Oleta Marie (Walden) Keck, 94 ½, of Oak Grove, Missouri, was tiny in stature, but mighty in the eyes of those around her. Born premature at an estimated pound and a half she has been an amazement to everyone her entire life. Being a farmer alongside her husband (Ben) she was always busy accomplishing something. Her cooking could never be…
Louella Watkins, 65, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 6th at Royer-Hays Funeral Home, Blue Springs, MO; burial in Blue Springs Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Louella was born November 12, 1950 in Parsons, Kansas, the…
Casey Lee Hamilton Wright, 25, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 3rd at the Oak Grove United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the church. Casey was born February 20, 1990, in Blue Springs, MO, the son of…
Robert L. “Bob” Arnsperger, 71, of Oak Grove, MO, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, February 1st at Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove; burial at 1:00 p.m. in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral…
Vincent Saladino, 75, formerly of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016. A visitation will be held on Monday, February 1, 2016 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley with a memorial service following at 7:00 pm. Vincent was born September 8, 1940, in Kansas City, Missouri, son of Frank and Elizabeth (Palmasano) Saladino.…
Charles Edward (Ed) Stowell, 76, of Blue Springs, Mo., passed away Jan. 25, 2016, at home surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. Ed was born in Independence, Mo., on September 10, 1939. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ira and Lorine Stowell, and a brother, Dan. Ed is survived by his wife Judy…
Ronald Lee Basquette, age 78, passed away Monday, January 25, 2016. Visitation from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 30th, with memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ, Missionary Restoration Branch, 3415 N. Elsea Smith Road, Buckner, MO 64016. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Center Place Restoration School, 819 W. Waldo, Independence, MO…
Wayne George Williams Jr., 73, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2016. A Memorial Gathering will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 30th at Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove. Wayne was born in Wichita, Kansas on April 11, 1942, the first born son of Wayne and Helen Williams. He was Christened David Wayne…
Violet “Vi” Delia Masters, 87, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, MO. Cremation; no services. Arrangements: Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove, MO 816-690-4441
David Henry Wieland Jr, 59, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016, at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. and funeral will be at 2:00 p.m. at the Oak Grove United Methodist Church; burial in the Oak Grove Cemetery. David was born August 17, 1956, in Los Angeles, CA, the…