Robert “Bob” Grooms, 66, of Excelsior Springs, MO entered the gates of heaven on May 18, 2022 from cancer at Kanas City Hospice House surrounded by his loving family. 

Paul Curtis Teegarden, Jr., aka “Chopper,” 66, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022, on Hospice after his long battle trying to recover from a stroke.   

Robert “Bob” Kephart, 79, Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away May 16, 2022.  

Robert married Donna Lee Meyers on June 11, 1962, they had three children.  He worked for Farmland Industries for nearly 40 years before the warehouse was shut down. He spent the next nine years working as a custodian for the Excelsior Springs School District before retirement. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Phares and Veda (Shanks) Kephart; and wife of 45 years, Donna.  

Norene Vernon, 77, of Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away May 10, 2022, at Liberty Hospital.  

Mrs. Vernon was born Nov. 23, 1944, in Kansas City, MO. Dennis and Norene were married on Nov. 9, 1962. 

She was preceded in death by her father, Norris Groves; and mother, Nina (Hanks) Groves; sister, Katheryn Urie; and brother, Norris (Jeff) Groves. 

Survivors include her husband, Dennis Vernon; sons, Brian (Jacqueline) Vernon and Eric (Jennifer) Vernon; and four grandchildren.