Kathleen Rose Young, 73, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2026, at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. Services will be held on Tuesday, July 21st, with visitation from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. at Royer Funeral Home in Oak Grove, followed by graveside service at 3:30 p.m. in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Pleasant Hill,…
Kenneth Neal Tranbarger, 64, of Bates City, Missouri, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2026. Services will be held on Thursday, July 23rd at Royer Funeral Home in Oak Grove, MO, with visitation at 1:00 p.m. and funeral following at 2:00 p.m. Kenneth was born on September 30, 1961, in Kansas City, MO, the son of William Ray and Catharine…
Kimberley Diane Kramer(née Potts), 61, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away peacefully at home alongside family on July 17th, 2026. Born on August 24th, 1964 in Kansas City, MO, she was the third of five children born to Paul E. and Esther M. Potts. A graduate of Northwest Missouri State University (undergrad) and University of Central Missouri (graduate),…
Richard Harold "Dick" Erickson passed away peacefully on July 16, 2026, at the age of 94. Dick was born in November of 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri. He spent his early childhood in Liberty and St. Louis before returning to Kansas City, where he graduated from Southwest High School. After earning his degree from the University of Kansas City (now…
Harry Bloss, 88, of Mayview, Missouri, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2026, at Aspire Senior Living Center in Oak Grove, MO, under the care of Monarch Hospice. Harry was an Army Veteran. He retired from Walsworth Publishing Co. in Brookfield, MO. Harry loved his family and his dog. He loved to listen to music and danced and loved to…
Carla AnnE Darr was born in Great Bend KS to Ned and Adeline (Feldman) Darr. Her mother’s family settled there from Germany in the 1800s. Her paternal grandmother wrote about her family acquiring land in The Land Rush of 1889 in Oklahoma. She graduated in 1953 from Great Bend High School then moved to Hutchinson, Kansas. Her journey of faith…
Mary Alice Craig, 85, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 9, 2026. A visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Royer Funeral Home in Grain Valley, Missouri. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. Mary was born on September 20, 1940, in Holden, Missouri, to Theodore and Bertha Boosinger. Mary dedicated many…
Glenn Ray McAnarney, 85, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on July 8, 2026. Glenn was born on February 26, 1941, in Paola, Kansas, to Basil McAnarney and Leta Faye Rushing McAnarney. A proud United States Marine, Glenn served his country honorably from 1959 to 1966, ultimately attaining the commissioned rank of Captain. His military honors included the Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars,…
Karlann Ruth Jons, 87, passed away Monday, July 6, 2026, at her home in Blue Springs, Missouri. Services will be held at First Baptist Church of Oak Grove in Oak Grove, MO, on Saturday, July 18th, with visitation at 11:00 a.m. followed by a memorial at 12:00 p.m. Karlann was born July 27, 1938, in Blue Springs, MO, the daughter…
James Joseph Megerson of Independence, Missouri passed away on July 4, 2026. James was born August 30, 1945 to Shellvie and Mary (Boehm) Megerson. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Carole Evans, brother John Megerson and sister-in-law Nancy. James is survived by his wife of 62 years, Elizabeth I. Megerson, their son, James E. Megerson, daughters, Lori…