James Douglas “Jim” Davidson
May 12, 2020
James Douglas "Jim" Davidson was born to Virginia Jackson Davidson and Allen Elmore Davidson on September 6, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri. Jim passed away on May 12, 2020 in Olathe, KS.
Jim is survived by wife, Peggy, of the home; daughter, Kate McBride, of Salem, Missouri; son, Ethan (Rachel) Davidson, of Chandler, Arizona; and grandchildren, Hayley,...
Roma M. Taylor
May 11, 2020
Roma M. Taylor, 96, of Overland Park, KS passed away on May 11, 2020. Roma was born January 3, 1924 in Chase, Kansas to Harrison and Ida Brunkau. She graduated high school from Elkhart, Kansas. She then attended college at Ft. Hays and Pasadena College graduating in 1949. Roma married D.T. Stayton on May 22, 1946 and they were...
Donald T. Roberson
May 7, 2020
Donald T. Roberson, 84 years old, husband to his high school sweetheart, Shirely Stroman, for 66 years went to be with his Lord on May 7, 2020. Don was the son of O.C. and Juanita Roberson of San Angelo, Texas. Don leaves the legacy of his beloved family: a son, Mark and his wife Diana Roberson; two...
John E. Miller Sr.
May 5, 2020
John E. Miller Sr., 83, of Shawnee, KS, passed away on May 5, 2020. John was born August 3, 1936 in Kansas City, Missouri to James and Mary Miller. John grew up in Johnson County, KS. He married his wife Dixie (Hicks) Miller in 1954. They were married 61 years until she passed in 2016. He served...
John Charles Waters, Jr.
May 2, 2020
John C. Waters, Jr., 55, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away on May 2, 2020. John was born on October 4, 1965. He was raised in Shawnee, Kansas. John was proud to be a life-long Shawnee boy. He attended Ray Marsh Elementary School, Hocker Grove Junior High School, and Shawnee Mission Northwest, graduating with the Class of 1984. Growing up,...
Lois Virginia Hammons
May 2, 2020
Lois Virginia Hammons, 93, of Shawnee, KS died Saturday, May 2, 2020 with family by her side at Sharon Lane Health and Rehabilitation where she had lived following a debilitating fall and Alzheimer's.
Lois was born October 10, 1926 to the late Raymond and Elsie Carter. She graduated from Holden High School in 1945 and...
Betty Ann Snider
May 2, 2020
Betty A. Snider, 80, of Shawnee, KS passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 at Brookdale Rosehill. Betty was born June 28, 1939 to the late William and Lily Bush in Kansas City, KS. Betty was a member of Bristol Hill United Methodist Church. Betty is survived by her children, Staci Nipko and husband...
Wilma Mae Sutton Hathaway
Apr 30, 2020
Wilma Mae Sutton Hathaway, 85, of Johnson County, Kansas, passed away on April 30, 2020.
Wilma was born on January 18, 1935 to Julia DeShaney Sutton and Bennie Sutton in Ironton, MO. After graduating from St. Louis Central in 1953, she married Robert Garner Hathaway and proceeded to raise four sons, Robert, David, Kenneth and Stephen.
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Rodney Lee Haynes
Apr 30, 2020
Rodney Lee Haynes, 70, of Shawnee, KS, passed away with his family at his side on April 30, 2020 after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. Rod was born April 18, 1950 in Kansas City, KS to Homer Augusta and Iona Faye Haynes. He grew up in Turner where he met and married the love...
James L. Jenkins
Apr 28, 2020
James L. Jenkins, 73, of Lenexa, KS passed away April 28, 2020 in his home. James was born July 17, 1946 in Kansas City, Kansas to Luther and Beulah Jenkins. He is survived by his wife of fifty-four years, Karren (Mitchell) Jenkins; two sons; two grandchildren and one great grandchild.
James spend four proud years in the...
James R. Saner
Apr 27, 2020
James R. Saner, 73, of Shawnee, KS, passed away, Monday, April 27, 2020. Funeral services will be private on Wednesday, May 6th at Central Church of the Nazarene.
Live streaming will be available at 9:55 am at https://www.facebook.com/CentralNazarene1/.In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Central Church of the Nazarene, 12600...
Hannah Jean Forman
Apr 25, 2020
Hannah Jean Forman, 90, of Overland Park, KS, passed away Friday, April 25, 2020. Funeral services will be private with burial in Leavenworth National Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to Wreaths Across America (wreathsacrossamerica.org)
Hannah was born July 20, 1929 in South Dakota to Harry and Theresa Ripple Schooler. She grew up in...
Dorothy M. Gill
Apr 25, 2020
Dorothy M. Gill, 97, of Leawood, KS, formerly of Sioux City (IA) and McCook Lake (SD), died Saturday, April 25, 2020, at Park Meadows Senior Living after a short illness.
Mrs. Gill was born on December 31, 1922, in Newcastle, NE, the daughter of Frank A. and Gladys (Wright) Tuttle. Dorothy...
Juan Francisco Martinez
Apr 25, 2020
Juan F. Martinez, 83, of Kansas City, KS, passed away, Saturday April 25, 2020 at home with his family by his side.
Juan was born August 21, 1936 in Mexico. He was passionate about his immediate family, especially, his grandchildren and work. Juan was preceded in death by a daughter, Letisia, in 1987 and his...
Herbert Tadashi Takashima
Apr 24, 2020
Herbert Tadashi Takashima, 82, of Fairway, KS, passed away on April 24th, 2020. He was born on September 17th, 1937 in Lahaina, Hawaii to Masaichi & Shizuyo Takashima.
Clifford C. Bruce
Apr 22, 2020
Clifford "Pop-Pop" Bruce of Olathe, KS, formerly of McPherson, KS and Kinsley, KS passed away April 22, 2020 at the age of 77.
Born in Oklahoma City, he was celebrated in his youth for his athletic prowess, including a stint playing football for the University of Oklahoma before recurring injuries ended his career He then moved to...
Dean Russell Bates
Apr 22, 2020
Dean Russell Bates, 71, of Bronson, KS passed away April 22, 2020 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas.
Dean was born December 13, 1948 to the late Russell and Luella Bates in Lone Rock, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1971. Dean was...
Frank E. Orndorff
Apr 21, 2020
Frank E. Orndorff of Shawnee, KS passed away on April 21, 2020 at the age of 99. No services will be held at this time. A graveside celebration of life will be held in August at Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery in Independence, Missouri. The family suggests that contributions be made to the Northeast High School Alumni Association...
Gerald Gathel Bunch
Apr 21, 2020
Gerald Gathel Bunch was born May 25, 1928, to Fred and Vergie Vaughan Bunch in Eldon, Missouri. He grew up on the family farm in Eldon. He was in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific at the end of World War II. In 1948, he married Lois Kennedy, his wife for nearly 72 years. He worked for TWA in...
Gary Francis Horst
Apr 19, 2020
Gary Francis Horst was born on August 16, 1947 to Herman Francis and Martha Ann (Gerling) Horst at Boonville, Mo. He was schooled at St. Martin's School in Martinsville, Mo. by nuns in a two-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade. He graduated from Pilot Grove High School in 1965 along with 35 other classmates. He went to the University...