Obituaries for the Gladstone Dispatch are free for the first 70 words. More information may be presented for an additional fee. For fee information, please consult your funeral director or call (816) 781-4941.

Funeral homes may fax information to (816) 414-3340 or email to obits@mycouriertribune.com. Please include your contact information. Photos may be emailed in jpeg format. Deadline to run in the printed paper is 10 a.m. on Tuesday. The Gladstone-Dispatch publishes on Thursday.

Private-party obituaries are taken 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except on holidays.