Blue Springs South High Missouri Alumni Obituaries

    Thomas “Tom” Rielly McCauley, 64, of St. Charles, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at The Kavanauh House in Des Moines, Iowa, with his family by his side.    Tom was born on March 21, 1961, in Kirksville, Missouri, the son of John “Jack” Edward and Elnor “Evie” Yvonne H...

Doranna Lou Koffenberger a lifelong resident of Independence Missouri passed away peacefully on January 12 2026celebrating her 91st birthday on the very day she was called home. Born in 1935 to Fred and Mildred Schneider Doranna was a proud graduate of Van Horn High School. Her faith and her voice w...

Margie Mafalda (Braxdale) Cannon, 78, of Blue Springs, Missouri, formerly of Odessa, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at her home, surrounded by...

Gary Brian Pearce 52 of Grandview Missouri passed away on the morning of January 5 2026at his home. Gary was born on May 24 1973 in Austin Texas and grew up in California before entering the Army. After he left the Army he worked as a forklift driver for 15 years before he had some medical complicat...

Patricia Ruth Zumwalt Cochran 87 of Butler Missouri peacefully passed away on January 13 2026 leaving behind a legacy of love and resilience. Born July 23 1938 in Bearcreek Missouri Pat was the second of seven children to Ivin Clark and Margaret Ruth Zumwalt. She attended schools in High Hill Americ...

Steven Gary Eley, age 65, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 3:25 a.m. on Monday, October 6, 2025, at his home. He was born January 2, 1960, in Springfield, Missouri, the son of Charles and Haroldene (Parks) Eley.Steven was a 1978 graduate of Blue Eye High School in Blue Eye, Missouri. He worked in...

Opal Darline Hutsler Barclay was born into this world on February 29 1928 in Cole Camp Missouri. She rejoined her heavenly family on October 17 2025 at the age of 97 while residing in Blue Springs Missouri. She is the youngest of 9 siblings. Opal grew up during the great depression and loved to shar...

Aria Aleen Renea Burroughs 13 of Blue Springs Missouri formerly of Winfield Kansas passed away January 6 2026. Born October 18 2012 in Winfield she was the daughter of Tyler Phillip Charles Burroughs and Adriana Renea Saavedra Rogers. She was raised and educated in Winfield Wichita and Derby before ...

Funeral services for Merl Ray Richards of Blue Springs Missouri formerly of Independence Missouri will be 10 a.m. Tuesday January 6 2026 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel 6606796555 in Butler Missouri. Visitation prior to services 9 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial will be 130 p.m. T...

Charles William McCain passed away at Freeman Hospital in Joplin Missouri on his 82nd birthday December 16 2025. He lived most of his life in Independence Missouri graduating from William Chrisman High School in 1961. Charles earned his BS and MS from the University of Central Missouri and taught sh...