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Steven Patrick Marshall
Mar 20, 2026
Steven Marshall 68, of Kansas City passed away March 20, 2026. He was born July 07, 1957 to Ken Marshall and Rose Ann Marshall.
Joshette Elissa Stowell
Mar 20, 2026
Joshette E. Stowell (Josie Candillo), 54, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026.
Josie was born in Los Angeles, California on March 28, 1971 to Terry and Linda Candillo. She lived most of her life between Independence, MO and California. She attended William Chrisman High School then moved back to California where she met her husband Jeffery (Jeff) Stowell....
Cheryl Gay Parsons
Mar 19, 2026
Cheryl Parsons 66, of North Kansas City passed away March 19, 2026. She was born April 16, 1959 to Medford Goodpasture and Melba Goodpasture.
Nathan Earl Runnels Sr.
Mar 19, 2026
Nathan Runnels Sr. 78, of Macks Creek passed away March 19, 2026. He was born January 19, 1948 to Laurence Runnels and Mildred Piercy.
Michael Lane Ladd
Mar 19, 2026
Michael Lane “Mike” Ladd, 59, passed away unexpectedly on March 19, 2026, at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. He was born on January 14, 1967, the son of William Harold “Bill” Ladd and Nancy (Stephens) Shroyer. Mike was a lifelong resident of Harrisonville, Missouri, where he spent many years with his paternal grandparents, Lloyd and Irma Ladd. Over the years,...
Jeremy James Thompson
Mar 19, 2026
Jeremy Thompson 52, of Kansas City passed away March 19, 2026. He was born January 23, 1974 to James Thompson and Juanita Byrd.
Kay Brooks
Mar 19, 2026
Kay Brooks 82, of Topeka passed away March 19, 2026. She was born August 14, 1943 to Olen Mumma and Juanita Foland.
Tyler Scott Wessley
Mar 18, 2026
Tyler Scott Buchanan Wessley was born November 11, 1993 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and passed away on March 18, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, Darrell and Kathy Buchanan. He is survived by his loving, beautiful sister, Heather, and her partner, Jerald Brown. His brother in laws Jerard Brown, Robert Brown and 2...
Tyler Scott Wessley
Mar 18, 2026
Tyler Scott Buchanan Wessley was born November 11, 1993 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and passed away on March 18, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, Darrell and Kathy Buchanan. He is survived by his loving, beautiful sister, Heather, and her partner, Jerald Brown. His brother in laws Jerard Brown, Robert Brown and 2...
Vonday Lashay Emanuel
Mar 18, 2026
Vonday Emanuel 60, of Kansas City passed away March 18, 2026. She was born September 13, 1965 to James Emanuel and Sandy K. Avalo.
Joseph Leonard Mayfield
Mar 17, 2026
Joseph Leonard Mayfield, 82, passed away on March 17, 2026, leaving behind a legacy of laughter, music, and deep love for his family.
He was born on May 8, 1943, to Joseph Elmer Mayfield and Norma Mayfield, who preceded him in death. He is also preceded in death by his beloved daughter, Terri Lynn Fields, and his sisters, Peggy and Betty.
Joseph...
Earlean Miller
Mar 17, 2026
Remembering Earlean
Earlean Miller, 84, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2026 at home with her
family next to her. She was born in Lambert, Mississippi, to the late Albert Sr. and Birdellar Pryor.
Earlean was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Miller Sr.; her daughter, LaVoyce “Anne” Tucker; her great-granddaughter, Naomi Wood; and her siblings, Sugar Bell...
Robert Paul Wilson
Mar 16, 2026
Robert Wilson, 67 of Kansas City passed away March 16, 2026. He was born September 02, 1959 to Paul Dean Wilson and Margaret Ann Krebs.
Charles Earl Tate
Mar 16, 2026
Charles Earl Tate, 76, of Independence, Missouri, leaves behind a legacy shaped by his hands, his spirit, and the love he carried for his family.
Born on September 25, 1949, in Thomaston, Alabama, Charles was the son of Annie Pearl Tate and Morris Reaser, whose lives and lineage laid the foundation for the man he would become. His journey carried him...
Michael D. Cook
Mar 16, 2026
Michael D. Cook, 75, of Leavenworth passed away March 16, 2026. He was born January 04, 1951 to Lawrence L. Cook and Alice Cook.
Kristina A. Jenkins
Mar 16, 2026
Kristina Jenkins, 42, of Kansas City passed away March 16, 2026. She was born February 03, 1984 to Michael Emanuel and Teresa Emanuel.
Geraldine Hawkins
Mar 15, 2026
Geraldine “Jeri” Hawkins was born on October 29, 1947, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Parthenia
Hawkins and Oscar Jackson. She was the third of nine children.
In her youth, Geraldine accepted Christ, and as she matured, she embraced the Muslim faith as well. She found meaning in both spiritual paths, drawing wisdom from the Qur’an and the Holy Bible. Her faith was...
Kathy Marie Livingston
Mar 15, 2026
Kathy M Livingston, 52 of Hutchinson, KS, was born on September 24, 1971 and passed on March 15, 2026 at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center with her two daughters by her side.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Myrtle and Mike Engle.
She is survived by her three children, Ellisha Prebble, Robert Farrar, and Amanda Trout. She loved butterflies, her chosen...
Laura Claryn Darby
Mar 15, 2026
Laura “Claren” Rose Darby-Hickman was born to Hilda Chmilar and Clarence Darby on November 26th, 1949 in Whitehorse YT Canada. Laura had five siblings from both parents’ sides. Later on in 1963,Laura headed to Kansas City Missouri, USA. where she would reside.
While in Kansas City, Laura would have her first child, Paul Forsythe, at sixteen. Later on, Laura and Tommy...
Nelda Sue Johnson
Mar 15, 2026
Nelda Sue Johnson of Kansas City Missouri, went to her heavenly home on March 15, 2026. She was born November 22,1944, to William and Lois Brantley Johnson, in Fort Worth Texas.
Delta is preceded in death by her life partner , l Ladonna , Drury, sister Mary Hatton, brother-in-law James Hatton and her parents.
Nelda is survived by her niece, Kristina Rutherford...
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