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Obituaries

Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.

Floyd  Taylor Smith

Floyd Taylor Smith

Jul 20, 2011

Floyd T. Smith, 82, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

Floyd was a sergeant in the United States Marin Corps 1947-1952 and served during the Korean War. Following the war he returned to Kansas City area and found employment with the Black...

Scott  Daniel Carpenter

Scott Daniel Carpenter

Jul 18, 2011

Scott Daniel Carpenter, 49, of Shawnee, Kansas, died on July 18, 2011, at his home.

Scott was employed by Landrum & Brown as a Senior Project Manager at the time of his passing. Scott is a graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology. He was a member of the Institute...

Liam  M. Crawford

Liam M. Crawford

Jul 18, 2011

Liam M. Crawford, infant son of Shawn and Devonnie Crawford, died Monday, July 18, 2011.

Graveside Service

Graveside service will be 10 am, Saturday, July 23, 2011.

Lawrence  Richard Straight

Lawrence Richard Straight

Jul 14, 2011

Larry Straight, 71, of Shawnee passed away Thursday, July 14, 2011, at his home.

Larry was born October 5, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri. Larry graduated from Washington High School in 1957. He served as a Military Policeman in the United States Army at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, from 1960...

Thelma  V. Murphy

Thelma V. Murphy

Jul 14, 2011

Thelma V. Murphy of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away July 14, 2011.

Memorial Service

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Robert  Evans Coyle

Robert Evans Coyle

Jul 12, 2011

Robert Evans Coyle, 84, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 12, 2011.

Bob was born on February 20, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Clifford and Inez Coyle. He graduated from Sulfur Springs, Arkansas High School. Bob...

Louis Urban

Louis Urban

Jul 12, 2011

Louis (Lefty) Urban, 81 of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away July 12, 2011.

Louis was preceded in death by his parents Alois and Dorothy Urban, a brother Elmo Urban, and a sister Lioba Sanders. He is survived by his wife of 54 years Mary Urban; daughters Patricia Dennis (Tom) and...

Russell Wallace

Russell Wallace

Jul 10, 2011

Russell Wallace, 68, of Shawnee, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2011, at his home.

Russell was born September 6, 1942, to the late Kenneth and Veta Wallace in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Shawnee Mission North in 1960. Russell was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church where...

Dorothy Hovel

Dorothy Hovel

Jul 9, 2011

Dorothy is now at peace with the Lord, awaiting the day when death will be defeated, once and for all. Dorothy, age 90, entered her rest July 9, 2011.

Dorothy was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She spent the last 20 years of her working life as a Houseparent, with...

Charles  Ray Banister

Charles Ray Banister

Jul 8, 2011

Charles Ray Banister, 79, Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 8, 2011, at his home.

Ray was born August 17, 1931, in Shelbyville, Indiana, to Ivan O. and Ruby Mae (Taylor) Banister. In 1951, Ray joined the US Navy serving in both the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam...

Linda  Joyce Anderson

Linda Joyce Anderson

Jul 8, 2011

Linda Anderson, 59, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Friday, July 8, 2011, at her home.

Linda Joyce Moore was born, September 9, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri, to John V. and Emily (Miller) Moore. She grew up in Lawson, Missouri, and attended Lawson High School and Johnson County Community College....

Donna  Potter Evans

Donna Potter Evans

Jul 6, 2011

Donna Potter Evans, 79, Mission, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2011, at Sweet Life at Grand Court, Overland Park, Kansas.

Donna was born July 12, 1931, in Virginia, Illinois, to Willard E. and Hazel G. (Sanders) Potter. Donna married Donald L. Evans in Aurora, Illinois, and had celebrated...

Karen  S. Moore

Karen S. Moore

Jul 5, 2011

Karen S. Moore, 60, of Shawnee, Kansas, left us unexpectedly on July 5, 2011. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother "Mimi" and loving sister. All who knew her will miss her deeply.

Karen was preceded in death by her mother Lou Ellen Anderson and two brothers, Ronald and...

Robert  G. Murray

Robert G. Murray

Jul 1, 2011

July 20, 1925-July 1, 2011

A Guiding Light, Mentor, Friend, Husband, Father, Grandfather. Robert Gordon Murray was born July 20, 1925, in Polo, Missouri. He was one of eight children of John & Frances Murray. He left for Heaven on July 1, 2011, from complications of Dementia/Alzheimer’s.

Betty  Lou Backus

Betty Lou Backus

Jun 30, 2011

Betty Lou Backus, 81, Olathe Kansas, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

Betty was preceded in death by her Husband Walter Eugene, parents, Joe and Lida Hoover, brothers, Loyd Hoover, and Jerry Hoover. Survivors include her two brothers Jim (Mary) Hoover, Springfield, Missouri; Ed...

Robert  J. Giltner

Robert J. Giltner

Jun 29, 2011

Robert J. Giltner, 91, loved father and grandfather passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at his home in Shawnee, Kansas.

Robert was a veteran of WWII in the U.S. Army receiving a Bronze Star and Purple Heart. After the war he started his career in his home town of...

Gail  A. Lembeck

Gail A. Lembeck

Jun 28, 2011

Gail A. Lembeck passed away late Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at the age of 74.

Gail was a native of St. Louis, Missouri, where she graduated from Incarnate Word Academy. She was an active parishioner at Holy Trinity Catholic Church and School in Lenexa, Kansas, for many years. She...

Evelyn  Maxine True

Evelyn Maxine True

Jun 27, 2011

Evelyn M. True, age 88, of Lenexa, Kansas, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 27, 2011, at Lakeview Village, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

Evelyn was born on July 28, 1922, in Osage City, Kansas, the daughter of William A. Johnson and Selma L. Johnson. She...

Margaret Ann “Peggy” Jewell

Margaret Ann “Peggy” Jewell

Jun 27, 2011

Margaret Ann Jewell, April 9, 1954 - June 27, 2011, passed away at the home of family early in the morning Monday, June 27, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer. Margaret, a.k.a Peggy, 57, passed in Shawnee, Kansas, where she spent her childhood and much of her adulthood.

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Loretta  Carol Burdiss

Loretta Carol Burdiss

Jun 24, 2011

Loretta Carol Burdiss, age 58 a resident of Cleveland, Missouri, died Friday, June 24, 2011, at 2:15 pm at her daughter’s home in Tonganoxie, Kansas, of COPD complications.

Loretta was born August 19, 1952, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Sidney G. And Alice D. (née Lee) Watts. She grew...

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