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Gordon E. Ripper

Gordon E. Ripper

Aug 11, 2015

GORDON E. RIPPER Gordon E. Ripper, 86, of Raymore, MO passed away August 11, 2015. Graveside interment will be 11 AM Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. Gordon was born December 16, 1928 in Evans City, Pennsylvania, the son of Ralph and Ethel (May) Ripper. Gordon was preceded in death by his parents. He is...

David John Roth

David John Roth

Aug 10, 2015

DAVID JOHN ROTH David John Roth, 75, of Kansas City, MO went to be with the Lord on August 10, 2015. Visitation will be 5-7:30 pm Sunday, August 16, 2015 at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church 8941 James A Reed Rd. Kansas City, MO 64138 with rosary at 7:30 pm. Mass will be 10 am Monday, August 17, 2015...

Lester F. Parker

Lester F. Parker

Aug 9, 2015

LESTER F. PARKER Lester F. Parker, 89, of Raymore, MO passed away August 9, 2015 in the Missouri Veterans Home. Funeral service will be Noon Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at Cullen Funeral Home with visitation 11-Noon. Burial will be in Raymore Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Missouri Veterans Home 1300 Veterans Dr. Warrensburg, MO 64093....

Morton Holmes

Morton Holmes

Aug 1, 2015

MORTON HOLMES, JR. Morton Holmes, Jr., 80, of Overland Park, KS passed away August 1, 2015. A Celebration of Life will be 6-7 PM Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at Cullen Funeral Home. Morton was born March 10, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Morton and Jessie Mae (Struthers) Holmes, Sr. Morton was preceded in death by his parents...

Norma Jean Ray

Norma Jean Ray

Jul 31, 2015

NORMA JEAN RAY Norma Jean Ray, 78, of Greenwood, MO passed away July 31, 2015 at the home. Inurnment will be 11 AM Friday, August 7, 2015 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association 3846 W 75th St, Prairie Village, KS 66208. Norma was born October 11, 1936 in Kansas City,...

Richard D. Willoughby

Richard D. Willoughby

Jul 29, 2015

RICHARD D. WILLOUGHBY Richard D. Willoughby, age 64, passed away July 29, 2015 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Richard was born February 26, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri, where he lived most of his life. "Rick" was the first child born to Donald R. and Sharon D. Willoughby. Rick was preceded in death by his father; two...

Glenn R. Williams

Glenn R. Williams

Jul 27, 2015

GLENN R. WILLIAMS Glenn R. Williams, 80, Raymore, MO passed away July 27, 2015. Funeral service will be 10 AM Friday, July 31, 2015 at Cullen Funeral Home with burial in Raymore Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 PM Thursday, July 30, 2015 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Wayside Waifs 3901 Martha Truman Rd, Kansas City, MO...

Margaret M. Turnham

Margaret M. Turnham

Jul 22, 2015

MARGARET M. TURNHAM Margaret M. Turnham, 70, of Grandview, MO passed away July 22, 2015. Celebration of Life will be 4-6 PM Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Cullen Funeral Home. Margaret was born December 3, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Harold and Wilma (Gibson) Long. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Joyce Gregg....

Shelley L. Osburn

Shelley L. Osburn

Jul 19, 2015

SHELLEY L. OSBURN Shelley L. Osburn, 54, of Pleasant Hill, MO passed away July 19, 2015. Funeral service will be 11 AM Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Cullen Funeral Home with visitation 10-11 AM. Burial will be in Raymore Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke's Hospice 3100 Broadway St #1000, Kansas City, MO 64111. Shelley was born...

Edward "Ed" George Gossell

Edward "Ed" George Gossell

Jul 12, 2015

EDWARD "ED" GEORGE GOSSELL Edward "Ed" George Gossell, 88, of Raymore, MO passed away July 12, 2015. Funeral service will be 10 AM Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Cullen Funeral Home with visitation 6-8 PM Friday, July 17, 2015 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Belton Cemetery, Belton, MO. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made...

Bryant Berry

Bryant Berry

Jul 9, 2015

Bryant Berry, 78, of Raymore, MO, passed away July 9, 2015. Graveside Services will be 11AM, Wednesday, July 15, at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-7:30PM and service will be 7:30-8PM on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Cullen Funeral home in Raymore. Bryant passed away on the evening of July 9, surrounded by his family, at the Kansas City...

Patricia L. Eichenberger

Patricia L. Eichenberger

Jul 9, 2015

PATRICIA L. EICHENBERGER Patricia Louise Eichenberger, 87, of Belton, MO, passed away July 9, 2015, at Carnegie Village in Belton, surrounded by family. Patricia was born to William Morris Lees & Mary Louise (Moon) Lees on September 10, 1927 at their home in Sedalia, Missouri. The daughter of a Depression-era railroad worker, Patricia was uprooted 13 times in her first...

Delores J. Collins

Delores J. Collins

Jul 7, 2015

DELORES J. COLLINS Delores J. Collins, 79, Lee's Summit, MO passed away July 7, 2015. Funeral service 10 AM Friday, July 10, 2015 at Cullen Funeral Home with visitation 6-8 PM Thursday, July 9, 2015. Burial will be in Raymore Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice 14310 East 42nd Street South Unit 600, Marketplace Shopping Center Independence,...

Robert (Bob) F. Roeckers

Robert (Bob) F. Roeckers

Jul 5, 2015

ROBERT F. ROECKERS Robert (Bob) F. Roeckers, 87, of Raymore, MO passed away July 5, 2015. Funeral Mass will be 10AM Saturday, July 11, 2015 at St. Sabina Catholic Church 700 Trevis Belton, MO 64012 with visitation 9-10AM and Rosary at 8:45AM. Graveside will be 12:30PM in St. Columbia Cemetery in Gardner, KS. Memorial contributions may be made to Good...

Mary L. Clayton

Mary L. Clayton

Jul 3, 2015

MARY L. CLAYTON Mary L. Clayton, 94, of Independence, MO passed July 3, 2015. Graveside will be 1 PM Monday, July 6, 2015 at Belton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Preferred Hospice 601 South Hwy, Lexington, MO 64067. Mary was born September 22, 1920 of Dixon, Ohio, the daughter of Fred B. and Nell (Hardsaw) Rhoda. They moved...

Alice V. Gibson

Alice V. Gibson

Jun 30, 2015

ALICE V. GIBSON Alice V. (Myers) Gibson, 98, of Belton, MO passed June 30, 2015 at Carnegie Village. Funeral service will be 11 AM Monday, July 6, 2015 at Crossroads United Methodist Church in Belton, MO. Graveside will be 1 PM Tuesday, July 7, 2015 in Milo Cemetery, Beloit, Kansas. There will be a gathering at Carnegie Village 3:30 PM...

Walter Stanley Kowalewich

Walter Stanley Kowalewich

Jun 28, 2015

WALTER STANLEY KOWALEWICH Walter Stanley Kowalewich, 87, of Raymore, MO passed away June 28, 2015. Graveside will be 10 AM Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care 1500 Meadow Lake Pkwy Ste. 200 Kansas City, MO 64114-9808. Walter...

Wythe Wayne Foltz

Wythe Wayne Foltz

Jun 27, 2015

WYTHE WAYNE FOLTZ Wythe Wayne Foltz 74, of Raymore, MO passed away Saturday, June 27, 2015, at the Olathe Hospice House surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 11 AM Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Cullen Funeral Home with visitation 6-8 PM Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Family wishes of cremation. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made...

Debra L. Ishum

Debra L. Ishum

Jun 26, 2015

DEBRA L. ISHUM Debra L. Ishum, 55, of Belton, MO passed away June 26, 2015. Funeral service will be 11 AM Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at First Baptist of Raytown with visitation 10-11 AM. Burial will be in Peculiar Cemetery. Debra was born April 25, 1960 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Larry and Twilla (Henderson) Winn. Debra was preceded...

Robert (Bob) L. Thomas

Robert (Bob) L. Thomas

Jun 22, 2015

ROBERT (BOB) L. THOMAS Robert (Bob) L. Thomas, 61, of Belton, Missouri passed away June 22, 2015. Memorial Mass will be 11 AM Friday, June 26, 2015 at St. Sabina Catholic Church 700 Trevis Ave. Belton, MO 64012 with visitation 10-11 AM. Memorials may be made to the church. Bob was born April 10, 1954 in Warsaw, Missouri, the son...

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