Betty Louise McDaniel, 89, of Independence, Missouri passed away May 26, 2019. She was born on October 24, 1929 in Richmond, Missouri. She was preceded in death by husband, Charles Ross McDaniel. Survivors include: one son, six daughters, several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at noon on May 31,…

Marie Crews, 66, of Columbia, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019. Marie was born November 13, 1952 in Marceline, the daughter of Leonard and Marie (Rohlfer) Rustemeyer of Salisbury.   Marie was married to Marshall Crews for 33 years.  She babysat for 41 children while her twin girls were growing up.  To so many she…

Mary Etta Garrett, 85, of Columbia, passed at home surrounded by family on May 24th, 2019. Mary was born March 29th, 1934 to Stella and Marvin Ellis in Springfield. She married Paul Garrett in 1953.   Mary will be sadly missed by her children: Theresa Lawerence, Sharon (Kevin) Gillooly, Doug (Mary) Garrett, Paula Garrett, Gina…

Jerry Morris, 72, died at home on May 23, 2019. Jerry was born on February 26, 1947 at home in the country near Kingsville, Missouri, the only son of Avis (Wilkinson) and Tracy Morris. He was born with Cerebral Palsy and lived a remarkable life despite great physical handicap. He graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia…

Paul L. Malicoat, 76, of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away on May 21, 2019 surrounded by family and friends. Paul spent most of his life in Independence. He served in the Vietnam War from 1967-1968 and came home a highly decorated hero. His love of creating something beautiful made him one of the best upholsterers…

July 22nd,1938-May 17th, 2019 James Charles Sackuvich left this earth, to go to we pray a better place. We have prayed for relief from his Alzheimer’s and a Traumatic Brain injury that had been seriously effecting him since 1963. Four years ago we found out about the old brain damage through an MRI. This traumatic…

David Alan King, 55, Raytown, MO passed away May 17, 2019. Visitation will be held 1-2 PM, Thurs, May 23, 2019 at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, Missouri. Graveside services will follow at 2:30 PM at Belton Cemetery, Belton, MO. Dave was born February 8, 1964 in St. Joseph, MO.…

Don Byrd, 76, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away May 14, 2019. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2019 from 1:00-5:00pm at VFW Post 5789, Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Mr. Byrd was born on January 2, 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri. Don retired from Calmar MWV in 2013. He enjoyed golfing,…

Don Buttman, 82, Kansas City, Mo passed away May 17, 2019. A visitation will be held 10-11 AM on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 followed by a funeral service at 11 AM at Heartland, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133. Burial at Mt Washington in Independence, Mo will follow the funeral. Donnie was born in…

Stella Harriet Sollars, 90, of Olathe, Kansas passed away May 7, 2019 at Villa St. Francis. A funeral mass will be held at 11:00am, Saturday, May 25, 2019 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church, 815 E. Meyer Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri 64131. A rosary will be said beforehand at 9:30AM. Ms. Sollars was born on July…