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)…
Donald Marvin Perrin was born on July 24, 1934 in Marshalltown, Iowa. He was the youngest of five children – Clarence, Mary, Doris, twin sister Dorothy, Don. They moved to Kirksville where he grew up on the farm. Farm life included many chores and long walks to school. He was a member of 4H and grew corn which he entered…
Brian David Coleman, 56, of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 1st at Royer Funeral Home in Oak Grove, MO; burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Brian’s favorite team was the…
Born on May 11, 1946, in Kansas City, Missouri to Archie and Fannie Robinett, Mel Robinett was a man of many talents and virtues. His parents, Fannie Mae Branch-Brocious (5/15/1923-4/29/2004) and Archie Ferril Robinett (3/4/1920-1/3/1969), witnessed his graduation from Blue Springs High School in 1964. Post-graduation, he immediately enlisted in the Army, dedicating four years to serving in Thailand and…
Gloria Lou Cayse (Tyler) passed away in Kansas City MO on May 23, 2024 at the age of 86 following a traumatic brain injury. Gloria is survived by her children, Melody (Kevin) Day of Dewitt, VA, Cindy VanSickle (Steve Brown) of Concordia MO, Tammie (Wally) of Cazenovia, WI. Seven Grandchildren, Josh (Amy) Day, Ryan VanSickle, Ariel (Brett) McLanahan, Cassandra VanSickle,…
Herbert Eldon Sands, 76, of Oak Grove Missouri, passed away on May 21, 2024 at St. Mary’s hospital surrounded by family. A Celebration of Life will be held on July 11th at Faith Community Church, Oak Grove from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with a Memorial Service to follow. A private graveside service will be held on July 12th at…