Obituaries
Marjorie Gale Adams (Taylor)
Apr 28, 2019
Marjorie “Gale” Adams, 77, of Independence, MO, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019. A visitation will be held Saturday, May 4th from 9-10am with a service following at 10:00am, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Interment will take place at Oak Ridge Memorial Gardens. Gale was born May 6, 1941, in Osceola, MO to...
Robert Edward Hawkins
Apr 27, 2019
Robert Edward Hawkins, 96, has gone to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He left this earth and took his flight to Heaven from Oak Grove Nursing Home in Oak Grove, Missouri on Saturday, April 27, 2019. He was born in Fort Worth Texas on July 27, 1922. He graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas, Texas in...
John Eldon Monty
Apr 27, 2019
John Eldon Monty, 75 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at his residence. Cremation is planned with a Memorial Mass to be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 3736 S. Lee’s Summit Rd., Independence, MO 64055. The family will greet friends from 10:00 to 10:30 a.m., followed by a...
Frederick Niels "Fred" Larsen
Apr 26, 2019
On Friday, April 26, 2019, Frederick (Fred) Niels Larsen, loving husband and father of five children, passed away at the age of 87, at home with his family. Fred was born on January 15, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri to Edward J. Larsen, a Danish immigrant, and Lois A. Larsen, daughter of Frederick M. Smith. Fred was married on June...
Leroy J. Rohs
Apr 25, 2019
Leroy J. Rohs, 73, a resident of Independence, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Leroy was born October 13, 1945 in Quincy, Illinois to Glenn J. Rohs and Lucille Logan Rohs of LaGrange, MO. Leroy attended LaGrange public schools and graduated from LaGrange High. After high school, he attended Culver Stockton College and Northeast Missouri State Teachers’ College...
Capt Bill Smith
Apr 24, 2019
Bill Smith, 71, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019. A visitation will be held from 12-2pm on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. A service will follow at 2pm at the chapel. He will be laid to rest at Blue Springs Cemetery after the service. Bill was born...
Pamela Ann Lanigan
Apr 23, 2019
Pam Lanigan, 57, of Independence, MO went to meet her Heavenly Father on April 23, 2019, after a courageous 15-year battle with Cancer. Visitation will be from 5-8pm Monday, April 29, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will be 10am Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. 17200 E. 39th St. in Independence, Mo 64055. Pam was...
Florence Pearl "Florrie" Lane
Apr 22, 2019
Florence P. Lane, 84, of Buckner, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019. Her service will be held Saturday, April 27th at 2:00pm at Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams St., Buckner, MO 64016. Florence was born on May 26th, 1934 to Robert and Florence McCoy in the Bronx, New York. Florence (Florrie) was raised in New York. The Bronx, Brooklyn and...
Maxine Elliott Miller (Salmons)
Apr 21, 2019
Maxine Elliott Miller, 90 of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at the Waterford Ladies Home. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Burial will follow in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Wednesday...
Kermit Michael "Mike" Smith
Apr 20, 2019
Kermit Michael (Mike) Smith - age 73 of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Saturday morning April 20th, 2019 at his home. A visitation will be held from 2-3:00 p.m. followed by a 3:00 p.m. memorial service on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. He was born in Kansas City, MO to...
Darla Lea Banks
Apr 19, 2019
Darla Banks, 60, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, April 19, 2019. A visitation will be held from 5-7pm on Monday, April 22 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO, 64052. A service will take place at 10am on Tuesday, April 23 at the chapel. She will be laid to rest at Mound Grove Cemetery in Independence. Darla...
Fred H. Evans
Apr 18, 2019
Fred H. Evans, 70, Clinton, MO formerly of Smelterville, ID passed away April 18, 2019. No services are scheduled at this time. Fred was born Dec. 14, 1948 in Kansas City and grew up in Independence, MO before joining the U.S. Army. He served two tours of duty in the Vietnam War and earned a Purple Heart. He began a...
Clyde L. Randall Jr.
Apr 18, 2019
Clyde Randall, 82, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019. A visitation will be held from 10-11am on Monday, April 22, 2019 at Calvary Baptist Church, 1915 N. Liberty St, Independence, MO, 64050. A service will follow at 11am at the church. He will be laid to rest at Missouri State Veteran’s Cemetery in Higginsville, at 3pm that...
Janice Mae Crain
Apr 18, 2019
Janice Mae Crain, born February 1, 1957, had her faith made sight on April 18, 2019. Her love for Christ motivated every decision she made and truly guided her life. Janice was born the second child to Ira and Etta Mae Martin. She attended North Kansas City High School and went to floral training after graduation. It was at her...
Jeanette M. Truman (Mcclellan)
Apr 17, 2019
Jeanette McClellan Truman, 78, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at her residence. The family will greet friends from 6-7:30pm on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Friday, April 26, 2019 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,...
Anthony Earl Wayne Stiles
Apr 17, 2019
Anthony Earl Wayne Stiles, 41, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 surrounded by those who loved him. A celebration of his life will be held at 10am on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO, 64052. Tony was born on August 4, 1977 in Kansas City, MO. He liked Legos, race...
Helen Jean Cunningham (Beebe)
Apr 17, 2019
Helen Jean Cunningham, 91, Raymore, MO passed away April 17, 2019. Committal services at Mt. Olivet Mausoleum will be private. Helen was born March 26, 1928 in Vermillion, KS and graduated from East High School. She was a dental hygienist and worked for Dr. Bishop and Dr. Follmer for many years before she retired in 1990. She was a past...
Muriel Nadine Swift (Long)
Apr 17, 2019
Muriel Nadine Swift, 91, of Independence, MO passed away April 17, 2019. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, at the chapel, followed by a burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Muriel was born February 20, 1928...
Thomas Joseph Mcleish
Apr 16, 2019
Tom McLeish, 69, of Blue Springs, MO passed away in Loveland, CO on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. He was cremated and will be placed alongside his wife, Ginger, in the columbarium at Lee’s Summit Historical Cemetery at 2pm on Friday, May 10, 2019. Tom was born on May 8, 1949 in Oelwein, IA to Elmer F. and Elizabeth Cecelia (Hayes)...
Lori Lynn Kettering (Duke)
Apr 16, 2019
Lori Kettering, 50, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away April 16, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Lori, daughter of Bobby Joe Duke (deceased in 1997) and Sandra Duke Buschhorn, was born April 29, 1968. She married Tom Kettering and...
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