In Memoriam

John Tucker, ’40, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Sept. 2, 2023
Joan (Clarke) Stutler Clopton, ’43, Madisonville, Kentucky, Feb. 27, 2023
Betty (Brewer) Shannon, ’44, Edina, Minnesota, Feb. 13, 2023
Anna May (Searcy) Miller, ’46, Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 26, 2023
Rev. Paul Powell, ’47, Abilene, Texas, April 10, 2023
The Honorable William Turnage (trustee emeritus), ’47, Jacksonville, Florida, March 14, 2023
Lucille (Forman) Elliott, ’49, Bellevue, Nebraska, Feb. 7, 2023
Dr. Floyd Neth, ’49, Robertsdale, Alabama, Feb. 20, 2023
Rose Ellen “Suzie” (Clark) Ranson, ’49, Athens, Georgia, April 28, 2023
Jane (Mabes) Wiberg, ’49, St. Paul, Minnesota, June 19, 2023

Dr. Robert Langston, Jr., ’50, Topeka, Kansas, Sept. 29, 2023
Margaret “MJ” (Withers) Kirkland, ’51, Kansas City, Missouri, Nov. 10, 2023
Dr. A.C. MacKinney, ’51, Bellvue, Colorado, Nov. 18, 2023
Jim Oates, ’51, North Granby, Connecticut, Jan. 17, 2023
Art Timson, ’51, Englewood, Colorado, Oct. 24, 2023
Rev. Dr. David Bunch, ’53, Smyrna, Georgia, July 24, 2023
Charles Jacobson, ’53, Louisville, Colorado, July 22, 2023
Dottie (Kilpatrick) Hightower Medlin, ’53, Garber, Oklahoma, April 30, 2023
Mary Belle (Price) Tedder, ’53, Chillicothe, Missouri, Nov. 6, 2023
James Bender, ’54, Punta Gorda, Florida, June 22, 2023
William J. Brown, ’54, Raytown, Missouri, July 29, 2023
Coy Brown, ’54, Surprise, Arizona, May 19, 2023
Dan Golden, ’54, Kearney, Missouri, May 20, 2023
Dr. Hank Norris, ’54, Waco, Texas, Sept. 15, 2023
Joe Proctor, ’55, Herrin, Illinois, Dec. 17, 2023
Rev. Bob Kenison, ’55, Hannibal, Missouri, April 1, 2023
Edward Protz, ’55, Galveston, Texas, July 26, 2023
Dorothy (Johnson) Sizemore, ’55, Raleigh, North Carolina, April 4, 2023
Richard Tobias, ’55, Rapid City, South Dakota, Aug. 2, 2023
Judith Brooks (Taylor) Buck, ’56, Quincy, California, May 4, 2023
George Chrisman, ’56, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Dec. 24, 2023
Dr. Neita (Frohmuth) Geilker, ’56 (former faculty), Liberty, Missouri, July 18, 2023
Charles Borchelt, ’57, Baldwin,  Missouri, July 4, 2023
Gladys Doane, ’57, Chillicothe, Missouri, Aug. 2, 2023
Phyllis (Clark) Gehrke, ’57, Kansas City, Missouri, Feb. 10, 2023
Thomas Graves, ’57, Grandview, Missouri, Oct. 17, 2023
Curtis Bye, ’58, Knoxville, Missouri, Jan. 31, 2023
Raymond “Ron” Moberly, ’58, Liberty, Missouri, March 9, 2023
Shirley (Gabbert) Shotkoski, ’59, Plattsmouth, Nebraska, July 16, 2023

Major Dean Berry, ’60, La Vernia, Texas, Jan. 17, 2022
Anita (Stark) Booth, ’60, Kansas City, Missouri, March 2, 2023
Gretchen Van Hoosier, ’60, North Canton, Connecticut, Feb. 7, 2023
John K. Jackson, ’60, Tallahassee, Florida, June 25, 2023
George “Moe” Lago, ’60, Kansas City, Missouri, July 27, 2023
Cleora (Williams) Sargeant, ’60, Bow, Washington, Oct. 14 2023
Mary (Clark) Bentley, ’61, Kansas City, Missouri, May 21, 2023
Dr. David Burhans, ’61 (trustee emeritus), Henrico, Virginia, April 11, 2023
Larry Hamilton, ’61 (former staff), Smithville, Missouri, Jan. 5, 2023
David Konold, ’61, Overland Park, Kansas, May 11, 2023
Dr. Steve Turner, ’61 (former Trustee), Greenwich, Connecticut, Jan. 20, 2023
Norman “Lee” Bowman, ’62, Arlington, Texas, July 8, 2023
Marguerite (Smith) Breckenridge, ’62, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Dec. 16, 2023
David Carney, III, ’62, Chesterfield, Missouri, Aug. 25, 2023
Ed Collins, ’62 (former faculty), Liberty, Missouri, May 25, 2023
Bill Current, ’62, Bloomington, Minnesota, Oct. 17, 2023
Dr. Robert Hufft Jr., ’62, Kansas City, Missouri, Aug. 11, 2023
Bill Black, ’63, Danville, Illinois, Sept. 9, 2023
Larry Borgstadt, ’63, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Aug. 24, 2023
Ronald “Hag” Haggard, ’63, Republic, Missouri, Feb. 2, 2023
Jim Burnham, ’64, St. Joseph, Missouri, Oct. 6, 2023
Rev. Norman Dalton, ’64, Amelia Island, Florida, April 29, 2023
Ray Fuller, ’64, Vancouver, Washington, Sept. 10, 2023
Jerome “Jerry” Hudson, ’64, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 6, 2023
Joe Johnson, ’64, Denver, Colorado, March 26, 2023
Craig McSparren, ’64, Independence, Missouri, May 16, 2023
Mary Alice (Capps) Dobberstine, ’65, Liberty, Missouri, December 10, 2023
Bill Foster, ’65, Sitka, Alaska, Nov. 9, 2023
Noyce “Nick” McGarity, ’65, Grapevine, Texas, July 31, 2023
Kyle Moore, ’65, Toledo, Ohio, Feb. 10, 2023
Mary (Shuman) Sturm, ’65, Gladstone, Missouri, Aug. 12, 2023
J. David Moman, ’66, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 22, 2023
Dr. Allen Reed, ’67, Brownwood, Texas, Jan. 12, 2023
Dan Wheeler, ’67, Highland Beach, Florida, Feb. 19, 2023
Anita (Peak) Noble, ’68, Kansas City, Missouri, Aug. 6, 2023
Sharon (Smith) Outhouse, ’68, Bella Vista, Arkansas, Oct. 24, 2023
Charles “Hugh” Howard, ’69, Hyattstown, Maryland, June 18, 2023
Sam Gilliam, ’69, Gravois Mills, Missouri, May 5, 2023
Joyce (Birch) Morris, ’69, Liberty, Missouri, March 13, 2023
Joe Robbins, ’69, Wellton, Arizona, Nov. 19, 2023
Lynda Templeton, ’69, Warrensburg, Missouri, Jan. 13, 2023

Tim Baker, ’70, Gallatin, Missouri, Nov. 24, 2023
Donald Derryberry, ’70, Alice, Texas, Sept. 28, 2023
Phillip Schlotterer, Jr., ’70, Liberty, Missouri, July 26, 2023
Dr. Ann (Graves) Weissenborn, ’70, Madison, Mississippi, Sept. 15, 2023
Kathy Baughman, ’71, Grandview, Missouri, Aug. 8, 2023
Rev. Vernon Debose, Jr., ’72, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, Sept. 15, 2023
Jo Ann (Long) Griffon, ’72, Glen Allen, Missouri, June 20, 2023
Mollie Morton, ’72, Boulder, Colorado, May 16, 2023
Bill Schreiber, Jr., ’73, Overland Park, Kansas, Dec. 3, 2023
David Middendorf, ’74, Humboldt, Kansas, May 9, 2023
Margaret (Andrews) Page, ’74, Raymore, Missouri, March 25, 2023
Randall Allen (former staff), ’75, Liberty,  Missouri, July 11, 2023
Martie (Kuhn) Marshall, '75, Sun City West, Arizona, Nov. 7, 2023
Robert Carder, ’76, Kansas City, Missouri, March 23, 2023
Debbie (Justus) Lehmann, ’76, Liberty, Missouri, March 5, 2023
Earl Taylor, ’77, Liberty, Missouri, Nov. 7, 2023
Max Burk, ’78, Kansas City, Missouri, Sept. 30, 2023
Mary Jo “Ferris” Colgan, ’78, Liberty, Missouri, April 28, 2023
Linda (Sommers) Larkins, ’78, Kansas City, Missouri, Nov. 15, 2023

Laurie (Brown) Eisman, ’81, Independence, Missouri, Oct. 17, 2023
Steve Crouch, ’83, St. Louis, Missouri, April 30, 2023
Sharon Dunfee, ’83, Grant City, Missouri, March 13, 2023
Geralyn Hosticka, ’84, Liberty, Missouri, Aug. 1, 2023
Lynn (Branstetter) Purdue, ’84, Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 13, 2023
Peggy Shull, ’84, Kansas City, Missouri, April 1, 2023
Marshall Dicks, ’85, Allen Park, Michigan, Jan. 26, 2023
Michael O’Hare, ’85, Liberty, Oct. 23, 2023
Susan Davis, ’86, Independence, Missouri, Jan. 1, 2023
Cheryl “Cheri” (Bailey) Edge, ’86, Pittsburg, Missouri, May 1, 2023
Lora Sue (Barnett) Hudson, ’86, Kansas City, Kansas, July 18, 2023
Jeff Morhaus, ’86, Liberty, Missouri, Jan. 6, 2023
Rena Tulipana, ’86, Liberty, Missouri, Feb. 26, 2023
Cory Wohlford, ’87, Trimble, Missouri, May 10, 2023
John Hensley, ’88, Jefferson City, Missouri, Sept. 2, 2023
Nancy (Niederwimmer) Skahan, ’89, Shawnee, Kansas, June 9, 2023

Doug Bullerdick, ’91, Mequon, Wisconsin, Dec. 14, 2022
Mary Lou (Swearingin) Smithpeter, ’91, Carrollton, Missouri, Dec. 12, 2023 
Tony Compton, ’93, Shirley, Missouri, Jan. 24, 2023
David Reyburn, ’94, Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 17, 2023
Sandy (Parrish) Ball, ’96, Warsaw, Missouri, April 26, 2023
Jennifer Blyth, ’96, Independence, Missouri, April 23, 2023
Ryan Bruce, ’96, Edwardsville, Illinois, Oct. 3, 2023
Dr. Laura Tinning, ’96, Lansing, Michigan, Jan. 8, 2023
Teresa (Jones) Berry, ’99, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, March 13, 2023

Dacus Bowles, ’12 West Plains, Missouri, Oct. 15, 2023
Brandon Starks, ’15, Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. 18, 2023
Aubrey (Stewart) Douglas, ’16, Olathe, Kansas, April 20, 2023

Dr. Will Adams, Jr. (professor emeritus), Kansas City, Missouri, Sept. 13, 2023
Rev. Richard Bolland (former faculty), Kansas City, Missouri, March 8, 2023
Kelly Marsh (former faculty), Oct. 18, 2023, Houston, Texas
Pat Moorefield (former staff), Liberty, Missouri, Nov. 5, 2023
Jim Sharpe (former faculty), Kansas City, Missouri, Feb. 6, 2023
Dr. Steve Shaw (former faculty), Kansas City, Missouri, Feb. 24, 2023
Jean (Long) Stonner, Richmond, Missouri, April 5, 2023
Evan Vandiver (current student), Richmond, Missouri, July 13, 2023
Rev. Dr. Don Wideman (former staff), Kansas City, Missouri, May 3, 2023

John Cox, ’42, Lenexa, Kansas, March 12, 2022
Russell Newport, ’43, Springfield, Missouri, Feb. 23, 2022
Marie “Betty” (Westbrook) Swisher, ’44, Marshall, Missouri, Jan. 24, 2022
Rosemary (Stokes) Williams, ’44, Westminster, Colorado, June 26, 2022
Lillian (Garrison) Purdue, ’46, Kansas City, Kansas, Jan. 30, 2022
Marie (Williams) Bartel, ’48, Ballwin, Missouri, Aug. 17, 2022
Harriett (Dickinson) Benedict, ’48, Chillicothe, Missouri, Oct. 6, 2022
Mauritza (Frisbee) Adams, ’49, Kansas City, Missouri, Feb. 10, 2022
Rev. David Head, ’49, Leawood, Kansas, Sept. 2, 2022
Rosie (Cantlon) Shepherd, ’49, Liberty, Missouri, May 31, 2022

Dwight Coon, ’50, Kansas City, Missouri, Jan. 19, 2022
Rev. Sylvia Robinson, ’50, Dracut, Massachusetts, Nov. 21, 2022
Evelyn (Heller) Jones, ’51, Plainview, Texas, Sept. 6, 2022
Dr. Richard “Dick” McCoy, ’51, Independence, Missouri, June 19, 2022
Marsha (Carroll) Tompson, ’51, Winston Salem, North Carolina, Aug. 11, 2022
Raymond Brock, Jr., ’52 Liberty, Missouri, Sept. 30, 2022
Larry Nicholson, ’52, Raytown, Missouri, Oct. 10, 2022
Betty (Lyon) Blair, ’53, Liberty, Missouri, April 16, 2022
Melba (Burris) Crain, ’53, Houston, Texas, May 2, 2022
Robert McKee, ’53, Phoenix, Arizona, Feb. 23, 2022
Kenneth Strumm, ’53, Estero, Florida, Aug. 23, 2022
Rev. James Waters, ’54, Franklin, Indiana, Jan. 15, 2022
Linda (Hardy) Zahnd, ’54, Savannah, Missouri, Nov. 18, 2022
Dr. Richard Dayringer, ’55, Grove, Oklahoma, Oct. 13, 2022
Foster "F.A." Guffey, ’55, Oak Grove, Missouri, Oct. 19, 2022
Ed Dixon, ’56, Ames, Iowa, Feb. 25, 2022
Gerald “Jerry” Emery, ’56, Prescott, Arizona, Aug. 18, 2022
Lt. Commander Earl Keele, ’56, Greenville, Missouri, Dec. 18, 2021
Rev. Ron Tipton, ’56, Adrian, Michigan, Oct. 25, 2022
Warner Wilson, ’56, Springfield, Missouri, Sept. 1, 2022
Janet “Jan” (Lukens) Blaylock, ’58, Rock Hill, South Carolina, April 6, 2022
John “David” Howard, ’58, Kansas City, Missouri, March 15, 2022
Dr. Norman Nester, ’58, Placerville, California, April 22, 2022
Richard Waring, ’58, Liberty, Missouri, July 4, 2022
Fred Wilson, ’58, Odessa, Missouri, July 21, 2022
George Boyd, Jr., ’59, Carthage, Missouri, Jan. 23, 2022
Ruth (Tipton) Carr, ’59, Agawam, Massachusetts, Sept. 18, 2022
Carroll Clark, ’59, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Dec. 27, 2022
Marilyn (Nelson) Frans, ’59, Leawood, Kansas, June 11, 2022
Nancy (Ezell) Gabriel, ’59, Overland Park, Kansas, Dec. 27, 2022
Robert Gilhaus, ’59, Normal, Illinois, March 13, 2022
Verlin “Pete” Henry, ’59, Topeka, Kansas, Dec. 22, 2022
Elizabeth “Ann” (Allen) Kim, ’59, Oak Grove, Missouri, Feb. 17, 2022
Rev. Jim Perdew, ’59, Gray Summit, Missouri, Aug. 4, 2022
Dr. Carol Ann (Carter) Ryser, ’59 Mission Hills, Kansas, April 14, 2022
Ronald Turner, ’59, Leawood, Kansas, Jan. 29, 2022

Major Dean Berry, ’60, La Vernia, Texas, Jan. 17, 2022
Donald Jamieson, ’60, Dallas, Texas, Dec. 14, 2022
Maurice Snare, ’60, Belton, Missouri, Oct. 5, 2022
Jay Borders, Sr., ’61, Nevada, Missouri, July 5, 2022
William “Al” Diman, ’61, Independence, Missouri, Oct. 19, 2022
Patrick White, ’61, Columbia, Missouri, April 6, 2022
​Dr. Richard Getty, ’62, Sumter, South Carolina, Dec. 25, 2022
Betty (Meier) Johnson, ’62, St. Peters, Missouri, Jan. 15, 2022
Tom Jones, ’62, Liberty, Missouri, Sept. 9, 2022
Dr. Mary (Wright) Romjue, ’62, Rockledge, Florida, July 4, 2022
Dr. Ron Weger, ’62, Rapid City, South Dakota, May 7, 2022
Julia (Teague) First, ’63, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, March 19, 2022
Carol (Hershe) Green, ’63, Gardner, Kansas, April 18, 2022
Shirley Adams Harris, ’63, New Albany, Ohio, July 24, 2022
Larry Megown, ’63, Columbia, Missouri, Sept. 23, 2022
Joyce (Ballew) Rich, ’63, Lakeland, Colorado, Jan. 20, 2022
Suzanne (Shrum) Storm, ’63, Charlotte, North Carolina, Nov. 24, 2022
Dr. Loyal Stubbs, ’63, Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 15, 2022
Dr. John Clizbe, ’64, Easton, Maryland, May 11, 2022
Charlie Hensley, ’64, Kansas City, Missouri, March 21, 2022
Eva “Lee” (Kuhlman) Waits, ’64, Kansas City, Missouri, March 7, 2022
James Young, ’64, Pueblo, Colorado, Nov. 30, 2022
Edmond Newland, ’65, Gladstone, Missouri, Feb. 28, 2022
The Honorable Ken Romines, ’65, St. Louis, Missouri, Oct. 3, 2022
Nancy (Brown) Welsh, ’65, Sunrise Beach, Missouri, Oct. 15, 2022
Marcia (Sandberg) Bailey, ’66, Spring Grove, Virginia, Jan. 1, 2022
Robert H. Jones, ’66, Independence, Missouri, May 25, 2022
Wayne Mathias, ’66, Augusta, Kansas, Aug. 1, 2022
Susan (Burk) McMahon, ’66, Kansas City, Missouri, Sept. 8, 2022
Duane Vincent, ’66, Oldsmar, Florida, Nov. 12, 2022
Larry Holley, ’67 (former faculty/staff), Liberty, Missouri, May 12, 2022
Dave Loomis, ’67, Evergreen, Colorado, Dec. 26, 2022
Carole (Bruner) Palmer, ’67, Raytown, Missouri, July 10, 2022
Charles “Chuck” Rosecrans, ’67, Huntsville, Alabama, Feb. 21, 2022
Larry Wyss, ’67, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Dec. 13, 2022
Karen (Kirk) McGuigan, ’68, Olathe, Kansas, Sept. 19, 2022
Diana Balthasar, ’69, Kansas City, Missouri, July 16, 2022
Jim Freeman, ’69, Whidbey Island, Washington, June 19, 2022

Duane Burton, ’70, Moore, Oklahoma, Feb. 19, 2022
Rev. Gary Ferbet, ’70, Mint Hill, North Carolina, May 5, 2022
Marlyn Atkinson, ’71, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, Feb. 11, 2022
Philip Love, ’71, Sanibel, Florida, Oct. 14, 2022
Kathy (Bellington) Stockdall, ’71, Independence, Missouri, Oct. 21, 2022
Susan (Richesson) Miller, ’72, Kansas City, Missouri, May 25, 2022
Dr. Larry Sutterby, ’72, Glendale, California, July 19, 2022
Tom Hardy, ’73, Pleasant Hill, Missouri, July 13, 2022
William Wornall, Jr., ’73, Charlotte, North Carolina, July 23, 2022
Sharon Knutter, ’74, St Joseph, Missouri, Oct. 23, 2022
Beverly Arnold, ’75, Independence, Missouri, Sept. 23, 2022
Stan Mosier, ’75, Kansas City, Missouri, Nov. 4, 2022
Ira Paul Ingold, ’76, Kansas City, Missouri, June 10, 2022
Greg Lewis, ’77, Danville, Illinois, Aug. 27, 2022
Dorothy (Ware) Robbins, ’77, Gladstone, Missouri, May 20, 2022
Chris (Coffman) Ferguson, ’78, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Aug. 7, 2022
Charles Wright, ’78, New Bern, New Carolina, Nov. 18, 2022
Dr. Jeffrey “Chip” Luerding, ’79, Riverside, Missouri, Jan. 28, 2022
Terry Teachout, ’79, New York, New York, Jan. 13, 2022

Philip Briggs, Jr., ’80, Paris, Texas, Aug. 31, 2022
Frances Ginn, ’80, Liberty, Missouri, Aug. 13, 2022
R. Kent Berkley, ’81, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Nov. 1, 2022
Julie (Belew) Stephenson, ’81, St. Louis, Missouri, Oct. 2, 2022
Gary Miller, ’83, Chillicothe, Missouri, Aug. 29, 2022
Thevadevi Rasiah, '83, Hermosa Beach, California, April 26, 2022
David Reid, ’83, Solon, Iowa, Jan. 20, 2022
Don W. Brown, ’84, Clinton, Missouri, May 18, 2022
Julia (Briant) Dolt, ’84, Lawson, Missouri, Oct. 21, 2022
Wanda (Roberts) McKinley, ’84, Lafayette, Indiana, Aug. 20, 2022
Karen (Mische) Grantham, ’85, Raymore, Missouri, April 23, 2022
Charlotte (Coffey) Nevius, ’85, Louisiana, Missouri, June 17, 2022
Bonnie Weldishofer, ’85, Apollo Beach, Florida, Oct. 21, 2022
Cynthia Glass, ’86, Titusville, Florida, Nov. 30, 2022
Dr. Kevin Gibson, ’87, Omaha, Nebraska, April 25, 2022
George Houser, Jr., ’87, Kearney, Missouri, Oct. 16, 2022
Scott Williams, ’87, Kearney, Missouri, May 26, 2022
Robert Kelly, ’89, Liberty, Missouri, July 11, 2022
Cathy (Patterson) Lowe, ’89, Kearney, Missouri, June 24, 2022

Doug Bullerdick, ’91, Mequon, Wisconsin, Dec. 14, 2022
Hazel (Fast) Lawrence, ’92, Independence, Missouri, Jan. 20, 2022
Preston “Scott” Pulido, ’92, Prairie Village, Kansas, Feb. 24, 2022
Matt Gremling, ’96, Republic, Missouri, Feb. 16, 2022

Kyle Slusher, ’00, Scottsdale, Arizona, Feb. 11, 2022
Emily (Bowles) Frost, ’01, Westwood, Kansas, Aug. 22, 2022
Erin (Talbert) Coleman, ’04, Punta Gorda, Florida, June 16, 2022
Jared Powers, ’04, Highland, Kansas, Dec. 10, 2022

Alec Fister, ’16, Barnhart, Missouri, Jan. 12, 2022

Dr. Jimmy Albright (former trustee), St. Joseph, Missouri, Jan. 10, 2022
Dr. Ed Chasteen (professor emeritus), Liberty, Missouri, Oct. 12, 2022
John Cole (former staff), Liberty, Missouri, July 7, 2022
Dr. Sandy Emig (former faculty), Winter Park, Florida, June 19, 2022
Katherine Griffith (former faculty), Lenexa, Kansas, Nov. 22, 2022
Mike Reuck (former staff), Osage Beach, Missouri, Aug. 9, 2022
Dr. Larry Jacobson, Kansas City, Missouri, Aug. 30, 2022
Elinor Louise Rhoads (former staff), Marion, Illinois, Sept. 9, 2022