All Obituaries

Jean Teegarden, 93, of Pleasant Hill, departed this life, Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at the John Knox Village Hospice House. Visitation will be held 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 31, 2020, at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 1, 2020, at the funeral home.  Interment will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.   A complete obituary will be published here as soon as that information becomes available.    

PHILLIP E. PILCHER Phillip Eugene Pilcher, 63, of Pleasant Hill, was born, March 10, 1956, in Holden, the son of George William and Mary Edna Daryline (Gatzmeyer) Pilcher.  He departed this life, Monday, January 27, 2020, at his sister’s home surrounded with love and family. Phillip was a 1974 Lone Jack High school graduate and a United States Marine Corps veteran. On July 20, 1986, he was united in marriage to Debra Lee Herman in Kansas City, Missouri. Phillip was a Service...

JANE C. DUBEY Jane Charlotte Dubey, 68, of Smithville, Missouri, was born August 2, 1951, in Bangor, Maine, the daughter of James D. and Frances L. (Waldron) Seekins. She departed this life on Monday, January 20, 2020, at the North Care Hospice House, surrounded by love and family. Jane was a 1969 graduate of the Nokomis Regional High School in Newport, Maine. On May 5, 1973, she was united in marriage to Roland Clarence “Butch” Dubey in Hartland, Maine. He preceded her in...

  JUDY A. MALOTT Judith Ann Malott, 61, of Blue Springs, was born, December 8, 1958, in Kansas City, the daughter of Walter Gene and Frances Marie (Brown) Malott, Sr.  She departed this life, Thursday, December 26, 2019 at the Research Medical Center, Kansas City. She was a 1977 Blue Springs High School graduate. Judy was employed as an accountant first for Safety Federal in Kansas City and for the North American Bank in Grandview, Lee’s Summit, and Kansas City.  She...

Jill A. Lukens, 62, of Kingsville, died December 22, 2019, at her home. Per Jill's request cremation has been accorded.  No services are scheduled. A complete obituary will be published here as soon as that information becomes available.  

BARBARA L. MELTON Barbara Louise Melton, 70, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, June 8, 1949, in Skiatook, Oklahoma, the daughter of Rum and Madaline (Payne) Truitt.  She departed this life, Friday, December 20, 2019, at the Research Medical Center, Kansas City, surrounded with love and family. Barbara was a 1967 graduate of the Will Rogers High in Tulsa, Oklahoma. On November 18, 1995, she was united in marriage to Steven Randall Melton in Pleasant Hill; he preceded her in death...

  REVEREND DEAN M. CHASTEEN, D.D. Reverend Dean Monroe Chasteen, D.D., 92, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was born, March 28, 1927, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of John Monroe and Flavey Victoria (Smith) Chasteen.  He departed this life Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Solstice Senior Living in Lee’s Summit. Dean was a 1945 Bolivar High School graduate. Before the end of World War II, Dean attended the University of Missouri.  Shortly after enrolling at the...

HELEN HOPE GENTRY Helen Hope Gentry, 98, of Pleasant Hill, was born, Tuesday, November 8, 1921, on her family farm near Pleasant Hill, the daughter of Lawrence A. and Fannie M. (Preston) Bockenstette.  She departed this Saturday, November 30, 2019, at the Crown Care Center in Harrisonville. Helen Hope was a 1939 Pleasant Hill High School graduate; she furthered her education in college and earning her Teaching Certificate. On March 15, 1941, she was united in marriage to Lawrence E....

AMY LESLIE (BARR) WILSON Amy Leslie (Barr) Wilson, 47, passed away Friday, November 29, 2019, at home in Colorado Springs, Colorado with family around her; after a courageous 2 year battle with cancer. Amy was born July 4, 1972, in Liberal, KS, to Maurice Duane and Lesta Mae (Griffith) Barr and was the beloved eighth of eight children. She graduated from Southwestern Heights High School, Kismet, Kansas, in 1990. She attended and worked at Seward County Community College, Liberal, Kansas...

BONNIE BURWELL Vivian L. “Bonnie” Burwell, 91, of Lee’s Summit, was born, May 15, 1928, in Clinton, Missouri, the daughter of George and Ethel (Pruessner) Eberting.  She departed this life Monday, November 25, 2019, at the John Knox Village Care Hospice House surrounded with love and family. She was the third of four children, and they lived in the country area called Deer Creek outside Clinton, Missouri.  Her parents farmed during the Great Depression. ...