Barbara Suellen (Newton) Fink, 72, of Independence MO, passed away May 25, 2016, at St. Lukes Hospice House. The family will hold a Celebration of Life, with dinner to follow, on Sunday May 29, 2016, starting at 3:00 p.m. at their home, 28606 East US 24 Hwy, Buckner MO, 64016. Barbara was born January 10, 1944 in Smithville, Missouri, the…

Miyo Kikue Edwards, 85, of Independence, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 25th 2016. A visitation will be held from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 also at the funeral home; burial following in Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence.…

Vicki Ann DeWald, 70, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016.  Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 31st at St. John the Baptist Church, Greeley, Kansas; burial of ashes in St. John Catholic Cemetery, Greeley. Vicki was born February 8, 1946, in Garnett, Kansas, the daughter of Donovan and Freda (Nolte) Miller.  She…

Sherman Lee Johnson, 80, of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City.  Services with Military Honors were held on Memorial Day, May 30, 2016. Sherman was born March 3, 1936, in Glasgow, Montana, the son of Ned and Inez (Jones) Johnson.  He served in the U.S. Marines & Navy.  Sherman was…

Laura Ann Shay, 54, of Bates City, Missouri, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016.  Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 26th in Valley Memorial Gardens, Grain Valley, MO. Arrangements:  Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove, MO   816-690-4441

Wil Spreeman, 72, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016.  Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 4th at Church of Christ in Odessa, officiated by Jason Hawkins.  The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Wil was born July 3, 1943, in Norfolk, Nebraska, the son of Herman…

Fern Marie Harms, 83, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Blue Springs, MO.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 27th at Timothy Lutheran Church, Blue Springs; burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the church. Fern was…

Shirley Ann Ethridge, 80, of Oak Grove, died Friday, May 20, 2016 at Oak Grove Nursing & Rehab.  Services will be held Tuesday, May 24th at Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove; Visitation: 1-2 pm; Funeral 2 pm; Burial in Buckner Cemetery, Buckner, MO. Arrangements:  Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove, MO   816-690-4441

Margaret Louise (Runnels) Evans, 90, of Independence MO, passed away May 19, 2016. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the New Salem Baptist Church in Independence MO. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  Burial will be at 3 p.m. in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Gallatin MO. Margaret was born January 25,…