Larmon Wayne Sing, 63 of Lone Jack, MO passed away December 24, 2013. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday December 27, 2013 at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday December 28, 2013 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. In lieu flowers contributions may be made to the family…

Geraldine “Jerri” Woods 97 of Oak Grove, MO passed away December 24, 2013 at her home in Oak Grove. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Monday, December 30, 2013 at First Baptist Church of Oak Grove, Oak Grove, MO. Funeral Service will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in El Dorado Springs City Cemetery, El Dorado Springs,…

Wilma Joann Pilmore, 81 of Kansas City, MO, Formerly of Lincoln NE passed away December 22, 2013. Services are pending at Cutler Funeral Home, Council Bluff, IA (712)322-7779 Burial at Walnut Hills Cemetery, Council Bluff, IA Arr: Royer Funeral Home 101 SE 15th St. Oak Grove, MO 64075 (816) 690-4441

John R. Grecco, 70, of Blue Springs passed away December 17, 2013, after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. Visitation will be 10:00-11:00 a.m. Friday December 20, 2013 at Royer-Hays Funeral Home, Blue Springs, MO. Memorial services will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial with Military Honors at 1:00 p.m. at National Cemetery in Higginsville, Missouri. John…

Kathy Jo Jenne, 50 of Blue Springs, MO passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at her home. No services. Arr: Royer-Hays Funeral Home 205 SW 17th St. Blue Springs, MO 64015 (816) 229-5551

Margaret R. Schwein, 94, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, in Independence, Missouri, surrounded by loving family. She was born April 9, 1919, in Moscow, Idaho, to Dr. Homer B. and Anna Dale Cole Reed. Margaret graduated from Hays High School at the age of 16 and then, in 1939, she graduated from Fort Hays State University with honors. While…

Norma D. Dyer, 94, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away December 14, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Norma was born July 4, 1919 in Harrisburg, Missouri, the daughter of Lemmie Deck & Mamie Elizabeth (Drane) Long.  She married Collins F. Dyer on November 19, 1945 and he preceded her in death on September 26, 2013.  She was…

Larry Edward Whitehead, 62 of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday December 10, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family.  Visitation will be 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO.  Funeral service will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home; burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, contributions can…

Beverly B. Stillson, 74, of Kansas City, MO passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Visitation will be 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Saturday December 7, 2013 at Crossroads Church 7917 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64114‎ (816) 931-8420. Memorial Service will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the church. Memorial Contributions may be made in Beverly’s name to the church. Beverly was…

Shirley Louise Marlowe, 82, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Blue Springs. Shirley was born June 1, 1931 in Fargo, ND to Harry and Vera (Twombly) Ratcliffe. She grew up in Arlington, VA where she played musical instruments with her 3 siblings. She attended Graceland College and received her R.N. from the Independence Sanitarium and Hospital.…