Darrel Keith Smith of Odessa, Mo passed away on December 23rd 2024. He was born in Independence, Mo on April 15, 1951 to James and Carlene Eustler. After the death of his parents at a young age, he was adopted and raised by his grandparents Gordon and Bessie Smith. He is proceeded in death by both, his birth and adopted…
James Lee (Jimmy) Morris, 50, of Blue Springs Missouri passed away unexpectedly on Monday December 23, 2024 at Centerpointe Hospital. The family will have a private Graveside service with a Celebration of Life to be held at a later date. Jimmy was born in August of 1974 in Kansas City. The son of Glenn Morris and Linda Moody. Jimmy worked…
Doyle (Rat) Davis, 85, of Oak Grove, Missouri passed away Saturday, December 21, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 30th at Royer Funeral Home, 101 SE 15th St., Oak Grove, MO, 64075. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time. The family suggests contributions be made to the Sni Mills Cemetery Association…
Marella LaVon Ellison, 89, of Independence, Missouri passed away on Friday, December 20, 2024. Visitation will be Friday, January 3, 2025 12:30 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Church, Blue Springs, Missouri. Funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the church. Marella was born March 1, 1935 in Independence, Missouri. The daughter of James Nave and Charity (Martin) Nave. She…
William Edward Wagner, 84, of Independence, MO passed away on December 20, 2024. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 27, 2024 at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. Bill was born in St. Louis, MO to John and Margaret (Whalen) Wagner. He married Patricia, his loving wife of 62 years, and together they shared many…
Lewis “Jack” Franklin Leary, age 77, passed away on December 20, 2024, in Independence, Missouri. Born on January 29, 1947, in Keyser, West Virginia, Jack was the son of Charles and Margaret (Moore) Leary. He spent his early years in Keyser and attended school there before moving to California during his senior year to live with his sister. He graduated…
Rebecca M. Leath, 95 of Independence, MO, passed away December 18, 2024. Rebecca May Leath was born on April 30, 1929, in Oak Grove, MO to Francis and Kay (Herrington) McQuerry. She graduated from Halls Memorial High School in Buckner in the Class of 1947. “Becky” was talented in many ways and had several different jobs throughout her lifetime. Her…
Patricia Pearl Wagner, 86, of Independence, MO passed away on December 17, 2024. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. pm Friday, December 27, 2024 at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. Growing up, Patricia watched Elvis Presley every Saturday. Dancing was something she took great delight in. The twist was her favorite dance which led her to meet…
James (Jim) Edward Logan of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away on December 17, 2024, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, Missouri. Visitation will be held at 3:30 p.m. on December 26, 2024, at Royer Funeral Home, 1832 N. Blue Mills Road, Independence, Missouri. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on December 27, 2024, at Six Mile Baptist…
Michael Dean Hart, 77, died Dec. 17, 2024, at Jackson Creek Memory Care, Independence, MO. Mike was born on July 26, 1947, in Kansas City, to Aurice and Ethelyn Hart. He learned from his parents how to work hard and spent most of his time working alongside them working on the family egg and dairy farm. He often had to…