All Obituaries

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. ...

  STEPHEN A. McMAHON Stephen Anthony McMahon, 71, of Belton, was born, August 6, 1948, in Lowell, Massachusetts, the son of Thaddeus A. and Beulah N. (McCrery) McMahon.  He departed this life, Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at the Research Medical Center in Kansas City. Stephen was a 1967 Pleasant Hill High School graduate. In 1977 he was united in marriage to Jean Kay (Eblen) Dickerson in Kansas City. Stephen was employed as a Glazier for Sols Glass in Kansas City, Kansas. ...

  NEIL A. HELGREN Neil Allen Helgren, 65, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, November 9, 1954, in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of Richard Matthew and Barbara Lee (Caffee) Helgren.  He departed this life, Thursday, November 14, 2019, at his home.  Neil grew up and went to school in the Norfolk, Virginia area, and lived in Norfolk and Chesapeake  prior to moving to Missouri eight years ago. On November 25, 1972, he was united in marriage to Debra Ann Lambert in...

BUTCH STEPHENS Harvey Arnold “Butch” Stephens, 72, of Greenwood, Missouri, was born, February 7, 1947, in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Curtis M. and Mary F. (Erhart) Stephens.  He departed this life, Sunday, November 3, 2019, at his stepdaughter’s home in Blue Springs, Missouri. Butch was a 1965 Gerard Kansas High School graduate and was a United States Marine Corps veteran serving several tours of duty during the Vietnam War. In July 1984 he was united in...

CARL E. BAKER Carl Elliott Baker, 83, of Belton, Missouri, formerly of Memphis, Tennessee, was born, May 23, 1936, in Bloomington, Illinois, the son of Clifton and Naomi (Garrison) Baker.  He departed this life, Friday, October 25, 2019, at the Beautiful Savior Nursing Home in Belton. Carl attended high school in Godfrey, Illinois.  He left school early to join the Marines.  He later earned his Bachelor’s degree from the Longview/Pioneer College in Kansas City. Carl...

      BETTY A. SCHUSTER Betty “BJ” Ann (Kisor) Schuster, 74, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, September 16,1945 in Bucyrus, Ohio, the daughter of Clarence E. and Ruth E. (Milstead) Kisor.  She departed this life Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at her home surrounded by loved ones and family. BJ was a 1963 Bucyrus High School graduate. On September 15, 1990, she was united in marriage to Carl A. Schuster in Marion, Ohio. BJ had been employed as the...

DOROTHY D. MILLER      Dorothy Dee Miller, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, was born, December 9, 1924, in rural Thayer, Missouri, the daughter of Henry Jacob and Mary Maud (Switzer) Trobaugh.  She departed this life, Monday, October 14, 2019, at the St. Luke’s East Hospital, Lee’s Summit at the age 94 years, 10 months, and 24 days.      On September 21, 1945, she was united in marriage to Billy Lee Miller in Independence, Missouri. He...

BILL REED       William Thomas “Bill” Reed, 78, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Cole Camp, Missouri.  Bill was born April 1, 1941, in Rich Hill, Missouri, the son of Noah B. and Maude Belle (Ledbetter) Reed.       He was married to Sharon Schenk, who passed away in 2002.       Bill was a 1959 graduate of Smith-Cotton High...