Obituaries

 Mona Mae Goddard, 91, of Independence passed peacefully on December 8, 2022, at Polaris Health and Wellness (Redwood) of Independence, Mo. Mona was born on May 30, 1931, to Peter…

 Gerald Ray Harris, 69, of Odessa, Mo. passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022, at home. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, December 17, 2022, at…

Carol A. Hall, 79, of Independence, MO, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. Visitation will be from 9:30 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO, 64055, 816-373-3600. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday following the visitation at the funeral chapel. Graveside services will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at Higginsville City Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. Memorials may be made in Carol’s honor to Wayside Waifs, 3901 Martha Truman Rd., Kansas City, MO, 64137.

Jack DeSelms, 86, of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2022, at Monterey Park Nursing Home in Independence. Memorial services will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Good Shepherd Community of Christ Church, 4341 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO, 64133. Memorials may be made in Jack’s honor to the Good Shepherd Community of Christ Church or The Boy Scouts Blue Elk District.

Opal N. McClellan, 94, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Friday, December 2, 2022 at Meyer Care Center at John Knox East. Visitation will be 12:30-1:30 p.m. Sunday, December 11th at Royer Funeral Home; Grain Valley, MO. Funeral Service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at the funeral home; burial in Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grain Valley, MO. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105. Opal was born January 11th, 1928 in Mapleton, KS to Orvan and Emma (Garrett) Powell. Seventy-Five years ago, Opal married Fred McClellan on January 17, 1947. Opal was employed for more than twenty years as secretary at Cler-Mont Elementary in the Fort Osage School District. She was also the bookkeeper for than twenty-five years for Fred McClellan Foundations in Independence, MO. After retirement Opal worked for Trailside Campers in Grain Valley, MO. Opal loved to play cards, play bingo, travel, and camp. Opal is survived by her son: Randy and LaDonna McClellan of Branson, MO and their children and grandchildren: Ciara and Jimmy Green, Mattix and Halle Green, Savannah and Caleb Slater, and Ryker Slater; two daughters: Sharon and Glenn Rogers of

Dollie L. Tade passed away peacefully on Monday, December 5, 2022 at her home.

Charles Sherrill, 57, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. Visitation will be from 4:00 7:00 p.m.