Obituaries
Carol M. Bishop
Apr 12, 2020
Carol Bishop, 89, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away in her sleep from cardiac arrest on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020. She was born on December 9, 1930 in Independence, Missouri to William and Edith Thurmon. Carol lived her entire life in Independence, graduating from William Chrisman High School in 1948. A month later she married the love...
Toby J. Lewis
Apr 12, 2020
Toby Lewis, 47, of Blue Springs, MO passed April 12, 2020. He was born on April 9, 1973 to proud parents, Paulette (Boatcher) Lewis and Lloyd Lewis. Toby had two siblings, Melissa (Lewis) Runyon and Lloyd Lewis Jr., and considered Thomas Runyon his brother also. On April 7, 2007, Toby married Nicole (Miller) Lewis, and became the loving step-father of...
Mary F. "Fran" Jeffries (Horner)
Apr 12, 2020
Mary Frances “Fran” Jeffries, 69 of Buckner, MO passed away Sunday, April 12, 2020 at her residence. Private family services will be held and she will be laid to rest in Six-Mile Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations in her name to the Community Services League of Buckner. Fran was born December 19, 1950 in...
Frank Dugas
Apr 11, 2020
Frank Dugas, 78, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away on April 11, 2020 in Research Hospital. He was born on October 4, 1941 in Easton, PA the son of the late Rose Marie Grays and Arthur Grays. Frank was married to his wife, Carolyn Dugas, for 58 years. At the Age of 17, Frank enlisted in the US Army in...
Paula Elaine Treese
Apr 11, 2020
Paula Elaine Treese, 62, passed away on April 11, 2020. Family services will be held at Speaks Suburban Chapel, and she will be laid to rest in Orrsburg Cemetery near Maryville, MO. Paula was born on September 30, 1957, in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Clarence Ace Treese and Beulah Pauline Hicks Treese. She graduated from B W Sheperd...
Rebecca Sue "Becky" Brooks
Apr 10, 2020
Rebecca Brooks, 53, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, April 10, 2020. Rebecca (Becky) Brooks passed away April 10th from a 3 year battle with breast cancer. She loved gardening and being a mama to her 2 babies Munchie and Bruce. Becky was 53 years young. She was preceded in death by her father John and mother Thelma (Jean). Becky...
Ralph Floyd Ray
Apr 9, 2020
Ralph Floyd Ray, 88 of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020 at his residence. Cremation is planned with private services later. Ralph was born November 11, 1931 in Knob Noster, MO to Thomas D. and Lucy Alice (Mahan) Ray and has been a long-time area resident. He had worked as a truck driver for over 60 years before...
Robert L. "Trey" Cox
Apr 9, 2020
Robert Larry “Trey” Cox III, 29 of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Research Medical Center from injuries he received in a car accident. Cremation is planned with private family services to be held at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. An informal celebration of Trey’s life will be hosted by his parents and held at a later...
Gail Ann Cook (Wine)
Apr 8, 2020
Gail Ann Cook, 79 years old, of Independence, Missouri died on April 8, 2020. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. memorial service on Thursday, June 25, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Contributions may be made to either, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Crittenton Center, Community Blood Bank or Preferred...
Shirley Lou Weatherford
Apr 7, 2020
Shirley Lou Weatherford, 91, died April 7, 2020 at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, MO. She leaves behind her husband, Clarence (Bus) Weatherford, daughters; Nancy Loving, Deborah Kleiner and her husband Ron, Cheril Pontius, and Melody McKeever; and her sons; David Goodpaster and Kyle Goodpaster. She was preceded in death by her son, Tracy Goodpaster. She also leaves 24 grandchildren and...
Reva Marie Hallford
Apr 7, 2020
Reva Marie Hallford, age 89, of Independence, MO. went to join Ben in their heavenly home on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Reva was born September 4, 1930 in Charleston, AR to Myrna Irene Berry McDaniel and Isaac J. McDaniel. Reva was a member of Eastgate Christian Church. On March 17, 1950 she married Ben Hallford. In 1990 after 30 years...
Frank "Jr" Valdivieso
Apr 6, 2020
Frank “Jr” Valdivieso, 88 of Leavenworth, KS passed away Monday, April 6, 2020 at the VA Medical Center in Leavenworth, KS. The family will have private services at the Speaks Suburban Chapel and he will be laid to rest in Leavenworth National Cemetery. Frank was born on October 6, 1931 in Kansas City, MO to Frank Benito Valdivieso. Frank was...
Lonnie Frederick Garrett
Apr 5, 2020
Lonnie F. Garrett, 96, of Independence, MO passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020. A private graveside will be held at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Lonnie was born May 14, 1923 to Lonnie and Clara Garrett. In May of 1944, Lonnie married Anna Teresa Leone. They spent 74 wonderful years together before her passing in December of 2018. Lonnie proudly served...
Kent Irving Palmer
Apr 5, 2020
Kent I. Palmer, 94, of Blue Springs, Mo passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date after the travel and other restrictions have been lifted. Kent was born on January 27, 1926 in Stronghurst, IL to Homer and Margret Palmer. He was inducted into the Army in the spring of 1944...
Frances Martha Worden (Weeks)
Apr 5, 2020
Frances Martha Worden, 96 of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020. Cremation is planned with private services at a later date. Frances was born in Grandview, MO on September 29, 1923 and graduated from West Port High School in Kansas City, MO. She was married to Morris E. Worden, Jr. on June 21, 1942; they were married 59...
Onia Marie Hamilton
Apr 5, 2020
Onia Marie Hamilton, 71, of Excelsior Springs, MO, passed away on April 5, 2020. She will be laid to rest in Mound Grove Cemetery. Onia was born on May 14, 1948, in Keokuk, IA, the daughter of Chester and Ruby (Hodge) Young. She graduated from Keokuk High School and then married William E. Hamilton on May 11, 1968. Together they...
Curtis Spencer Iii
Apr 4, 2020
Curtis Spencer III, 40, of Kansas City, MO passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Curtis was born on September 10, 1979 to Belinda Spencer and Curtis Spencer Jr in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Curtis moved to Kansas City, MO when he was 12 years old with his mother and sister. He...
Victoria Gamutan King
Apr 4, 2020
Victoria Gamutan King, 67, passed away on April 4, 2020, in Independence, MO. Victoria was born on November 2, 1952, in Laguna Rizal, Philippines, the daughter of and Fresco Gamutan and Julia Conservado. There, she worked as a seamstress and married her first husband - to this union were born five children. After his passing, she began corresponding with a...
Rafael L. Ortiz
Apr 4, 2020
Obituario de Rafael L. Ortiz _____________________________________________________ Rafael L. Ortiz, de 80 años, de Independence, Missouri, falleció pacíficamente el sábado 4 de Abril de 2020. Rafael nació de Leónidas y Aida el 14 de Junio de 1939 en Santiago, República Dominicana. Rafael tenía pasión por absorber conocimientos sobre automóviles y camiones. Mientras estaba en la escuela secundaria, se desempeñó como aprendiz...
Elizabeth Chaney Overbey
Apr 4, 2020
Elizabeth Chaney Overbey, 92, of Independence, MO, the youngest of seven children born to Dr. George William Chaney and Pearl G. (Shaffner) Chaney of Osceola, MO died April 4, 2020. She requested cremation and private services. Elizabeth’s family taught her to read while she was very young. At age five, her father paid twenty-five cents tuition to the Osceola Public...
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