Obituaries
Local Obituaries for families in Shawnee, Kansas and surrounding communities of Johnson County, Shawnee Mission, and the greater Kansas City area.
Betty L. Shireman
Jul 18, 2013
Betty Shireman, 78, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away July 18, 2013. S
he was born December 29, 1934, in Flat River, Missouri. Betty was a resident of the Raymore/Peculiar, Missouri, area for more than thirty years and was employed by the Grandview Price Chopper Grocery Store for fifteen years....
David Milton Hendricks
Jul 17, 2013
David Milton Hendricks, 84, of Overland Park, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital.
David was born May 28, 1929, to the late Fred and Osca Hendricks in Wichita, Kansas. After graduating from Hamilton High School in 1947, David attended Kansas State University before serving four...
?Douglas E. Ubben, Sr.
Jul 17, 2013
Douglas E. Ubben, Sr., 57, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, Wednesday, July 17, 2013.
Doug was born in Oceanside, California, and lived most of his life in the Kansas City area. He was a Professional Land Surveyor and Partner for Phelps Engineering for the last 17 years. Prior to...
Charles Eugene Smith
Jul 16, 2013
Charles Eugene Smith, 80, went home to be with the Lord July 16, 2013, at the Kansas City Hospice House.
He was born on March 25, 1933, in New Cambria, Missouri, to the late Frank and Rosa (Craigg) Smith. He fought a brief and courageous battle with cancer in...
Bonnie Faye Lindsey Spilker
Jul 15, 2013
Bonnie was born to Marion and Amelia Lindsey near Winnsboro, Texas, the seventh of 8 siblings. She graduated from Winnsboro High School in 1939 and then trained in business school for a career as a secretary. She married William G. Spilker on February 28, 1948, in Shreveport, Louisiana, and subsequently bore three sons, William L., Thomas R.,...
William G. Spilker
Jul 15, 2013
William G. Spilker. 94, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away July 15, 2013, at his residence.
William was born February 28, 1919, in Frierson, Louisiana, to Charles and Margaret Spilker. William was a member of the Overland Park Presbyterian Church, VFW, American Legion, Railway Clerks Union, and Grantioch Neighborhood...
James Daniel Weaver
Jul 14, 2013
James D. Weaver, 44, of Overland Park, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013, at his home.
Jimmy was born August 31, 1968, to Inge and Daniel Weaver in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Jimmy graduated from Shirley High School in 1986 and attended University of Central Arkansas. On November 13, 2004, he...
Donald “Dale” Thurman
Jul 11, 2013
Donald "Dale" Thurman, 90, Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2013 at the Homestead of Olathe North, Olathe, Kansas.
Dale was born April 8, 1923 in Mt. Ayro, Iowa, to Earl and Ruth Ann Thurman. He was a veteran of US Army Air Force during WWII. Dale...
Edward Neal Hervey
Jul 9, 2013
Edward Neal Hervey, 85, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas. He had been a resident of Carrington Place in Pittsburg since June 13, 2013.
Neal was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on September 29, 1927. He was...
Graydon J. Kincaid
Jul 9, 2013
Graydon J. Kincaid passed away on July 9, 2013 from natural causes. Graydon was born on October 16, 1923, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Nellie Mae and Henry G. Kincaid and grew up on a farm in Salisbury, Missouri. While in high school, Graydon excelled in sports, especially track. Upon graduating from high school Graydon enlisted in...
Paul Manuel Gonzalez, Jr.
Jul 8, 2013
Paul Gonzalez, Jr., 55, Mission, Kansas, passed away Monday, July 8, 2013, at his home.
Paul was born February 24, 1958, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Paul M., Sr. and Anna Marie Gonzalez. He was employed with FedEx. Prior to his time at FedEx, Paul was a manager with...
Patrick E. Mulcahy
Jul 7, 2013
Patrick E. Mulcahy, 84, of Lenexa, Kansas, passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2013, at Kansas City Hospice House.
Pat was born on August 11, 1928, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Rudy and Leona (Wynn) Mulcahy. He attended South St. Paul High School where he played football, basketball and...
Imogene L. Craig
Jul 6, 2013
Iomgene L. (Clayton) Craig 55, of Merriam Kansas formerly of Spiro Oklahoma died Saturday July 6, 2013. She was born on September 13, 1957 to her parents Sylvester Clayton of Benton Louisiana and Freda Clayton of Sprio Oklahoma. During her childhood she attended Douglas Elementary and Spiro Schools. She is survived by her fiancé Louis Matille, a daughter Laquita Clayton...
William L. “Bill” Walters
Jul 6, 2013
Bill Walters, 88, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away July 6, 2013.
Bill was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and graduated from Northeast High School in 1942, and William Jewell College in 1950. Bill served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He enjoyed restoring Model A cars...
James A. “Andy” Smith
Jul 5, 2013
James A. "Andy" Smith. 54, passed away July 5, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Andy was born April 5, 1959, in Olathe, Kansas, to Gerald L. and Patty Smith.
He is survived by his fiancé, Carole Branson and her three daughters, Bethanie Branson, Kimberly and...
George A. Williams, Jr.
Jul 3, 2013
George A. Williams, Jr., 69, passed away July 3, 2013, at Kansas City Hospice House.
George was born September 11, 1943, in Washington, D.C., to George A. Williams, Sr., and Dorothea Yvonne Williams Broyles. He graduated from Suitland High School, Suitland, Maryland. He held first chair in the school orchestra, playing the trumpet....
George V. Kent
Jul 3, 2013
George V. Kent, 94, of Mission, Kansas, passed away July 3, 2013.
He served in the US Army during WWII with the CBI Theatre. He was a 72 year member of Local 61 United Brotherhood of Carpenters, a proud member of the Overland Park Lodge No....
Don Keenan
Jul 2, 2013
Don Keenan, 80, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away July 2, 2013. Don was born November 14, 1932 in Bronx, New York to John Howard and Elizabeth Barringer Keenan. He graduated from high school in 1950 and began working in the insurance industry. He had a long successful career with General Cover, R.B. Jones, Alexander & Alexander, and...
Loraine Marie Mcwilliams
Jul 1, 2013
Loraine Marie McWilliams (Armstrong), passed away at home on July 1, 2013. She was born January 3, 1928, in Kansas City, Kansas, to Nellie and Thomas Armstrong. She was the oldest of their four daughters. Orphaned at the age of five, she and her sisters were raised by the nuns at St. Joseph Orphanage in Kansas City,...
Kevin C. Boesche
Jun 28, 2013
Kevin C. "Bo" Boesche, 57, of Merriam, passed away Friday, June 28, 2013, at his home.
Kevin was born June 18, 1956, to the late Mary Ann and Frank Boesche. A lifelong Johnson County resident, Kevin graduated from Bishop Miege High School in 1974 and attended Johnson County College....






