Terre Lynn Whitener, 50, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015.  Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 8th at First Baptist Church, Oak Grove.  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 the family to help defray funeral…

Leonard G. Adkins, 81, succumbed to cancer early Saturday morning, May 2, 2015 at Research Medical Center.  Leonard and Mary Beth, wife and mother of four sons, lived in the Independence area for 54 years.  Leonard carried on after the death of Betsy in 2000. Leonard was a veteran of the United States Army.  He was a past owner and…

William Wayne Shepard, 74, of Independence, Mo, passed away May 2, 2015.  He was born December 21, 1940 in Boonville, Mo, the son of Joseph LaVerne and Velma Louise (Dilley) Shepard. William lived in Independence most of his life and worked for many years at Lake City Arsenal Plant as a Quality Control operator, before he retired. He was preceded…

Alfred “Al” Wyrick, 76, of Oak Grove, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015 at the VA Hospital in Kansas City MO.  Funeral services will be Thursday, May 7 at the First Baptist Church of Oak Grove; visitation from 5:00-6:00 pm with service following at 6:00 pm.  In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box…

George A. Stice, 87, of Bates City, MO passed away May 1, 2015.  Memorial service will be held May 16, 2015 at the Oak Grove Restoration Church in Oak Grove, MO.  Cremation and disbursement of ashes will be in MO. He was born on December 10, 1927, in Poughkeepsie, AR. He married Nadine Smith June 4, 1949 in Benton Harbor,…

William J. Kerivan, 80, of Odessa, Missouri, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Blue Springs, MO.  A visitation will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Monday, May 4th at Calvary Baptist Church, Odessa.  Cremation to follow. Bill was born July 6, 1934 in Ogdan, Utah, the son of William J. Kerivan Sr. & Nancy…

Vernon Gene Logan, 87, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015.  Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 2nd at the Church of Christ, Oak Grove.  The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Manuelito Children’s Home, 12 Theta…

Gayle Karen Groff was born February 6, 1952 in Independence, MO, to Olen and Marcelaine Griffel.  She passed away peacefully in the arms of the Lord on Friday, April 27, 2015, in her home in Grain Valley, surrounded by her husband and two sons, after a courageous bout with Lung Cancer. She is survived by her loving husband of 42…

Daniel “Dan” John Bruce, age 55, Air Force retired of Independence, MO, entered his field of dreams on April 22, 2015.  Celebration of his life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 27th at New Salem Funeral Home, 1823 N. Blue Mills Road, Independence. Dan is survived by his wife, Bonnie Bruce; his mother, Joan; two brothers: Christian and…

Betty Jo Crossland, 82, of Bates City, Missouri, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 18th at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO; burial in Valley Memorial Gardens, Grain Valley.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Betty was born October 18, 1932…