All Obituaries

Christina Diane Douglas, age 56, Prescott, Kansas passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2023.  She was born on June 20, 1966 in Fort Scott, Kansas the daughter of Jackie Claude and Betty Christine Hollandsworth White.  She graduated from Hume High School.  Chris was currently employed at SEK Mental Health.  She was a loving single Mom who did a fine job of raising her two sons, Jake and Clint.  She enjoyed crafting with her niece Kyrsten White, cake decorating, cross...

Thomas Daryl Parker, age 69 of Warsaw, Missouri passed away at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.  Thomas was born the son of Jesse Cleo and Rilla M. (Downs) Parker on November 25, 1953 at Kansas City, Missouri.  He married Cathy Smith on November 25, 1995 in Blue Springs, Missouri.  He was a carpenter by trade, enjoyed watching sit coms, playing with his grandkids, but most of all he loved, loved, loved playing the guitar.  He...

Gene Raymond Mitchell, 84 years, passed away on November 24, 2022 in his home Grand Rapids, MI. He was born in Kansas City, KS, the third child of Otto and Ruby Mitchell. Preceded in death by his parents and brother, Delbert and two beloved wives, Wilma Sage and Lynn Young, and by a long-term friend, Nel Kastner. He is survived by his brother, Richard (Juanita) and his children: Tim (Juana) Mitchell, Paul (Kimberlee) Mitchell and Deanna (Gary Rich) Mitchell, as well as grandchildren: Kelsey...

Gerald Lee "Jerry" Allison, age 83, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 14, 2023.  He was born in Independence, Missouri on October 15, 1939.  He was preceded in death his mother, Lucille Reed and Wesley Louis "Bud" Smith.   He graduated from Blue Springs High School.  Jerry was united in marriage to Charlene Courtois on November 12, 1960.  He was a member of the Pleasanton First Baptist Church.  Jerry and Charlene enjoyed many...

          James Francis Ptacek, 94, of Parker, Kansas died on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Kansas City Hospice House, in Kansas City, Missouri.           Jim was born on October 1, 1928 in Emporia, KS to Antone and Martha (Rezac) Ptacek.  He attended schools near Miller, KS until his family moved to Wichita, where he graduated from Wichita East High School. While working, Jim began studying at Wichita State University. On June 14, 1950, he...

Richard Scott "Dick" Secrest, age 93 of Nevada, Missouri formerly of Pleasanton, Kansas passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.  He was born the son of Ancil and Beulah (Jackson) Secrest on May 29, 1929 at Edgerton, Kansas.  Richard married Betty Slater on October 18, 1952 at Pleasanton, Kansas.  He served in the National Guard.  Richard owned a full service filling station in Olathe, Kansas until the mid 1970's and was a supervisor for Beachner Construction,...

Donald Raymond Wier, age 82, of Denton, Texas, passed away on May 11, 2023. The second child of Lloyd Elmer and Thelma Olan (Meek) Wier, Don was born on July 9, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kansas. A farm kid who excelled in the classroom and on the fields and courts of Blue Mound (Kansas) High School so much he earned a “This is Your Life” pep rally as a senior (impressing a ninth grade girl in the stands enough that she would remember it years later), Don would midnight oil his...

Loretta Mae "Sis" Brown, age 79, Pleasanton, Kansas passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023.  She was born January 17, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas the daughter of Homer and Vivian Walters Myers.  She was united in marriage to Tom Brown on January 16, 1962.  He preceded her in death on October 25, 2010.  She was also preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Homer Myers.  Sis was a Baptist by faith.  She liked to fish, puzzle books, and country and...

Thomas (Tom) Edwin Hedges, 83, of Kansas City, MO, died peacefully April 3, 2023. Tom was born December 14, to Lawrence and Marjorie (Daniel) Hedges at home in Blue Mound, KS. Tom graduated from Blue Mound High School and attended Baker University, graduating in 1963 with a degree in music education. Tom received an MS in Education from Kansas State University in 1966 and continued to be a life-long learner. Tom married his college sweetheart, Mardonna (Mardy) Duncan and they enjoyed...

Sharon Kay Ala, age 79, of LaCygne, Kansas passed away at her home on May 1, 2023, surrounded by family.  Sharon was born the daughter of Verne “Shorty” Ray and Ruth Bernice (Gilmore) Ross on May 1, 1944 at Blue Mound, Kansas.  She married Leon “Butch” Snow on April 18, 1964, to this union two daughters were born, Angela Johnson (Tom) and Tina Stillians (Toby).  Butch and Sharon were married for thirty years when he preceded her in death in 1994. ...