Larry Cromley, 72, of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away on October 16, 2025. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 21st at 2:00 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Life at 3:00 p.m., both at Royer Funeral Home in Grain Valley, Missouri. Larry was born on March 23, 1953, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Patrick and Hellen (Sharit) Cromley. He…
Helen Ruth (Hankins) Dennett of Independence, MO. Helen was born February 17, 1940, in Binger, Oklahoma to Olaf E. Hankins and Daisy Ruth (McEntire) Hankins. Helen graduated from Augusta High School in 1957. Helen married her high school sweetheart Bobby Ray Dennett on July 19, 1957. Helen worked different jobs during her life and was also able to be a…
Lindsey LeeAnn Smith, 44, of Independence, Missouri passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at NKC Hospital of acute organ rejection. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 23, 2025 at Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home; burial following in New Salem Cemetery, Independence, Missouri. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral…
Linda “Lynn” Fay Childs, 75, passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at her home in Oak Grove, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 16th at First Baptist Church of Oak Grove; burial in Corn Cemetery, Oak Grove. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the church. In lieu…
Margaret Ellen Neal, 86, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on October 10, 2025. The family will host a Celebration of Life on Monday, November 17, 2025 at Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church located at 6429 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Raytown, Missouri 64133. Family will receive guests from 5pm with service beginning at 6pm. Margaret was born on May 26, 1939 in Rochester,…
Leslie Errol Gibson, 81, of Grain Valley, MO, passed away on October 10, 2025. He was born on July 16, 1944 in Denver, Colorado, to Lester Gibson and Norma Farrell. He grew up in Greeley alongside his brother, Norman “Pat” Charles Gibson, with whom he shared a close bond throughout their lives. From an early age, he was fascinated by…
Pamela Jeannine Simmerman, 74, of Kansas City Missouri entered the loving arms of Jesus Thursday, October 9, 2025. Celebration of Life will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, October 16, 2025 at Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home, Independence, MO 64058. The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to…
Bonnie Jean Markham, 90, of Odessa passed peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on October 8, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held October 21at 3:00pm at New Horizon Presbyterian Church, 4266 MO-131 Odessa, MO. Interment will be on a later date at Holden Cemetery. Bonnie was born to Fred and Florence (Fann) Trabue on October…
Henry Lee McFadden Jr., 54, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. A Celebration of Life will be held from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2025, at Little Blue Baptist Church, 7119 S. Noland Road, Kansas City, MO 64133. Henry was born September 23, 1971, in…
Gary James Riley, 73, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on October 17th at New Liberty Baptist Church in Oak Grove, MO; burial will follow at 12:00 p.m. in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Gary was born…