To notify us of the passing of a Jewell alumnus, please email alumni@william.jewell.edu or mail the obituary to the Office of Alumni Relations. Following are the alumni and friends we've lost in 2019.
1940s
Bill Riggs, ’47, of Liberty, Mo., Jan. 5, 2019
Mary Ellen (Dedman) Jenkins, ’36, of Plattsburg, Mo., March 7, 2018
C. Glenn Betts, ’37, of Independence, Mo., Sept. 20, 2018
Dr. John Reed, ’39, of Ann Arbor, Mich., March 6, 2018
Ruth (Peters) Gilliland, ’40, of Hutchinson, Kan., Jan. 12, 2018
Robert F. Adams, ’42, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., Jan. 10, 2018
Dr. Charles Cowan, ’43, of Indianapolis, Ind., April 8, 2018
Dr. Richard McMurray, ’43, of Petoskey, Mich., Jan. 27, 2018
Richard “Dick” Heilbron Sr., ’44, of Overland Park, Kan., June 18, 2018
Jewell (Minor) Smith, ’44, of Springfield, Mo., July 18, 2018
Shirley (Darling) Cochran, ’45, of Leawood, Kan., Jan. 3, 2018
Lenore (Waltz) Wade, ’45, of Gladstone, Mo., April 27, 2018
Doris Bee (Albertson) Bateson, ’46, of Longwood, Fla., Jan. 23, 2018
Richard “Dick” Hyder, ’47, of Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 14, 2018
Dr. James Bercaw, ’48, of Greenville, Del., March 9, 2018
Dr. Ferrill Purdy, ’48, of Columbia, Mo., Oct. 17, 2018
Brig. Gen. Parker Thompson, ’48, of Winchester, Va., Oct. 21, 2018
Mary (Mallinson) Tompkins, ’48, of Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 17, 2018
Mary Louise “Maylou” (Downing) Crum, ’49, of Lincoln, Neb., July 28, 2018
Dr. John Dietrich, ’49, of Mission Hills, Kan., Feb. 22, 2018
Orval Groves, ’49, of Bethany, Mo., March 2, 2018
Margaret “Maggie” (Harris) Kilpatrick, ’49, of Flagstaff, Ariz., Jan. 1, 2018
Arthur Larson, ’49, of Marysville, Wash., April 1, 2018
Henry “Hank” Schiff, ’49, of Santa Maria, Calif., June 1, 2018
John Soltys, ’49, of Kansas City, Mo., July 4, 2018
Van Williams, Jr., ’49, of Green Valley, Ariz., April 26, 2018
John Sage, ’50, of Louisville, Ky., July 4, 2018
Shirley (St. Clair) Smith, ’50, of Prairie Village, Kan., June 27, 2018
Frank Wood, Jr., ’50, of Sarasota, Fla., April 17, 2018
Phyliss (Trumbo) Alexander, ’51, of Lakewood, Colo., Jan. 2, 2018
Patricia (Lewis) Barker, ’51, of Denver, Colo., Jan. 19, 2018
Mary Lou (DeVry) Bledsoe, ’51, of Tempe, Ariz., March 15, 2018
Joyce (Koch) Wolverton, ’51, of Gladstone, Mo., March 24, 2018
Theresa (Barbier) Yendrek, ’51, of Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 27, 2018
Loyal Apple, ’52, of Columbus, N.C., Nov. 5, 2018
Norma “Noni” (Rosendale) Guilfoil, ’52, of Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 7, 2018
Everett Littell, ’52, of Beaverton, Ore., June 19, 2018
Dr. James “Donald” Baker, ’53, of Bolivar, Mo., May 21, 2018
Marilyn (Collier) Constantz, ’53, of Independence, Mo., Feb. 5, 2018
Robert Drury, III, ’53, of Kansas City, Mo., June 26, 2018
Elaine (Cummins) McCoy Fitzgerald, '53, of Tulsa, Okla., July 1, 2018
Ned Inglish, ’53, of Chesterfield, Mo., Sept. 16, 2018
Fred McBurney, ’53, of Slater, Mo., Oct. 5, 2018
Dr. R. Jack Bruns, ’54, of Cambellsville, Ky., April 7, 2018
Dr. Don Hollenbeck, ’54, of Shell Knob, Mo., July 6, 2018
Orville “Leslie” Price, ’54, of Harrisonville, Mo., Jan. 27, 2018
Richard “Tom” Cowling, ’55, of Edmond, Okla., June 2, 2018
Marlene (Knodel) Inglish, ’55, of Chesterfield, Mo., March 20, 2018
William Shaner, Jr., ’55, of Roswell, Ga., April 25, 2018
Mary Katherine “Kathy” (Sadler) East, ’57, of LaPlata, Mo., Jan. 9, 2018
Gordon Johnson, ’57, of Shawnee, Kan., Oct. 27, 2018
Ronald Richmond, ’57, of Columbia, Mo., Nov. 17, 2018
Edward Short, ’57, of Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 14, 2018
Sara Yocum, ’57, of Kansas City, Mo., July 24, 2018
Bertha “Mae” (Cata) Chino, ’58, of Pueblo of Acoma, N.M., April 21, 2018
Robert Ramsbottom, ’58, of Branchville, Ind., Sept. 11, 2018
Lt. Col. James Carter, ’59, of Joplin, Mo., May 31, 2018
Rev. Stanley East, Jr., ’59, of LaPlata, Mo., May 20, 2018
Ned Bartee, ’60, of Bellaire, Texas, Sept. 5, 2018
Ronald Kelley, ’60, of Kansas City, Mo., April 15, 2018
Vanita (Holtby) Moulton, ’60, of Omaha, Neb., Sept. 22, 2018
R.E. Quick III, ’60, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., Oct. 19, 2018
David Buzzell, ’61, of Greenville, S.C., March 3, 2018
Dr. Richard Sharp, ’61, of Rochester, N.Y., April 21, 2018
Dr. Robert Kearney, ’62, of Olathe, Kan., March 3, 2018
Jeanine (Newland) Lotz, ’63, of Blue Springs, Mo., Aug. 19, 2018
Rev. David Winfrey, '63, of Savannah, Mo., Dec. 4, 2018
Mary Beth (Francis) Kerns, ’65, of Irvine, Calif., March 28, 2018
Rev. Edgar Webb, ’66, of Blue Springs, Mo., Oct. 28, 2018
Ray Potter, ’67, of Cedar City, Utah, Aug. 2, 2018
Jack Lawrence, ’68, of North Potomac, Md., July 15, 2018
Dr. Charles Woody, ’68, of Princeton, Ky., March 5, 2018
Jane (Kenner) Garnett, ’69, of Billings, Mont., June 20, 2018
Jean (Muir) Flanery, ’70, of Raytown, Mo., Oct. 12, 2018
William Chapman, ’72, of Sedalia, Mo., Nov. 13, 2018
Edna (Dillon) Ervin, ’72, of Kearney, Mo., Sept. 11, 2018
Barbara (Mayden) Yates, ’77, of Olathe, Kan., March 21, 2018
Tom Bark Kretsinger, Jr., ’78, of Kansas City, Mo., May 28, 2018
Kim (Toepfer) Sprowl, ’78, of Kansas City, Kan., March 16, 2018
Kathleen (O’Brien) Knoeber, ’79, of Parkville, Mo., Sept. 19, 2018
Chris Bolton, ’80, of Keller, Texas, Oct. 13, 2018
Dr. Nancy (Stoufer) Crampton, ’80, of Newport, Tenn., March 22, 2018
Gregory Rorie, ’80, of Evansville, Ind., May 31, 2018
John Palmer, ’82, of Salt Lake City, Utah, May 25, 2018
Janice Bright, ’85, of Liberty, Mo., Aug. 30, 2018
Kevin Uhlmann, ’90, of Liberty, Mo., Aug. 20, 2018
Faith “Marie” (Grimes) Hurd, ’93, of Liberty, Mo./Dallas, Texas, May 23, 2018
Patricia Hewlett, ’94, of St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 22, 2018
Charles “Chuck” Trump, Jr., ’04, of Albany, Mo., June 26, 2018
Lucas Kalb, ’09, of Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 10, 2018
Dr. Melvin Henderson (former staff) of Leawood, Kan., Jan. 3, 2018
Jennie Keating (former staff) of Peculiar, Mo., Sept. 25, 2018
Dr. Pauline “Polly” Riddle (former faculty) of Overland Park, Kan., May 8, 2018
Maxine Whitt (former staff) of Cameron, Mo., June 1, 2018
Rev. Gordon Gilbert '40 of Canandaigua, N.Y., July 26, 2017
Dorcas (Hauk) Fowler '42 of Richmond Va., July 2, 2017
Harvey Rusk '42 of Westcliffe, Colo., Jan. 3, 2017
Martha (Gilmer) Roberts '42 of Washington, D.C./Liberty, Mo., Jan. 31, 2017
Audri Adams '43 of Chicago, Ill., Feb. 16, 2017
Jean (Ash) Amick '43 of Oklahoma City, Okla., March 25, 2017
Angeline (Swedberg) Stanley '44 of Farmington, Mo., Feb. 14, 2017
Marjorie (Bean) Eaton '46 of Mouth of Wilson, Va., July 13, 2017
Paul Jameson '46 of Lake Wales, Fla., March 20, 2017
Leondine "Dene" (Patterson) Weideman '46 of Union, Mo., Aug. 23, 2017
Bonnie (Lawrence) Turner '47 of Bemidji, Minn., May 25, 2017
J. Walter Binns, Sr., '48 of O'Fallon, Mo., May 27, 2017
Joseph "Lindsay" Crossett '48 of Liberty, Mo., Feb. 2, 2017
Rev. Hal Eaton '48 of Mouth of Wilson, Va., July 15, 2017
Robert Hollister '48 of Apex, N.C., May 14, 2017
Patricia (Campbell) Lund '48 of Liberty, Mo, Feb. 8, 2017
John "Jack" Roorbach '48 of Atlanta, Ga., July 3, 2017
Patricia (Lowry) Taylor '48 of Maumelle, Ark., May 8, 2017
Harry Miller '49 of St. George, Utah, June 18, 2017
Dr. Glen Wiberg '49 of Golden Valley, Minn., March 23, 2017
Rev. George C. Brown Jr. '50 of Everett, Wash., Jan. 7, 2017
Joseph Hill '50 of Las Vegas, Nev., January 20, 2017
Dr. John Casebolt '51 of Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 2, 2017
Helen (Doliber) Brown Kidwell '51 of Overland Park, Kan., Aug. 27, 2017
Leroy Allan Mirgon '51 of Wisconsin Dells, Wisc., Aug. 13, 2017
Jody (Allen) Johnson '52 of Bowling Green, Ky., June 19, 2017
Lois (Younger) Roberts '52 of Riverton, N.J., July 24, 2017
Frederick Carlyle "Carlie" Smith '53 of Asheboro, N.C., May 18, 2017
Vernon "Bill" Case '54 of Independence, Mo., June 10, 2017
Clyde Gibbs, Jr., '54 of Springfield, Mo., May 10, 2017
Laural Hobick '54 of Raymore, Mo., Sept. 16, 2017
Dr. Rondal Bell '55 of Edmond, Okla., March 5, 2017
Frank Luzenske '55 of Danville, Ill., June 14, 2017
Larry Zahnd '55 of Kansas City, Mo., March 28, 2017
Robert Crouse '56 of Liberty, Mo., Aug. 14, 2017
Bill Jackson '56 of Raymore, Mo., June 4, 2017
Wilbur Kirchner '56 of Nixa, Mo., Sept. 24, 2017
Donnie Jean (Eaton) Myers '56 of Liberty, Mo., February 24, 2017
James Claycomb '57 of Gladstone, Mo., Feb. 17, 2017
Thomas Cox Jr. '57 of Kansas City, Mo., Nov 8, 2017
Dr. Joseph Filbeck '57 of Del Mar, Calif., June 27, 2017
Kenneth Euritt '58 of Lee's Summit, Mo., July 4, 2017
Samuel Ganaway '58 of New Bern, N.C., May 21, 2017
Janet (Elmore) Lauderback '57 of Newton, N.C., April 27, 2017
Rev. David McCracken '58 of Sonoma, Calif., April 25, 2017
Marvin "Gene" Vickrey '58 of Houston, Texas., July 19, 2017
George Christianson '60 of Independence, Mo., Oct. 10, 2017
Sandra (Perry) Ewens '60 of Blue Springs, Mo., Feb. 28, 2017
Dr. Tom Lewis '60 of Ottawa, Kan., January 16, 2017
Sylvia (Hinze) Wehmeyer '60 of Canyon Lake, Texas, March 20, 2017
James "Jim" K. Brown '61 of Plano, Texas, Aug. 27, 2017
Jack Hanson '61 of Longview, Texas, Oct. 20, 2017
Dr. David Paulsmeyer '63 of Bend, Oregon, May 30, 2017
Dr. Robert Rogers '63 of St. Petersburg, Fla., Sept. 1, 2017
John "Jack" Mueller '64 of Ridgway, Colo., April 27, 2017
Judith (Weston) Paulsmeyer '64 of Bend, Oregon, May 30, 2017
Jacqueline (Wells) Renfro '65 of Independence, Mo., Sept. 16, 2017
Edward Wooten '65 of Kearney, Mo., Nov. 8, 2017
Mary "Mikie" (Hamilton) McGarity '66 of Paradise, Texas, March 17, 2017
Jerry "Joe" Thompson '66 of Richardson, Texas, June 1, 2017
Mary "June" (Heavner) Martin '67 of Braymer, Mo., Nov. 15, 2017
William Owens IV '67 of Wasilla, Alaska, Jan. 1, 2017
James Phillips '67 of Seal Beach, Calif., Sept. 14, 2017
Beverly (Beckwith) Tracy '67 of St. Joseph, Mo., Nov. 25, 2017
Patricia (Smith) Sabath '68 of Lenexa, Kan., Dec. 9, 2017
Janet (Schindler) Shepherd '68 of Big Horn, Wyo., Jan. 3, 2017
Lawrence "Larry" Dickerson III '69 of Columbia, Mo., February 18, 2017
L. Carole (Short) Sapp '69 of Picayune, Miss., January 16, 2017
Robert Thorpe '69 of St. Joseph, Mo., June 9, 2017
James Carmichael '71 of Blue Springs, Mo., Feb. 18, 2017
Carl "C.B." Short III '71 of Yardley, Pa., Aug. 9, 2017
Eric Kaser '72 of Frankford, Mo., February 27, 2017
Sharon (Carter) Kean '72 of Lancaster, Calif., July 5, 2017
Jack Rosser '72 of Bluffton, S.C., Sept. 8, 2017
Mark Stingley '74 of Kansas City, Mo., July 9, 2017
Wallace Buckner '75 of Birmingham, Ala., February 26, 2017
Bill Hankins '75 of Old Bridge, N.J., January 8, 2017
Pamela (Schupp) McClelland '75 of Liberty, Mo., January 21, 2017
James Moloney '76 of Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 3, 2017
Roland "Butch" Allen '77 of Springfield, Mo., Aug. 1, 2017
Phillip Burdett '79 of Steelville, Mo., Dec. 30, 2017
Joy (Marty) Walker '79 of Lake Saint Louis, Mo., May 16, 2017
David Owen '81 of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, May 23, 2017
Erin (Jackson) Spradling '81 of Mount Vernon, Mo., Jan. 17, 2017
Thomas Hall '82 of Independence, Mo., Dec. 31, 2017
Robert Nigh, Jr. '82 of Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 24, 2017
Icel (Weibers) Choplin '84 of Independence, Mo., Aug. 19, 2017
Lisa (Austin) Hutt '84 of Polo, Mo., Sept. 18, 2017
Gia Simonie '86 of Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 28, 2017
Sally (Conway) Scott '89 of Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 12, 2017
Iris LaRonda "Ron" (Ward) Smith '90 of Kansas City, Mo., June 12, 2017
Donna (Kimm) Murray '94 of Warsaw, Mo., July 30, 2017
Jonathan Bean '96 of Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 8, 2017
Jody Scott Wisecup '98 of Kearney, Mo., Dec. 7, 2017
Brian Thompson '02 of Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 25, 2017
Chad Hall '14 of Kansas City, Mo., May 20, 2017
Dr. Jean Hawkins (professor emerita), April 17, 2017, Liberty, Mo.
