Emily Claxton Obituary, Death – Blue Springs Christian Church, 7920 Highway 7, Blue Springs, MO 64014, will host services. The visitation will be held on Friday, October 27, 2023, from 4:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Emily’s magnificent life will be remembered at a funeral service on Saturday, October 28th at 1:00 p.m. Valley Memorial Gardens in Grain Valley will host a graveside service and burial.
Emily Renee Claxton, 37, of Oak Grove, Missouri, died on October 22, 2023, to be with her Lord and Savior in Heaven. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa on November 30, 1985, to James Robert and Marcie Jo (Rankin) Kimzey. Emily met Brandon Claxton at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. They tied the knot on May 31, 2008. Colson (12), Benson (11), Grayden (7), and Brylie (5) were her four children.
They found a happy home in Oak Grove, Missouri. Emily’s biggest joy on earth was her family. Emily was raised in Lacona, Iowa, and attended Southeast Warren schools. In May 2008, she obtained her BA in primary education from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. Northwest Missouri State later awarded her an MA in education administration. Emily started teaching in 2008 at Ridgeview Elementary in Liberty, Missouri. Emily has been teaching fifth grade at William Bryant Elementary in the Blue Springs School District since 2013.
Emily has a deep devotion to Jesus Christ. She enjoyed reading the Bible, learning from it, and sharing God’s grace and healing power with others. Emily is survived by her husband and four children, her parents, Jim and Marcie Kimzey of Lacona, Iowa, her brothers: Ryan Kimzey (Maria), Lacona, Iowa, Travis (Leslie), Freeport, Florida, and Brett Kimzey (Kelsey), Lacona, Iowa, as well as numerous aunts and uncles and nieces and nephews. Allison Kimzey, her sister, preceded her in death.
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