What Do the Folds of the Flag Mean?

What Do the Folds of the Flag Mean?

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December 19, 2020 In the memorial service of any U.S. military veteran, the American flag plays a vibrant role. One of the key moments in the ceremony comes when the flag that’s draped over the casket is taken up and carefully folded…

Conrad Smith

admin December 15, 2020

November 4, 1934 ~ December 11, 2020 On Friday, December 11, 2020, Conrad Smith, loving husband and father of four children, passed away at the age of 86. He is preceded in death by his wife Carole, parents Paul and Leora Smith,…

James Gerald Coon

admin December 14, 2020

James Gerald Coon, 87, formerly from Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away Wednesday December 9, 2020 at the Arrowhead Senior Living Community in Osage Beach, MO. He was preceded in death by his wife, Clara and son, Christopher. Born in 1933 in Wamego,…

Can a Loved One Be Moved from the Cemetery?

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December 12, 2020 The cemetery is often considered a “final resting place” for the deceased—but in rare occasions, it turns out to be not-so-final after all. Extenuating circumstances may give you the desire to move a loved one’s burial area from one…

Lt. Col. David Arthur Hamilton, USAF (Ret.)

admin December 9, 2020

December 1, 1934 ~ December 1, 2020 Lt. Col. David Arthur Hamilton, USAF (Ret.); 86, a military pilot and flight commander who flew the United States’ front-line fighter jet during two tours in Vietnam and owned a family-founded travel agency in North…

Thomas Rayburn Garrett, Jr.

admin December 4, 2020

February 19, 1931 ~ November 30, 2020 Thomas Rayburn Garrett, Jr., age 89, passed away on November 30, 2020 at Wilshire at Lakewood Care center in Lee’s Summit, MO. Due to Covid-19, a visitation and memorial service will be held at a…

Henrietta Lucille “Birdie” Bird

admin December 4, 2020

April 16, 1936 ~ November 30, 2020 Henrietta Lucille “Birdie” Bird, 84, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was born, April 16, 1936, in Iola, Kansas. She entered into eternal rest on Monday, November 30th at home surrounded by her loving family. Birdie…

Shirley Mae (Dent) Scott

admin December 4, 2020

December 31, 1934 ~ December 2, 2020 Shirley Mae (Dent) Scott, 85, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at her home. Shirley was born on December 31, 1934 in Stoutsville, MO to Charles and Lucy Mae (Barnes) Dent.…

Al Flatebo

admin December 2, 2020

October 14, 1947 ~ November 24, 2020 Al Flatebo, 73, longtime Lee’s Summit resident, passed away November 24, 2020, at Research Medical Center. He was born October 14, 1947 in Charles City, Iowa, the son of Martin and Lorena Flatebo. He grew…

Graden Eugene “Gene” Hudson

admin November 30, 2020

June 18, 1943 ~ November 25, 2020 Graden Eugene “Gene” Hudson, 77, of Pleasant Hill, was born, June 18, 1943, in Parthnon, Arkansas, the son of John G. “Bull” and Anna B. (Stevens) Hudson. He departed this life, Wednesday, November 25, 2020,…