All Obituaries

Joan Mitchell, 73, of Pleasant Hill, departed this life, Thursday, February 21, 2019, at St. Lukes East in Lee's Summit. Funeral services are pending. Service times and a complete obituary will be published here as soon as that information becomes available.  

ANA B. CORTINAS Ana Balbina Cortinas, 73, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of Anaheim, California, was born, April 6, 1945, in Chicacao, Guatemala, the daughter of Rodrigo and Cristina (Lopez) Cardona.  She departed this life, Monday, February 19, 2019, at the Kansas City Hospice House. Ana was a 1963 graduate of the Escuela de Comercio High School in Guatemala. On August 12, 1972, she was united in marriage to Rafael Cortinas at the San Gabriel Catholic Church in San Gabriel,...

S. Lamarr Smith, 95, of Pleasant Hill, departed this life, Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at the Lee's Summit Medical Center Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2019, at the funeral home. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Pleasant Hill Lay-Clergy Council and may be sent in care of the funeral home. Private burial will be in the Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City. A...

WILLIAM F. FLOOD, Jr.      William F. "Bill" Flood, Jr., 74, of Gardner, Kansas, was born, July 24, 1944, in Brooklyn, New York, the third son of William F. Sr. and Marie F. (Napolitan) Flood.  He departed this life, Sunday, February 17, 2019, at Olathe Medical Center surrounded with love and family.      Bill graduated in 1961 from Sheepshead Bay High School, Brooklyn, New York.  He served four years in United States Air Force. ...

ROXANA F. WAKEFIELD Roxana Fry Wakefield, 55, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, formerly of Weston, Kansas City and Gladstone, was born, June 24, 1963, in Independence, the daughter of Robert Lee and Aleta Mae (Chevalier) Fry.  She departed this life, Monday, February 11, 2019, at her home in Colorado Springs. Roxana was a 1981 graduate of the West Platte High School, Weston, Missouri. Roxana had been employed as a waitress in the Kansas City area.  She had also been a home health...

  MARIE S. VANSICKLE  Marie Sarah (Seward) VanSickle, 88, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri went to be with the Lord on February 8, 2019.  She was born April 7, 1930 in Jordan, Montana as the oldest of six children born to Carl Noah Seward and Mary Sarah (Vogt) Seward.  Shortly after Marie was born they moved to Missouri to be close to family and settled in the Camden-Richmond area.   Marie graduated from Camden High School where she was involved in every activity...

JAMES A. GARRETT James Allen Garrett, 78, of Kingsville, was born, August 23, 1940, in Oak Grove, the son of Orville Lee and Ona Mae (Hutchens) Garrett.  He departed this life, Friday, February 8, 2019, along with his son Dennis “Bud” Garrett, at his home near Strasburg. Jim was a 1958 Kingsville High School graduate. On December 27, 1963, he was united in marriage to Patricia Ann “Patsy” Denney in Strasburg. Jim was employed for 40 years for the Stahl...

DENNIS W. GARRETT Dennis Wayne “Bud” Garrett, 50, of Kingsville, was born, May 3, 1968, in Harrisonville, the son of James Allen and Patricia Ann (Denney) Garrett.  He departed this life, Friday, February 8, 2019, along with his father at their home near Strasburg. Bud attended and graduated from the Briarwood State School in Harrisonville and he worked for the Casco Area Workshop. Bud loved fishing, tending to his animals, playing with remote control cars, and watching...

ERIC J. BISHOP 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. Eric was a 2008 Lee’s Summit North High School graduate. As a teenager Eric started in the concrete industry working for Beacon Contracting, LLC. He most recently worked for the Lime Green Masonry & Concrete Company.  He was a member of the New...

  DONALD A. KEYS Donald Anthony Keys, 78, of Kansas City, Missouri, was born, July 4, 1940, the son of Bertram and Elizabeth (George) Keys.  He departed this life, Monday, January 28, 2019, at the St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City. Don was a 1959 Bishop Lillis High School graduate. He had also been a pitcher in the Ban Johnson Baseball league and was scouted by the Chicago White Sox until an injury to his elbow brought his play to an end. Don was employed as an Absenteeman...