Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Frank G. Wylie
Jun 28, 2014
Frank G. Wylie died on June 28, 2014, in Shawnee, Kansas. He was 86 years old. Frank was born in Clay Center, Kansas, on May 2, 1928. He was the youngest of George and Blanche Wylie’s three children, preceded by Charlotte Wylie (Nushy) and Mary Wylie (Cavin). Frank graduated from Clay Center High School in 1946 and...
Kenneth E. Peachey
Jun 27, 2014
Kenneth E. Peachey, 93, of the Lake of Ozarks, passed away June 27, 2014. He was born in Kenny Heights, Kansas to Frank and Edna Jane Peachey on Aug. 14, 1920. Kenneth had two brothers, Buzz Peachey and Bill Peachey and four sisters; Evelyn Suggs, Jane Parker, Eleanor Peachey, and Mary Peachey. He was preceded in death...
Raymond R. Fairfield
Jun 26, 2014
Raymond R. Fairfield, 90, of Roeland Park, KS passed away June 26, 2014. He was born June 29, 1923 in Axtell, KS to Les and Marie (Clear) Fairfield. He was united in marriage to Alice A. Becker on Dec. 5, 1948 in Seneca, KS. She preceded him in death in 2011. Ray is survived by his daughters,...
Julia Hines
Jun 26, 2014
Julia Caroline O'Neal Hines slipped the surly bonds of Earth on June 26, 2014 at Shawnee, KS. Her passing to the world beyond was occasioned by her continuing struggle with kidney failure. She leaves behind the true Handsome Prince of her heart, her cherished husband, David Hines, her adored son Stephen (Andrea) Nefas, her beloved stepdaughter Angelina...
Laura A. Brown
Jun 25, 2014
Laura A. Brown, 51, of Shawnee, KS passed away June 25, 2014. She was born Oct. 27, 1962 in Youngstown, Ohio to Fredrick and Virginia Mackell Winch. Laura attended Austintown-Fitch High School and graduated in 1980. She joined the US Navy and served on the USS Point Loma in San Diego, CA. Following her service in the...
Marian Joan Smith
Jun 23, 2014
Joan Smith, 76, of Mapleton, Kansas, formerly of Farlington, passed away, Monday, June 23, 2014, at Mercy Health of Joplin.
Joan was born February 11, 1938, in rural McCune to Robert E. and Pauline Bever Townsend. She lived most of her life in the Farlington area before moving to Mapleton in 1999. She...
Ruby Newell Sparks Jones
Jun 20, 2014
Ruby Newell Sparks Jones, age 106 of Merriam, KS left to be with the Lord Jesus on Friday, June 20, 2014. Ruby died peacefully, surrounded by her family.
Ruby was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Jones, Sr., and three children, Paul Rhodes, Wanda Asher, and Kenneth Jones. She is survived by...
Yvonne Florence Schnittker
Jun 18, 2014
Yvonne Florence Schnittker (nee Carmer) 95 , passed away on June 18, 2014 at Garden Terrace, Overland Park, KS.. She was born November 1, 1918 in Gypsum, Kansas the daughter of Jay Archibald Carmer and Henrietta Agnes (Fitzgerald) Carmer. The family moved to West Palm Beach, FL in 1924 where she graduated from St. Anne's High School...
Ponesouk Nang Litthong
Jun 18, 2014
Ponesouk Nang Litthong, 52, DeSoto, KS passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, MO. Ponesouk was born Nov. 3, 1961 in Wapekhamtong, Laos. She was a cosmetologist and owned the PS Hair Salon in Shawnee, KS. Ponesouk was preceded in death by her father, Sipha Litthong and sister, Chitpanya Litthong. Survivors include...
Betty J. Hall
Jun 18, 2014
Betty J. Hall, 91, of Mission, KS, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at her home.
Betty was born in Kansas City, MO. She attended the University of Kansas City. She served in the Navy during WWII. She worked as an office manager for Standard Improvement Company and later for Hanlon Chemical Company. Betty was a long-time...
Lynda Ann South
Jun 18, 2014
Lynda Ann South, 72, Overland Park, KS passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Overland Park Regional Med. Ctr.
Lynda is survived by her husband, Robert South; five sons, Danny, David, Mark and Mike Vandever and Kelly Enke; and five grandchildren.
A memorial visitation will be 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday, June...
Larry Ray Killingsworth
Jun 17, 2014
Larry Ray Killingsworth, 71, Stilwell, KS passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at the Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Overland Park, KS.
Larry was born Oct. 20, 1942 in Falls City, NE. to Herbert and Mabel Killingsworth. He was a veteran of the US Air Force. Larry was a millwright with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and...
Luella Jane Doherty
Jun 17, 2014
LUELLA JANE DOHERTY (N´EE BEFORT), 84, died Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at her home in Lenexa, Kansas, shortly after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Luella was born in Hays, Kansas, on November 27, 1929, to Alois G. Befort and Katherine E. Befort, and is preceded in death by her siblings Laverne ("Vernie"), Viola, and Alois Jr., Mary Lou, and...
Elizabeth “Betsy” Bruning
Jun 16, 2014
Elizabeth “Betsy” Bruning, 88, of Shawnee, KS passed away, Monday, June 16, 2014 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center. Betsy was born in Holyoke, Mass. She was an Interior Decorator. Betsy moved to Shawnee in 2007 and loved to go to First Watch and The Big Biscuit where she enjoyed many friendships. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
David Anthony Consiglio
Jun 14, 2014
David A. Consiglio, 61, Spring Hill, KS passed away Saturday, June 14, 2014 at the Olathe Medical Center, Olathe, KS. Dave was born July 10, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA to Paul and Vera Consiglio. He was a veteran of the US Army during the Vietnam War. On Dec. 16, 1972, Dave married Gayla Heasley in Wichita,...
Taylor Jeanne Pettit
Jun 14, 2014
Taylor Jeanne Pettit, 20, of Kansas City, Kansas passed away June 14, 2014 surrounded by her devoted family.
Taylor was born September 24, 1993 in Kansas City, Kansas. She graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest in 2012, where she played on the softball team and was very involved in the layout of her high school yearbook....
Elizabeth Ann Hagedorn
Jun 13, 2014
Elizabeth Ann (Bender) Hagedorn, 88, passed away Friday, June 13, 2014, at Villa St. Francis Nursing Home, Olathe.
"Betty Ann" was born November 16, 1925 in Kansas City, MO to Robert and Louise Bender. She married Henry A. Hagedorn, Sr. on May 20, 1950. They made their home and raised their family in Shawnee. He...
Ruth Wetherill Joy
Jun 13, 2014
Ruth Wetherill Joy passed away June 13, 2014 at Bickford Place, Mission, KS. She was born January 19, 1917 to Addison and Sadie Wetherill in Holden, Missouri.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Curtis Joy and her son Robert Curtis Joy, her parents and brothers Fred and Ira Wetherill and...
Lucy Irene Marler
Jun 11, 2014
Lucy Irene Marler, 86, of Shawnee, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at Lakeview Village.
Lucy was born July 31, 1927 to the late Addison and Erma Starms in Belleville, Illinois. She worked as the head chef for Mario's on the Plaza for many years before flooding forced them to close. Lucy loved to spend...
Richard Michael Kunz
Jun 10, 2014
Richard Michael Kunz, 65, Olathe, KS passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2014 at the Shawnee Mission Med. Ctr., Merriam, KS.
Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 14 at the Amos Family Funeral Home, reception to follow at the funeral home.






