Tiffany Elaine Klaus, 30 of Higginsville, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri surrounded by her loving family.
Family will have private celebration of life at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to the family in care of Libby Klaus. Memories of Tiffany and condolences for her family may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on our Facebook Page. Services have been entrusted to the Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home, 306 S. 2nd St., Odessa, MO, 64076, 816-633-5524.
Tiffany was born on February 22, 1995, in Warrensburg, Missouri to Donald E. and Libby (Bellamy) Klaus. Tiffany tended and care of the home while raising her daughter. Along with spending time with family and friends, Tiffany enjoyed listening to crime stories and music, and had a passion for art and teaching. An excellent speller, Tiffany took great pride in helping her nieces and nephews with their homework, nurturing their interests and passions.
Tiffany is survived by her daughter, Eliana Risinger of Warrensburg, MO; her mother, Libby Klaus of Warrensburg, MO; two sisters, Ashley (Billy) Cole of Warrensburg, MO and Krystal Klaus of Higginsville, MO; one brother, Shawn Klaus of Warrensburg, MO; maternal grandmother, Mary Bellamy of Odessa, MO and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Tiffany is preceded in death by her father, Donald E. Klaus, Jr; and her maternal grandfather, Earl Bellamy, Sr.
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