Obituaries

Luanne K. Arroyo

Luanne Katrina Arroyo 55, LuLu, died at on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in home she resided in with Maria. Luanne was born Dec. 7, 1965, in St Mary’s Hospital in KCMO. She was a lifelong area resident to KCMO. She worked as a Pipe Welder, for Boilermakers Union Local 83. She loved to spend time…

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Dalton James Keister

Dalton James Keister, 28, of Grandview, Missouri passed away April 8, 2021. Visitation will be held at 2:00pm on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. Memorial service will be held following the visitation at 3:00pm. To view the memorial service live, click HERE. Dalton…

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James Alan Hornbostel

James (Jim or Jimmy) Alan Hornbostel, 51, of Monroe, MO passed away April 7, 2021, at Hannibal Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri. Visitation will be held at 1-2 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2021 also at Heartland Cremation…

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Lynne “Sandy” Cowles

Lynne “Sandy” Sackett Cowles passed away peacefully April 9, 2021, at his daughter’s home in Raytown, MO, surrounded by his family. Born November 17, 1926 at the old St. Joseph’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO, to Halie Sackett Cowles and Lucius Lynne Cowles, he grew up in Kansas City and graduated from Westport High School…

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Debra Lynn Miller

Debra Lynn Miller (Debbie), 58, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away surrounded by her children and soulmate on April 8, 2021 at 5:27 PM. Debbie was born on August 22, 1962 in Madrid, Spain to David Miller and Dorothy. Debbie’s father, David, served in the United States Air Force in several places including Montana and…

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Theron Ronell Ingram

Theron Ronnell Ingram born April 6, 1971 and departed this life April 1, 202. He was born in Los Angeles, California and moved to Kansas City, Missouri as an infant. Theron attended the Kansas City Public School District. Theron was a go getter, never letting anything stand in his way. He loved fishing and taking…

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Terry D. Pitman

Terry D. Pitman, age 72, passed away Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021 at home with his children and family.  Terry was born on April 25, 1948, in Independence, Missouri.  Terry was raised in Independence and graduated from Van Horn High School, Class of 1966. Terry had many passions in life, however, his love for Christ…

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Gary Dale Grindstaff

Gary Dale Grindstaff, 64, of Centralia, Missouri, passed away on April 3, 2021.   A Celebration of Life will be held at the Harrisburg Lions Club, 120 East Sexton Street, Harrisburg, Missouri, on Saturday, April 10, 2021, from 2pm-6pm. On Saturday, April 3, 2021, Gary left this earth and has gone fishin’. He is now in…

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Billy Joe Smith

It is with a heavy heart from the family to announce that Billy Joe Smith, age 54 of Independence, MO passed away April 4th, 2021. He was a Son, Nephew, Brother, Uncle, Grandfather and Father as well as a friend to many. He loved deeply, caring for his nieces and nephews as if they were…

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SMS (Ret.) Herbert “Herb” Sass

SMS (Ret.) Herbert “Herb” Sass, 97, died peacefully Friday, April 2. 2021 at Carnegie Village, Belton, Mo where he had resided since 2019. A veteran of World War II, flying 35 missions over Germany, served proudly in the United States Air Force for 23 years. SMS Sass was born on March 2, 1924 in Willow…

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