Donald Paul Jansen, 82, of Liberty, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Liberty Hospital.  Visitation will be from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, August 24th at Timothy Lutheran Church, Blue Springs, MO.  Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 25th at the church; burial at 2:00 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery, Sweet Springs, MO. Don was…

Floyd “Buzz” R. Bauer, Jr. 69, of Windsor, MO passed away August 19, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. Celebration of Life Service will be 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 6, 2014 at the family home in Windsor, MO. Floyd “Buzz” was born February 5, 1945 in Kanas City, KS to Floyd R. & Lula M. (Jackson) Bauer.…

Annette H. Prince, 76, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away Tuesday August 19, 2014 at St. Luke’s Hospice House.  Visitation will be 5:00-6:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO.  Memorial Service will follow at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or St Luke’s Hospice Home…

James R. Bell, 84, of Odessa, MO died on August 15, 2014.  Visitation will be 9:30-11:00 a.m., Tuesday August 19, 2014 at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO. Memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. He was born on January 26, 1930. His parents were Elmer & Liza (Stephens) Bell.  Jim was a gambler, a jokester…

Elvin Dean Pruett, 72, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away Friday, August 15, 2014.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 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. Arrangements:  Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley,…

Daisy C. Hooper, 90, Oak Grove, MO, died Aug. 10, 2014.  Services 1:00pm Wed. Aug. 13 at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO; Visitation 12:00-1:00pm; Burial in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville. Survived by husband, Mitchell Hooper; son, Dennis Hooper (Denise); 2 granddaughters, Staci Plumberg & Jaclyn Adams; 3 great-grandchildren: Cole Adams, Hayden Adams & Crystal Hooper; and 1 great great-grandchild,…

Lorraine Taylor Casey of Oak Grove passed away peacefully at the age 88 on Thursday, August 7, 2014. She was born in St. Louis, MO on April 1, 1926 to Karl and Anna Taylor. She graduated from St. Anthony's Catholic high school and then attended Logan Chiropractic College for one year. There she met Gordon Casey, whom she married on…

Gary Lee Friend, 47, of Independence, MO, passed away August 3, 2014. Services will be 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Buckner Restoration Church. Arr: New Salem Funeral Home 816-796-8600

Margaret Plotner, 84, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. Margaret was preceded in death by her husband: Buford “Rex” Rector; daughter: Christine Yingling. Margaret is survived by her daughter: Debbie Perry; sister: Isabel Spioch; brother: Richard Teal; 3 grandchildren: Carl Perry, Eric Yingling, Kyrie Sams; 7 great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Life service…

James Rende, 80, of Lone Jack, Missouri, passed away Monday, July 28, 2014.  Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Friday, August 1st at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO; burial in Valley Memorial Gardens, Grain Valley.  The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Arrangements:  Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO  …