Polley Funeral Home serving the families of the greater Excelsior Springs and Lawson, Missouri area

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Excelsior Springs
816-630-3388

Lawson
816-580-7704

Richmond
816-776-2255

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Our Caring Staff is here to meet your needs:

Toby Polley - Owner / Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer
Toby was born in Bethany, Mo. and raised in northern Missouri, moving to the Excelsior Springs/Lawson area in 1993 with his wife, Shannon, and son, Dakota. Daughter Erika was born in 1997. Toby is a 1987 graduate of South Harrison High School in Bethany, Mo. He is also a graduate of Commonwealth College of Mortuary Science in Houston, Tx. Toby has been working in the Funeral Business for 17 years. Toby is a member of the Missouri Funeral Directors Association, Bee Hive Lodge #393 AF&AM, PTO, and Richmond Rotary Club.

Shannon Polley - Co-owner / Office Manager
Shannon was born in Albany, Mo. and raised in northern Missouri and moved to the Excelsior Springs/Lawson area in 1993, along with her husband, Toby, and son, Dakota. Shannon is a member of the PEO Chapter AO and the PTO.

Both Toby and Shannon are members of the Excelsior Springs and Lawson Chamber of Commerce. They attend church at Flack Memorial Christian Union.

Our staff includes:

Mike Polo - Funeral Assistant
Mike is a graduate of southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Mo. where he majored in Christianity and Sociology. He has been engaged in pastoral Ministry for over thirty years. He is presently in his sixteen year as pastor of the Old Union Christian Union Church near Lawson, Mo. Mike has been married to wife, Pat, for 31 years. They have three children. Their oldest son, Kirk, works at the Kansas City Board of Trade with Refco. He and his wife, Dana, have two children, Kyla and Ethan. Daughter Kara is a senior at Southwest Baptist University majoring in Business Marketing. Their youngest son, Kevin, attends college.

Beth Crawford - Funeral Assistant
Beth was born and raised in Lawson, Mo. She is a graduate of Lawson High School. Beth and her husband, Bill, were owners of Crawford Electric before his death in 1983. Beth has two daughters, Lila Weissenbach and Lisa Crawford, three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Beth is a member of the Lawson Methodist Church.

Wanda (Shepard) Bahs - Funeral Assistant
Wanda was born and raised in Excelsior Springs, Mo. She is a graduate of Excelsior Springs High School. Her parents were the late Claude and Della Clevenger. She is married to Roger Bahs. Together with Roger they have four children, boys Gary, Steve, and Mike Shepard and daughter, Tracy Gilliland, 12 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Wanda is a member of Flack Memorial Church and the Red Hat Society.

Barbara (Woods) Blubaugh - Funeral Assistant
Barbara was born and raised in Excelsior Springs, Mo. She was a graduate of Excelsior Springs High School. Her parents were the late Floyd Lee and Letha Lee-Holman. She is married to Reuben Blubaugh. Together with Reuben they have five children, Janet Aldrich, Roger Woods, Dalene, Marcia and Joe Dale, and six grandchildren. Barbara is a member of the Woods Memorial Christian Church of Excelsior Springs, Mo.