Obituaries
Duonna Butts
Nov 28, 2018
DuOnna Marie Butts, 59, of Independence, MO passed away on November 28, 2018 with her loving family by her side. Per her request cremation has taken place and services will be private. DuOnna was born on October 31, 1959 to Duane Palmer and Donna Marie Chancellor. She lived in Independence, MO most of her life. DuOnna liked to read...
Roy Jones
Nov 27, 2018
Roy Paul Jones, 98 of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at his daughter’s home in Daniel, WY. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, December 15, 2018 at the community room at The Groves Retirement Community. Private burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. Roy was born July 28, 1920 in Sharon, PA to John...
Darlene Davenport
Nov 26, 2018
Darlene Davenport, 75, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, November 26, 2018. A memorial visitation will be held from 1-3pm on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. Darlene was born on December 24, 1942 in Lexington, MO to Reverend Darrel Massey, Sr. and Rebecca (Delana) Massey. She graduated from East...
Mary Starks
Nov 26, 2018
Mary Louise Starks, 92, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 26, 2018, at John Knox Village in Lee’s Summit, MO. Mary was born January 10th, 1926 in Monticello, MO located in Lewis County. Born to Gladys Nelson as “Mary Louise Nelson”. Mary was baptized November 4th, 1937. She passed after a long hard battle with Alzheimer’s Dementia. She graduated...
Paul Redfearn Jr
Nov 26, 2018
Paul L. Redfearn, Jr., born October 5, 1926, Sanford, Florida, to Rev. Paul L. Redfearn and Carolyn Redfearn., died on November 26, 2018. He is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 70 years, Alice Rubie, and son Paul L. III, and his wife Denise, and son James Jeffrey and sister Ella May Banton and her husband Jack. He...
Russell Eckert
Nov 25, 2018
Sadly, for the first time, when we refer to the late Russ Eckert, it's not because he's running behind as usual. Russell Leroy Eckert, 77, passed away at St. Luke's Hospice House on November 25th after battling a variety of health issues, from cancer to Alzheimer's. Russ was born in St. Louis on March 18th, 1941 to his parents...
Clarence Hyde Jr
Nov 24, 2018
Clarence (Clyde) Hyde, 75, of Grain Valley, MO passed away peacefully on November 24, 2018. A Memorial Service will take place at 2:00 pm Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Internment will take place at a later date. Clarence was born on August 3, 1943 in Altus, Arkansas to Clarence and Lela Mae (Krantz) Hyde. He always...
Daniel Hayden
Nov 24, 2018
Daniel A. Hayden, 68, Independence, MO passed away Nov. 24, 2018. Memorial services will be at 10 am, Friday, Nov. 30 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO 64055; cremation. Visitation will begin at 9 am before the service at the chapel. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society,...
Wanda Modlin
Nov 23, 2018
Wanda Bayne Modlin, 92, longtime resident of Independence, Missouri, died peacefully at the Bluffs in Columbia, Missouri on November 23, 2018. Cremation is planned; with a memorial service to be held at 10:00am Saturday, December 1st, 2018, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. A private inurnment will be held at a later date in Latham,...
Raymond Chapin
Nov 22, 2018
Raymond Kane Chapin, 61, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri passed away on November 22, 2018. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, November 28th at First Baptist Church of Lee’s Summit. The funeral service will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, November 29th at First Baptist Church of Lee’s Summit. Burial will follow the funeral at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens in...
Elnora Newton
Nov 22, 2018
Elnora “Nora” Newton, 94, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2018 in Independence, Missouri. A memorial visitation will be held from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday, November 30, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 39th Street at M-291 Hwy, Independence, MO. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, MO at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 1. An open house...
Ruby Wilks
Nov 22, 2018
Ruby Frances Wilks, 94 of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Burial will follow in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 9:30 a.m., until service time Wednesday at...
Bill Nichols
Nov 21, 2018
Dean William Nichols, Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away on November 21st at the age of ninety-four. Dean (Bill) was born in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Earl and Mary Ann Nichols. He was an administrator in the Missouri Public School System for thirty years, retiring from the Raytown School District. Following retirement, he became a residential real estate...
Myrna Meads
Nov 21, 2018
Myrna Meads, 77, of Independence, MO passed away November 21, 2018 at her home surrounded by her loving family. A Memorial Visitation will be from 5-7pm November 27, 2018 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Myrna was born on April 26, 1941 in Courtney, MO to Pleas and Helen (Pfeister) Hubbard. She retired from Integrity Home Health where she enjoyed caring for...
Arlene Miller
Nov 21, 2018
Arlene Miller, 80, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2018 in her little home in the woods. A Celebration of her life will be held at 6pm on Monday, November 26, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church 100 N. Pleasant, Independence, MO, 64050. Family will greet guests from 4-6pm at the church. Arlene was born on December...
Linda Johnston
Nov 20, 2018
Linda Diane Gonzalez-Johnston, 65, of Independence, MO passed away November 20, 2018. A Memorial Service will be held 3pm, Saturday, December 15, 2018 at LDS Stake Center in Independence, MO. (Arrangements Carson-Speaks Chapel).
Geraldine Reed
Nov 20, 2018
Geraldine “Jerry” Reed, 93, of Blue Springs, passed away on Tuesday, November 20, 2018. A graveside service will take place at 10:00am Friday, November 23rd at Evangelical Cemetery in Concordia, MO. Jerry was born June 17, 1925, to Charles and Sophie (Miller) Warren in Concordia, MO. She is preceded in death by her parents and her beloved husband, Charlie...
Daniel O'Dell, Jr.
Nov 20, 2018
Daniel J. O’Dell, Jr., 35, Grain Valley, MO passed away Nov. 20, 2018. A Memorial service will begin at 11:00 am, Sat., Dec. 1 at The Stone Church, 1012 West Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64050. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to Cancer Research at Children’s Mercy Hospital, 2401 Gillham Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108. Daniel was...
Trisha Neitzert
Nov 20, 2018
Trisha Lee Schlegel, 71, passed away November 20, 2018 in Kansas City, MO. Visitation will be held at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W Lexington, Independence, MO 64052 on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 2:00pm, followed by a memorial service, starting at 3:00pm. Trisha was born and raised in Lyons, KS on September 14, 1947 to Father Lloyd Schelegel and her...
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