Manuel “Manny” Vincent Chaves (52) of Oak Grove, MO passed away on Monday, February 2, 2015 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO due to complications of heart arrhythmia. He was born on November 1, 1962 in Lompoc, CA and spent his early years living in Northern California in the Central Valley region. It was there where he…

Betty Ann “Betty Boop” Ragsdale McCall 71, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 1st at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley; burial in Grain Valley Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Betty Ann was born on April 14,…

Helen L. King, 88, of Lone Jack, MO passed away January 28, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO. Memorial Service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial of ashes at Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Arr: Royer Funeral Home 101 S.E. 15th…

Carolyn Sue Cochran, 72, of Grandview, MO, formerly of Bates City, MO. passed away January 26, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove, MO. Funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be made in…

Alberta G. Chuning of Independence, Missouri, passed away January 24, 2015 at NKC Hospice.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 28th at New Salem Funeral Home; burial in New Salem Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Alberta was born near Graham, Missouri, to Orvel and Edna…

Cloeta Mae Harlan, 83, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Saturday, January 24, 2015.  Graveside services will be held at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 28th at Blue Springs Cemetery, Blue Springs, MO. Cloeta was born March 20, 1931 in Mammoth Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of Frank and Ida Mae (Marshall) Carpenter.  She was raised in the depression, and learned to work…

Donna Rae (Orscheln) Cavaness, 72, of Independence, MO passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Donna was born on February 15, 1942 in Kansas City, MO. She was married to Ernest Cavaness for 41 years. She was preceded in death by her mother Eva J. Orscheln, father Richard J. Orscheln, husband Ernest Cavaness, sister Sharon Bragg, son Eddie Specht, and…

Frederick Kranz, 91, of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Blue Springs, MO.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 24th at Timothy Lutheran Church, Blue Springs.  The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church.  Burial will be held at a later date…

William Lee Wilke, 80, passed away January 16, 2015.  Private services. Bill was born December 6, 1934, in Kearney, NE, to Earney Deloss and Dorothy (Vannoy) Wilke.  Bill moved to Grain Valley, MO in 1951, where he met and married his wife, Judith Elaine Miller, on December 22, 1956.  He worked 30 years at Army Map Service in Kansas City,…

Carolyn Ann Douglas, 76, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Blue Springs.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 18th at Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove; burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.  Contributions can…