Obituaries

Jean was born at her grandmother’s home in Galena, Missouri in a round room to parents Susie May Craig and Clarence Otto King on March 17, 1923, and passed away five months after her 100th birthday on August 17, 2023. She graduated…

Brian Robert Mattis, 55, passed away Monday, July 24, 2023. Brian was born the oldest of three boys to Gary and Shirley Mattis in Independence, Missouri on October 20, 1967. Brian was a beloved husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and friend. He…

Doris Marie Jones, age 66, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Monday, August 14, 2023. Born October 2, 1956, in Ft. Worth, TX to Jim and Helen Nugent, she was the oldest of four (Jim, Tammy, and Rhonda). Her family eventually…

Keith W. Abbott, 58, of Lee’s Summit, passed away August 8 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, surrounded by family.  Keith is survived by his wife, Dawn Abbott, and his son, Alexander Abbott, both of the home, and his sister, Donna…

Laura Beth Adams, 57, wife of Joel, mother to Zach, and stepmother to Mary Frances (Konnor Evarts), passed away on Monday, August 7, at her home in Lee’s Summit, Mo. Beth was a years’ long valiant fighter against her cancer diagnosis, which…

William Kent Jewell, 70 of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023, due to Respiratory complications after a luncheon with his co-workers Erin Fraser (BHP Acting Executive Director/Clinical Director), Tonya Gundersen (BHP Director of Operations), and Danny Hill (BHP Senior…

Jay Weldon Roberts, 63, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was born August 18, 1959, in Hobbs, New Mexico, the son of James Earl and Connie Lou (Moore) Roberts.  With a heavy heart, the family announces the passing of…

Maria Cervantes Van Trump, 62, of Odessa, formerly of Lee’s Summit, was born April 7, 1961, in Jalisco, Mexico, the daughter of Ernesto and Glafira (Perez) Cervantes.  She departed this life, Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at the St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas…

Joanne Marie Jones Muren age 89 passed away on August 4, 2023 in Lee’s Summit, MO.  Born in Madison, WI, Joanne stayed close to home and was a graduate of Edgewood Grade School, High School (’52) and College (’58) where she earned…

 June 2, 1935 ~ August 2, 2023  Jerry Joe Maxwell, age 88, of Raytown, Missouri stepped peacefully into his Savior’s arms on August 2, 2023 at home surrounded by his beloved wife and daughters. Born June 2, 1935 in Windsor, Missouri to…