Jun 10, 2013

Anita Delores Frick, 83, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Oak Grove, was born October 17, 1929, in Michigan, the daughter of Albert and Josephine Krug. She departed this life at 11:50 p.m., Monday, June 10, 2013. Anita was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by one her husband Jesse E. Frick; and one sister Wanda Krug.

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Jun 10, 2013

Mary Josephine Nelson, 80, of Pleasant Hill, was born, Thursday, February 7, 1933, in Spurgeon, Missouri, the daughter of Paul and Nina Mardell (Harvey) Graham. She departed this life Monday, June 10, 2013, at her home.

On January 8, 1951, she was united in marriage to Timothy J. Nelson, Jr. in Kansas City. He preceded her in death...

Jun 9, 2013

Paul W. Purvis, 93, of Pleasant Hill, was born, Friday, February 13, 1920, in Morgan County, Missouri, near Fortuna, the son of Isam S. & Effie May (Brown) Purvis. He departed this life at 2:50 a.m., Sunday, June 09, 2013, at the Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center.

Paul was a 1939 East Lynne High School graduate.

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May 30, 2013

Robert Lee Gibbons, 76 of Pleasant Hill was born May 16, 1937 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Earl and Mary (Howard) Gibbons. He departed this life Thursday, May 30, 2013, after a hard fought five year battle with Multiple Myeloma Cancer.

Bob was a United States Army Veteran proudly serving two years with the 82nd Airborne...

May 30, 2013

LaVon Bernice McClintock, 94, of Independence, was born Wednesday, April 3, 1919 in Nokomis, Illinois, the daughter of Peter and Mary (Stonger) Ruppert. She departed this life at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, May 30, 2013, at her daughter's home surrounded with love and family.

LaVon was a homemaker. She was a member of the Spring Branch RLDS church in...

May 30, 2013

Willa Marie Hammons, 93, of Pleasant Hill, was born, Sunday, October 26, 1919, in Harrisonville, the daughter of William Roger and Ethel (Bittle) Hudspeth. She departed this life at 10:48 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013, at the Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center.

Willa was a 1938 Pleasant Hill High School graduate.

On July 15, 1939, she...

May 28, 2013

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Alma Irene Liley, 85 of Independence, Missouri, passed away, Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Truman Lakewood Nursing Home.Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, Independence, Missouri. Burial was in Mt. Washington Cemetery.

Donations may be made in her...

May 27, 2013

Verna Catherine Walker Noah, 102, of Pleasant Hill, was born Friday, June 24, 1910, a mile and a half west of Pleasant Hill, the daughter of William Jefferson and Anna Belle (Rollins) Cary. She departed this life at 2:10 p.m., Monday, May 27, 2013, at the Cass Regional Medical Center surrounded with love and family.

At a young...

May 18, 2013

Michael Wayne "Buck" Buxton, 63, a lifelong resident of Pleasant Hill, was born Monday, December 5, 1949, in Kansas City, the son of Charles "Buck" and Dorothy Mae "Dot" (Johnson) Buxton. He departed this life at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Harrisonville Health Center.

Mike graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 1967 and...

May 11, 2013

Leola Jean Woodrome, 59, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Lee's Summit, was born, Monday, August 17, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Arthur Lee and Edna May (Houston) Shepard. She departed this life at 8:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the Crown Care Center, Harrisonville.

She was a 1972 graduate of the Marion C....

May 7, 2013

Margie Roberts, 84, of Raymore, formerly of East Lynne, was born, Sunday, January 13, 1929, in Biggets, Arkansas, the daughter of Luther and Pearl (Fossey) Haney. She departed this life at 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, surrounded with love and family.

On February 19, 1944, she was united in marriage to Jay Roberts in Paragoul, Arkansas....

May 6, 2013

Helen Tressia Allen, 90, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born Saturday, March 24, 1923, in Independence, Missouri, the daughter of Charles H. and Bertha Tressia (Martin) Williams. She departed this life at 4:35 a.m. on Monday, May 6, 2013, at the Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center.

Helen was a 1941 Buckner High School graduate.

On October...

Apr 22, 2013

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Dennis Wayne Schmidt, 63, of Harrisonville, was born Monday, January 2, 1950, in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, the son of Wilbern Wayne and Anna Frances (Hlavacek) Schmidt. He departed this life Monday, April 22, 2013, at his home.

Dennis was a proud 1968, Pleasant Hill High School graduate. He was a United...

Apr 20, 2013

Gerald Leroy Schlagle, 62, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of Peculiar, was born September 18, 1950, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Bert Lee and Barbara Jo (Bryson) Schlagle. He departed this life at 4:12 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the Lee's Summit Medical Center.

Gerald was a 1969 Grain Valley High School Graduate.

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Apr 13, 2013

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Thelma Lois Brown, 101, of Pleasant Hill, formerly of Kansas City North, was born December 18, 1911, on her grandparents' farm near Centerview, Missouri, the daughter of Forrest David and Edna Pearl (Harris) Early. She departed this life at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Pleasant Hill Health and...

Apr 13, 2013

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Cecil Jordan "Bill" Saulsbury, 84, of Kansas City, Missouri was born August 31, 1928, in Gowen, Oklahoma, the son of Earl and Agnes (Patrick) Saulsbury. He passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Missouri Veterans Home, Cameron, surrounded with love and family.

He worked at the Superior Oil Co....

Apr 13, 2013

Ruth Louise Limbocker, 82, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of Blue Springs, was born, March 18, 1931, in Parsons, Kansas the daughter of Harold LeRoy and Victoria Ruth (Reisinger) Wigelsworth. She departed this life at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Pleasant Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Louise attended Blue Springs High School.

In April...

Mar 28, 2013

Billie Jean Haunschild, 84, of Belton, Missouri, formerly of Kansas City, Kansas, was born on Sunday, October 14, 1928, in Clinton, Missouri, the daughter of Hugh and Willia (Hayes) Gunn. She departed this life at 5:29 p.m., Thursday, March 28, 2013, at Carnegie Village, Belton, surrounded with love and family.

Billie Jean was a 1945 Pleasant Hill High School graduate...

Mar 24, 2013

Fern Graves, 85, of Strasburg, was born, Wednesday, November 23, 1927, in Avalon, Missouri, the daughter of Claude A. and Virginia Mae (Rogers) Hackett. She departed this life, Sunday, March 24, 2013, at her home.

Fern was a proud 1945 Strasburg High School graduate.

On February 14, 1953, she was united in marriage to Ed Graves in...

Mar 18, 2013

Dorothy Brown Lyder, 94, formerly of Pleasant Hill, Missouri and Paola, Kansas, departed this life on March 18, 2013, at Crown Care Center in Harrisonville, Missouri. She was born May 23, 1918, in Walker, Missouri the daughter of George and Ruth (Barker) Hardacre.

She was a 1936 graduate of Paola High School.

On January 29, 1939, she...