John was a “Man’s Man.” He went home to meet the Lord surrounded by loving family members after a brief illness. He was born in Oklahoma of American Indian heritage. He was so proud of this heritage. He was employed by General Mills for 44 years. He was an excellent employee winning several awards for…

Clifford Morgan Dias, 25, a music engineer, passed away March 10, 2017. He was born to the parents of (late) Willie Dias and Halena Griggs-Dias on December 26, 1991 in Kansas City, Missouri. He found Christ at Second Baptist Church at a young age during Vacation Bible School. He began his love of music at…

Herbert Walker Lindsey III was born on June 16, 1932 in Marshall, Missouri, and passed into heaven at his Independence home on March 13, 2017 @ 2:00 a.m. He attended William Chrisman High School and married his high school sweetheart, Rita Ann Thurman in 1951. In his younger days, Herb played baseball for 7 years…

Homer Hilton, 91, of Raytown passed away March 14, 2017. A visitation will be held Monday, March 20, 2017 at 10:30AM with a service to follow at 11:00AM at Heartland Cremation and Burial Society. Graveside services will be held at 1:00PM at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, Missouri. He was born in Spokane, Missouri on…

Phillip Ronald Spriggs, 76, passed away on March 11 in Columbia, MO. He was born August 4, 1940 in Creston, IA to Carl & Berna Spriggs. Private family services will be held. Phil attended Drake University in Des Moines, IA where he received a Masters degree in Music. He was a professor of music at…

Vanessa Alejandra Kumar, 33 of Grandview, MO passed away March 7th, 2017. Visitation will be held 11AM, Monday, March 13, 2017, followed by a funeral service at noon at Heartland, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, MO 64133. Mrs. Vanessa Kumar-Jaszczyk was born June 10th, 1983 in Phoenix, AZ. An Arizona Native Vanessa completed her associates…

Joe Wooldridge, 63, Warrensburg, Missouri passed away March 6, 2017 at home.  A visitation will be held 2:00 – 3:00 PM, Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Grover Park Baptist Church, Warrensburg, Missouri followed by memorial services at 3:00 PM.  Memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice or Grover Park Baptist Church Building Fund. Joe…

Joan Patrice Miller Caston Hardaway was born November 5, 1962, in Chicago, IL the youngest child of Margaree Juanita Vereen and John Wesley Miller. She accepted Christ Jesus as her Savior at an early age, at the First Congregational Baptist Church of Chicago, under the pastorate of the late Rev. Dr. Arthur D. Griffin, Sr.…