All Obituaries

Allen D. Lawrence, 71, of Pleasant Hill, departed this life, Sunday, October 4, 2020, at the Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida. Arrangements are pending. A complete obituary will be published here when that information becomes available.  

  MELFORD F. ASH Melford Francis “Frank” Ash, 85, of Raymore, Missouri, was born July 7, 1935, on the family farm in Sweet Water, Missouri, the son of Melford T. and Mable A. (Cline) Ash-Keeton.  He went to meet his Heavenly Father on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at his home surrounded with love and family. Melford was the fifth of twelve children.  At the age of nine he made the grand decision to obey the Gospel of Christ and was baptized into the Church of Christ...

    JOYCE A. WYATT Joyce Ann Wyatt, 78, of Holden, Missouri, was born, February 22, 1943, in Jamesport, Missouri, the daughter of Lester and Erma May (Coates) Bryan.  She departed this life, Thursday, June 17, 2021, at her home surrounded with love and family. On November 21, 1986, she was united in marriage to George David Wyatt at the Coleman Baptist Church, Peculiar, Missouri. She was previously married to Othe Woodrow (Woody) Williams Jr. from 1958 – 1970. Joyce...

Ralph E. Wouters, 91, of Pleasant Hill, departed this life, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at the Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hermitage, Missouri. A complete obituary will be published here as soon as that information becomes available.  

BILL WHITE William Ernest “Bill” White, 74, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, January 23, 1947, in Pleasant Hill.  He peacefully departed this life, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at the Pleasant Hill Health & Rehabilitation Center, comforted by family and friends. Bill was a 1965 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. On December 7, 1966, he was united in marriage to Susan Tye in Pleasant Hill.  They later divorced. Bill was a gifted Autobody Mechanic owning and...

  JAMES A. MATTHES James Allen Matthes, 56, of Pleasant Hill, was born, January 26, 1965, in Harrisonville, the son of Walter Allen and Sharon Ray (Burton) Matthes.  He departed this life suddenly, Monday, June 14, 2021, at the Lee’s Summit Medical Center. Jim was a 1983 Pleasant Hill High School graduate.  After high school he attended Penn Valley Community College where he graduated from the Police Academy. On March 11, 1993, he was united in marriage to Una...

  JAMES L. SLOAN James Lee Sloan, 87, of Lee’s Summit, was born, June 27, 1933, in Pleasant Hill, the son of Davis A. and Mary A. (Mitchell) Sloan.  He departed this life, Monday, May 24, 2021, at the Crown Care Center in Harrisonville. Jim was a 1951 Pleasant Hill High School graduate.  He was a United States Coast Guard Korean War Veteran. On June 1, 1952, he was united in marriage to Delores Maxine Holton in Pleasant Hill. Jim started his working career as a...

SYBLE N. TAYLOR      Syble Noretta Taylor, 83, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, July 20, 1937, in Plainview, Texas, the daughter of Willis W. and Carrie Lee (Fuller) Kisselburg.  She departed this life, Monday, May 24, 2021, at the St. Luke’s East Hospital, Lee’s Summit, Missouri.      Syble was a 1954 graduate of Union High School in Bakersfield, California.     ...

SHIRLEY J. POWELL Shirley Jane Powell, 91, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, September 11, 1929, in Watkins Glenn, New York, the daughter of Karl Edward and Velda Beatrice (Watson) Hand. She departed this life Monday May 24, 2021, at the Foxwood Springs Skilled Nursing Center. Shirley was a 1948 graduate of the Interlaken High School in Watkins Glenn. In February 1954 she was united in marriage to Robert E. “Bob” Woolery in Lake Charles, Louisiana; they later...

  TREVOR H. ROSS Trevor Heydon Ross, 22, of Pleasant Hill, was born, December 2, 1998, in Kansas City, the son of Robert Travis and Laura Beth (Heydon) Ross.  He departed this life, Sunday, May 23, 2021, as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Trevor was a 2017, Pleasant Hill High School graduate. Trevor was employed as a Serviceman for Spire. He also owned and operated Ross Lawn & Landscaping and Freedom Fireworks.  He was a member of the Union...