Zelda Marie Durbin, 84, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 4th at New Salem Funeral Home, Independence; burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Zelda was born December 23, 1932…
Donna D. Ballinger, 67, of Independence, Missouri, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2017 at Carmel Hills Rehabilitation Center, Independence. A celebration of life was held from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on April 18th at Carmel Hills. Donna leaves behind two sons, Danny Blackmon Sr. and James Ballinger, both of Independence; two sisters, Karen and Mazie, both of Kansas City,…
Charles David “Dave” Blackshere, 64, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017, unexpectedly working alongside his loyal friends and associates. Visitation for family and friends will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 8th at Waldo Restoration Branch Church, 819 West Waldo Avenue, Independence, MO, 64052. Memorial services begin at 3:00 p.m., with a reception following. In…
James William Nebgen, 85, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 1st at First Baptist Church of Oak Grove; burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until service time at the church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to…
Roger Allen Meyer, age 59, of Higginsville and formerly from Concordia, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017. A private family memorial will be held at a later date. Roger was preceded in death by his parents, August and Mildred (Gieseke) Meyer, and two sisters, Barbara Skidmore and Rose Mary Livengood. Survivors include three sisters: Martha Younce of Concordia, MO, Helen…
Bradley Miles Sprague, 29, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 31st at First Baptist Church of Oak Grove; burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the church. Contributions may be made to the family to defray…
Larry R. Burton, 78, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 30th at New Salem Funeral Home, Independence; burial in New Salem Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 29th at…
Bernard Ivan Smith, 93, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away Thursday, March 23, 2017 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. A gathering for family and friends will be held from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 28th at Royer-Hays Funeral Home, Blue Springs. Bernard was born March 31, 1923, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, the son of Charles and Reta (Coffin) Smith. He…
Shirley was born January 4, 1943, in Council Bluffs, IA, to Quentin and Irma Renshaw. She graduated in 1961 from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs, and in 1978 moved to Columbia, Missouri, to attend the University of Missouri, receiving her degree in archaeology in May 1982. She also spent six weeks studying archaeology at a university in…
Linda Kay Roberson, 69, of Sugar Creek, Missouri, graduated to heaven to meet her Lord on March 20, 2017. Celebration of Life services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Friday, March 24th at New Hope Baptist Church, 18000 E Lexington, Independence, MO. The family will receive friends from 10:30 a.m. until service time at the church. In lieu of flowers,…