Obituaries

Rosemary “Kay” Ruff

In Loving Memory Rosemary “Kay” Ruff, 75, of Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully on May 16, 2017 after a 5 year battle with cancer. Visitation will be held at 9:30 am with Funeral Liturgy and Mass following at 10am, Tuesday, May 23rd at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church in Kansas City, MO. Rite…

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Daniel Eugene Vaughn

Daniel Eugene Vaughn, 49, of Raytown, Missouri passed away May 17, 2017 at Research Medical Center. A visitation will be held Monday, May 22, 2017 from 6:00pm-8:00pm at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, Raytown, Missouri. Mr. Vaughn was born August 9, 1967 in Independence, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his mother Betty Vaughn.…

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Daniel Lee Buzard

Daniel Lee Buzard, Sr. passed away on Friday, May 12th at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs, Missouri. Dan was born on April 10, 1938 to Herbert and Frieda Buzard in Coffeyville, Kansas. At age 10 the family moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma. He graduated from Will Rogers High School on May 24, 1956. Dan…

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Christopher Lee Sims

Christopher Sims, 26, Raytown, Mo passed away May 4, 2017 from complications sustained in a house fire.  A visitation will be held from 10 AM to Noon on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Heartland, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, Mo 64133. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to the family.  Christopher was born…

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Judith Ann Baldwin-Taylor

In Loving Memory of Judith Ann Baldwin-Taylor Sunrise: July 21, 1944-Sunset: May 3, 2017   Judith Ann Taylor was born on July 21, 1944 in Kansas City, Missouri to parents James and Arletha Baldwin. Both preceded her in death, along with granddaughter Ta’mya Jones, Sister Donna Marie Curns, and her late husband Tyrone Gregory Taylor…

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Gerald Leroy Lavy

Gerald Leroy Lavy AKA “Standing Bear,” 69, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away on May 10, 2017 at home from a massive heart attack. Mr. Lavy was born on February 12, 1948 in Winfield, Missouri. Mr. Lavy joined the United States Army in January of 1968 serving in the Vietnam War until 1970. He worked…

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Gene Rae Ryals Sr.

Gene Rae Ryals Sr, 79, Independence, Missouri passed away May 11, 2017.  A graveside service will be held 10:30 AM, Monday, May 15, 2017 at Brooking Cemetery, Raytown, Missouri.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital and/or Crossroads Hospice. Gene was born August 21, 1937 in DesMoines, Iowa.  He…

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Russell E. Pence, Jr.

Russell E. Pence, Jr., 84, Kansas City, Mo passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family on May 9, 2017. A visitation will be held 1:30-3:00 PM, with a funeral service at 3:00 PM, Friday, May 12, 2017 at Heartland, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd. Raytown, Mo 64133. Graveside services will follow at Brooking Cemetery in…

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Joyce Adkins Jeter

Joyce Adkins Jeter, 63, went Home to be with the Lord on May 3, 2017. Joyce was preceded in passing by her parents, Donald “George” and Lois “Colleen” Adkins, her siblings, Kathy and Jerry Adkins and her husband Ronnie Jeter. She is survived by her son, Brian Adkins, and her two adorable grandchildren, Brian Jr.…

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Robert Trafter

Robert Trafter, 62, of Louisburg, Kansas passed away April 28, 2017 at St. Lukes South Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held at 9Am, Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Stilwell United Methodist Church, Stilwell, Kansas. Mr. Trafter was born May 9, 1954 in Des Moines, Iowa. Born and raised in Des…

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