Obituaries

May 9, 2016

Walter David Garnand, age 68 of Overland Park, KS, passed away peacefully in his home on May 9, 2016. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm, Friday, May 13 at Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park.  Rosary will be 10 a.m., followed by Visitation until 11 a.m. at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, 615 J C Street, Garden City, KS on...

May 7, 2016

Michael Carter Davis, age 73, of Leawood, Kansas passed away Saturday, May 7th, 2016.  A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday, May 19th at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, Leawood, KS, in the Wesley Chapel. Michael was born February 26, 1943 in Topeka, Kansas to John P. and Winifred K. Davis. He truly had a kindness...

May 2, 2016

Betty V. Morris, 88, went to be with the Lord on May 2, 2016, passing away at Shawnee Mission Medical Center after a short illness. Betty was born in Lenexa, KS, on March 2, 1928, to William and Mabel (Walmer) England.  She graduated from Shawnee Mission Rural High School and worked at the Mission Bank, First National Bank of Olathe, and...

May 1, 2016

Russ was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1961 to René and Fran Vandekauter. Russ spent his youth in South Holland, Illinois, graduating from Thornwood High School in 1978. He attended the University of Illinois in Champaign and later graduated from the University of Illinois Chicago Circle Campus in 1986. Russ has worked as a computer programmer for Computer Corporation of...

Apr 28, 2016

Patricia Ann Hass, 85, passed away April 28, 2016. She was born January 2, 1931. Services will be 10:00 am Wednesday, May 4th at Christ Church Anglican, 5500 W 91st St, Overland Park, KS 66207, visitation will be an hour prior. Burial will be 10:00 am Thursday, May 5th at Floral Hills Cemetery.

Apr 27, 2016

Kendall was born on December 24, 1960 as an only son and the first of two children born to Harold and Karaleen Adkins. He was raised in Gladstone, Missouri and grew up with his childhood friends Chris Regas and Paul McKnight.  Together, Kendall and the boys played little league and caused summer ruckus each and every year.  In true Missouri fashion, Kendall...

Apr 17, 2016

Melvin L. Degn, 81, Shawnee, KS, passed away April 17, 2016 at home.  Visitation will be 10-11 a.m., followed by Memorial Service at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 22 at Nall Avenue Baptist Church, 6701 Nall Avenue, Prairie Village, KS.  Inurnment at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens.  Contributions may be made to the church or Kansas City Hospice. Melvin was born September 16, 1934...

Apr 12, 2016

Edmun F. Davis, III “Eddie”, 74, of Merriam, Kansas passed away April 12, 2016. He was born November 27, 1941 to Mr. and Mrs. Edmun F. Davis II of Charleston, West Virginia. Eddie was the oldest of four.  He had a typical relationship with his younger brothers, often at odds with Jim and Jack, the twin mischief-makers.  However, one truly knew how...

Apr 12, 2016

Faye Crawford, age 93, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away due to natural causes on April 12, 2016, at Bickford Assisted Living. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 pm on Thursday, April 14th, at Overland Park Funeral Chapel.  Burial will be in the National Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri on Friday, April 15th at 1 pm. Memorial contributions may be made...

Apr 9, 2016

Gilford Arthur Chappell II (Gil a.k.a. G.A.), 79, of Overland Park, KS, finished his earthly journey on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center and went on peacefully into glory. A celebration of his life will be on Sunday, April 17 at Overland Park Church of the Nazarene, 9030 Lamar Ave., Overland Park, KS. Visitation at 2...

Apr 7, 2016

Norma Jean (Bane) Kirby, 73, Overland Park, KS, passed away April 7, 2016 at home.  She was born in Lillybrook, West Virginia.  She is survived by:  her husband of 53 years, James R. P. Kirby; three daughters, Kim Kirby and Cindy Kirby both of Overland Park, KS, daughter Lori Johndrow of Chesapeake, Virginia; and a granddaughter, Lilian Jean. Visitation will be 1-2 pm,...

Apr 6, 2016

Audrey A. Hill, 90, died from heart failure on April 6, 2016.  Audrey was born in Montana and was sent as a small child on the railroad to Atchison, KS where she was adopted by the Sprong family of in the early 1930’s. Audrey attended Potter Elementary and High School and then attended Mount Saint Scholastica in Atchison, KS where she...

Mar 31, 2016

Glannie Wiehe, 91, passed away March 31, 2016.  She was born in Linkoping, Sweden to Josef and Annie Earnest. In 1925, they moved from Sweden to Moose Lake, Minnesota, where Glannie grew up on a farm, attended school in Moose Lake, graduating from high school in 1942. She then, took a pre nursing course at Augsburg College and three year nurse’s...

Mar 30, 2016

Mary H. Swinney, 87, passed away March 30, 2016. She was born August 16, 1928. Funeral and graveside services will be private. You are using an outdated web browser that does not support this video. Your browser does not support this video format. You should be able to view it in Chrome, Safari or Internet Explorer. $(document).ready(function(){ if ( false...

Mar 26, 2016

Mary N. Bailey, 90, Lenexa, Kansas passed away March 26th, 2016. Stewty was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas.  She was an original member of the Little Rock Central High Filthy Five. Stewty had a passion for serving others. She spent many years working in mental health, and especially loved helping adolescents. She earned a BSW from Avila at age...

Mar 23, 2016

Mar 20, 2016

William S. Hurst, OD, 81, passed away March 20, 2016.  He was preceded in death by his brother Bob Hurst.  He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Barbara, his daughter Rebecca, son Christopher and his wife Christina, 2 grandsons Hayden and Declan, his sister Joanne Rodgers and a brother Philip and his wife Marilyn, and several nieces and nephews.  William was...

Mar 19, 2016

Shaun P. Covington, 25, Washington, DC, passed away March 19, 2016.  Visitation will be from 11a.m. to 12 Noon, following by Funeral Service at 12 Noon with full military honors at Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS, 66204.  Inurnment will be at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior...

Mar 14, 2016

Rebecca Theresa Harper was born January 24th, 1951 in Atchison, KS to Victor Edmond and Pauline Mary (Maday) Kesse and after a long and faith-filled fight with cancer died March 14, 2016 in Kansas City, MO. Becky graduated from Hayden High School in 1969 and Washburn University in 1973 in Topeka, KS, and received a Master’s Degree from UMKC in...

Mar 3, 2016

In Loving Memory……. Jo Ann Sams-Wilder Cannon departed to go to a better place on March 3, 2016. She was 81 years young and enjoyed life to the fullest. She never met a person she didn’t like, meeting many friends along her path.  She met Robert Cannon who swept her off her feet in June of 2002 and they enjoyed retirement...