Obituaries

Audrey Nilges Blue Springs 89, 07/26/2021, Meyers Funeral Chapel-Blue Springs.07-31, 11:00 AM, St. John La Lande Catholic Church, Blue Springs, Holy Angels Cemetery, Garnett, KS

Audrey Nilges Blue Springs 89, 07/26/2021, Meyers Funeral Chapel-Blue Springs.07-31, 11:00 AM, St. John La Lande Catholic Church, Blue Springs, Holy Angels Cemetery, Garnett, KS

Mary Coen Odessa 71, 07/26/2021, Meyers Funeral Chapel-Blue Springs.31-July, 10:00 AM, Meyers Funeral Chapel-Blue Springs, Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence

Mary Coen Odessa 71, 07/26/2021, Meyers Funeral Chapel-Blue Springs.31-July, 10:00 AM, Meyers Funeral Chapel-Blue Springs, Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence

Stella Bernice (Matuzas) Null Stella Bernice (Matuzas) Null was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend to many. She left this world on...

Stella Bernice (Matuzas) Null Stella Bernice (Matuzas) Null was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend to many. She left this world on July 21, 2021, at the age of 93, surrounded by loved ones. Stella was born January 6, 1928 in Chicago, IL...

Stella Bernice (Matuzas) Null Stella Bernice (Matuzas) Null was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend to many. She left this world on...

Stella Bernice (Matuzas) Null Stella Bernice (Matuzas) Null was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend to many. She left this world on July 21, 2021, at the age of 93, surrounded by loved ones. Stella was born January 6, 1928 in Chicago, IL...

Greg Spillman Lone Jack 59, 07/25/2021, Meyers Funeral Chapel-Blue Springs.29-July, 10:00 AM, Manna Fellowship, Pleasant Hill, Oak Grove Cemetery

Greg Spillman Lone Jack 59, 07/25/2021, Meyers Funeral Chapel-Blue Springs.29-July, 10:00 AM, Manna Fellowship, Pleasant Hill, Oak Grove Cemetery

Elizabeth "Betty" Darlene McQuerry Elizabeth "Betty" McQuerry was born on January 13, 1930, in Buckner, MO to Walter and Pearl (Ames) Armbruster. She graduated from Halls...

Elizabeth "Betty" Darlene McQuerry Elizabeth "Betty" McQuerry was born on January 13, 1930, in Buckner, MO to Walter and Pearl (Ames) Armbruster. She graduated from Halls Memorial High School in Buckner in the Class of 1948. In 1950 she married her high school sweetheart, Ruben "R....

Victoria Carey Independence 74, 07/23/2021, Carson-Speaks Chapel.29- July, 10:00AM, Carson-Speaks Chapel, Mount Washington Cemetery

Victoria Carey Independence 74, 07/23/2021, Carson-Speaks Chapel.29- July, 10:00AM, Carson-Speaks Chapel, Mount Washington Cemetery

Benjamin Orell Blue Springs - Benjamin Bob Orell, a "gentle giant", passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, July 19, 2021. He was 41. Ben...

Benjamin Orell Blue Springs - Benjamin Bob Orell, a "gentle giant", passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, July 19, 2021. He was 41. Ben was born to Bobby and Bonnie Orell on May 8, 1980 in Independence, Missouri. Ben was a kind, quiet man with...

Marcia Russell Independence - Marcia Sue Russell, a beautiful soul, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 22, 2021. She was 80 years old. Marcia was born...

Marcia Russell Independence - Marcia Sue Russell, a beautiful soul, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 22, 2021. She was 80 years old. Marcia was born to James and Mary Pippenger on April 1, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating from VanHorn High School, Marcia married...

Margaret Walruff Oak Grove - Margaret was born on the family farm outside of Seneca, Kansas the second to last of 9 children of Bernard (B.L.)...

Margaret Walruff Oak Grove - Margaret was born on the family farm outside of Seneca, Kansas the second to last of 9 children of Bernard (B.L.) and Anna Sack. She had three brothers: John, Wilfred and Elmer and five sisters: Winifred, Mary, Helen, Irene and Elaine....

Betty Jo Burkhart Betty Jo Burkhart, age 94, passed away Saturday, July 24. Betty Jo was born on October 23, 1926, in Mack's Creek, Missouri, daughter...

Betty Jo Burkhart Betty Jo Burkhart, age 94, passed away Saturday, July 24. Betty Jo was born on October 23, 1926, in Mack's Creek, Missouri, daughter of Ray and Eva (Edwards) Edison. She was united in marriage May 15, 1946, to Kenneth L. Burkhart, who preceded her...

James Cottrell Buckner - James David "Jim" Cottrell, 59 of Buckner, Mo. passed away Monday, July 19, 2021, at his residence. Visitation will be held Wednesday,...

James Cottrell Buckner - James David "Jim" Cottrell, 59 of Buckner, Mo. passed away Monday, July 19, 2021, at his residence. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 6-8 pm, and service will be 10 am, Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020...

James William Wair Independence - James William Wair, 93, of Independence, Missouri, formerly of Lebanon, MO, passed away Sunday July 18, 2021,in The Groves in Independence,...

James William Wair Independence - James William Wair, 93, of Independence, Missouri, formerly of Lebanon, MO, passed away Sunday July 18, 2021,in The Groves in Independence, MO. Graveside Service was 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 26, 2021, in Harrill (Simlin) Cemetery, near Stoutland, Missouri under the direction of...

Bernice Coleman Kansas City - Bernice Iantha Coleman, a woman of faith, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. She was 92. Bernice was born...

Bernice Coleman Kansas City - Bernice Iantha Coleman, a woman of faith, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. She was 92. Bernice was born to Earl and Bessie Shaver on April 15, 1929 in Cameron, Missouri. Bernice lived most of her childhood in Cameron, Missouri. When...

LTC Wade W. LaDue Independence, MO - LTC Wade William LaDue, LTC of Independence, Missouri, and Holmes Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2021,...

LTC Wade W. LaDue Independence, MO - LTC Wade William LaDue, LTC of Independence, Missouri, and Holmes Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2021, in Independence, Missouri. He graduated from high school in San Pedro, CA, where he was an outstanding athlete in football and...

Fred L. McMullen Independence, MO 82, 07/22/2021, Carson-Speaks Chapel.08-02, 10:00AM, Carson-Speaks Chapel, Mt. Washington Cemetery

Fred L. McMullen Independence, MO 82, 07/22/2021, Carson-Speaks Chapel.08-02, 10:00AM, Carson-Speaks Chapel, Mt. Washington Cemetery

Elizabeth "Liz" Busby Kansas City 31, 07/19/2021, Meyers Funeral Chapel-Blue Springs.02-July, 4:00 PM, First Baptist Church of Blue Springs, --

Elizabeth "Liz" Busby Kansas City 31, 07/19/2021, Meyers Funeral Chapel-Blue Springs.02-July, 4:00 PM, First Baptist Church of Blue Springs, --

Ruth H. Dodson Independence - Ruth H. Dodson, 88, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Cedarhurst of Blue Springs. Ruth was born June 18, 1933...

Ruth H. Dodson Independence - Ruth H. Dodson, 88, passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Cedarhurst of Blue Springs. Ruth was born June 18, 1933 in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of Fritz and Erna (Casutt) Mechler. After her marriage to an American soldier, she...

Steven W. Jones Independence - Steven W. Jones, of Independence, MO, passed away far too soon on Tuesday July 20, 2021, at the age of 60....

Steven W. Jones Independence - Steven W. Jones, of Independence, MO, passed away far too soon on Tuesday July 20, 2021, at the age of 60. A visitation will be held from 10-11am on Monday, July 26th with a funeral service following at 11:00am, both...

Marilyn Kathryn Harris Klees Marilyn Kathryn Harris Klees, 81, of Weston, Florida passed on July 17, 2021, succumbing to complications of strokes experienced in May and...

Marilyn Kathryn Harris Klees Marilyn Kathryn Harris Klees, 81, of Weston, Florida passed on July 17, 2021, succumbing to complications of strokes experienced in May and June. She passed beyond the curtain of mortality in her daughter's Miramar, Florida home surrounded by her three children (Wolfgang,...