Obituaries

July 2, 1966 ~ August 23. 2023 Brenda Sue Vorbeck, a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandma, passed away on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023, at the age of 57. She was born on July 2nd, 1966, in Chillicothe, Missouri, to her…

Paul Allen Whaley was born November 27, 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri and departed this life on August 19, 2023 at his home, surrounded by the love of his family, at the age of 50 years, 8 months and 23 days. He…

May 16, 1922 — August 25, 2023 John Riley Reynolds, 101, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born May 16, 1922, in Osceola, Missouri, the son of Taylor and Ida Mae (Burris) Reynolds. He departed this life Friday, August 25, 2023, at his…

Archie Connard Bradshaw, III, 39, of Lee’s Summit, was born January 13, 1984, in Independence. He departed this life, Saturday, August 19, 2023, at his home. Archie attended Lee’s Summit High School.  Leaving school early to join the workforce he was first…

John Guido Benedetti (Sr.), 86, passed away on August 23, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. John was born in Kansas City, Missouri on February 13, 1937, to Iginia and Umberto Benedetti. He was raised in the North End of Kansas City at…

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…