Obituaries

March 6, 2019 April 9, 1934 ~ March 5, 2019 Elaine E. (Earnest) Reiman Graham, 84, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at North Care Hospice House in North Kansas City, Missouri. A visitation is scheduled from…

October 25, 1937 ~ February 26, 2019 Marilyn Sue Downing Necessary of Rogers passed away on February 26, 2019. She was born on October 25, 1937 in Liberty, Mo. to the late Ellis Hugh and Juanita Brawner Downing. Marilyn will be remembered…

September 21, 1935 to February 28, 2019 Donald Lawrence Willyard passed away on February 28, 2019. Mr. Willyard was born in Barry County, MO on September 21, 1935. His parents, Lawrence and Velma (Stever) Willyard, were farmers and owners of a General…

February 3, 1944 ~ February 23, 2019 Virginia Charlotte Gregory, 75, of Grandview, MO passed away on February 23, 2019. Charlotte, as she preferred to be called, was born on February 3, 1944 in Jeffersonville, IN to Hollace and Virginia (Rawls) Baldwin.…

Jackie Lee Calahan, 79, of Buckner, MO, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019. A visitation will be held from 11-1pm on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO 64052. Graveside service will be at 2pm on Saturday,…

March 6, 1990 – February 2, 2019 Eric James Bishop, 28, of Lee’s Summit, was born, March 6, 1990, in Kansas City, the son of Donald Eric and Elizabeth Ann (Renfrow) Bishop. He departed this life Saturday, February 2, 2019, in Kansas City.…

April 13, 1932 – February 5, 2019 Wilma Ruth (Lawrence) Armstrong, 86-year-old Grove resident, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019. Wilma was born on April 13, 1932 to Charlie and Emily (Quick) Lawrence.  She was employed for the Unity School of Christianity in…

Anthony E. Yates, March 25, 1970 – January 21, 2019. Anthony E. Yates passed away on January 21, 2019 at Research Hospital, Kansas City, MO. He was a resident of Harrisonville, MO. He is survived by his wife Angela and three children:…

Datha Lee Taylor, 85, a resident of Seasons Memory Care Center, went to join her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 25, 2019. A visitation will be held Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 12-1:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Lee’s Summit,…