On August 9, 2015, Alvin “Eddie” Crown joined his parents, Alvin and Ross Crown; two sisters, Mary Crown and JoAn Van Winkle; sister-in-law, Anita Crown; cousins, Gail Stark and Rick Ek; and his cherished mother-in-law, Nell Erickson.  He is survived by his wife, Debra L Crown; one son, Richard (Cindy) Pierce; two daughters, Rhonda (James) Crider and Janelle Adams; two…

Donald Logan Duncan, 39, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Saturday August 8, 2015. A visitation will be held at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on Thursday, August 13, 2015 with a memorial service following at 7:00 pm. Donald (Logan) was born July 6, 1976 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Daniel and Kathy…

Roberta R. Bowlen, 74, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Blue Springs.  Services will be held Monday, August 10th at Royer-Hays Funeral Home, Blue Springs, with visitation at 10:00 a.m. and funeral at 11:00 a.m. Graveside services will follow at 1:00 p.m. in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. Roberta was…

Richard “Dick” Blaine Scott, 70, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Lee’s Summit Medical Center.  Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 9th at New Summit Church, 1800 NE Independence Avenue, Lee’s Summit, MO 64086. Arrangements: Royer-Hays Funeral Home, Blue Springs, MO   816-229-5551

Gerald Albert Schroeder, 80, of Independence, Missouri, joined his Heavenly Father on August 3, 2015.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 7th at New Salem Funeral Home, Independence; burial in New Salem Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home.  In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made…

Rocky M. Palmer, 57, of Oak Grove, Missouri passed away Saturday, August 1, 2015.  Private family services were held. Rocky Mitch Palmer was born October 4, 1957 in Tucson, Arizona to Curtis and Joyce Palmer. Rocky lived most of his life at Tarsney Lakes, Missouri. He was employed as a heavy equipment mechanic and carpenter and was known for being…

Priscilla “Penny” Lane Montalbano, 76, of Bates City, Missouri, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015.  Cremation; no services. Penny was born March 28, 1939 in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Benjamin and Margaret (Vaughn) Clark.  She married Robert Montalbano on May 24, 1958.  Penny was an LPN, working in many hospitals and nursing homes.  She loved her Red Hatters, and…

Michael W. “Mick” Lewis 48, Independence, died Friday July 31, 2015, at his home. Mr. Lewis was born on May 17th 1967 in Independence, MO, before moving to Carolina Beach, NC as a child. As an adult, Mr. Lewis began a successful business “RV Anywhere” in the Florida area before relocating the business back to Independence. His survivors include his…

Deena Leeann Martin, 46, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015.  Memorial services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday, August 3rd at Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove.  The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Deena was born May 10, 1969, in Independence, Missouri, the daughter of John E.…

Cheri Ann Barnard, 63, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at Liberty Hospital.  A visitation will be held from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 2nd at New Salem Funeral Home, Independence, MO.  Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 3rd in Kidder Cemetery, Kidder, MO. Cheri was born May 18, 1952 in Braymer,…