Obituaries

Diana Russell, 79, passed away on December 8, 2024. Services will be held at the Langsford Funeral Home in Lee’s Summit, MO on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Visitation starts at 1:00 with the service at 2:00. Diana was born in Amarillo, Texas on…

William R. Brown (Bill) of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, the 4th of December at the age of 84. He is survived by his three children, Robert D. Brown, Amy McVay (Dan) and Steven W. Brown; four grandchildren (Ryan…

Ralph Wayne Hockett January 31, 1936 – December 4, 2024 Ralph Wayne Hockett, 88, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving daughters and granddaughter on December 4, 2024. Born on January 31, 1936, in Carroll County, MO to…

Dr. Gary D. Baker, 77, died on November 22, 2024 at home in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. He had the biggest heart of everyone who knew him, but it was too weak to carry him to the older age he deserved. He leaves…

Rhonda Elaine Melton (1962-2024) Rhonda exchanged her earthly home for her heavenly home on November 29th, 2024. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri on October 8th, 1962 to Robert and Majorie Gipfert. Rhonda was raised in a God-fearing home in Raytown,…

Charles E. Greenway, 91, of Warrensburg, MO, died after a long battle with dementia at the Missouri Veterans Home-Warrensburg. He was born June 1, 1933, in Cardwell, Missouri, the son of Warren and Mildred Greenway. Charlie graduated high school at 15 in…

Ramona Carolyn Engle, a beloved mother, grandmother, and educator, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2024, at John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, at the age of 91. Carolyn was previously a resident of Balko, Oklahoma, and Liberal, Kansas, before she…

Benjamin Alan Knabe, 27, of Lee’s Summit, died November 24, 2024, in Kansas City, Kansas. The son of Rick and Jackie (Burkhart) Knabe was born September 30, 1997, in Kansas City, Missouri. Ben’s life was a canvas of colors. He graduated in…

Barbara Jean Neth, 90, of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away November 26, 2024. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at Grace United Methodist Church, 2400 E US Hwy 50, Lee’s Summit, MO. Visitation will begin at 10:00…

Dr. Roy Dean Johansen, 85, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, died on November 7, 2024. A proud veteran, Roy served active duty in the U.S. Navy from 1961 to 1967 and then in the Naval Reserve, attaining the rank of Lt. Commander before…