Obituaries
Brenda Joanne Lauber (Allison)
Dec 27, 2019
Brenda JoAnne Lauber, 73, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away Friday, December 27, 2019. A visitation will be held from 1-3pm on Saturday, January 4, 2020, with memorial service to start at 3pm, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. Cremation is planned. Brenda was born on December 16, 1946 to Salathiel and Genevieve (Lee)...
Rebecca Ann Betts (Betts)
Dec 27, 2019
Rebecca Ann Betts, 71, of Lees Summit, MO, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019. A visitation will be held from 1-2pm on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, with service to follow at 2pm. Burial will be at Brooking Cemetery, 10004 E 53rd St, Raytown, MO 64133. Rebecca was born March 10, 1948 to Clarence “Glenn” and Ada...
Carolyn Sue Potter
Dec 27, 2019
Carolyn Sue Potter, 81, of Independence, MO passed away December 27, 2019. A visitation will be held from 1-3:00 p.m. followed by a 3:00 p.m. service on Thursday, January 2, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Carolyn was born December 13, 1938 in Independence, MO to Charles W. and Zona (Brower) Elgin. At the age of...
Gary Wyatt
Dec 26, 2019
Gary Wyatt, 68, of Independence, Missouri passed away December 26, 2019 following a battle with cancer. A visitation will be held on Sunday, Dec. 29 from 5-7pm at Carson-Speaks Chapel. A funeral will take place on Monday, Dec. 30, at 11 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Independence. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral. Gary...
Rodney Lowell Madsen
Dec 26, 2019
Rodney Lowell Madsen, 87, passed away on December 26, 2019 in Independence, Missouri. A visitation will be held Tuesday, December 31st from 9-10:00am with a memorial service following, both at Independence Branch, 707 N. Allen Rd.; Independence, MO 64050. He is preceded in death by his parents, Irving and Villa Madsen; wife Jeanette Madsen; siblings Colbert Madsen, Iris Malone, Gordon...
Rosemary (Richardson) Molt
Dec 26, 2019
Rosemary (Richardson) Molt, 81, of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away December 26, 2019, in the home with her husband of 62 years and children by her side. Funeral services will be held at 10 am, on Monday, December 30, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO. A graveside service is scheduled for 3 pm that day...
Joyce Elaine Basler (Mcdole)
Dec 25, 2019
Joyce Elaine Basler, 68, of Independence, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019. Visitation will be held from 9-11am on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be private at Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, MO. Joyce was born on January 20, 1951 to Glen and G’Leona (Ralston) McDole in Moorehead, IA. After high school, Joyce attended beauty school...
Herbert Charles Green
Dec 25, 2019
Herbert C. Green, 88, of Independence, MO, passed away on Wednesday, December 25th, 2019. A visitation will be held Thursday, January 2nd from 9-10am with a funeral service following at 10am, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Interment will take place at Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines, IA. Herbert was born January 23,...
Christoper William Elley
Dec 25, 2019
Christopher Elley, 52, of Liberty, MO passed away December 25, 2019 in North Kansas City, MO. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Friday, January 3, 2020 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams, Buckner, MO. Contributions may be made to the ALS Foundation. Christopher was born August 23, 1967 in Kansas...
Judy Ett Canada (Skinner)
Dec 25, 2019
Judy Ett Canada, 70, of Independence, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019, surrounded by family. Visitation will be held from 9-10am on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, with service to start at 10am, both at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO 64052. Burial to follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, MO. Judy was born January 2, 1949 to Rollie...
Jean Trisler
Dec 24, 2019
Jean Trisler, 75, passed away on Dec. 24, 2019, in Independence, MO. Jean was born on May 20, 1944, in Kansas City, MO, the only daughter of Raymond Croft and Bernice Horne Croft. She grew up in the Kansas City area and attended Wyandotte High School – however, she graduated from Van Horn High School in the class of 1962....
Gerald Dean Fenton
Dec 24, 2019
Gerald Dean Fenton, 83, of Independence, MO, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019. A visitation will be held Monday, December 30th from 1-2:00pm with a funeral service following at 2:00pm, both at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Interment will follow on Thursday, January 2nd at Haines Cemetery in Centerville, IA. Gerald was born March 19,...
Marion Frances Lounsberry (Wicks)
Dec 24, 2019
Marion Frances Lounsberry, 71 of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday December 24, 2019 at the family home. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 5:00 p.m., Monday, December 30, 2019 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m., until service time Monday at the...
Berniece Knoche
Dec 23, 2019
Berniece Knoche, 77, of Independence, MO passed away December 23, 2019. A visitation will take place from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Friday, January 3, 2020 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial at Bone Hill Cemetery, Levasy, MO. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Bone Hill...
Myron William Wright
Dec 23, 2019
Myron William Wright, 64, passed away on Dec. 23, 2019, in Independence, MO. Myron was born on Feb. 17, 1955, in Detroit, MI, the son of Myron James Wright and Virginia Temple Wright. His family moved to the Independence area when he was young, and he graduated from William Chrisman High School in the class of 1973. After receiving his...
Ruby Elizabeth Lewis
Dec 22, 2019
Ruby Elizabeth Lewis, 75, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away, on her birthday, Sunday, December 22, 2019. Cremation is planned. Ruby was born to Frank and Gladys (Taylor) Wells in Archie, MO on December 22, 1944. Ruby was one of four siblings born to the couple. When Ruby was in elementary school, the family moved to Independence, where Ruby attended...
Samuel R. Dyer Jr.
Dec 21, 2019
Samuel R. Dyer, Jr., 92, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, MO. A private service and interment in Mound Grove cemetery will be held by family. Sam was born April 17, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA to Samuel R. Dyer, Sr and Hilda (Morgan). Sam described his home as a place...
William "Lee" Bailey
Dec 21, 2019
Lee Bailey, 82, of Buckner, MO passed away December 21, 2019. A visitation will take place from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 26, at the Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams, Buckner, MO. A graveside service will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens, Independence, MO. Lee was born July 31, 1937 in Granite City, IL...
Joanne Wilson Shaw
Dec 19, 2019
Joanne Wilson Shaw, 96, of Independence, MO, passed away on Thursday, December 19th, 2019. A memorial service will be held Saturday, January 4th with visitation at 1:00pm and service at 2:00pm at Good Shepherd Community of Christ, 4341 Blue Ridge Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64133. A graveside service will be held at Mound Grove Cemetery in Independence following the memorial...
Dorothy Louise Roberts (Reed)
Dec 16, 2019
Dorothy Louise Reed Roberts was born September 15, 1924, in Osceola, MO, daughter of Bessie Euphamie Bledsoe Reed and James Manley Reed. Dorothy was two when the family relocated to Appleton City, MO, where they farmed in several locations. Dorothy was number six of the nine Reed children, with five older brothers, two younger brothers and a younger sister. After...
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