Obituaries

July 16, 1937 ~ June 23, 2020 Mary Ellen (Watkins, Pearson) Wright, 82, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m.…

June 19, 1928 ~ June 21, 2020 On June 21, 2020, Betty went to be with our Lord from her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was a Lee’s Summit, Mo. resident for 64 years.   Born in LaCyne, Kansas on…

John Edward Murphy was born July 20, 1934, to William Joseph Murphy and Roxie (Garner) Murphy in Valentine, Nebraska (NE), the Sandhills ranch land of the state. The youngest of three (Bill and Mary Rose) John spent his first two years in…

March 25, 1947 ~ June 20, 2020 James Elmer Rodgers, 73, of Lone Jack, Missouri passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 25th at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley MO; the family will receive…

September 28, 1956 ~ June 17, 2020 Dicksie Lee (Taylor) Harris, age 63 of Holden, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, KS. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 21, 2020 from 4-6PM at Vansant-Mills Funeral…

Ricky Ray (Rick) Riddle, 65, passed March 23, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11am on Sat, June 20 at Longview Funeral Home, KCMO, with visitation from 10-11am. A luncheon will follow at the family’s home. Arrangements: Longview Funeral…

April 14,1950 ~ June 10, 2020 On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, Keith W. Dempton, of Lee’s Summit, MO, age 70, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, after a long and valiant battle with cancer.   He was born…

October 25, 1954 ~ June 13, 2020 David Paul Shewmaker was born October 25, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri and departed this life on June 13, 2020 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, Missouri at the age of 65 years,…

NOVEMBER 1, 1923 – JUNE 12, 2020 Mildred Wright Sole Jones, 96, of Independence, Missouri passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 12, 2020 at Wilshire Care Center. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 17 at Floral Hills Funeral Home-7000 Blue Ridge…