Claudie Ray Mansell, 84, of Buckner, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. Services will be held on Monday, May 15th at Royer Funeral Home in Oak Grove, MO, with visitation at 11:30 a.m. and memorial service at 1:00 p.m., followed by a committal service at 3:00 p.m. in the Missouri State Veterans…
Lester Leroy McCarty, 77, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Visitation will be 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Saturday May 20, 2023 at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, Missouri. Inurnment will follow in the Valley Memorial Cremation Garden. Lester was born July 5, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri. The son of Bertha Louise (Adler) McCarty. He was a…
Timothy William Sterns, 64, of Grain Valley, Missouri passed away on Monday, May 8, 2023. Per his request, Cremation, no services. Tim was born June 21, 1958 in Weirton, West Virginia. The son of Harold and Nancy (Troy) Sterns. He loved hunting, fishing, woodworking and anything outdoors. Tim worked at the Lake City Ammunition Plant close to 20 years. He…
Virgil “Skip” Davis, 94, of Grain Valley, Missouri passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Visitation will be held 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, Missouri. A Memorial Service will follow at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. The family request no flowers. Skip was born November 7, 1928 in Independence, Missouri.…
Penny Marie Kruse, 72, of Grain Valley, Missouri passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Penny was born August 22, 1950 in Orange, New Jersey. The daughter of Ralph and Mary (Sabitini) Dimarsico. She worked with the Independence Chamber of Commerce. Penny worked as a publisher at the Independence Examiner and the Grain Valley Point. She was a very social…
Betty Ruth (Heyman) Scully, 93, was called to heaven on May 3, 2023 peacefully at the home with her family. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 8, 2023 in Valley Memorial Gardens, Grain Valley, Missouri. She was born on December 15, 1929 in Burns, KS. She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and…
Danny Lee Vaughn of Lone Jack, MO passed away peacefully at home on May 3, 2023. Danny was born to Charles and Phyllis Vaughn on February 6, 1957, in Kansas City, MO. He graduated from high school at Raytown High School in 1975. After graduation, Danny began working at Reed Oven Company where he was a dedicated and faithful employee…
Charles “Chuck” E. Gillison, 94, of Independence, Missouri passed away on May 2. Born in Kansas City on Jan 28, 1929, Chuck graduated from Westport High School and lived in Kansas City until moving to Independence in 1955 with his bride. He served in the Army during the Korean War and worked for Standard Oil for forty years. Chuck is…
George Frederick Smith Jr., 70, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 13th at Royer Funeral Home in Oak Grove, MO. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Catholic…
Nora Louise Swaidner, 92, of Oak Grove, Missouri, died peacefully in the early morning hours of Friday, April 28, 2023, at her current home of Summitview Terrace Senior Living. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Swaidner; two brothers and one sister; and parents, Charles Samuel Smith and Lillie Copeland Smith. She leaves behind one stepson, Michael Swaidner…