In Memoriam

Dr. Harold Poynter, Jr., ’42, of Wichita, Kan., Aug. 17, 2019
Ann (Wherritt) Turpin, ’42, of Liberty, Mo., Sept. 7, 2019
Roma Cossairt, ’43, of Menifee, Calif., June 2, 2019
Athene (Crook) Brazelton, ’45, of Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 25, 2019
Frances (Halferty) Payne, ’47, of Prairie Village, Kan., Dec. 21, 2019
Bill Riggs, ’47, of Liberty, Mo., Jan. 5, 2019
Betty (Sherwood) Slote, ’47, of Gulf Breeze, Fla., July 18, 2019
Hollis Brazelton, ’48, of Smithville, Mo., May 30, 2019
Howard Dewell, ’48, of Quincy, Ill., Aug. 28, 2019
Myron Listrom, ’48, of Hot Springs, Ark., Aug. 14, 2019
Margaret “Betty” Shouse, ’48, of Kansas City, Mo., April 30, 2019
Paul Adams, ’49, of Kansas City, Mo., April 7, 2019
Bill Hahn, ’49, of Independence, Mo., Feb. 2, 2019
Margaret (Beasley) Thomson, ’49, of Liberty, Mo., Feb. 26, 2019

Ercell (Head) Binns, ’50, of Gaithersburg, Md., April 2, 2019
Henry Dice, ’50, of Liberty, Mo., Jan. 1, 2019
Thomas Evans, ’50, of Marshall, Mo., July 28, 2019
Keith Fenton, ’50, of West Des Moines, Iowa, March 5, 2019
Daniel Hacku, ’50, of Northford, Ct., March 21, 2019
Margaret Irminger, ’50, of Liberty, Mo., April 7, 2019
Helen Frances (Woodruff) Swartz, ’50, of Edmond, Okla., April 18, 2019
Mary (Skaggs) White, ’50, of Springfield, Mo., Aug. 10, 2019
John Jaeger, ’51, of Kirkwood, Mo., Feb. 26, 2019
Loren Powles, ’51, of Olathe, Kan., June 14, 2019
Janet Boone, ’52, of Darien, Ill., Nov. 17, 2019
William Bowman, ’52, of Farmington Hills, Mich., April 3, 2019
James Dollins, ’52, of Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 28, 2019
Rev. David Fison, ’52, of Auburn, Wash., Jan. 31, 2019
James Hunter, ’52, of Leawood, Kan., Dec. 8, 2019
Edward Lundgren, ’52, of Spring Hill, Kan., April 18, 2019
Alexander Boltniew, ’53, of White Stone, S.C., Feb. 13, 2019
Theodore Closson, ’53, of Riverside, Calif., April 21, 2019
Dallas Divelbiss, ’53, of Gaithersburg, Md., March 9, 2019
Ted Harris, ’53, of Nixa, Mo., Nov. 24, 2019
May Marie (Knapp) Irwin, ’53, of Loveland, Colo., Oct. 17, 2019
Ormand Leavel Jr., ’53, of La Jolla, Calif., March 7, 2019
Rosa (White) Pace, ’53, of Borger, Texas, April 14, 2019
Rev. Roy Werline, ’53, of Smithville, Mo., April 20, 2019
Joan (Pryor) Barth, ’54, of Chesterfield, Mo., May 3, 2019
Joyce (Ramsey) Blount, ’54, of Sioux Falls, S.D., March 1, 2019
Dr. James Joslin, ’54, of Ozark, Mo., June 14, 2019
Donald Kiernan, ’54, of Washington, D.C., Dec. 21, 2019
Joyce (Wheeler) Wollard, ’54, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., Jan. 10, 2019
Loretta (Lyerla) Benson, ’55, of Naples, Fla., May 26, 2019
Ruth (White) Budgett, ’55, of Uniontown, Ohio, March 1, 2019
Billy Kuykendall, ’55, of St. Louis, Mo., April 3, 2019
Sandra Mohre, ’55, of Columbus, Ohio, July 9, 2019
Patricia (Mattox) Welk, ’55, of Chillicothe, Ill., May 25, 2019
Norman Amos, ’56, of Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 21, 2019
Joseph Crouthers, ’56, of Montrose, Mo., Oct. 18, 2019
Jacqueline (Williamson) Hollis, ’56, of Midlothian, Va., Feb. 11, 2019
Dixie (Renner) Butler, ’57, of Kansas City, Mo., July 5, 2019
Dr. Edgar Chapman, ’57, of East Peoria, Ill., Oct. 11, 2019
Dr. Donald Darnell, ’57, of Erie, Colo., Feb. 20, 2019
Jo (Hartnett) DeShon, ’57, of Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 26, 2019
Benjamin Gardner, ’57, of Escondido, Calif., April 20, 2019
Alton Inman, ’57, of Rogers, Ark., Aug. 10, 2019
Dr. John Philpot Jr., ’57, of Liberty, Mo., Oct. 1, 2019
Shirley (Montgomery) Bloss, ’58, of Alexandria, La., Sept. 22, 2019
Donna (Maple) Cox, ’58, of Kansas City, Mo., March 9, 2019
John Duggins Jr., ’58, of Ovilla, Texas, March 7, 2019
Robert Honeyfield, ’58, of Lansing, Kan., Feb. 20, 2019
Victor Nelson, ’58, of Hamilton, Ill., May 24, 2019
Marion Rowin, ’58, of Houston, Texas, Sept. 8, 2019
Tom Sherwood, ’58, of Bellingham, Wash., Feb. 7, 2019
Marion Botts, ’59, of Independence, Mo., Jan. 19, 2019
Paul Casper, ’59, of Carbondale, Kan., Feb. 8, 2019
Judith Craig, ’59, of Worthington, Ohio, Jan. 18, 2019

Rev. Jim Abel, ’60, of Sullivan, Mo., Dec. 12, 2019
Richard “Rick” Bailey, ’60, of Lawrence, Kan., Jan. 11, 2019
Warren Bergman, ’60, of Florissant, Mo., April 11, 2019
Donald Blalock, ’60, of Overland Park, Kan., Nov. 15, 2019
Phyllis (Strawn) Kilver, ’60, of Jacksonville, Ill., Feb. 27, 2019
Cecil Lewis, ’60, of Independence, Mo., July 21, 2019
Kenneth “Ken” Ragsdale, ’60, of Ozark, Mo., March 7, 2019
Donald LaFontaine, ’61, of Arnold, Mo., Jan. 19, 2019
Robert McGee, ’61, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., April 28, 2019
Louise (Crum) Russell, ’61, of Longview, Texas, July 19, 2019
Michael Chu, ’62, of Kearney, Mo., Feb. 8, 2019
Larry Seelinger, ’62, of Raymore, Mo., Jan. 12, 2019
Melvin Dixon, ’63, of Turney, Mo., Nov. 10, 2019
Selden “Brad” Hirni, ’63, of Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 9, 2019
Richard Stertz, ’63, of Santa Fe, N.M., Jan. 7, 2019
Virginia (Tanner) Bryan, ’64, of Richmond, Mo., Dec. 17, 2019
Theodore Newell, ’64, of La Quinta, Calif., June 12, 2019
Patricia (Stevens) Robertson, ’65, of Jonesboro, Ga., July 17, 2019
Dr. Cynthia Schuetz-Perkins, ’65, of Grass Valley, Calif., July 30, 2019
Dr. John Bean, ’66, of Liberty, Mo., June 22, 2019
Sharon (Schoenborn) Johnson, ’66, of Nauvoo, Ill., Sept. 10, 2019
Alfred Ludlow, III, ’66, of Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 30, 2019
Richard Ritter, ’66, of Kearney, Mo., Aug. 12, 2019
Jerry Annunzio, ’67, of Kansas City, Mo., April 30, 2019
Rev. Robert Sherer, ’67, of High Point, N.C., July 15, 2019
Esther (Thornton) Glover, ’68, of Houston, Texas, April 7, 2019
Richard “Dick” Johnson, ’68, of Rogersville, Mo., March 28, 2019
John Stacer, ’68, of De Witt, Iowa, Aug. 25, 2019
Mary (Combs) Sturges, ’68, of Springfield, Mo., May 22, 2019
Clifford Tuttle, ’68, of Fargo, N.D., April 16, 2019
Helen (Hunt) Barkley, ’69, of Parsons, Kan., Oct. 7, 2019
Sidney (Simms) Baudouin, ’69, of Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 4, 2019
Janice (Toloso) Harding, ’69, of Sandy, Utah, Oct. 22, 2019
Richard Orr, ’69, of Rogers, Ark., June 12, 2019
Robert Pence, Jr., ’69, of Kearney, Mo., July 23, 2019
Linda (Frank) Werner, ’69, of Kansas City, Mo., July 13, 2019

William Bliss, ’70, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., Oct. 29, 2019
Kenneth Clauder, ’70, of Kansas City, Kan., Aug. 20, 2019
John Gibbs, Jr., ’70, of Brighton, Mo., July 26, 2019
Glenn Manis, ’70, of Macomb, Ill., Oct. 26, 2019
James Myers, ’70, of Independence, Mo., Feb. 1, 2019
Jay Thomas, III, ’70, of Louisiana, Mo., May 18, 2019
Mary Bell, ’73, of Liberty, Mo., April 19, 2019
Melissa (Keen) Shafer, ’73, of Weston, Mo., Oct. 25, 2019
Donald Pipkin, Sr., ’74, of Auburndale, Fla., Aug. 17, 2019
Gerald Power, ’74, of Liberty, Mo., Sept. 18, 2019
Rick Smith, ’74, of Belton, Mo., June 28, 2019
Richard Gray, ’75, of Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 18, 2019
John Shank, Jr., ’75, of Springfield, Mo., Oct. 7, 2019
Ann Todoroff, ’75, of Gladstone, Mo., Jan. 24, 2019
Barbara (Buckley) Johnson, ’76, of San Diego, Calif., June 17, 2019
Stephen McGarvey, ’76, of Gladstone, Mo., March 19, 2019
Calvin Spence, Jr., ’76, of Leawood, Kan., Dec. 25, 2019
Martha (Seabough) Stewart, ’76, of Rogersville, Mo., July 19, 2019
Nancy (Sharp) Valentine, ’76, Bangor, Maine, June 29, 2019
Larry Hollowell, ’77, of Overland Park, Kan., Nov. 21, 2019
Collette King, ’77, of Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 14, 2019
Rev. Herbert Owens Jr., ’78, of California, Mo., June 8, 2019
David Albright, ’79, of Liberty, Mo., March 7, 2020
Laurie Anderson, ’79, of Leawood, Kan., March 3, 2019
Michelle Lahey, ’79, of Independence, Mo., Feb. 13, 2019

Mark Ball, ’81, of Prairie Village, Kan., Feb. 9, 2019
Ted Graves, ’84, of Liberty, Mo., June 24, 2019
Ann Gustafson, ’86, of Kearney, Mo., May 28, 2019
Steven Holeman, ’86, of Owasso, Okla., July 18, 2019
Billy Dudley, ’87, of Lebanon, Mo., June 28, 2019
Mertie Denney, ’88, of Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 31, 2019
Ann Ryan, ’88, of Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 28, 2019
Marti (Simon) Hamilton-Cowherd, ’89, of Higginsville, Mo., July 26, 2019

Thomas Goodman, ’90, of Altoona, Iowa, June 24, 2019
Laura (Pruitt) Marsh, ’90, of Kansas City, Mo., May 18, 2019

Tamara (Kohler) Wilson, ’02, of Pleasant Hill, Mo., Nov. 2, 2019
Clayton Nygaard, ’09, of Overland Park, Kan., June 17, 2019

Matthew Oliver, ’17, of Kansas City, Mo., April 1, 2019

Norman Amos, ’56, (former staff) of Gladstone, Mo., Nov. 21, 2019
Donnaretha David (former staff) of Liberty, Mo., Sept. 20, 2019
Ted Graves, ’84 (former coach), of Liberty, Mo., June 24, 2019
Dr. E. Bruce Heilman (former trustee) of Richmond, Va., Oct. 20, 2019
Dr. Bill Henning (former faculty) of Winona Lake, Ind., April 11, 2019
Carl Johnson (former staff) of Independence, Mo., Oct. 27, 2019
Ruth McCoy (former staff) of Kansas City, Mo., April 22, 2019
Dr. John Philpot Jr., ’57 (Professor Emeritus of Physics), of Liberty, Mo., Oct. 1, 2019
Donald Riddle (former faculty) of Leawood, Kan., Oct. 18, 2019
Carol Jean Smith (former staff) of St. Charles, Mo., Nov. 14, 2019
Lee Ann Zech (former staff) of Liberty, Mo., Oct. 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
Dorothy (Anderson) Hyder, ’47, of Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 6, 2018
Richard “Dick” Hyder, ’47, of Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 14, 2018
Shirley (Griffin) Seidel, ’47, of Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 27, 2018
Dr. James Bercaw, ’48, of Greenville, Del., March 9, 2018
John McFarland Jr., ’48, of Breckenridge, Colo., Dec. 14, 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
Rev. Betty (Stone) Ludwig, ’49, of Newbury, Vt., Nov. 2, 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

Joe Janson II, ’50, of Green Valley, Ariz., Oct. 18, 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
Roy “Bill” Prather Jr., ’51, of Fort Collins, Colo., Dec. 11, 2018
Dr. Bob Titus, ’51, of Commerce, Texas, Nov. 6, 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
Dr. Robert Coleberd Jr., ’53, of Granada Hills, Calif., Dec. 5, 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
Bob Goepfert, ’54, of Marion, Ill., Nov. 16, 2018
Dr. Don Hollenbeck, ’54, of Shell Knob, Mo., July 6, 2018
David Hoy, ’54, of Streamwood, Ill., Dec. 16, 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
Warren “Bud” Lathrop, ’58, of Kansas City, Mo., July 12, 2018
Garnett Peters III, ’58, of Lee’s Summit, Mo., Nov. 22, 2018
Robert Ramsbottom, ’58, of Branchville, Ind., Sept. 11, 2018
Lt. Col. James Carter, ’59, of Joplin, Mo., May 31, 2018
Dr. James “Jim” Coleberd, ’59, of Hannibal, Mo., Dec. 15, 2018
Rev. Stanley East, Jr., ’59, of LaPlata, Mo., May 20, 2018
Charline (Smith) Seele, ’59, of Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 10, 2018

Ned Bartee, ’60, of Bellaire, Texas, Sept. 5, 2018
Don Herrick, ’60, of Topeka, Kan., Oct. 31, 2018
Ronald Kelley, ’60, of Kansas City, Mo., April 15, 2018
Bill Kramer Jr., ’60, of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Nov. 21, 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
Jim Prather, ’61, of Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 5, 2018
Dr. Richard Sharp, ’61, of Rochester, N.Y., April 21, 2018
Gary Webster, ’61, of Bradenton, Fla., Nov. 15, 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
Barbara Hay, ’65, of Lawson, Mo., Nov. 29, 2018
Mary Beth (Francis) Kerns, ’65, of Irvine, Calif., March 28, 2018
Rev. Edgar Webb, ’66, of Blue Springs, Mo., Oct. 28, 2018
Keith Oberkrom, ’67, of Liberty, Mo., Nov. 18, 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
Ray Crawford, ’72, of Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 10, 2018
Edna (Dillon) Ervin, ’72, of Kearney, Mo., Sept. 11, 2018
Rebecca Long, ’77, of Overland Park, Kan., Dec. 22, 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
Scott Cypert, ’93, of Broken Arrow, Okla., Oct. 1, 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
Mary Sterling (former staff) of Tampa, Fla., Jan. 15, 2018
Dr. Catherine (Crowe) Vera (former faculty) of Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 14, 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
Gene McMahon, ’64, of Kansas City, Mo., June 9, 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
John Patterson, ’66, of Scottsdale, Ariz., April 4, 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.