Obituaries
Kathryn "Kathy" Susan Brooker (Curtin)
Jun 1, 2020
Kathryn “Kathy” Susan (Curtin) Brooker, 67, born on May 10, 1953 in St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on June 1, 2020 following a courageous and remarkably graceful battle with ALS. She attended grade school at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School in Gladstone, Missouri. She graduated from St. Pius X High School in 1971....
Gerard A. Hawkins
Jun 1, 2020
Gerard “Jerry” Hawkins, 58, of Excelsior Springs, MO passed away June 1, 2020 after a battle with stage 4 cancer. He was born October 30, 1961 in Indianapolis, IN to Charles William and Natividad (Prada) Hawkins. After graduating from John Marshall High School in 1980, he served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving from 1980-1981. He...
Everett Boyd Young
May 31, 2020
Everett Boyd Young, 86, passed away on May 31, 2020, in Warrensburg, MO. Everett was born on November 20, 1933, in Napoleon, MO, the son of Henry Gleason Young and Ida Mae Krutzman Young. Everett grew up in the Odessa area, and went to high school in Carrollton. After he received his mother’s blessing, he and a few of his...
Lucille "Lou" Veronica Wilkerson (Thummel)
May 31, 2020
Lucille Veronica Wilkerson, 92 of Independence, MO passed peacefully in her home surrounded by family on Sunday May 31, 2020. Lou was born one of eight children on September 10, 1927, in Tipton, KS to Ann (Eck) and Nick Thummel. She and William Don Wilkerson, the love of her life, were married on November 4, 1947 at Bonaface Church in...
Leland Paul "Lee" Garner
May 30, 2020
LELAND PAUL “LEE” GARNER Leland Paul “Lee” Garner, 71, passed away on May 30, 2020 in Independence, MO. A visitation will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 12-1pm, with memorial service to follow at 1pm, both at Speaks Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in his honor. Lee was born...
Grace Eloise Rudd (Bryant)
May 30, 2020
Grace Eloise Rudd, 83, passed away on May 30, 2020. Grace was born on April 20, 1937, in Cowgill, MO, the daughter of D. Ray Bryant and Ruby J. Daniel Bryant. She grew up in the country and graduated as valedictorian from Braymer High School in the class of 1955. A month prior to her graduation, she met Albert Virgil...
Leslie R. "Bucky" Lemon
May 29, 2020
Leslie R. “Bucky” Lemon, 73, went home to be with the Lord on May 29, 2020, in Independence, MO. Les was born on January 19, 1947, in Greenville, SC, the youngest child of Carlson Howard “Jimmy” Lemon and Diora Elizabeth Hyre Lemon. His family relocated to the Grandview, MO area when he was six years old. By God’s design, his...
Donald "Billy" William Guinnee
May 29, 2020
Donald William “Billy” Guinnee, 58, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 29th, 2020 doing what he loved, playing basketball with his sons and being near his wife. From an early age, Billy enjoyed basketball, playing for his beloved high school team the Hobbs High Eagles. After graduating from Graceland College, he jumped right in to teaching, and his love for...
Colt & Copper Morgan
May 29, 2020
Colt Allan Morgan, age 7, and Copper Lee Morgan, age 6, passed away on May 29, 2020. Colt was born on December 28, 2012, in Mesa, AZ, the oldest son of Mavrik Morgan and Dana Pickering. A little over a year later, on January 8, 2014, Colt became the big brother to Copper Lee Morgan. From the very beginning, Colt...
Barbara J. Hockett (Taylor)
May 28, 2020
Barbara Joann Hockett, 63 of Kansas City, Mo passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020 at her residence. Cremation is planned with private family services at a later date. Barbara was born December 23, 1956 in Northridge, CA to Glenn Gower and Jane (Garrison) Taylor. She moved with her family to Chanute, KS where she graduated from Chanute High School. She...
Beryle Jean Immer (Clesson)
May 28, 2020
On Thursday, May 28, 2020, Beryle Jean (Clesson) Immer, a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. The family will be having a private committal service with burial...
Glen E. Holmes
May 28, 2020
Glen Edward Holmes, named after his grandfather Glenn Holmes, passed away peaceably on May 28, 2020, aged 72, at Monterey Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Independence, MO after a morning filled with socializing and a good lunch. Glen was born April 1, 1948, to Mary and Ivan Holmes, at the Independence Sanitarium in Independence, Missouri. The family participated...
Peggy Joann Clayton
May 28, 2020
Peggy JoAnn Clayton, 82, Independence, died Thursday, May 28, 2020, at Maywood Terrace Living Center. Peggy was born in Wamego, KS and lived in Independence until 1961. She lived in Nevada, Colorado, and California before returning to Independence in 1995. She had been a member of the Church of the Nazarene Until her passing and had been a Pastor’s wife...
Helen Bernice Boyce
May 27, 2020
Helen Bernice Boyce, age 92, of Lone Jack, Missouri passed away at her home on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. She was born in Kellyville, Oklahoma to John W. Clark and Fay Helen (Poynter) Clark. Graveside service will be held in Lebanon, Missouri. Known as "Bernice" she was a kind, quiet, gentle woman who spoke little but when she did, everyone...
Lisa Manthe Peverill
May 27, 2020
Lisa Manthe Peverill, 54 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at her home. Private services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 2020 with livestreaming available through Speaks Chapel Facebook page. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to the “Drop In” program, First Christian Church, 125 S. Pleasant St., Independence, MO 64050. Lisa was born July 25,...
Marcella Lorraine Dixon (Irving)
May 27, 2020
Marcella Lorraine Dixon, 78 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at the Cross Creek Baptist Church, 1050 SW 15th St., Oak Grove, MO 64075. Marcella was born January 17, 1942 in Kansas City, KS to David...
Eul Wesley "Wes" Darneal
May 27, 2020
Eul “Wes” Darneal, 74, of Independence, MO passed away May 27, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens, 18301 E. Salisbury Rd., Independence, MO. Wes was born April 7, 1946 in Williams, OK to Bennie Alfred and Edna Bell (Morgan) Darneal. He grew up in Panama, OK, and...
Carrol L. Eklund
May 26, 2020
Carrol L. Eklund, 93, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at home. She was born in Fertile, Minnesota on October 7, 1926, to August and Martha (Fetting) Eklund. She and her parents and three brothers, Bob, Alan, and Ordean, gathered to Independence, Missouri in 1944. She never married, but enjoyed interacting with young families at church and...
Mary Elizabeth Kerby-Crawford (Schuster)
May 26, 2020
Mary Elizabeth Kerby-Crawford, 91 of Kansas City, MO passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at her residence. Cremation is planned with a graveside inurnment service at 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 1, 2020 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mary was born March 23, 1929 in Blackwater, MO to Elmer F. and Elizabeth Frances (Kincade) Schuster and has been a longtime area resident....
Robert Anthony Meints
May 26, 2020
Robert Anthony Meints, 63 of Raytown, MO passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at his residence. Mass of Christian will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 7049 Blue Ridge Blvd, Raytown, MO 64133 with burial to follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m., until service time...
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