William “Bill” “Billy” Mackenzie Ely II, 48, of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. An informal come and go Celebration of Life will be held on April 11, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Colonial Hills Community of Christ, 3539 MO-7 Blue Springs, MO 64014. Another Celebration of Life, the live band/open jam party…
Jacqueline “Jackie” Jo Torres, 67, of Grain Valley, Missouri passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021. A visitation will be held from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 5th at Royer Funeral Home, 100 Royer Lane, Grain Valley, Missouri 64029. "My mother was the best...period. She taught me so much, I've never met such a beautiful soul as the one…
Johnnie “John” Lee Kotalik, 80, of Bates City, Missouri passed away Sunday, March 28, 2021. A Memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 10th at Royer Funeral Home of Oak Grove. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. He was born on April 21, 1940 in Table Rock, Nebraska, the only child of John and…
Jennifer “Jen” Ann Ethridge, 34 of Blue Springs, MO passed away March 25, 2021. Visitation will be 2-3 p.m. Monday April 5, 2021 at Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home; Independence, MO. Funeral service to follow at 3 p.m. Jen was a beautiful, loving, caring daughter, wife, mother, niece, sister and soon to be grandmother and friend. Everything a woman could…
Marjorie Sue Vanderpool, 81 of Independence, MO passed away March 25, 2021. Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday April 2, 2021 at New Salem Cemetery; Independence, MO. Marjorie was born April 3, 1939 in Brumley, MO to Curtis & Maria (Carr) Popplewell. She married Kenneth W. Vanderpool on June 8, 1956. Marjorie retired from Gemaco Printing Company. She was…
Makayla Dawn Pool, 14, of Buckner, Missouri passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021. A visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, April 2nd at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO. Makayla was born July 15, 2006 in Blue Springs, Missouri, the daughter of James Pool and Jennifer Burec. She loved to skateboard and work on trucks with her dad.…
September 2, 1930 – March 24, 2021. Kenneth Shelby Akers, of Independence, MO. passed away peacefully surrounded by family at his home March 24th at the age of 90. Kenneth served as Quarter Master in the Korean War. He married Joyce Alber November 7, 1953. He worked for Standard Oil Refinery 40 years retiring in 1989. He was a great…
Lawrence Wayne Hagan, 74, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 27th at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Oak Grove, with visitation at 10:00 a.m., Rosary at 11:00 a.m., and the service at 11:30 a.m., followed by burial in Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, MO. Lawrence was born…
Jacqueline Guion Sheppard, 92, of Odessa, MO, formerly of Tuscon, AZ, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021. Jacqueline was born November 25, 1928, in Yonkers, New York, the daughter of August Grimm and Christine Guion Stewart. She was active in Girl Scouts for years. Jacqueline was a loving wife and mother, who had the most beautiful smile and was always…
Neville Ray Lloyd, 75, of Blue Springs, Missouri, gained his angel wings on Monday, March 22, 2021 of Parkinson’s Disease. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 29th in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. Neville was born on March 14, 1946, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Neville Sr. and Betty (Hughes) Lloyd. He graduated from…