Obituaries
Arthur "Art" Bates
Mar 11, 2020
Arthur “Art” Bates, 85, Independence, MO passed away March 11, 2020. Services will be private. Kindly omit flowers. The family requests contributions to the Gathering Baptist Church (formerly the Noland Road Baptist Church), 4505 S. Noland Rd., Independence, MO 64055. Art was born April 12, 1934 in Independence, MO and graduated from Manual High School in the Class of 1953....
Brenda Lee Stone (Black)
Mar 9, 2020
Brenda Stone, 72, of Independence, MO passed away at her home March 9, 2020. Visitation will be from 6-8pm Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. The family will gather at the funeral home at 1pm Monday, March 16, 2020, and precede to the graveside service at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Brenda was born on June 4, 1947 in Miami,...
Carolyn Maxine Detillier (Morris)
Mar 9, 2020
Carolyn “Maxine” Detellier, 93, Independence, MO passed away March 9, 2020. Services will be 10 am, Saturday, March 14 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 am before the service at the chapel. The family requests contributions to the KC Pet Project, 7077 Elmwood Ave, Kansas City,...
Suzie Hendrickson (Jones)
Mar 8, 2020
Betty Suzanne "Suzie" (Jones) Hendrickson, 62, born October 19, 1957, in Independence, passed away March 8, 2020 from metastatic breast cancer. She graduated from Van Horn High School in 1975 and attended Independence Sanitarium and Hospital’s Radiologic Technologist School, graduating in 1977. She worked at Independence Sanitarium and Hospital before quitting to help her husband, Ron, in his family’s construction...
Patricia M. Durham (Olsen)
Mar 8, 2020
Pat Durham, 92, passed away peacefully the morning of March 8, 2020. At her last breath she was surrounded by the children and grandchildren who loved her deeply--and who wrote this brief biography. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ruth and Ben Olsen, her brother Ben Olsen and her husband of 68 years, Darrell C. Durham. She is...
Ricky Gene White
Mar 7, 2020
Ricky Gene White, 61 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Rick was born November 30, 1958 in Independence, MO to Curtis G and Tina (Greenway) White and has been a lifelong area resident. He had worked as a truck driver for the Teamsters Local #41 for 27 years and later for MODOT for...
Jacqueline Lorraine Leffingwell (Mabb)
Mar 7, 2020
Jacqueline Leffingwell “Jackie” or “Granny”, 88, Independence MO passed away on March 7, 2020. Memorial Services will be held at 4:30 pm, Sat., March 14, 2020, at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church 603 Jennings Rd., Independence MO 64056. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. before the service at church. Jackie was born on March 2, 1932, to Helen (Davis) and...
Carl Leland Bogue
Mar 6, 2020
Carl Bogue, 93, of Independence, MO passed away March 6, 2020. Visitation will be 6-8pm Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Carson Speaks Chapel. Graveside services with full Military Honors will take place at 10am Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Carl was born on August 20, 1926 in Ogden, UT the youngest of 4 boys born to Arthur...
James Kenton Bradford
Mar 5, 2020
James K. Bradford was my dad. He was 90 years old when he passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020, into the loving arms of Jesus. His parents were Bill and Ona Bradford. They had 4 children. a daughter Wanda Jean, and 3 sons, James, William, and Jesse. They all have preceded him in death. My parents, James and Norma Jean...
Joe Mcdonald
Mar 5, 2020
Carroll L. “Joe” McDonald of Lee’s Summit/Belton, MO died Thursday, March 5, 2020 in Sun City West, AZ. He was born to Raymond and Florence McDonald in Spokane, WA on January 27, 1950. Joe honorably served in the United States Air Force from 1972 – 1976. He was a member of the 533 Pipefitters Union and worked at the Honeywell...
Judith Kathleen "Judy" Lovell (Shephard)
Mar 4, 2020
Judith K. “Judy” Lovell, 75, of Independence, MO passed away March 4, 2020. Judy was born on January 2, 1945 in Kansas City Missouri to RJ and Kathleen (Hill) Shephard. On March 13, 1963, Judy married the love of her life, Ivan Lovell. He survives of the home. Together they enjoyed time spent at their cabin near Truman Lake, traveling...
Mary Charlotte Totty (Potter)
Mar 4, 2020
Mary C. Totty, 103, Independence, died Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at Centerpoint Medical Center. Mary was born January 14, 1917 and was a lifelong area resident. Her and her husband owned and operated a grocery store, and she and her husband Pat Totty, owned Pat & Mary’s Restaurant in Independence. She also worked for several years at Palmer Junior High...
Jesse Rodriquez
Mar 4, 2020
Jesse Rodriquez, 87, passed away on March 4, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. A visitation will be held on Monday, March 9, from 6-8pm, with funeral service on Tuesday, March 10, at 10:00 am, both at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Burial with military honors to follow in Mount Washington Cemetery. Jesse was born on May 31, 1932 in...
Gary Ray Lowry
Mar 4, 2020
Gary Ray Lowry, 81, of Independence, MO passed away March 4, 2020. Contributions may be made to the Navy Musicians Association. Gary was born July 23, 1938 in Springfield, MO to Arthur and Pauline Lowry, one of four boys. He enjoyed his animals, good food (Englewood Café of Indep, MO) and music, all from a young age. He played TAPS...
Donald Ray Phalen
Mar 3, 2020
Donald R. Phalen, 88, Kansas City, MO passed away March 3, 2020. Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date. The family requests contributions to the SHOW-ME Christian Youth Home, 24302 Mahin Rd., P.O. Box 6, Lamonte, MO 65337. Donald was born Dec. 4, 1931 in Hume, MO and graduated from Hume High School before earning an Associate degree...
Leonard L. Stephenson
Mar 3, 2020
Leonard Stephenson, 92, of Camdenton, MO, formerly of Independence died March 3, 2020. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Tuesday, March 10, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial at Salem Cemetery with Military Honors. Leonard was born March 28, 1927 in Atherton, MO, and lived...
Warren Edward Nippes
Mar 3, 2020
Warren Nippes, 88, of Independence, MO passed away March 3, 2020. Graveside services will be 1pm Saturday, March 7, 2020. Warren will be laid to rest in Blue Springs Cemetery. ***Please check back for complete obituary***
Gary A. Stanley
Mar 3, 2020
Gary A. Stanley, 69, Des Moines, IA, formerly of Raytown, MO, passed away March 3, 2020. Services will be 2:00 pm, Monday, March 9 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Brooking Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm before the service at the chapel. Gary was born July 11, 1950 to Melvin and Ailean...
Maudie Juanita Speed
Mar 3, 2020
Maudie Juanita Speed, 83, of Grain Valley, MO passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. A memorial visitation will be held from 1-3pm, Tuesday, March 10th at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. Maudie was born September 22, 1936 in a humble log cabin just outside of Versailles, MO to Hollis and Lenora (Sanders) Spoor, Sr....
Lana Setsuko White
Mar 2, 2020
Lana Setsuko White, 88, passed away on March 2, 2020, at KU Medical Center. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2020, from 3-5pm, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence. Contributions may be made in her honor to the Puppetry Arts Institute. Lana was born on July 25, 1931, in Kokura, Japan, the...
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