Jacquelyn Boswell Sims, "Jackie" passed away peacefully on June 8, 2024. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Highland Park Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas. Jackie was born on April 16, 1925 to William and Emma Boswell in Ralston, Oklahoma. She was a singer, poet, writer and loved to play her piano and guitar. She was a bookkeeper…
Barbara Jean Pixler (Moody), 82, of Independence, passed away peacefully on June 7th, 2024 with family by her side. She was born July 5th, 1941 in Independence to parents Thomas Moody and Dorothy (Calkins) Moody. Barbara had two brothers, eldest George Moody (Martha Moody) youngest brother Larry Moody. Barbara graduated from Van Horn High School in 1959. Van Horn is…
Beverly Jean Hartman, 88, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2024 at home. Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 14th at Royer Funeral Home in Grain Valley, MO. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Family burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of…
Garold Dohn Ford, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend passed away on June 6, 2024. Dohn was born to Lloyd and Norma Ford on February 19, 1945 in West Plains, Missouri. His childhood years were shared with his siblings, David and Bonnie, creating warm family memories and appreciating life’s simple pleasures. In 1966, Dohn married Cynthia Culter in…
Erich Matthew Burger, 59, passed away on June 6, 2024. Matt was born on January 28, 1965 in Independence, MO. A Celebration of Life will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday June 22, 2024 at Lake Lotawanna Sportsman Club 29708 E. Alley Rd. Lee’s Summit, MO 64086 He spent his early years in Kansas City, MO, and graduated from Raytown Senior…
Opal Anders 84, of Lee’s Summit Missouri, formally Oak Grove Missouri passed away June 6, 2024. Born Opal Deardorff on June 11, 1939 to Elzie and Agnes Deardorff in Warrensburg Missouri, she was the second of 5 children. She married Donald Anders and had three children. She worked at Higginsville Garment Factory until they closed, then moved to Lee’s Summit…
Tristram Willoughby Hunt, fondly known as ‘Tris’, bravely fought a lengthy battle with cancer, passing away peacefully on June 5, 2024, at Saint Luke’s Hospice House at the age of 59. Tris was born in Pietermaritzburg in the province of Natal, South Africa, to Peter and Rose Hunt on March 23, 1965. He grew up in Pietermaritzburg and Hilton in…
James Wayne Taylor, of Blue Springs, MO, entered into the grace and love of Jesus on June 4, 2024. Services will be held at Maywood Baptist Church, 10505 E Winner Rd Independence, MO 64052, on Saturday June 8th. Visitation at 10 am, Celebration of Life Service at 11am. In lieu of flowers, Jim would like donations to be made to…
Mary L. Wilkerson, 82, passed away on Monday, June 3, 2024 at her home in Oak Grove, MO. Services will be held on Friday, June 7th at Faith Community Church in Oak Grove, with visitation at 1:00 p.m. and funeral at 2:00 p.m., followed by burial in Bates City Cemetery in Bates City, MO. Contributions may be made to the family.…
Pauline Lee Evans, 93 of Grain Valley, MO passed away June 2, 2024. Visitation will be 1:00-3:00 p.m. Saturday June 8, 2024 at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO. Burial of Ashes will follow immediately after the visitation in Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Pauline was born April 20, 1931 in Kansas City, MO to William Paul & Mary Virginia (Lynch)…