Obituaries
Lajuana Crocker
Sep 21, 2018
LaJuana Crocker, 72, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, September 21, 2018, peacefully at home surrounded by family. A visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Carson Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO, 64052. A memorial service will be held at 6:30pm on Saturday, October 3, 2018 at Liberty Street Community of...
Linda Sanders
Sep 21, 2018
Linda Sue (Carpe) Sanders, 67, Kansas City, MO passed away unexpectedly Sept. 21, 2018. A Memorial visitation will be held from 11 am – 2 pm, Sat., Oct 6 at the Iowa Beef Steakhouse, 1201 E. Euclid Ave., Des Moines, IA 50316. Linda was born Nov. 21, 1950 in Des Moines, IA to Lawrence and Rena (Logli) Carpe. She...
Jack Brady
Sep 21, 2018
Jack L. Brady, 92, of Kansas City, MO passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018. Visitation will be held from 1:00 – 2:00 PM Thursday, September 27, 2018 followed by a 2:00 PM memorial service at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E 39th St. Independence, MO 64055. Jack was born May 30, 1926 in rural Davies County, MO. He attended...
Shirley Bickel
Sep 20, 2018
Funeral services to celebrate the life of Shirley Joyce Bickel, 92, of Indep., MO will be at 10 am Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018 at St. Marks Catholic Church in Indep., MO. Entombment will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, from 5-7pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Shirley died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 at...
Daryl Strohm
Sep 20, 2018
Daryl R. Strohm Daryl R. Strohm, 86, passed away at home, peacefully in his sleep on the morning of September 20th, 2018 just three days before his 68th wedding anniversary with his beloved wife Norma Jane. Funeral service will be 10 am, Thursday, Sept. 27, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Floral...
C. Glenn Betts
Sep 20, 2018
C. Glenn Betts, 103, of Independence, passed away on Thursday, September 20, 2018 in Independence, Missouri. A graveside service will be held for the family at Mt. Washington Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held on September 27, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. at the Ada and Glenn Betts memorial shelter in Bundschu Park, located at 9th and South...
Pauletta Smith
Sep 20, 2018
Pauletta “Kay” Smith of Sibley, Missouri, age 69, passed away on September 20, 2018. Kay leaves behind husband, Walter of 51 years, 3 sons, Mike, Matt and Randy, and a sister, Maria Altheide. A visitation will be held Wednesday, September 26th from 10:00-11:00am with a funeral following at 11:00, both at Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams, Buckner, MO 64016....
Josh Fisher
Sep 19, 2018
Josh Fisher, 36, of Blue Springs, MO went to Heaven on Wednesday, September 19, 2018. A Celebration of his life will be held from 2-4pm on Monday, September 24, 2018 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO, 64052. Josh was born on November 24, 1981 in Lamar, MO. He worked in construction and had a dream to...
Nadine Boman
Sep 18, 2018
Nadine Bettie (Thurmon) Boman, 97, of Buckner, MO passed away September 18, 2018. A visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at First Baptist Church 131 S. Hudson St, Buckner, MO, 64016. Services will be held at 10am on Monday, September 24, 2018 at the church. Burial will follow at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Nadine was...
Dwight Hudson
Sep 17, 2018
Dwight L. Hudson, 71, Independence, MO died Sept. 17, 2018. Services will be 10 am, Sat., Sept. 22 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; cremation. Visitation will begin at 9 am before the service at the chapel. Dwight was born June 23, 1947 in Kansas City, KS. He retired from UPS as a supervisor in...
Lavina Mcmillan
Sep 17, 2018
LaVina McMillan, 91, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Monday, September 17, 2018. A visitation will be held from 9-10am on Friday, September 21, 2018 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. A service will follow at 10am at the chapel. She will be laid to rest with her husband, Frank, at Missouri State Veteran’s...
Terry Bloss
Sep 16, 2018
Terry Dale, Bloss, 51, Independence, MO passed away Sept. 16, 2018. A Celebration of Terry‘s Life will begin at 2:00 pm, Sat. Sept. 22 at Community of Christ Beacon Heights Congregation, 19402 E. Holke Rd, Independence, MO 64057; cremation. Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm before the service at church. Kindly omit flowers. Terry was born Nov. 22, 1966...
Richard Davis
Sep 16, 2018
Richard Lee Davis, 69, of Raytown, MO passed away September 16, 2018. Richard was born October 12, 1948 in Kansas City, MO to Everette Davis and Dorothy Grier. Richard was preceded in death by both parents, a son, Kevin Wayne Davis, and wife Susan Crawford Survivors include son, Lee Davis (Tammie), daughter Kandi Dietrich, 8 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren....
Mary Villers
Sep 15, 2018
Ms. Mary Villers, was born August 18, 1943, in Kansas City, MO, one of six children to Elbert and Nellie Smith. She was a graduate of William Chrisman High School. Mary was married to Walter Villers and together, they raised a daughter, Theresa. She was employed by Old Republic Title Company for forty-six years, ultimately retiring as Vice President...
Cathy Lewis
Sep 15, 2018
Cathy Lewis 65, of Olathe, KS passed away September 15, 2018 after battling cancer for 8 months. She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Per Cathy’s request cremation has taken place and Memorial services will be private. Cathy was born on July 18, 1953 in Kansas City, MO to Virgil and Rita (Ballew) Glassinger. She was a graduate...
Richard Pruitt
Sep 15, 2018
Richard Pruitt, 84, of Independence, MO passed away September 15, 2018. A visitation will be held from 12-2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 21, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday at Woodlawn Cemetery. Richard was born August 31, 1934 in Pilot Knob, MO to...
Nicholas Bell
Sep 13, 2018
Nicholas L. “Nick” Bell, 58, of Orrick, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 13, 2018. A visitation will be held Wednesday, September 19th from 6-8pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 20th at 10:00am at Blue Hills Baptist Church, 1805 N Blue Mills Rd., Independence,...
Granville Morgan
Sep 12, 2018
Granville H. Morgan, 84, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on September 12, 2018, at his home. He was born on July 20, 1934, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Granville Hackett and Leola Morgan-O’Nan, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by a step-father, Shellie O’Nan. After graduating from Northeast High School in 1952,...
Marian Hall-Carr
Sep 11, 2018
Marian Jean Monsees Hall-Carr was born august 26, 1928 to Shelby and Ruby Monsees in Smithton Missouri. She lived a long and full life, turning 90 last month. Sadly, she passed away September 11, 2018. Marian was pre-deceased by her parents and a niece, Sandy Garretson. She is survived by a sister, Betty Jane Saad of Overland Park and...
Patrick Simpson
Sep 9, 2018
Patrick “Pat” Louis Simpson, 59, Lake Tapawingo, MO passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, September 9, 2018. Memorial services will be conducted by Pastor Victor Sullivan at 10 am, Friday, Sept. 14 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; cremation. Visitation will follow the service until noon. Patrick was born on December 2, 1958...
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