James Albert Cochran
Aug 31, 2021
James Albert Cochran, Jr., 78, Kansas City, MO, passed away on August 31, 2021 at St Joseph Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at Christ Church Anglican, Tuesday, September 7th at 10:00 a.m. An outdoor reception will follow. James was born June 7, 1943, to James Albert and Ruth (Williams) Cochran in Newbern, TN. He graduated from Dyersburg...
Ronald T. Thompson
Aug 31, 2021
Ronald “Ron” T. Thompson, 73, of Merriam, KS passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at his home. A visitation will be from 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Friday, September 3, 2021 with a service to start at 1:00pm at Amos Family Funeral Home. A celebration of life will be from 12:00pm – 4:00pm, Saturday, September 4, 2021 at the Ribbon Room, 11211...
Mary Elizabeth Engelken
Aug 30, 2021
Mary E. Meyer Engelken, 86, of Prairie Village, KS passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 at her home in Westchester Village. Mary was born on May 13, 1935 at Kelly (Seneca), KS to Susie Wichman Meyer and Frank J. Meyer. She attended St. Peter and Paul Grade and High Schools at Seneca, graduating as valedictorian in 1953. On September 12,...
Carlene Louise Kramer
Aug 30, 2021
I was born in Overbrook, Kansas on March 3, 1934, the first child of Sallie Woodring and Barlow Johnson. Brother, Walt, and sister, Mary, soon joined our family. After graduating from Overbrook Rural HS in 1952, I worked as an assistant to orthodontists, Doctors McComb and Casper in Topeka, Kansas. I left Kansas in December of 1954 to marry Dale...
Keith Alan Crabaugh
Aug 29, 2021
Keith Alan Crabaugh, 55, of Overland Park, KS passed away Sunday, August 29th, 2021 at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission. Keith was born in Kansas City, Kansas on October 5, 1965 to Marvin and Phyllis Crabaugh. He attended Shawnee Mission North High School. Keith worked manual labor at different jobs. His adventurous lifestyle took him to Arizona where he loved working outside,...
Dale Franklyn Mcallister
Aug 29, 2021
Dale McAllister, 70, of Mission, Kansas passed away August 29, 2021, peacefully in his sleep. Dale was born May 14, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri to Harry and Marjorie McAllister. Dale joined the military in 1969 and served in Germany and was honorably discharged in October of 1972. Dale earned an Associates in Arts (Business) on March 11, 1977, from...
Charles Chester Stephens
Aug 29, 2021
Charles was a loving man of God. He accepted Christ at a very young age. He was baptized by his father, who pastored Eastside New Hope Baptist Church. As time went by, Charles felt a calling to become licensed to minister God’s Word. He taught Sunday school, served in several men’s ministries and volunteered wherever he could assist. Although he...
Richard "Dick" Granville Davis
Aug 26, 2021
Richard “Dick” Granville Davis, 83, passed away on August 26, 2021 at The Heritage of Overland Park, Kansas, in the company of his daughter, grandson and loyal cat, after a valiant battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Richard was born in Cotton Valley, Louisiana on June 21st, 1938 to Ruby and Edwin Davis. The family eventually settled in Houston where Richard attended...
Robert Vincent Cain
Aug 24, 2021
Robert Vincent Cain was promoted to heaven in the afternoon of August 24th. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, family member and friend, he will be remembered forever in our hearts. Bob was born July 8, 1955 to Rush and Mary Margaret (Shepard) Cain in Terre Haute, Indiana. He graduated from Terre Haute South Vigo High School in 1973 where he...
Thomas J. Tush
Aug 22, 2021
Thomas J. Tush passed away at the age of 60 on Sunday, August 22, 2021 at Advent Health Shawnee Mission, where he received excellent care. He was born on October 1, 1960 to Thomas C. Tush and Martha Stevenson in Kansas City, Kansas. Tom loved his family, spending time with kids, grandkids and holidays with extended family. Continuing the family...
Teresa "Terri" Gainey Lavin
Aug 22, 2021
Teresa “Terri” Gainey Lavin, 74, Overland Park, KS passed away, after a brief battle with cancer, Sunday, August 22, 2021 at home surrounded by family. A Rosary Recitation will be 9:30 am, followed by a visitation from 10-11:00 am and funeral mass at 11:00 am, Friday, August 27 at St. Ann Catholic Church, Prairie Village, KS. Cremation. Memorial contributions may...
Constance Yvonne Klein
Aug 21, 2021
Constance Yvonne Klein, 87, of Shawnee passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021 at her home. Visitation will be 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at the Amos Family Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1 p.m. Tuesday, at St. Joseph Catholic Church. She will be laid to rest in St. Joseph Cemetery immediately following the...
Katrina Ann Buckmiller
Aug 21, 2021
Katrina Ann Buckmiller, 41, of Overland Park, KS passed away on August 21st, 2021. She was born on June 30th, 1980 in Naples, Italy to Joseph and Theresa Buckmiller. She was preceded in death by her son, Thomas M. Patrick, Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Tiara (Thomas) Dunlop; grandson, Thomas Dunlop; parents, Joseph & Theresa Buckmiller; grandmother, Shirley...
Staci Denise Howard
Aug 20, 2021
Staci Denise (Dodson) Howard was born on February 16, 1982 to Bill and Dee Layne Dodson in Merriam, Kansas. At 39 years old, she passed on at home on Friday, August 20, 2021. A visitation will be held Saturday, August 28, 10:00 am – 11:00 am at the Amos Family Funeral Home; funeral services will begin immediately after, followed by...
Bernice L. Klein
Aug 20, 2021
Bernice Klein passed away on August 20, 2021 at Morningside Place Memory Care in Overland Park, Kansas. She was 89 years old. She was born in Merriam, Kansas on June 30, 1932 to Albert and Hattie Jenks, the only girl with three older brothers. Bernice met Harold Klein at Kenneth Smith Golf Company where she was working as a secretary...
Christian Leonel Cortes-Alfaro
Aug 20, 2021
Christian Leonel Cortes-Alfaro, 22, of Olathe, KS passed away unexpectedly while attending college at Fort Hay State University. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, August 26, 2021, at the Amos Family Funeral Home. A celebration of Christian’s life will follow the visitation at 4 p.m. at the funeral home. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to St....
Isabelle "Izzy" Grace Ford
Aug 19, 2021
Miss Isabelle “Izzy” Grace Ford, 16, of Shawnee, Kansas, joined the company of angels on August 19, 2021. Izzy was born in Shawnee, Kansas on February 8, 2005. She is survived by: her loving parents, Brandon and Stacy Ford and her best friend and sister Marley. Additionally by her grandparents: Chuck and Cindy Ford, Sandy and Leon Kremer and Jean...
William "Bill" Mullarky
Aug 18, 2021
William “Bill” C. Mullarky passed away on August 18th, 2021 in his home in Kansas City, Missouri. Bill was born in Kansas City, Missouri to Benjamin and Louise Mullarky on December 21st, 1924. He had a sister, Dorothy, with whom he grew up with in Kansas City. He graduated from Central High School in 1941 and he attended numerous alumni...
Melinda Sue Crook
Aug 17, 2021
Melinda Sue Crook, 33, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Tuesday, August 17th, 2021. Melinda was born July 2nd, 1988 to David and Diana Crook in Kansas City, Missouri. She grew up in Merriam, Kansas, where she was loved immensely by her sisters, friends, and community. Melinda graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree...
Vernon Edward Leat
Aug 17, 2021
Vernon Edward Leat, 64, of Shawnee, KS passed away Tuesday, August 17th at his home. Vernon was born April 24th, 1957 to William “Bill” and Vivian Leat in Kansas City, KS. He graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in 1975 where he played trumpet in the jazz and marching bands and was a star member of the debate team....