Overland Park Funeral Chapel
Obituaries
Gordon Wells
Apr 14, 2015
Gordon Elbridge Wells died on April 14, 2015. He was 87. Gordon was born in Hamburg, Iowa, on February 27, 1928. His parents were John T. Wells and Pearl B. Wells. He was raised in the northwest Missouri town of Rock Port with his older brother, the late John Turner Wells III. Gordon’s father spent 42 years as a banker at the Citizens Bank...
Lola Roberts
Apr 14, 2015
Lola Beatrice “Bea” Roberts, 92, was born September 25, 1922 on a farm near Columbus, Missouri. Bea passed away on April 14, 2015 at Leonardville Care Center in Leonardville,l KS. She was the daughter of Charles Andrew and Ruth Anne (Amer) Billingsley. Lola taught school at Walden Rural Grade School in 1942 and 1943. In May of 1947 she started working for Greyhound Bus...
Jerry Holloway
Apr 12, 2015
Jerry Arnold Holloway Oct. 3, 1939 – April 12, 2015 Born to Anna Mae Holloway and Walter Clyde Holloway, he was the youngest of eleven children. Jerry grew up in a poor family amidst hardship. He was the first of his family to attend college, graduating from the school of engineering at Kansas State University in 1966. Jerry started working...
Byron Shutz
Apr 11, 2015
Byron Christopher Shutz, beloved and devoted husband, father and grandfather, age 87, of Kansas City, Missouri died Saturday, April 11, 2015 at home. Visitation will be open to the public on Thursday, April 16, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Overland Park Funeral Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 17, 2015...
Derrick Morris
Apr 10, 2015
Derrick Phillip Morris, 26, Overland Park, KS passed away April 10, 2015 in Kansas City, MO. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm on Wednesday, April 15 at Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park. Funeral service will be Thursday, April 16 at 11:30 a.m. at Overland Park Chapel. Burial will follow at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS. Derrick was born September 4,...
George Thompson, Jr.
Apr 10, 2015
George A. Thompson, Jr. was born 3 June 1918 in St. Joseph, MO to George A., Sr. and Helen M. Thompson. For the first 70 years of his life St. Joseph was his hometown. After attending St. Joseph’s grade schools, George graduated from Central High School and St. Joseph Junior College (now Missouri Western State University). In 1939 he graduated...
Donna Ford
Apr 7, 2015
Donna M. Ford passed away April 7, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family and friends. Visitation will be at the Overland Park Funeral Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS, on Friday, April 10th from 5-7pm. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 11th, at 1pm at the Metropolitan Avenue United Methodist Church, 3730 Metropolitan Avenue, Kansas City, KS. Donna was...
Robert Weir
Apr 4, 2015
Bob was born in Hull, Illinois, July 30, 1925 to George and Fayetta (Starks) Weir. Upon graduating from Hull High School in 1943, he entered the Naval Flight Program during World War II and received his Gold Wings and commission as a Naval Aviator. He was assigned to the Ready Reserve and in 1967, was transferred to the Retired Reserve...
Ronald Roberts
Apr 3, 2015
Ronald D. Roberts, 85, passed away on Friday, April 3, 2015 at Overland Park Regional Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Lois “Mickey” Roberts, his daughters Cindy Brady (Phil), Janie Hoffmeyer (Kevin), his six grandchildren, Drew (24), Ryan (21), Cody (17), Kate (6), Max (4), Grant (2), and his brother LB “Bud” Roberts (Marilyn). Born and raised in Topeka...
John "Jack" O'Neal
Mar 26, 2015
John (Jack) was born January 31, 1925 in Blackwater, MO to Freeman and Adelle O'Neal. He served his country in the Navy during World War II for four years in the Pacific. He married the girl of his dreams, Mildred Jean Noyes, on February 14, 1947. Jack went to the Kansas City Art Institute for four years. He spent more than...
Jean Morgan
Mar 26, 2015
Jean D. Morgan, 92 went to be with the Lord on March 26, 2015 after a brief illness. Devoted wife of the late E. Kent Morgan, Jean was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 7, 1922 to parents Jennie and Michael Cali. Jean is survived by daughters Denise Stonger and husband Rex of Olathe, KS, Donna Powell and husband James of...
Neil Morris
Mar 23, 2015
Neil E. Morris, 88, went to be with the Lord on March 23, 2015, passing away at his home in Lenexa. Neil was born in Dodge City, KS, on March 11, 1927, the oldest child of Robert and Bernita Morris. With 7 brothers and sisters, he grew up in rural areas of Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas. He married Betty England of Lenexa,...
Marie McCarty
Mar 22, 2015
Marie H. McCarty, 93, passed away peacefully from natural causes, in her home on March 22, 2015. She was surrounded by loving family members, friends and caregivers. Marie was born to parents Karl and Helen Hummes in Kansas City, Kansas on August 15, 1921. She was born on the feast day of the Assumption of Mary, and she was named Marie, the...
James Glenn
Mar 21, 2015
James Glenn, 92, of Shawnee, KS passed away March 21, 2015. A graveside service for family and friends will be held 1pm, Tuesday, March 31st at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens, 75th and K-7. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Gentiva Hospice, 8735 Rosehill Road, STE 200, Lenexa, KS 66215. James was born May 22, 1922 in...
August G. Schneider
Mar 9, 2015
Gus finished his journey on earth Monday, March 9, 2015 in the loving care of Pinnacle Ridge Long Term Care facility. Gus was born in Kansas City, Missouri and was preceded in death by his parents, Elma and Adam Schneider. Gus attended Paseo High School and graduated from Southwest Missouri State University. Always a free spirit, he spent most of his...
MaryJosephine Rahatz
Mar 7, 2015
MaryJosephine Rahatz, 88, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away March 7th, 2015 at the Saint Luke’s Hospice House. MaryJo was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry; her parents, John and Hulda Moxley; brother, David and niece, Martha. She is survived by sister-in-law and best friend, Dorothy Moxley, nephew John, and great niece and nephew, Caroline and David. Maryjo, a...
George Raymond Hardison
Mar 6, 2015
George Raymond “Ray” Hardison, 93, Overland Park, KS, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., Thursday, March 12 at Overland Park Chapel, 8021 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park. Graveside services will be at 12 Noon, Thursday, at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 7601 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart...
Lois Squibb
Mar 6, 2015
Lois N. Squibb, died March 6, 2015, at Nottingham Health Center in Olathe, KS. She was 95 years old. A brief graveside service will be held Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m. at the Brookline Cemetery near Springfield. Memorial contributions may be made to Crosslines of Springfield, 1710 Chestnut Expy., Springfield, MO 65802. Lois was born June 1, 1919, at the home of...
William Markman
Mar 5, 2015
William Eugene Markman, 90, passed away on March 5, 2015. He was born on May 10, 1924, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Clarence and Grace Rathbone Bourdaghs. In 1928, Bill became a member of the Markman family upon the marriage of Grace to Milton K. Markman. Bill grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and Fairfax, Virginia. He graduated from Fairfax High School...
Edna Schlotzhauer
Mar 3, 2015
Edna May Schlotzhauer November 12, 1918 to March 3, 2015 Edna was born in Cooper County to the parents of William and Annie B Stewart. She spent her early childhood growing up in the Pleasant Green Missouri area. Edna had four brothers; Roy, Alan, Billy, and Richard Stewart, all of whom preceded her in death. Edna married her childhood sweetheart from...
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