Obituaries

September 20, 1930 ~ June 23, 2023 Walter Richard (Dick) Smith, of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away on Friday, June 23, 2023, at the age of 92.  He passed peacefully, surrounded by family at his side.  Dick was born on September 20,…

June 28, 1928 ~ June 21, 2023 June Evelyn Pennell, 94, of Lee’s Summit, was born June 28, 1928, on the family farm near Cross Timbers, Missouri, the only child of Ray and Jewell (Tucker) Ingram.  She departed this life Wednesday, June…

May 10, 1943 – May 26, 2023 Judith Lynne Lusk (Fuller), a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on May 26th, 2023 at the age of 80 in her home in Lee’s Summit, MO. A Rosary will be held at…

January 1, 1932 ~ June 16, 2023 Patricia Long McGraw, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, joined her loved ones in Heaven on June 16, 2023. Pat was born on January 1, 1932, in Kansas City, Missouri to Anderson and Pearl Long of Lee’s Summit.…

January 10, 1941 ~ June 9, 2023 Larry Joe Endsley, 82, of Greenwood, Missouri, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, was born, January 10, 1941, in Van Buren, Indiana, the son of Lester W. and Zonda G. (Roush) Endsley.  He departed this…

JANUARY 2, 1926 – JUNE 12, 2023 Herman Eugene Mohr, age 97, of Raytown, MissouriHerman graduated from East High School and promptly enlisted in the Army Air Corps where he remained for 2 years.  After discharge he graduated from the University of Missouri –…

July 12, 1950 ~ June 13, 2023 Dennis Dareld Sharp, age 72, a resident of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 at Lee’s Summit Medical Center. He was born the son of Dareld and Jean Sharp on July 12th,…

August 20, 1949 ~ June 7, 2023 Linda Kay Ruth, 73, of Greenwood, Missouri, was born August 20, 1949, in Harrisonville, Missouri, the daughter of Robert L. “Bob” and Virginia L. (Rittermyer) Thornhill.  She departed this life Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at…

January 17, 1937 – March 30, 2023 Shirley Ann Luke Schnell passed away in Independence, Missouri, on March 30, 2023. She was 86. Shirley was born in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, on January 17, 1937, to Hjalmar and Dorothy Ruth (Ledwein) Luke. She…

January 1, 1971 ~ June 8, 2023 Christopher Neal Yoder, 52, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, died on June 8, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.  He was born to his loving parents, Elvin “Al” and Bonnie Yoder, in Iowa City,…