Diana Lynn Johnston, 73, of Grain Valley, passed away after an extended illness on Thursday July 29, 2021 at St. Mary's Hospital. Memorial services will be held Friday August 6, 2021 at Royer Funeral Home 100 Royer Lane in Grain Valley, Missouri 64029. Visitation is from 6:00pm to 7:00pm and the Memorial Service will start at 7:00pm. Zoom video chat is…
Anna Ruth Barnett, 100, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Oak Grove Nursing & Rehab. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 31st at Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove; burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Ruth was…
Deborah “Debi” Jean Walker, 62, passed away July 24, 2021 at KC Hospice House. Graveside services will take place on Friday July 30, 2021 at Buckner Hill Cemetery in Buckner, Mo. Family will have a Celebration of Life at a later date. Debi was born in Independence on April 22, 1959 to Ronald and Carol (Spangler) Brooks. Debi never knew a…
Teena Marie Ridgeway, age 64 of Leeton, Missouri passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021. There will be no funeral, but a Celebration of Life is pending. Teena was born February 25, 1957 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Robert and Hilda Schultz. Teena preferred living a simple life in wide open spaces near nature. She enjoyed reading and watching movies. She always…
Mary Harriet Martin, 79, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Centerpoint Medical Center surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Mary was born on October 14, 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Harry W. and Marreta L. (Motley) Brown. She was a 1960 graduate…
Janet K. Owings, 69, originally from Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at Villages of Jackson Creek, Independence, Missouri. A Celebration of Life will be held on August 14th at the Oak Grove Christian Church, 118 SW 22nd Street in Oak Grove, with visitation at 12:00 p.m. followed by the memorial service at 2:30 p.m. If you wish…
Dorothy Fay Brown, 85, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28th in Lone Jack Cemetery, Lone Jack, MO. Dorothy was born on May 17, 1936, in Jackson County, Missouri, the daughter of Hubert and Gertrude M. (Keck) Marble. She married Max Brown on November…
Lance Michael Lyman, 28 of Warsaw, MO passed away July 18, 2021. Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Sunday, August 1, 2021 at Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home; Independence, MO. Funeral service to follow at 2 p.m. Burial at New Salem Cemetery. Lance was born August 14, 1992 in Independence, MO to Russell D & Robin M. (Aamodt) Lyman. Lance liked…
Gary Lee Tonahill, 77, of Grain Valley, MO, formerly of Independence, MO, died Friday July 16, 2021, at St. Mary's Hospital, Blue Springs, MO. Per Gary’s final request, there will be no funeral, but a Celebration of Life is pending. Gary was born in Independence, MO, to Glen and Francis Tonahill. He took an early retirement from Armco Steel and started his business…
Barbara Pencie Infranca, age 78 of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away July 15th 2021. Barbara will be remembered on her birthday, Saturday August 14th, with a 1pm visitation at Royer Funeral Home in Grain Valley followed by a funeral service. Born August 14th, 1942 to Wayne and Mildred (Evans) Schneckloth and raised in Port Orchard, Washington. In 1960 Barbara graduated from…