Recent Obituaries
Mark Alan Spratt
Dec 11, 2022
Mark Alan Spratt, age 49, died Sunday, December 11th. He was born to Dennis and Sandy Spratt on May 13, 1973, in Kansas City, Missouri.
He attended Excelsior Springs schools graduating in 1991. He went on to further his education at Northwest Missouri State University where he received a bachelor's degree in Sociology...
Jo Ann O'Dell
Dec 9, 2022
Jo Ann O'Dell, 88, of Richmond, passed away, December 9, 2022, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
Jo Ann was born on January 19, 1934, the daughter of James Madison and Grace Ruth (Brown) Liles. She was united in marriage to Roy Lee O'Dell of Richmond on October 5, 1959; he preceded her in death...
Loretta "Kaye" Parker
Dec 1, 2022
Loretta "Kaye" Parker, 76, of Lexington, died Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Lafayette Regional Health Center in Lexington.
Kaye was born on July 24, 1946, in Lexington, the daughter of William and Modinia (Garvin) Bell. Â She was united in marriage to Don Parker of Henrietta on May 23, 1964; he preceded her in death on November 5,...
Kyndra Lavon Semler
Dec 1, 2022
Kyndra Lavon Semler, 34, of Henrietta, died unexpectedly on Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond.
Kyndra was born on April 6, 1988, in Kansas City, the daughter of Clint and Claudia L. (Riley) Semler.
Survivors include: her mother, Claudia Semler of the home; fiancé, Teddy Scobee of Independence; son, Justus...
Kenneth Wayne Green
Nov 29, 2022
Kenneth Wayne Green, 81, died Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Liberty Hospital.
Kenneth was born on October 2, 1941, in rural Millville, the son of Charles Ervin and Virgie Frances (Fitzwater) Green. He was united in marriage to Patricia K. Adams of Hardin on September 1, 1963; she survives of the home.
Additional survivors include:...
Barbara Ann "Barb" Finley
Nov 29, 2022
Barbara Ann "Barb" Finley, 79, of Stet, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at NorthCare Hospice House in North Kansas City.
Barb was born on August 5, 1943, in Hale, the daughter of Lewis Wright and Carrie "Ellen" (Gobert) Jones. She was united in marriage to John R. Finley of Stet on September 8, 1963; he...
Norman C. Barnard
Nov 26, 2022
Norman C. Barnard, 84, of Orrick, died Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS.
Norman was born on October 6, 1938, in Orrick, the son of Neil and Edith (Claypole) Barnard. He was united in marriage to Rosemary Claypole on March 17, 1967; she preceded him in death on February 25, 2017....
Douglas August "Doug" Koch
Nov 16, 2022
Douglas August "Doug" Koch, 84, of Richmond, died Wednesday, November 16, 2022, surrounded by his loving family, at his home.
Doug was born on June 22, 1938, in Raytown, the son of Henry "Hank" and Anna Koch. He was united in marriage to Mary Lou Clevenger of Kansas City on June 14, 1963; she preceded him in...
Ricky Eugene Hall
Nov 16, 2022
Ricky Eugene Hall, 65, of Kansas City, formerly of Richmond, died Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital in Kansas City.
Ricky was born on September 6, 1957, in Richmond, the son of Lewy Virgil "Junior" and Barbara Ann (Whelchel) Hall, Jr. He was united in marriage to Diana C. Foland of Kansas City, formerly...
Kelly Dawn Wilson
Nov 10, 2022
Kelly Dawn Wilson, 54, of Richmond, died Thursday, November 10, 2022, at her home in Richmond surrounded by her loving family.
Kelly was born on January 4, 1968, in Modesto, CA the daughter of Lawrence Lloyd "Larry" and Dana Gail (Walker) Showen. She was united to marriage to Dave Alfred Wilson, Jr. of Turlock, CA on March...
Alta M. Smith
Nov 9, 2022
Alta May Smith, 99, of Richmond, died Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond.
Alta was born on July 17, 1923, in Richmond, the daughter of Leonard and Elsie May (Chowning) Odell. She was united in marriage to Hugo A. Smith of Camden on June 1, 1940; he preceded her in death...
Mark Thomas Burke
Nov 8, 2022
Mark Thomas Burke, 75, of Richmond, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond.
Mark was born on May 12, 1947, in Ogden, UT, the son of Patrick McKenzie and Audrey Delph. He was united in marriage to Mary Elaine Riddell-Hickman of Richmond on September 29, 2000; she survives of the...
Sheila Ann Thacker
Nov 8, 2022
Sheila Ann Thacker, 74, of Richmond, died Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Sheila was born on November 19, 1947, in Excelsior Springs, the daughter of Harold "Jimmy" Edgar and Claudine (Lee) Miley. She was united in marriage to Michael Allen Thacker of Excelsior Springs, on October 8, 1988; he survives...
Mary Frances Reynolds
Nov 6, 2022
Mary Frances Reynolds, 90, of Richmond, formally of the Knoxville/Polo area, died on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Lafayette Regional Health Center in Lexington.
Mary was born on October 9, 1932, in Ray County, the daughter of James Franklin and Ethel Mae (Shumate) McCubbin. She was first united in marriage to Robert Moore of Excelsior Springs; he...
Deborah Sue "Deb" Mckee
Nov 1, 2022
Deborah Sue "Deb" McKee, 68, of Richmond, died on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at North Kansas City Hospital.
Deb was born on September 1, 1954, in Excelsior Springs, the daughter of William and Myrtle (Browning) Clark. She was united in marriage to Shannon McKee of Richmond on July 21, 1979; he survives of the home.
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Sandra Kay Silvey
Nov 1, 2022
Sandra Kay Silvey, 72, of Richmond, died Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Sandra was born on February 23, 1950, in Richmond, the daughter of Donald Ray and Emma Jean (Martin) Fales. She was united in marriage to Alfred Eugene Silvey of Richmond on June 23, 1967; he preceded her in...
Esther Eileen Simmons
Oct 22, 2022
Esther E. Simmons, 80, of Richmond, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond.
Esther was born on November 14, 1941, in Ray County, the daughter of Harry Lee and Alma Mae Compton Waller. Esther was united in marriage to Charles Lloyd Simmons of Norborne on June 6, 1959; he...
Ileen O'Brien Downing Wall
Oct 21, 2022
Ileen O'Brien Downing Wall, 97, of Richmond, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022, at Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond.
Ileen was born on April 12, 1925, in Willis, KS, the daughter of Earl A. and Mary Jane (Shupe) O'Brien. She was first united in marriage to Donald Ray Downing of Horton, KS, on September...
William Tennis "Bill" Seward, Sr.
Oct 20, 2022
William Tennis "Bill" Seward, Sr., went to meet his Heavenly Father after complications from pneumonia at the North Kansas City Hospice House on October 20, 2022.
He was devoted to his faith, his four children, Altha (Sherman) Wright, Bonita (Craig) Miller, William Tennis Jr. (Tennie), and Crystal (Tim) Coats.
He was a loving husband to...
Ishmael Theodore "Ted" Thomas
Oct 20, 2022
Ishmael Theodore "Ted" Thomas, age 102, of Richmond, died Thursday, October 20, 2022, at Oak Pointe of Kearney.
Ted was born on May 18, 1920, in Robbins, OK, the son of John Wesley and Frankie Rosanna (Vandiver) Thomas. He was united in marriage to Bonnie Lee Watkins of Jasper, AR; she preceded him in death on October...
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