Larry R. Burton, 78, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 30th at New Salem Funeral Home, Independence; burial in New Salem Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 29th at…
Bernard Ivan Smith, 93, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. A gathering for family and friends will be held from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 28th at Royer-Hays Funeral Home, Blue Springs. Bernard was born March 31, 1923, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, the son of Charles and Reta (Coffin) Smith. He…
Shirley was born January 4, 1943, in Council Bluffs, IA, to Quentin and Irma Renshaw. She graduated in 1961 from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, and in 1978 moved to Columbia, Missouri, to attend the University of Missouri, receiving her degree in archaeology in May 1982. She also spent six weeks studying archaeology at a university in…
Linda Kay Roberson, 69, of Sugar Creek, Missouri, graduated to heaven to meet her Lord on March 20, 2017. Celebration of Life services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Friday, March 24th at New Hope Baptist Church, 18000 E Lexington, Independence, MO. The family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. until service time at the church. In lieu of flowers,…
Spencer William Ward, 47, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2017. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 27th at Sterling Acres Baptist Church, 11200 E. 47th Street, Kansas City, MO 64133. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the church. Spencer was preceded in death by his grandparents,…
Gwen Elaine (McConnell) Brown, 69, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017. A Celebration of Life is being held from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 22nd at New Liberty Baptist Church, 32310 E. Colbern Road, Oak Grove, MO 64075. In memory of a loving, caring and dedicated mother, grandmother, wife, and friend. Gwen is survived by her sons Richard and…
Doris Jean Myers-Gosnell, 81, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 22nd at New Salem Funeral Home, Independence; burial in New Salem Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Doris was born October 8, 1935 in New Madrid, Missouri,…
Gregory "Greg" Duane Kerr, 59, of Sugar Creek, Missouri, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 23rd at New Salem Funeral Home, Independence, MO; burial in New Salem Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22nd at the funeral home. Greg was born January 21,…
Millard Eugene Myers Jr, 72, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 24th at Royer-Hays Funeral Home, Blue Springs. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Millard was born on July 31, 1944 in Paola, Kansas, the son of…
Russell Eugene Ronback, 61, of Oak Grove, MO passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017. A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 23, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. also at the funeral home; burial following in Valley Memorial Gardens, Grain Valley. Russell…