Obituaries

September 16, 1940 ~ August 25, 2021 Karen Ruth (Nanninga) Owings, 80, Hays, died Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Brookdale Senior Living Center. She was born September 16, 1940 in Axtell, Kansas, the second of eight children of Milton H. and Helen…

1935 ~ 2021 Earl Thomas (Tommy) Christensen (85) passed away peacefully August 24,2021 at his home in Lees Summit, MO. He was born in St. Joseph, MO to Paul Barney and Lanora (Maxine) Christensen. Earl graduated from Lafayette High School and served…

November 20, 1953 ~ August 26, 2021 Sue Smart, 67, a lifelong resident of Lee’s Summit, passed away August 26 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Sue worked for many years for the Shawnee Mission School District as a school…

​​​​ Betty Lou Viets Smith of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, received her crown of life on ​​08/19/2021 at her home. Betty was born in Cole Camp, Missouri, ​​March 23, 1928, to Otto and Leora Viets. She graduated from Lee’s Summit High School. She married Kenneth…

Betty Lou Viets Smith of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, received her crown of life on 08/19/2021 at her home. Betty was born in Cole Camp, Missouri, March 23, 1928, to Otto and Leora Viets. She graduated from Lee’s Summit High School. She married Kenneth Smith in…

January 28, 1927 ~ August 18, 2021 D. Juanita Alumbaugh, 94, of Lee’s Summit, passed away August 18, 2021, at John Knox Village.  Visitation will be from 6-8pm on Friday, August 27 at Longview Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be at 10am…

November 20, 1955 ~ August 12, 2021 Carol Blankenship, 65, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away on August 12, 2021. She was born on November 20, 1955, to the loving home of Gordon and Eleanor Burt, and was raised in Kansas City, Missouri…

July 18, 1958 ~ August 15, 2021 Scott Curtis Swim, 63, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away unexpectedly on August 15, 2021. Scott was born on July 18, 1958, to the loving home of Keith and Donna Swim in Atkinson, Nebraska. Scott…

August 17, 2021 June Rae Hamblen Ingram (64), joined her late husband, Richard C. Ingram, in an eternal and loving embrace on Aug. 12, 2021. Born in Kansas City, MO on June 29, 1957, June grew up in Independence, MO where she…