Feb 25, 2017

William C. “Bill’ Hayes, 80, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 25, 2017. Funeral Mass will be noon, Friday, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 611 N Liberty St, Independence, MO 64050. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Cremation will follow at a later date. Bill was born April 13, 1936...

Feb 25, 2017

Maefan R Yoakum, 91, formerly of Liberty, MO passed away February 25, 2017 at her home in Bethany, MO. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. followed by a 10:00 a.m. service on Thursday, March 2, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Graveside service will be at Richmond Memory Gardens. Maefan was born Sept 21, 1925, the second daughter of...

Feb 24, 2017

Paul R. Brown, Jr., 85, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 24, 2017. Memorial services will be at 2 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 28 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; cremation. Visitation will be 1-2 pm, before the service at the chapel. The family requests contributions to Hope House, P.O. Box 577, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063. Paul...

Feb 24, 2017

Feb 24, 2017

PHILLIP MICHAEL ZAPIEN Phillip “Big Phil” Zapien, 27, of Independence, MO passed away suddenly on Friday, February 24, 2017. A visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00pm on Thursday, March 2, 2017 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO, 64052. A service will be held at 10:00am on Friday, March 3, 2017 at the chapel. Interment will follow at...

Feb 24, 2017

KELLY L. TUCKER Kelly Tucker, 43, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Friday, February 24, 2017. A memorial visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00pm on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. Kelly was born on June 9, 1973 in North Kansas City, MO to Donald Gene and Sharon Lacy. After high...

Feb 23, 2017

Gale Jay Moore, 74, passed away on Feb. 23, 2017. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 28, from 5-8pm, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 1, at 3:00pm, at the chapel. Contributions may be made to Sugar Creek C.C.R.C. in his memory. Gale was born on Jan....

Feb 23, 2017

ROBERTA JUNE WRIGHT Roberta Wright, 79, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017 at her home. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00am on Monday, February 27, 2017 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. A service will follow at 11:00am. Interment will take place at Woodlawn Cemetery. Roberta was born on March 1,...

Feb 22, 2017

Jack G Corbin, age 66, of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 surrounded by his family. Services for Jack will be 2 pm, Monday, Feb. 27 at Speaks Suburban Chapel on 18020 East 39th St S, Independence, MO 64055 with Pastor Don Canfield officiating. Burial will follow in the Blue Springs Cemetery in Blue Springs, Missouri. Visitation...

Feb 20, 2017

CHARLES VERNON DROWN Vernon Drown was born in Cameron, MO on June 3, 1928 and died on February 20, 2017. The only child of Roy W. and Vernetta Zeidler Drown, he was reared in Cameron where he graduated from high school in 1946. For 31 years, Vernon was a public school music educator. One year he spent teaching in the...

Feb 20, 2017

David E. King, 67, Independence, MO passed away unexpectedly Feb. 20, 2017. Memorial services will be 10 am, Monday, Feb. 27 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; inurnment at Blue Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-5 pm, Sunday at the chapel. David was born Nov. 29, 1949 in Kansas City, MO and graduated from William Chrisman...

Feb 19, 2017

Alfred Arreguin, 91, of Kansas City, MO passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 25, 2017 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church 3636 S. Lee’s Summit Rd., Independence, MO 64055 with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. A rosary will recited at 6:00 p.m., Friday, February 24, 2017 followed by visitation until 8:30pm...

Feb 19, 2017

Raul Montes, 88, of Independence, MO passed away peacefully on February 19, 2017. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. followed by a 10:00 a.m. service on Friday, February 24, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. The family will have a private graveside service at Woodlawn Cemetery. Raul was born October 12, 1928 in...

Feb 19, 2017

Patricia Joan Castle, 82, passed away on Feb. 19, 2017. The Rosary will be prayed at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, with visitation to follow from 6-8 p.m., at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at St. John LaLande Parish, 805 NW R.D. Mize Rd,...

Feb 18, 2017

Max D. Baldwin, 82, of Kansas City, MO passed away February 18, 2017. Visitation will be from 6-8PM Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will be 1:30PM Thursday, February 23, 2017, at Sycamore Hills Baptist Church, 15200 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO. Max was born on October 28, 1934 in Stockton, MO to Harry and Mary...

Feb 18, 2017

Joyce Belman, 78, of Independence, MO passed away February 18, 2017. Services were held on Monday, February 20, 2017 at Speaks Suburban Chapel.

Feb 18, 2017

Rex Earl Rourick, 91, Belton, MO passed away February 18, 2017. Cremation was held with a private family inurnment in Floral Hills East Cemetery in Lee’s Summit, MO. Rex was born August 1, 1925 in Cass County, Iowa to William and Greta (Housmann) Rourick. Rex was a veteran of the United State Marine Corps and served his country honorably during...

Feb 18, 2017

Richard Lee Overbeck Sr, 72, of Independence, MO, passed away Feb 18, 2017. A visitation will be held from 9-10am Thurs. Feb 23rd with a service at 10am at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial with full military honors will follow at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens, Independence, MO.

Feb 18, 2017

Shannon Dale Craven Sr., 72, of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away February 18, 2017. A visitation will be held 9:00-10:00am Wednesday, February 22nd with a service following at 10:00am at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow at Buckner Hill Cemetery, Buckner, MO. Shannon was born October 2, 1944 in Kansas City, MO, and...

Feb 18, 2017

Margaret Lee “Maggie” Parker, 73, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 18, 2017. A memorial visitation will be held from 2-4 pm, Sat., April 1 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. . The family requests contributions to Kansas City Hospice, 1500 Meadow Lake Pkwy., Ste. 200, Kansas City, MO 64114. Maggie was born July 1, 1943 in...