Cari Agnes Malcolm, age 62, passed away peacefully at home in Oak Grove, Missouri, on December 18, 2025. Cari was a devoted partner, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend whose kindness and quiet strength touched everyone who knew her. She shared her life with her loving partner, Shawn Stryker, and found her greatest joy in her family. She was preceded in death by her…
Terry (TG) Gene Paull 55 departed this life on December 18th 2025 at St. Luke’s Hospice House. Friends and Family are invited to his Celebration of Life February 28th 2026 1-5p.m. on Saturday at Smoke Brewery in Lee’s Summit. Terry was born October 8th 1970 to Charlotte and Larry Paull in Kansas City Mo and raised in Raytown where he…
Margaret “Peggy” Ann Wanamaker, 72, of Sibley, MO, passed away on December 18, in Independence, MO, after a lengthy battle with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Peggy was born on April 13, 1953, in Suffern, New York, to Robert and Anna Wanamaker. Originally from Congers, New York, she later lived in Maryland, Yemen, Tunisia, and Maine before eventually settling in Missouri.…
Kara S. Johnson, 71, of Oak Grove, MO, passed away on December 17, 2025. A graveside inurnment service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 23rd at Oak Grove Cemetery in Oak Grove, MO. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages memorial contributions to the University of Nebraska Foundation, P.O. Box 82555, Lincoln, NE 68501-2555; please notate: Intestinal…
Daniel Marion Champ, 50, of Bates City, Missouri, passed away on December 17, 2025 in his home, surrounded by his family. Born on June 1, 1975, to Peggy and Daniel Champ Sr., in Independence, Missouri. Daniel graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri. He was a hardworking and devoted man who took pride in his work and in…
Phillip “Dale” Robinson 80, Odessa, Missouri, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2025. Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at Greenton Baptist Church in Odessa, Missouri, with funeral services immediately following at 3:00 p.m. Dale was born on August 29, 1945, in Odessa, Missouri, to Walter and Martha (Baker) Robinson. He was…
Carl Lee Stevens, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on Monday, December 15th. He was preceded in death by his father, Lee Stevens, and his wife, Christine Stevens. Carl is survived by his loving family: his daughter Stephanie and her husband Mike, his son Eric and his wife Angelina, six cherished grandchildren, two precious great-grandchildren, his mother Jane, and his sisters…
Lolita Ledbetter, 94, of Independence, Missouri passed away Monday, December 15, 2025. Services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home, Independence, Missouri; burial will follow at Old Salem Cemetery, Independence, Missouri. The family will received friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Lolita was born on…
Gilbert Keith Sutton, Keith “as his family called him" passed away on Dec 15, 2025 at the age of 56. He had been battling several health issues the past year. He was born July 8, 1969 in Olathe, KS. He was preceded in death by his parents Gilbert Jesse Sutton and Wanda Marie Dunkin and one older brother Weldon Sutton. …
William Thomas Blyler “Bill”, age 91, of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away peacefully at his home on December 15, 2025. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at Salem Cemetery, Independence, Missouri. Bill was born on March 7, 1934, in Higginsville, Missouri, the son of Mary Upton Thurston and William Edward Edgar Blyler. He spent…