Obituaries

Leslie Orville Wyatt

Leslie Orville Wyatt

Feb 20, 2020

Leslie Orville Wyatt, 65, of Independence, MO passed away February 20, 2020. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 26, at the Suburban Chapel with burial to follow at Blue Springs Cemetery. Leslie was born...

John Willard Hinrichs, Jr.

John Willard Hinrichs, Jr.

Feb 19, 2020

John W. Hinrichs, Jr., 57, Kansas City, MO died Feb. 19, 2020. Private burial at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. John was born in Kansas City, KS and worked for Standard Parking for over fifteen years. He enjoyed listening to hard rock and some of his favorites were Ozzy Osborne and Guns n’ Roses. He had many friends. He was a...

Dale Junior Wharton

Dale Junior Wharton

Feb 19, 2020

Dale Junior Wharton, long-time resident of Independence, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at home with family surrounding him, in Dauphin Island, Alabama. Services will be held Friday, February 28, 2020, 10AM at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 East 39th Street, Independence, Missouri 64055 with interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday evening, February 27, 2020,...

Wayne Kenneth Kranz

Wayne Kenneth Kranz

Feb 18, 2020

Wayne K. Kranz, 83, of Kansas City, MO passed away February 18, 2020. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. followed by a 10:00 a.m. service on Monday, February 24, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial will be at Floral Hills East Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Shriners...

Jack Edward Shalley Md

Jack Edward Shalley Md

Feb 18, 2020

Jack Edward Shalley, M.D., 79, died February 18, 2020, at his home in Lee’s Summit, MO. Dr. Shalley was born April 20, 1940, in Nevada, IA, to the late Chester Edward and Carman Hills Shalley. He attended Graceland University, and graduated in 1967 from University of Iowa where he earned a Doctor of Medicine degree. After an internship at Gundersen...

Lucille Marie Sauls (Stallman)

Lucille Marie Sauls (Stallman)

Feb 17, 2020

Lucille Marie Sauls, 90, of Independence, MO passed away February 17, 2020. Visitation will be 9-10am Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 10am at the chapel. Lucille will be laid to rest next to her loving husband of 67 years, Robert Earl Sauls, who preceded her in death on November 30, 2019. Lucille...

Richard Joseph Carter

Richard Joseph Carter

Feb 14, 2020

Richard Joseph Carter of Independence, Missouri, 70, passed away in his home on February 14, 2020. Richard was born on March 19, 1949, the son of Norman and Rosa Carter. He attended Van Horn High School, worked for over 30 years at Armco Steel Mill, but found his passion working at Lowe's hardware store for the last 10 years of...

Laura Elizabeth Benkovich

Laura Elizabeth Benkovich

Feb 14, 2020

Laura Elizabeth (Gilman) Benkovich, 94, of Independence, MO, passed away at Centerpoint Medical Center on February 14, 2020. She was born September 3, 1925 in Steedman, MO in the Reform Community, daughter of the late Stanley Gilman and Maggie (Newsom) Gilman. She married Joseph W. Benkovich, Sugar Creek, MO, on February 4, 1950. They were married for 46 years until...

Leta Marie Barnhill (Kimbrell)

Leta Marie Barnhill (Kimbrell)

Feb 14, 2020

Leta Marie Barnhill, 80 of Odessa, MO passed away Friday, February 14, 2020 at New Haven Living Center in Odessa, MO. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams St., Buckner, MO 64016 with burial to follow in Buckner Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service...

Gladys Tweed Banks (Tweed)

Gladys Tweed Banks (Tweed)

Feb 14, 2020

Gladys Tweed Banks, 99 of Oak Grove, MO passed away Friday, February 14, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Blue Springs, MO. The family will greet friends from 10-11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams St., Buckner, MO 64016 followed immediately by graveside interment in Buckner Hill Cemetery. Gladys was born September 24, 1920...

Sherry Lynn Sibel-Bass (Hilburn)

Sherry Lynn Sibel-Bass (Hilburn)

Feb 13, 2020

Sherry Lynn Sibel-Bass, 59 of Buckner, MO passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020 at her residence. Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the First Baptist Church of Buckner 131 S. Hudson St., Buckner, MO 64016 with burial to follow in Buckner Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Monday evening...

Jerome Bernard Mcnamara

Jerome Bernard Mcnamara

Feb 13, 2020

Jerome B. McNamara, 91, of Independence, MO passed away February 13, 2020. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m., with a Rosary starting at 7:30 p.m., on Tuesday, February 18, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 19, at St. Mark Catholic Church. Entombment to follow at...

Dorothy L. Davis (Miller)

Dorothy L. Davis (Miller)

Feb 12, 2020

Dorothy Launa Davis died on February 12, 2020, four days after her 101st birthday. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. followed by a 10:00 a.m. service on Friday, February 21, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, Missouri. Burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Dorothy was the daughter of Coon and Vida Luella Miller. She graduated from...

Nancy Kaye Mcpheeters

Nancy Kaye Mcpheeters

Feb 12, 2020

Nancy Kaye McPheeters, 63, passed away on February 12, 2020. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 19, from 1-2pm, with funeral service to follow at 2pm, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence. She will be laid to rest in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages contributions be made to...

Barbara Dean Huntsucker

Barbara Dean Huntsucker

Feb 11, 2020

Barbara Dean Huntsucker, 90, passed away on February 11, 2020, in Oak Grove, Missouri. A visitation will be held on Saturday, February 15, from 12:30-1pm, with funeral service to follow at 1pm, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence. She will be laid to rest in New Salem Cemetery. Barbara was born on December 9, 1929,...

Ruth Elsie Vernita Leimkuehler (Klussman)

Ruth Elsie Vernita Leimkuehler (Klussman)

Feb 10, 2020

Ruth Leimkuehler, 89, of Kansas City, MO passed away February 10, 2020. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 13, at the Suburban Chapel, with a 3:00 p.m. graveside on Thursday at Zion Lutheran Cemetery,...

Eunice G. Mcconnell (Sharp)

Eunice G. Mcconnell (Sharp)

Feb 9, 2020

Eunice G. McConnell. 94, of Independence, MO passed away February 9, 2020. Visitation will be 10-11am Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 11am at the chapel. Eunice will be laid to rest next to her loving husband in Mound Grove Cemetery. Eunice Sharp McConnell was born on September 27, 1925 to Paul H. Sharp...

Dorland Alfred Deshong

Dorland Alfred Deshong

Feb 8, 2020

Dorland Alfred DeShong, D.O., 91, of Blue Springs, MO passed away February 8, 2020 with family by his side. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 22, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Alfred was born July 19, 1928 in Kansas City, MO to Dorland W. and Gladys (Simpson) DeShong....

Robert Lawrence "Bob" Clutter

Robert Lawrence "Bob" Clutter

Feb 8, 2020

Robert “Bob” Clutter 93, of Independence, MO passed away February 8, 2020. Visitation is 9-10 am Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 10am at the chapel. Burial will take place in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Bob was born on December 29, 1926 in Independence, MO one of 6 children born to Ira and Grace (Wood)...

Marilyn Lynette Uptegrove (Miller)

Marilyn Lynette Uptegrove (Miller)

Feb 7, 2020

Marilyn L. Uptegrove, 82, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 7, 2020. Private services were held. Marilyn is survived by her husband of sixty-five years Don Uptegrove, of the home; daughter Teresa Shoaf and husband Doug, Independence, MO; son Bob Uptegrove and wife Charlotte, Wellington, MO; sister Judith Wilke, Grain Valley, MO; brother Ron Martin and wife Lori, Atlanta, GA; eight...

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