All Obituaries

LOUIS C. McCARTY  Louis Clifford McCarty, 92, of Pleasant Hill, was born, May 11, 1926, in Kansas City, the son of Gus F. and Beulah I. (Rich) McCarty.  He departed this life, Monday, April 15, 2019, at the Missouri Veterans Home, Warrensburg. Louis attended school in Pleasant Hill.  He left school early to join the war effort proudly serving in the United States Navy during World War II.  Dr. Eklund, in Pleasant Hill, later helped him earn his high school diploma. On...

JOSEPH W. KLOTZ Joseph William “Joe, Jay, or J.W.” Klotz, 76, of Pleasant Hill, was born, January 2, 1943, in Lone Jack, the son of Joseph W. and Opal E. (Fann) Klotz.  He departed this life, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at the Pleasant Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. Joe first attended the Lone Jack schools; later attending Diamond High School in Diamond, Missouri. He was a proud United States Air Force veteran as well as member of the Missouri National Guard. On...

DALE V. McCLINTOCK Dale Vertoe McClintock, Sr., 88, lifelong resident of Pleasant Hill, was born, July 31, 1930, in Lone Jack, the son of Guy and Frances (Clark) McClintock.  He departed this life, Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at the Crown Care Center in Harrisonville surrounded with love and family. Dale was a 1948 Pleasant Hill High School graduate and proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1948 to 1952. On May 6, 1953, Dale was united in marriage to Alice Bates in...

CLINT W. BALLARD Clint W. “Skip” Ballard, 62, of Pleasant Hill, was born, October 25, 1956, in Kansas City.  He departed this life, Sunday, March 31, 2019, at the Saint Luke’s East Hospital, Lee’s Summit of natural causes. Skip was a 1975 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. He was employed as a heavy equipment operator and was also a gifted concrete finisher. Skip  was preceded in death by his mother Janis Yvonne Davis. He is survived by his father and...

C. EILEEN KIRCHER Catherine Eileen Kircher, 95, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, April 29, 1923, in Preston, England, the daughter of James and Sarah (Nickson) Draycott.  She departed this life, Friday, March 29, 2019, at her home surrounded with love and family after a long illness. Eileen was the youngest of 8 siblings, Connie, Agnes, Maggie, Tom, Jim, Harry and Fred.  At the height of WWII in August 1944, she married an American Airforce Sergeant and farmer, Raymond...

AUSTIN D. YOUNT      Austin David Yount, 24, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, March 20, 1995, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of David A. and Michele M. (Hickey) Yount. He departed this life, Wednesday, March 20, 2019.      Austin graduated from Pleasant Hill High School in 2014. While in high school Austin excelled in football, basketball and track which earned him a scholarship at Central Christian College of Kansas. He was extremely gifted with...

MARGARET A. SEATON Margaret Ann Seaton, 99, of Pleasant Hill, was born, January 12, 1920, in Pleasant Hill, the daughter of Walter and Hilda (Fredrickson) Matthes.  She departed this life, Monday, March 18, 2019, at the Crown Care Center in Harrisonville surrounded with love and family. On January 5, 1944, she was united in marriage to Charley F. Seaton in Springfield, Missouri.  They spent the next 40 years devoted to each other raising three daughters and dairy...

  CHAD R. WHETSTONE Chad Robert Whetstone, 35, of Pleasant Hill, was born, December 27, 1983, in Independence.  He departed this life Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at his home in Pleasant Hill surrounded with love and family. He was a 2002 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. Chad was employed as IT Technician and Electrician for Service Electric, Time Warner Cable, and Envision Technology. He had also worked for Hayes Drilling.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on old...

MARARETTE FINDLEY Margarette Findley, 76, of Centerview, Missouri, was born July 27, 1942, in Camdenton, Missouri, the daughter of Robert “Freddie” and Mildred Rose (Wilson) Kincaid.  She departed this life, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at the Research Medical Center, Kansas City, surrounded with love and family. Margarette was a 1961 Camdenton High School graduate. On July 22, 1962, she was united in marriage to Lonnie Findley in Camdenton; they later divorced. Margarette...

JEREMIAH DENSON Jeremiah Tobias George Christopher Michael Denson, 29, of Pleasant Hill, was born, February 13, 1990, in Kansas City, the son of Scotty Ian and Karen Ann (Wendel) Denson.  He departed this life, Monday, February 25, 2019, in Harrisonville. He was a 2008 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. Jeremiah was a professional MMA fighter.  He enjoyed playing disc golf and skate boarding. Jeremiah was preceded in death by his father, Scotty in 1991. He is survived by his...