Erma Jean Johansen, 85, Pleasant Valley, Missouri passed away February 18, 2018.  A visitation will be held 12:00 -1:00 PM, Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri.  Funeral services will follow at 1:00 PM.  Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, Missouri. Erma was born May 15,…

Betty May, 92, resident of Independence Missouri, passed away on February 16, 2018.   Betty was born in Kansas City Missouri to Artis and Selma Nelson on June 12, 1925.  She spent her childhood in Kansas City and graduated Paseo High School.  In 1942, Betty married Raymond L. May at the Kansas City Courthouse.  After WWII…

Lawrence “Larry” Robert James, 60, Independence, Missouri passed away January 22, 2018.  A visitation will be held 2:00 – 3:00 PM, Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society.  A memorial service will follow 3:00 PM, Saturday, February 24, 2018 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Misssouri. Larry…

Andrew Sean Echternach, 24 years, of Columbia, Mo passed away Friday, Feb 16, 2018 at his home. A celebration of his life will be held at 6pm, Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Destiny Pointe Church, 1900 N Providence Rd, corner of Providence & Vandiver, Columbia, MO. Andrew was born August 27, 1993 in Columbia, MO.…

If you’re a stranger reading this, that just means you never had the good fortune of meeting (or sitting next to, or standing in line with, or sharing a space with) Kerry Pittman. He never met a stranger and loved discussing anything and everything with anyone around him. And because of his affable nature and…

Patsey “Pat” Jean Williamson, 77, passed on February, 09, 2018, with her family by her side in Cameron, Mo. She leaves her son Rick Hogan, son Mark Mitchell, daughter Michelle Shelton, son Mikey Williamson and wife Samantha Williamson, granddaughters Colleen Miller, Crystal Hogan, Candice Hogan, Kimmy Reeves, Kathy Reeves, Misty Mitchell, Lindsey Shelton, Lacey Shelton,…

Guadalupe Liera, 76, Kansas City, Mo passed away Feb. 10, 2018 at her home.  A visitation will be held Sun. Feb. 18, 2018 1-2 PM followed by a memorial service at 2 PM, at Heartland, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, Mo 64133. Guadalupe was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded…

Billy Wanstreet, 72, Independence, Mo passed away February 10, 2018 at his home.   A visitation will be held from 10-11 AM, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, followed by a memorial service at 11, at Heartland, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, Mo 64133.

Dennis O’Brien Taylor, 74, of Spencerport, New York passed away Feburary 6, 2018 in Independence, Missouri. Please send contributions to Heartland Cremation & Burial Society at 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri for Dennis’s memorial fund. Mr. Taylor was born August 14, 1943 in Rochester, New York. Dennis was a proud 10 year Navy veteran…

Ron Morris, 70, Grain Valley, passed away at home on Feb. 9, 2018. A graveside service will be held 1 PM, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 at Buckner Hill Cemetery, Buckner, Mo. Ron was born January, 19, 1948 in Independence, Missouri to Charles ‘Dude’ and Ethel Naomi (Oldham) Morris. “Ron was a skilled technician who enjoyed…

IN LOVING MEMORY OF: Tammy Lynn Anderson: 1/28/1963 – 2/1/2018 Loving Mother, Daughter, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, Great Aunt, and Friend. Family was important to Tammy, and more than anything, she loved her children and grandchildren. She was also a lover of everything nature has to offer, and one who’s simple insight should be an inspiration…

Jared James Crowe, 38, Independence, Missouri passed away February 7, 2018.  A Celebration of Life will be held 10:00 AM, Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri. Jared was born September 16, 1979 in Osage Beach Hospital in Osage Beach, Missouri, the son of Tina and…

Reverend Foster joined with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, February 3, 2018. He died at home, surrounded by family and friends who, while grieving at the loss of Jim rejoice in the knowledge that he is free from pain and singing God’s praises forevermore! Jim was born on April 2nd, 1937, in…

Milt passed away at age 93 after a long battle with Parkinson’s and associated health problems on February 6, 2018. A Memorial Service with full Military Honors will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 17, at Missouri United Methodist Church, Chapel, 204 South Ninth St., Columbia. He was born June 7, 1924 in Shreveport,…

Charles Daniel “Dan” Rigg, 82, passed away February 6, 2018 at Kansas City Hospice House. Born on December 23, 1935 in Kansas City, Mo. He was the son of Charles Dunning Rigg and Dolores Jane McElwee. (both deceased). On July 6, 1960 he married Joan Mae (Hotmer) Daiprai. He was a 1952 graduate of Central…

Shirley Locke, 83, Kansas City, Mo passed away Feb. 7, 2018 at her home.  A visitation will be held 10 AM to Noon on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 at Heartland, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, Mo 64133.

Virginia Diane Carpenter, 69, of Columbia, MO, passed away peacefully at home on February 2, 2018, surrounded by her family. A daughter of the late Dave and Lenore (Savitz) Meyers, Virginia was born in Chicago, IL. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in English from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA. She…

Lois Leeds Taylor, age 88, passed away January 27, 2018. She was a resident of John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit, MO. She led a wonderful and exciting life full of adventures and travels to all parts of the world. She had a happy childhood with a loving family who supported her in all her…

“Auf Wiederschen…” “But that the dead are raised up, even Moses made known in the account about the thornbush, when he calls Jehovah ‘the God of Abraham and God of Isaac and God of Jacob.’ He is a God, not of the dead, but of the living, for they are all living to him.” (Luke…

Virginia Mae Wheatley, 89, of Warrensburg, Missouri passed away January 25, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Chilhowee Restoration Branch of Jesus Christ Church, 310 E Cedar Street Chilhowee, Missouri 64733. Ms. Wheatley was born May 29, 1928 in Thayer, Missouri. Virginia attended Memphis State University for accounting.…