97, passed away at her home of 61 years in Strasburg, Missouri on August 2, 2014.

She was born on January 22, 1917 in Lankin, Kansas. Her parents were James and Minnolia Glenn. She precedes in death four siblings, Myrtle Zellner, Florine Miller, Laverne Higgenbotham and James Glenn. She and her husband, Bill Baxter, recently...

Jul 26, 2014

Seth Jason Powell, 25, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born December 5, 1988, in Harrisonville, Missouri. He departed this life Saturday, July 26, 2014, at his home in Pleasant Hill.

Seth was a gifted heavy machinery operator as well as a gifted carpenter. He loved working with his hands and was able to fix or make anything when...

Jul 22, 2014

Granville Claude Hackett, 91, of Strasburg, Missouri, was born July 31, 1922, in Hamilton, Missouri the son of Claude Aines and Virginia Mae (Rogers) Hackett. He departed this life Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at his home in the countryside of Strasburg.

Granville was a 1940 Avalon High School graduate. He was a WWII United States Navy Veteran and...

Jul 18, 2014

Thresia Ann "Terry" Kiger, 77 of Pleasant Hill, was born November 4, 1936, in Hadsell, Missouri, the daughter of Jasper W. and Elizabeth L. "Lizzie" (Loethen) Comer. She departed this life at 10:18 p.m. Friday, July 18, 2014, at the John Knox Village Hospice House surrounded with love and family.

On May 3, 1958, she was united in...

Jul 13, 2014

Susan "Susie" Todd, 67 of Pleasant Hill, was born, October 12, 1946, in Malden, Missouri, the daughter of John William "Bill" and Loretta Marie (Michael) Anderson. She departed this life at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, July 13, 2014, at her home surrounded with love and family.

Susie was a 1964 Pleasant Hill High School Graduate.

On May 22,...

Jul 13, 2014

Troy Lawrence Dinges, 39, of Pleasant Hill, was born March 31, 1975, in Harrisonville. He departed this life unexpectedly Sunday, July 13, 2014, at the Truman Medical Center, Kansas City, as a result of heart problems.

Troy was a 1993 Pleasant Hill High School Graduate.

He has been employed as a van driver and dispatcher for the...

Jul 8, 2014

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING HANDLED BY THE MEIERHOFFER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI. James F. Walker, Sr., 77, of St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at his home. He was born May 17, 1937 to James and Blanche (Vanorder) Williams and raised by George and Velma Walker and Mildred...

Jul 4, 2014

William Irvin Smith, 67, of Harrisonville, formerly of Pleasant Hill and Lee's Summit, was born January 3, 1947, in Kansas City, Missouri. He departed this life Friday, July 4, 2014, at the Research Medical Center, Kansas City.

William was a 1966 Lee's Summit High School Graduate.

He was united in marriage to Joyce Stodgell in Pleasant Hill....