Follow Us


See when we post new obituaries are posted

Your email will not be used for any other purpose and will not be shared. You may unsubscribe at any time.

Please wait

Verifying your email address

Please wait

Unsubscribing your email address

You have been unsubscribed

You will no longer receive messages from our email mailing list.

You have been subscribed

Your email address has successfully been added to our mailing list.

Something went wrong

There was an error verifying your email address. Please try again later, or re-subscribe.

Obituaries

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

Jessica Bratton

Jessica Bratton

Aug 28, 1995

Jessica Brianna Bratton August 28, 1995 - September 6, 2020

Jessica passed away from COVID-19 complications. Now she is in heaven breathing easy and is free of this awful illness. Jessica enjoyed life to the fullest and made us laugh. She was well liked by everyone, to know her was to love her. Jessica's light within shone...

Mathilde Margareta “Tillie” Compton

Mathilde Margareta “Tillie” Compton

Jul 6, 1995

Mathilde Margareta “Tillie” Rupertus was born on August 20, 1929, in Landstuhl, Germany, the youngest of 5 children, to Heinrich and Anna Weidler Rupertus.

She is preceded in death by her parents, brother, Erich, and 3 sisters, Anni, Betty and Liesl, as well as her husband, Calvin Eugene “Tex” Compton, who passed away July 6, 1995. They...

Frank  Wilson Jones

Frank Wilson Jones

Jul 21, 1975

Frank Wilson Jones, 89 years old, died May 28,2020.

He was born July 4, 1930 in KC, MO to Fern and Houlie Belle Jones. He married the love of his life, Elaine Jones on July 21, 1975, whom he is preceded in death. He is also preceded in death by his brother Raymond Jones. He is survived...

Gary  Dean Nutt

Gary Dean Nutt

Dec 4, 1971

Gary Dean Nutt, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed away on June 16th at St. Joseph Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Gary was born in Kansas City, Kansas on February 1, 1947. He was a graduate of Emporia State University. After graduation from Emporia State, Gary was drafted into the US Army, where he served as artillery fire...

Darlene  Joy Vaughn

Darlene Joy Vaughn

Jun 9, 1958

Darlene J. Vaughn, 84, of Shawnee, KS passed away March 31-a fittingly beautiful spring day for a woman who brought so much beauty to this world-at Bickford at Mission Springs Senior Living, surrounded by her family.

She was born March 18, 1936 to the late Curtis and Ruth Joy in Chilhowee, MO.  She moved with...

Kenneth  Earl Moser

Kenneth Earl Moser

Jul 13, 1957

Kenneth was born in Niobrara (Verdel) Nebraska, to Ralph Earl Moser and Josephine Mcaffee. He was the eldest of four children. Kenneth graduated from Clearwater Schools in May 1951. He participated in school basketball and football.

Kenneth enlisted in the US Air Force in March 24, 1952. He served...

Carolyn Ann Mahaffy Klamm

Carolyn Ann Mahaffy Klamm

Jun 9, 1956

Carolyn Ann Mahaffy Klamm was born November 8th . 1928, in Tecumseh, Nebraska to Rev. J. M Mahaffy and Maude Minnich Mahaffy. Carolyn was the youngest of six siblings. During her childhood she grew up in small town America before graduating at Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green , Missouri. She attended Park College, Parkville, Missouri...

Ray  D. Walrod,  Jr.

Ray D. Walrod, Jr.

May 20, 1955

Ray D. Walrod, 78, of Overland Park, passed away Friday, June 19, at Delmar Gardens of Lenexa.

Ray was born January 31, 1931 to Ray and Mary Walrod in Kansas City, Missouri. Ray graduated from Westport High School. He married Erma Stavlund on May 20, 1955 in Kansas City....

Geraldine “Jeri” Trovillion Hammig

Geraldine “Jeri” Trovillion Hammig

Mar 11, 1955

Jeri Hammig died at Shawnee Mission Medical Center on Friday, Oct. 5th.  She was born in Lawrence, Kansas on November 9th, 1935, the daughter of Mayme and Lonnie Trovillion.

Jeri was a 1953 graduate of Lawrence High School and attended Kansas University.

Jeri worked at Weavers Department Store in...

Mary  “Lou” Lyman

Mary “Lou” Lyman

Dec 26, 1954

Lou was born in Jennings, Oklahoma to Benton Carl and Eva Gladyas Killingsworth.  She attended and graduated from Lyons High School in Lyons, Kansas.  She married the love of her life Richard Lyle Lyman Sr. on December 26th, 1954.  Lou and Richard had five children.

Lou graduated from nursing school at Johnson County Community College in 1974. ...

Robert “Bob” Archie Parks

Robert “Bob” Archie Parks

Mar 20, 1949

Robert "Bob" A. Parks, 94, of John Knox Village formerly of Mission, KS, passed away Saturday at his home with his wife Nancy by his side.

Bob was born November 8, 1919 to the late Miles and Lelia Parks in Delphos, Kansas. After graduating from high school Bob volunteered for the U.S. Navy in January...

Barbara  E. Smith

Barbara E. Smith

Jul 11, 1947

Barbara E. Smith, 78, passed away Thursday, March 26, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

Barbara was born July 28, 1930 to the late R. Dwight and Cecelia Weinland in Colby, Kansas. Barbara moved to the Kansas City area at the age of fourteen and attended Wyandotte High School. On...

Gene Alt Eugene E. Alt)

Gene Alt Eugene E. Alt)

Jun 22, 1947

Eugene Eldon Alt answered his Master at the age of 89, January 29th, 2010, at his home.

He was blessed to be the son of Roy and Matilda Alt, farmers from Panola, Illinois. The love of his life was his wife, Lee Alt, his two children, Sarah and John...

Gladys A. “Peewee” Smith

Gladys A. “Peewee” Smith

Feb 9, 1946

Gladys A. Smith, 96, of Overland Park, Kansas passed away Saturday, August 1 at Overland Park Nursing and Rehab.

Gladys was born February 23, 1919 to the late Mary D. Holland and Herbert Emery in Hutchinson, Kansas. On February 9, 1946 she married Ebert "Smitty" Smith. He preceded her in death in 1974. She is...

Pauline  Irmajean Laman

Pauline Irmajean Laman

Dec 22, 1945

Pauline Irmajean Laman, 87, on Friday, August 10, 2012, in Sugar Land, Texas.

Pauline and her late husband, Mervin C. Laman, lived in Prairie Village, Kansas, for many years. She was born in Lamar, Colorado, on December 12, 1924, to Elmer and Inez Falk along with sisters Mary, Gertrude...

William  “Bill” Howard

William “Bill” Howard

Jul 4, 1944

William (Bill) Lewis Howard, Ed. D., was born in Larned, Kansas, to Letha Muriel Burnett (1901) and Carl Lewis Howard (1893). His family eventually moved to Emporia, Kansas where he later met and married Shirley Ann Gard on July 4, 1944.

Bill studied education at Emporia State College, University of Colorado and the University of Kansas. He...

Margaret Lucille Del Percio

Margaret Lucille Del Percio

Dec 6, 1941

Margaret Lucille (Connor) Del Percio was born May 6, 1923, to Ralph and Aline Connor and was a lifelong resident of Kansas City, Kansas. Lou, as Margaret was known to family and friends, attended Bryant Elementary School and was a member of the class of 1941 at Wyandotte High School.

Visit Obituary

Monica  Ann Walker

Monica Ann Walker

Sep 21, 1938

Monica Ann Walker September 21, 1938 - October 15, 2017   Monica A. Walker peacefully slipped away last Sunday evening, at the Olathe Health Center Hospice, after a long struggle with COPD. Monica was born in Manchester, England shortly before War II. She was the daughter of Laurence W. Sullivan. Monica is preceded in death by her father,...

Vilay Sengaphone

Vilay Sengaphone

Jun 18, 1917

Visitation will be held on Friday, June 30th, 2017 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at The Amos Family Funeral Home, 10901 Johnson Dr., Shawnee, KS 66203.  Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, July 1st, 2017 at 12:00 pm also at The Amos Family Funeral Home.

Robert “Bob” Hamblett Crowther

Robert “Bob” Hamblett Crowther

Robert H. Crowther, 86, of Lenexa, passed away Sunday, February 19.

Robert was born March 17, 1925 to the late Louis E. Crowther and Julia Emmaline Hamblett in Amherst, New Hampshire.

Bob served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States...

Share by: