Charles Leon Riley Jr., 78 of Raytown, Missouri passed away December 28, 2022, at Centerpoint Medical Center from heart failure. Memorial Services for Charles will be held at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society on Friday January 6, 2023. A Social Gathering will be from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM. Charles memorial service will follow at…

Marlyne VanVleck, 84, of Independence, Missouri passed away December 27, 2022. Services for Marlyne will be held at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society in Raytown, Missouri on Monday, January 2, 2023. Visitation is from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Funeral Service will follow at 3:00 PM. If you are unable to attend, you may view…

Martha Jane Ward, 90, passed away in Kansas City, MO on November 10, 2022. Jane was born in Kansas City, MO on February 19, 1932 to Harold and Martha Choate. She graduated from Paseo High School and received an Associate Degree in Horticulture from Longview Community College. Jane met Charles Eric Ward in 1956 at…

Betty Lou Lackey, 86, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away December 22, 2022 at Wilshire at Lakewood. She was born August 16, 1936 in Larned, Kansas to Emery and Mary Castor. Betty attended Rosedale High School. In 1951, Betty married Cadamus Lackey and they shared 66 years together before he passed away. Betty spent the…

Joyce Dianne O’Neal, 71, Kansas City, Missouri passed away December 23, 2022. A memorial service will be held from 10:00 AM to Noon on Friday, January 6, 2023 at Heartland, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, Missouri 64133. Mrs. O’Neal was born April 21, 1951 in Murphysboro, Illinois to Ovie and Catherine Gale. She married her…

Sharon Raye (Bowers) McCulloch, 81, of Plattsburg, passed away on December 23, 2022 at her home. Sharon was born on December 14, 1941 to Ruth and Raymond Bowers. She spent her early childhood in rural Lathrop, before moving to Plattsburg where her parents owned and operated Plattsburg Greenhouse. She was a graduate of Plattsburg High…

Ronnie D. Runyan, 76 of Raytown, Missouri passed away December 25, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday January 7th, 2023, from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society in Raytown, MO. Social Gathering ~ 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Family and Friends invited to share memories of…

Nancy Charlene Allen of Kansas City, Kansas died on December 26th, 2022, in Overland Park, Kansas at the age of 85. Charlene was born on October 26, 1937, in Gainesville, Missouri to Charlie and Lena High. Charlene was the oldest sibling and had seven sisters and one lone brother. When Charlene was only 9 years…

We are sad to announce the passing of our beautiful mother Hertha Maurine January Stephens of Kansas City Missouri. She died at the age of 81 on December 19, 2022. Hertha passed away surrounded by her loved ones. There are no words in the world to describe the amazing woman she was, but everyone that…

William Herbert Killen, 81, of Fulton, Mo., passed away peacefully at his home in the care of those who loved him on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022.  William was born in Upland, Pa., on Sept. 1, 1941, to the late William and Violet Killen. He graduated from Girard College in Philadelphia in 1959, then graduated from…