Obituaries
Amanda Nichols
Sep 12, 2017
Amanda “Paisley” Nichols, 25, of Kansas City, MO passed away on September 12, 2017. A visitation will be 6-8pm on September 18, 2017 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. A service will be 10am on September 19 at the chapel. Amanda was born on April 5, 1992 in Kansas City, MO to Greg and Kelly...
Jacob Newsom
Sep 11, 2017
Jacob Otis Newsom, 91, of KCMO, passed away Mon., Sept. 11, 2017. He was born in Franklin, MO, on Oct. 3, to Tom and Mary Stangel Newsom. After graduating from New Franklin High School, he enlisted in U.S. Navy and served in WWII where he survived Kamikaze attack on board the USS Morris. He went on to earn an Electrical...
William Russel "Rusty" Darnel
Sep 11, 2017
William R. “Rusty” Darnel, 87, Independence, MO passed away Sept. 11, 2017. Service will be 10 am, Monday, Sept. 18 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Swan Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 – 6 pm Sunday at the chapel. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to First Christian Church of...
Anna L. Large (Johnson)
Sep 11, 2017
Anna Large, 82, of Independence, MO passed away September 11, 2017. Visitation will be from 9-11 am Friday, September 15, 2017 at Carson Speaks Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 11am at the chapel. She will be laid to rest next to her husband and son in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Anna was born on November 8, 1934 in Kansas City,...
Marianne Wicker (Payne)
Sep 10, 2017
Marianne Wicker, 61, Independence, MO passed away Sept. 10, 2017. A cremation memorial visitation will be held from 6 – 8 pm, Sat., Sept. 23 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the Great Plains SPCA, 21001 MO-78, Independence, MO 64057. Marianne was born May 15, 1956...
Russell Sherman
Sep 10, 2017
Russell Jerome “Jerry” Sherman, 84, passed away on September 10, 2017, in the care of Pinnacle Ridge Nursing and Rehab in Olathe, KS. Jerry was born on March 31, 1933, in Independence, MO, to Ronald and Rosamond (Filson) Sherman. He graduated from William Chrisman High School in the class of 1951. Later that year, he began his Bachelor’s degree at...
Maria I. Favela
Sep 9, 2017
Maria I. Favela, 86, Independence, MO, formerly of Chicago, IL, passed away Sept. 9, 2017. Visitation will be 4 – 8 pm, Wed, Sept. 13 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. She will be buried in her hometown of Durango, Mexico. Maria was born March 21, 1931 in Chinacates, Durango, Mexico. She became a U.S....
Wanda Cornelia Baldus (Duckett)
Sep 9, 2017
Wanda Cornelia Baldus, 90 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017 at the Pleasant Valley Manor in Liberty, MO. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., until service time...
Alan Duntz
Sep 7, 2017
Alan Eugene Duntz, 52, passed away on September 7, 2017. A visitation will be held from 10-11am, with service to follow at 11am, both Saturday, Sept. 16, at Speaks Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Alan was born on March 29, 1965, in St. Joseph, MO. He was later adopted by Dr. Delvin...
Jimmie Cross
Sep 5, 2017
Jimmie Cross 87, of Independence, MO passed away September 5, 2017. Visitation will be for 1-1:30 on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 1:30 pm at the chapel. Burial will take place in Mound Grove Cemetery. Jimmie was born on December 6, 1929 in Camden County, MO to Curtis and Flossie (McGuire) Cross. He...
Mary Dessent
Sep 5, 2017
Mary Frances Dessent (Carroll), 80, Independence MO was called home to heaven surrounded by loved ones on September 5, 2017. Mary was born February 15, 1937 in Kansas City MO to Thomas and Ellie (McCrohan) Carroll. She attended Holy Cross Elementary and graduated from Cardinal Glennon High School. Mary was a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and was...
William Harkins
Sep 4, 2017
William “Bill” Harkins, 81, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, September 4, 2017. A visitation will be 1-2pm on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. A memorial service will follow at 2pm. Bill was born on November 25, 1935 in Staten Island, NY to Jerome Leslie and Ellen (Ryan) Harkins. Bill...
Carl Donald Richardson
Sep 4, 2017
Carl Donald Richardson, 89 of Independence, MO passed away Monday, September 4, 2017 at Monterey Park Nursing Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Entombment will follow in Mt. Washington Mausoleum. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Thursday at the chapel....
Marion "Alex" Cipolla
Sep 4, 2017
Marion Alexander “Alex” Cipolla, 27, passed away on September 4, 2017. A visitation will be held from 5-7pm, with funeral service to follow at 7pm, both Monday, Sept. 11, at St. Mark’s Parish in Independence. Alex was born on March 30, 1990, in Kansas City, MO, to Peter and Kim (Gillison) Cipolla. He graduated from Lee’s Summit West High School...
Max Runkle
Aug 31, 2017
Max William Runkle, 79, passed away on August 31, 2017 in Independence, MO. Memorial services will take place September 23rd at the VFW in Macomb, Ill. Celebration of life at 3:30 followed by dinner. Contributions may be made to the Natural Resource Defense Council in his honor. Max was born on April 30, 1938, in Macomb, Illinois, to Ernest “Boots”...
Joseph Stringer Jr
Aug 31, 2017
Joseph “Joe” Stringer, Jr., age 91, of Buckner, Missouri passed away Thursday, August 31, 2017 in his home, surrounded by family. Joe was born November 28, 1925 in Eagle Rock, Missouri, the sixth son of Joe and Anna (Burris) Stringer. He served in the U.S. Army from 1944-1946 in the European theater of World War II. On August 27, 1949...
Thomas Richard "Tom" Place Jr.
Aug 28, 2017
Thomas “Tom” R. Place, Jr., 77, Independence, MO passed away Aug. 28, 2017. No services will be scheduled. Private burial will be at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Tom was born Sept. 28, 1939 in Kansas City, MO and graduated from Lee’s Summit High School. Following graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He worked for AT & T for twenty-seven years...
Robert Russell "Bob" Jones
Aug 28, 2017
Robert Russell (Bob) Jones passed away peacefully at home in Independence, MO surrounded by Patsy, his wife of 64 years, and his beloved family and friends on August 28, 2017. Bob was born on September 12, 1933 to Raymond J. & Nannie Lou (Taylor) Jones in Nameoki, IL. He was the 4th of 5 children. Bob lost his parents at...
Cleo Mae Beale (Siemens)
Aug 27, 2017
Cleo Beale, 85, of Independence, MO passed away August 27, 2017. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. A visitation and service will also be held on Thursday, at United Church of New Cambria, New Cambria, MO. Burial at New Cambria Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made...
David Beebe
Aug 27, 2017
David Russell Beebe, 98, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2017, surrounded by his children and holding the hand of Muriel, his beloved wife of 76 years. Russell was born on August 3, 1919, in Holden, Missouri, to Jane and George W. Beebe. Although his birth certificate lists August 2 as his official birth date, his six older brothers and...
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