Donna Rae (Orscheln) Cavaness, 72, of Independence, MO passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015. Donna was born on February 15, 1942 in Kansas City, MO. She was married to Ernest Cavaness for 41 years. She was preceded in death by her mother Eva J. Orscheln, father Richard J. Orscheln, husband Ernest Cavaness, sister Sharon Bragg, son Eddie Specht, and…
Frederick Kranz, 91, of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Blue Springs, MO. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 24th at Timothy Lutheran Church, Blue Springs. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Burial will be held at a later date…
William Lee Wilke, 80, passed away January 16, 2015. Private services. Bill was born December 6, 1934, in Kearney, NE, to Earney Deloss and Dorothy (Vannoy) Wilke. Bill moved to Grain Valley, MO in 1951, where he met and married his wife, Judith Elaine Miller, on December 22, 1956. He worked 30 years at Army Map Service in Kansas City,…
Carolyn Ann Douglas, 76, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Blue Springs. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 18th at Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove; burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Contributions can…
John Preston Harwood RN, 63, of Grain Valley, MO, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Blue Springs, MO. A visitation will be held from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 17th at Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove, MO. John was born January 8, 1952, in Casper, Wyoming, the son of James P. and Mickey (Hulse)…
Frederic M. DeLaughter, 89, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 at Valley Manor Nursing Home in Excelsior Springs, MO. Frederic was born December 25, 1925 in Bache, Oklahoma, to Ivy Pickens & Lucille Ann (Morris) DeLaughter. He moved to the Kansas City area in 1946 and to Independence in 1956. Frederic served his country in the U.S.…
Troy Lockard, 42, of Edwards, MO, died January 9, 2015, as the result of an automobile accident. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, January 14, at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO; visitation from 5:30–7:30 pm, funeral at 7:30 pm. A graveside service will be held at 11 am Thursday at Centerview Cemetery, Centerview, MO. Troy was born January 26, 1972…
Frank P. Chiles Jr., 84, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Thursday, January 7, 2015 at his home, after a long illness. Services will be held Tuesday, January 12th, with Visitation from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at New Salem Funeral Home, Independence; and graveside at 2:30 p.m. at Six Mile Cemetery, Sibley, MO. Frank was born August 31, 1931 in Cameron,…
John Howard Kim, 80, of Oak Grove, MO, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. He was born in March, 1934, in Kansas City, Missouri, the only child of William Anthony Kim and Olive Florine Fields and grew up on a farm in East Lynn, attending Harrisonville High School, where he graduated in…
Norma L. Robinson, 86, of Oak Grove, MO passed away January 6, 2015. Visitation will be 2:00-3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Royer Funeral Home, Oak Grove, MO. Graveside service with burial will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Lone Jack Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Service League 1408 SE Austin St, Oak Grove, MO 64075. Norma…