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Paula Kay Funkhouser(Mehl)
May 26, 2026
Paula Funkhouser (Mehl) 78, of Independence passed away May 26, 2026. She was born March 16, 1948 to Harold Mehl and Catherine Mehl.
Rebecca Jean Branch (Vann)
May 26, 2026
Rebecca Branch 67, of Independence passed away May 26, 2026. She was born May 12, 1959 .
William Raymond Gage
May 25, 2026
William Gage, 76, of Excelsior Springs, passed away May 25, 2026. He was born on January 4, 1950, to Raymond Gage and Dorothy Paul.
William Hollingsworth
May 25, 2026
William “Big Bill” Hollingsworth passed away on May 25, 2026, in Marysville, Kansas.
Bill was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, to William Hollingsworth and Bertha Lee. They lived in Oklahoma till he was 2, then traveled around Arizona for most of his younger years. At age 13, he moved to the Wellton Mohawk Valley area of Arizona. He graduated from Antelope High...
Robert Roy Kruse
May 25, 2026
Robert Roy Kruse, 87, of Clinton, MO, passed away May 25, 2026. Born Nov. 19, 1938, in Glendale, CA, to Frederick and Blanche (Witter) Kruse. Bob was the youngest child in a large blended family. He proudly served in the U.S. Army (1956–1964) and retired as a troop transport driver at Fort Leonard Wood.
Affectionately known as "Jumpy" or "BoBB" (Bob...
William Hollingsworth
May 25, 2026
William “Big Bill” Hollingsworth passed away on May 25, 2026, in Marysville, Kansas.
Bill was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, to William Hollingsworth and Bertha Lee. They lived in Oklahoma till he was 2 then traveled most of his younger years around Arizona. At the age of 13, he moved to the Wellton Mohawk Valley area in Arizona. He graduated from Antelope...
Paul Potter
May 24, 2026
Paul Potter, 77, of Kansas City, passed away May 24, 2026. He was born on February 13, 1949, to Grant Potter and Melva Welton.
William Joseph Robertson
May 24, 2026
William Robertson, 78, of Kansas City, passed away May 24, 2026. He was born on October 7, 1947, to William Shelton Robertson and Mary Akins.
Chandra Lynn Buffington
May 23, 2026
Chandra Lynn (Brown) Buffington was born on August 25, 1958, in Kansas City, Missouri, to the late LaVerne (Toms) Brown and Paul Brown.
Chandra accepted Christ at an early age and carried her faith with her throughout her life. She was an active and devoted member of Macedonia Baptist Church, where she faithfully worshipped, enjoyed fellowship with her church family, and...
Scott David Pauley
May 23, 2026
Scott David Pauley (59) passed peacefully in his sleep May 23, 2026. Life was not always easy for Scott. He overcame obstacles to earn an AA from MCC Penn Valley and dual BS degrees (psychology and sociology) at UMKC later in life. He had a smile that would light up a room, and a curiosity that would have you thinking...
William Arthur Davison
May 22, 2026
William Davison 73, of Osceola passed away May 22, 2026. He was born October 30, 1952 to John M. Davison and Lula Mae Freize.
Micheal Jason Loyd Isley
May 22, 2026
Micheal Isley 39, of NKC passed away May 22, 2026. He was born November 16, 1986 to Larry W. Isley and Nancy Isley.
Jimmy D. Hunt
May 22, 2026
Jimmy Hunt was born on May 10, 1951, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to Prince Hunt and Odessa L. Brooks. He was preceded in death by both of his parents, step father Levi (Papa) L.V, and dear sister Evelyn Grines.
Jimmy was educated in the Kansas City, Missouri public school system. He later worked at The KC Metro, where he served with honor,...
Carolyn Sue Shahan (Martin)
May 21, 2026
Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 11 am, Carolyn Sue Shahan went home to be with the Lord.
Carolyn was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 27, 1952. She became a Christian while attending Hamilton Baptist Church, Hamilton, Missouri.
She is survived by her son, James Shahan. She was preceded in death by her mother, Edna Martin, and by her husband, Dale...
Debra Fugett ( Baird)
May 21, 2026
Debra Fugett (Baird) 73, of Perry passed away May 21, 2026 . She was born July 09, 1952 to Chad Baird and Ellen Cremens. She was married to Lonnie Fugett.
Joel Lafayette Bowens
May 21, 2026
Joel Bowens, 45 of Kansas City passed away May 21, 2026 . He was born May 24, 1980 to Joe Bowens and Delores Jackson ( Broughton)
(Baby Girl) Aitana Gutierrez
May 20, 2026
Baby Girl (Aitana Gutierrez) passed away on May 20, 2026. She was born to Ivan Garcia and Eridiani Gutierrez of Kansas City.
Private Disposition.
Edward Michael Strickland
May 20, 2026
Edward Strickland was born on May 7, 1992, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, to Renee Strickland and Rodney Smith.
From a young age, Edward always loved the water and swimming, and in high school, he was a member of the swim team. He especially enjoyed being in the pool and carried with him cherished memories of a childhood...
Juan Jose DeSantiago-Soto
May 20, 2026
Juan Jose De Santiago Soto was born on July 29 th , 1998, in Gomez Palacio, Durango to Sanjuana Soto Leija and Jose Felix De Santiago Nava. Juan came to the United States with his mother and sister at the age of 5. He instantly learned the language and made friends easily. Juan attended North Kansas City High School in...
Kimberly Ann Mattucci-Salazar
May 20, 2026
Kimberly Mattucci-Salazar 51, of Kansas City passed away May 20 ,2026 . She was born October 15, 1974 to Michael Vincent Mattucci and Kathryn Louise Johnson. She was married Jesus Salazar.
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