Obituaries
Carol Lee Rector (Osborne)
Aug 3, 2017
Carol Lee Rector, 86, Blue Springs, MO, formerly of Independence, MO, passed away Aug. 3, 2017. Services will be 3 pm, Sunday, Aug. 13 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence MO. Visitation will begin at 1:30 pm before the service at the chapel. Committal services will be at 10:30 am, Monday, Aug. 14 at Woodlawn Cemetery in...
Evelyn Stoll
Aug 1, 2017
Evelyn M. Stoll, 90, of Blue Springs, MO died August 1, 2017. Visitation 2pm, service 3pm, both Wed. Aug. 9, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Burial Swan Lake Memorial Gardens, Grain Valley, MO. Evelyn was born March 4, 1927, in Old Linn Creek, MO to Eula Paxton Mauss and Max Mauss of Climax Springs, MO. She attended...
Ronald Munson
Aug 1, 2017
Ron Munson, 73, of Independence, MO passed away August 1, 2017. A visitation will be held from 9-11am at on Monday, August 7, Kansas City Church 7700 N. Church Rd, Liberty, MO, 64158. A service will follow at 11am at the church. Interment will take place at 2:30pm at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Ron was born August 27, 1943 to Marion...
James Bergman
Jul 31, 2017
Kevin Bergman, 55, of Leawood, KS passed away July 31, 2017. Visitation will be from 4-6pm Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO 64052. Funeral services will follow at 6:00 pm at the chapel. Kevin was born on June 10, 1962 in Tulsa, OK to Phillip and Doris (Cobb) Bergman. He was a graduate...
Donald Maximillian Brayton Phd
Jul 31, 2017
Donald Maximillian Brayton, PhD, 78, Independence, MO, Left us at 3:45pm on August 15, 2017. Born to Cecil and Helen Brayton February 8, 1939 in Webster City, Iowa. He lived in Williams, Iowa, Manchester, Iowa and finally Independence, MO. Don loved people and he loved to learn. He was a BSA Life Scout and even played in the high school...
Margaret Cordell "Peggy" Hommes (Pearce)
Jul 30, 2017
Margaret C (Peggy) Hommes, 89, beloved wife of the late Wayne (Bud) Hommes, formerly of Independence MO, passed away Sunday, July 30 in Chicago IL. Margaret was born November 14, 1927 to Lester and Callie (Holland) Pearce in Pleasant Hill, MO. She attended CMSU in Warrensburg and was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. Margaret was a long time...
Brandon Kent Wallace
Jul 30, 2017
Brandon Kent Wallace, 35, passed away on July 30, 2017. A visitation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 3, from 2-4 p.m., with service to follow at 4 p.m., both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055 Brandon was born on April 9, 1982, in Katy, Texas, to Kenneth and Debra (Roach) Wallace. He was active...
Harry David "Junior" Wright Jr.
Jul 29, 2017
Harry Wright “Junior”, 62, of Independence, MO passed away suddenly Saturday, July 29, 2017. A memorial visitation will be held from 2-4pm on Friday, August 4, 2017 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. Harry “June Bug” was born on July 17, 1955 in Potosi, MO to Harry and Geneva (Boyer) Wright. After high school he...
Anna Lucille Heard
Jul 29, 2017
Anna Heard, 68, of Independence, MO passed away July 29, 2017. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 3, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Services at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the chapel with burial to follow at Mound Grove Cemetery. Anna was born September 15, 1948 to Lee and Mary...
Paula Grace Farnham (Flanagan)
Jul 28, 2017
Paula was born December 10, 1942 at Research Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, to Paul Allen Flanagan and Frances Louise Flanagan. Paul was in the US Army as a Sergeant in the Quartermaster section, and served in the South Pacific during World War II. Frances stayed in Independence, living with family during the war. After the war, Paul worked selling...
Edith Marilyn Wait
Jul 25, 2017
Edith Marilyn Wait, 79, passed away on July 25, 2017. Visitation will be from 1-2pm, with service at 2pm, both Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Speaks Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Burial will follow in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Marilyn was born on Oct. 6, 1937, in Independence, MO, to Bert Joseph and Marie Elizabeth (Wisecup) Overbeck. She graduated from Northeast...
Martha Rathbun
Jul 25, 2017
Martha Rathbun, 82, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017. A visitation will be held from 9-10am on Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO, 64052. A service will follow at 10am at the chapel. Martha was born on August 31, 1934 in Excelsior Springs, MO to John and Mahala (Blakely) McKenzie....
Linda Fields
Jul 25, 2017
Linda Fields, 70, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017. A visitation will be held from 2-4pm on Monday, July 31, 2017 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. A memorial service will follow at 4pm at the chapel. A celebration of her life will begin at 5pm at Tiff and Jay’s on Woods...
Eugene Duve
Jul 24, 2017
Eugene “Red” Duve, 83, of Independence, MO peacefully passed away surrounded by his family, Monday, July 24, 2017 at his home. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 31, 2017 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Sunday, July 30, 2017 in the chapel. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Red...
Daniel Downs
Jul 22, 2017
Daniel Allen Downs, 48, passed away on July 22, 2017. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 29, at 10:00 a.m., at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Inurnment will follow the service in Mound Grove Cemetery. Dan was born on September 8, 1968, in Warren, OH, to David and Karen (Ruckman) Downs. He attended Fort Osage...
Helen Metz
Jul 22, 2017
Helen Juanita Metz, 83, passed away on July 22, 2017. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, August 1, at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 900 NW 22nd St in Blue Springs, MO. Contributions may be made to the church in her honor. Helen was born on December 23, 1933, in Kansas City, Missouri, to William and Hilda...
Marianna Marker (Johnston)
Jul 22, 2017
Marianna (Johnston) Marker, 93, Independence, MO passed away July, 22, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 11 am, Sat., July 29, at Liberty Church of the Nazarene, 1400 Southview Drive, Liberty, MO 64068; cremation. Marianna was born Nov. 4, 1923 in Cheyenne, WY to Forrest and Metta Faye (Dawson) Johnston. She served in the U.S. Navy as a...
Betty J. Owen
Jul 21, 2017
Betty J. Owen, 83 of Independence, MO passed away Friday, July 21, 2017 at St. Luke’s East Hospital. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO 64052. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Wednesday at the...
Mary Boutross
Jul 20, 2017
Mary Kathryn Boutross, 81, passed away on July 20, 2017. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 25, from 10-11 a.m., with Mass at 11 a.m., both at St. Ann’s Parish, 10113 E Lexington Ave, Independence, MO 64053. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in her honor. Mary was born...
Wanda Robertson
Jul 20, 2017
Wanda Robertson, 82, of Raytown, MO passed away July 20, 2017. Visitation will be from 5-7pm Sunday, July 23, 2017 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 West Lexington Independence, MO 64052. Funeral services will be 10am Monday, July 24, 2017 at the chapel. Burial will take place in Mound Grove Cemetery. Wanda was born the 3rd of 9 children in Hermitage, MO...
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