Carla Sue Baker (87) was born July 19, 1938, in Plainview, Texas. She died peacefully on January 31, 2026, in Oak Grove, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, husband Gerald Baker, sisters Margibeth Howard and Lea Gwynelle Steele, brother Noel Howard, daughter Debra Geiman, stepson Mark Baker, and grandson Christopher Morton. She is survived by…
Laura May Denton, 79, of Texas City, Texas, passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2026. Services will be held at Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home in Independence, MO, on Friday, February 13th, with visitation at 2:00 p.m. and funeral at 3:00 p.m., followed by burial in New Salem Cemetery. Full obituary coming soon… Arrangements: Royer’s New Salem, Independence, MO 816-796-8600
Johnnie Lee Peterman, 76, of Independence, Missouri passed away Saturday, January 31, 2026. A Celebration of Life will be held at 6:00 p.m. Monday, February 9, 2026 at Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home, Independence, Missouri. The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Johnnie was born on September 22, 1949, in Harrison, Arkansas,…
Laura M. Denton, 79, of Texas City, Texas, peacefully passed away the evening of January 31, 2026. Services will be held at Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home in Independence, MO, on Friday, February 13th, with visitation at 2:00 p.m. and funeral at 3:00 p.m., followed by burial in New Salem Cemetery. Laura was born March 16, 1946, in Kansas City,…
Charles Robert Bellemere, 76, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away Friday, January 30, 2026. A visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, Missouri, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Charles was born on June 25, 1949, at St. Mary’s Hospital across from the Liberty Memorial in Kansas…
Ailisa Jane Hall, 53, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away due to an unfortunate accident. Services will be held on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at Royer Funeral Home in Oak Grove, with visitation at 4:00 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Life at 5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Royer Funeral Home to help defray funeral expenses. Ailisa graduated with the Oak Grove High School…
Bryan Thomas “Tommy” Hoerl, age 66, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away on January 28, 2026, at St. Mary's Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Elks Lodge located at 100 E. Brizendine Rd in Blue Springs at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2026. Bryan was born on July 18, 1959, in Kansas City, MO, the…
Charles E. Martin left this world on January 28th, 2026. Charles otherwise known as Chuck was born June 9th, 1953 to Charles F and (Ethel)Jean Martin. A Celebration of Life with Military Honors will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 20, 2026 at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. This young hot-headed teenager decided to go into the Marine Corps…
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our matriarch, Lyda Dianne West at age 76, on January 28, 2026. Dianne was born on April 26, 1949, in Kansas City, MO. She was a 1967 graduate of Odessa High School and long-time resident of Oak Grove, MO. Dianne’s career included work as a beautician, homemaker, and later several…
Peter Eugene Fuller, 66, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2026. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2026, at Royer Funeral Home in Grain Valley, Missouri. A service will immediately follow at 2:30 p.m. Peter was born November 13, 1959, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Robert and Rebecca Fuller.…