Obituaries

Sarah Patricia VanPelt (87) passed peacefully on January 3, 2025, surrounded by family in Medford, OR. Pat was born November 3, 1937 to Sarah R Groom and Eugene F Allison in Kansas City, Mo-joining siblings Anna Beatrice and David Eugene. Throughout her…

Kathleen (Kathy) Youmans Duckworth (née Boone) passed away peacefully on Christmas Day 2024, at home in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Kathy was born April 21, 1955, in San Pedro, California to Phyllis Glover and Gordon Youmans, both now deceased. Kathy was the third…

Lewis ‘Pepper’ Shady met Jesus on December 27, 2024. His final days were spent at the Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care House in Kansas City, MO, surrounded by family and the incredible staff. Visitation will be held at the Fellowship Church…

Marilyn (Siler) McQueen, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at the age of 79 in Blue Springs, Missouri, after complications following a broken hip. She was born in Wichita, Kansas, on September 4, 1945, to…

John Phillip Robinson, age 88, died peacefully on December 12, 2024, at Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Born on January 26, 1936, in Ulman, Missouri, he was the fifth of five siblings, including Herb, Iva, Ila, and Edith. His parents, Fred and Bertha (Bowlin)…

“Gary” James Rooks, 77, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away surrounded by his wife, Mary Summers Rooks, daughter, Julia Ngega and son-in-law, Luke Frogge, under the loving care of the staff of the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, Missouri on Wednesday, November…

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…