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Amy Dawn Reimal-Litzenberger

Amy was a fun loving young lady who never met a stranger. She had a heart as big as all outdoors. She did not have any biological children, but was a “mother” to many. No matter who she encountered, she was immediately ready to help them when they experienced misfortune. She would open her heart and her home to those in need of her help.

Elaine Martens

Elaine passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 13, 2022, with family by her side. She was born to Miles and Tena Lenox on Sept 18, 1926, in La Crosse, Wisconsin with her twin sister Eleanor Thompson. She is preceded in death by her older brother Loris Lenox.

Kelly Woodard Valentine

Kelly, age 52, and a former resident of Blue Springs, Missouri; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Frisco, Texas, lost her hard fought battle with cancer. She leaves behind her husband, Cary Valentine; daughter, Alexandria Boynton; grandchildren, Foxx, Blade, and Indi; Parents, Ronald and Sharon Woodard; and sister, Lindsey Woodard Schnoebelen. After graduating, Kelly worked as a flight attendant and several years working in the construction industry as a liaison for the work crew and payroll officer. There will be no formal arrangements at this time.

Jaguars go against the wind

In soccer, the team that has the wind to its back usually has the advantage. That was not the case in Tuesday’s season opener between Suburban Big Eight rivals Blue Springs South and Lee’s Summit North.

Hard-won wisdom helps us get by

What are your favorite words? What’s the best thing anyone has ever said to you? What’s the best thing you say to others, and maybe need to say to yourself? Words matter. They make a difference, good or bad, whether spoken or left unsaid.

Ivan Lee Lovell

Ivan Lee Lovell of Independence, MO passed away Monday March 7, 2022, he was 77 years of age. Ivan was born on November 26, 1944, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Arthur Ivan and Wilmuth Lorene (Williams) Lovell. Ivan attended and graduated from East High School, where he met his best friend and love of his life Judith. The pair were married March 13, 1963, in Independence, MO. Ivan is survived by his children, Aaron Lovell, Nikki (Lovell) Rutland and her husband Marty Rutland; grandchildren, Ivan Ryan Lovell, Hayden Lee Lovell, Jada NicoleAnn Rutland, and Jacob Clifford Rutland. He is preceded in death by his wife of 56 plus years, Judith Kathleen Lovell; and his parents Arthur Lovell and Wilmuth Lovell.