Obituaries
Kenneth Ray "Topper" Phillips
Mar 25, 2016
Kenneth “Topper” Phillips, 80, Sugar Creek, MO passed away March 25, 2016. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, March 31 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the chapel. Topper was born June 4, 1935 in Lone Jack, MO. He worked for the Sugar Creek...
Helen Bass
Mar 25, 2016
Helen Louise Bass, 91, passed away on March 25, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Ann’s Parish, 10113 E. Lexington Ave., on Friday, April 1, 2016, at 10am. A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 31, from 6-8pm, with Rosary at 5:30pm, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. She will be laid to...
Bobby Barnett
Mar 22, 2016
Bobby J. Barnett, 83, passed away at his home on March 22, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2016, at 2:00pm, with visitation beginning at 1:00pm, both at Speaks Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence. Bob was born on June 20, 1932, in Windsor, MO, to James “Red” Barnett and Wilma Alene (Egbert) Barnett....
Donald Cochrane
Mar 22, 2016
Don Cochrane, 72, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016. A memorial visitation will be held from 1-3:00pm on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. Don was born July 15, 1943 in Kansas City, MO, to Walter and Charlene Cochrane. He proudly served in the United States Army and...
Jack Alan Pugh
Mar 22, 2016
Jack Alan Pugh, 86, Wheatland, MO formerly of Sugar Creek, MO passed away March 22, 2016. Services will be 10 am, Monday, March 28 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Mt. Washington, Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 am before the service at the chapel. Jack was born Jan. 18, 1930 in Kansas...
Jared Cornett
Mar 21, 2016
Jared Cornett, 34, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Monday, March 21, 2016. A visitation will be held on Friday, March 25, 2016 from 5-8:00 pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO, 64055. A service will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 10:00 am at the chapel. Jared was born on February 11, 1982...
Gladys June Oliver (Vannausdle)
Mar 20, 2016
Gladys June Oliver, 91, Independence, MO passed away March 20, 2016. A memorial service will begin at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Messiah Lutheran Church 613 S. Main St., Independence, MO 64050. Gladys was born June 6, 1924 in Red Oak, Iowa and was a truck driver for 22 years. Gladys is survived by Husband; Harold Wayne Oliver,...
Lewis Wesley Stamps Jr.
Mar 20, 2016
Lewis Wesley Stamps, Jr., 58, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016. A visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00pm Wednesday, March 23rd at Speaks Suburban Chapel, Independence, MO. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 26th at Liberty Cemetery, Newton County, AR. Lewis was born June 3, 1957 in Kansas City, MO as one...
Helen Anita Billings (Hoisington)
Mar 20, 2016
Helen Anita Billings, 94, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 1:00pm Saturday, April 2nd at White Oak Chapel at the Groves, Independence, MO. Helen was born January 30, 1922 in Boise, ID as the daughter of a missionary, Leonard Guy and Helen Hattie (Bunnell) Hoisington. She was a life long...
Norma Jean Burd (Terrill)
Mar 20, 2016
Norma Jean Burd, 70, of Independence, MO passed away March 20, 2016. A visitation will take place from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. memorial service on Thursday, March 24, at Sheffield Family Life Center. Norma was born December 14, 1945 in Marshall, MO to Leon and Nola (Rowden) Terrill. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. Norma will...
Polly Lou Lesh (Rohrs)
Mar 18, 2016
Polly Lou (Rohrs) Lesh went home to her heavenly father, with her family at her side, March 18th, 2016. She was born May 1, 1928 to Donna Belle and Ralph Rohrs. A life time resident of Independence, MO, Polly graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1946, later attending Graceland College graduating with an Associate of Arts Degree. Polly married...
Carolee Annette Graham (Miller)
Mar 18, 2016
Carolee Graham, 84, of Kansas City, MO passed away March 18, 2016 at her home. Visitation will be from 6-8pm Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Services will be 10am Friday, March 25, 2016 at the chapel. Burial will take place in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Rantoul, KS. Carolee was born on June 12, 1931 in Morristown, NJ to William...
Sharon Irwin
Mar 17, 2016
Sharon Irwin, 69, of Independence, MO passed away March 17, 2016. Visitation will be from 6-8pm Monday, March 21, 2016 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will be 10am Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the chapel. Burial will take place in Mound Grove Cemetery. Sharon was born on April 4, 1946 in Lamar, MO to Virgil and Naomi (Ashburn) Rogers....
Miriam Marguerite ""Toots"" Niemeyer (Kuder)
Mar 17, 2016
Miriam Marguerite “Toots” Niemeyer, 92 of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at her residence. Services will be 6:00 p.m., Monday evening, March 21, 2016 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055 with cremation to follow. Inurnment will be at a later date in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The family will greet friends following...
Mary Lee Bryant (Huffine)
Mar 16, 2016
Mary Lee Bryant, 82, of Independence, MO passed away March 16, 2016. Visitation will be March 29, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at First Christian Church, 125 S Pleasant, Independence, MO, followed by a Memorial Service at 2:00 p.m. Mary Lee was born on May 7, 1933 in Trenton, MO to W. Byrl and Frances (Smith) Huffine. She grew up in...
Harold Williams
Mar 15, 2016
Harold Lynn Williams, 65, passed away on March 15, 2016. Private inurnment with full military honors will be held at MO State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Harold was born on May 19, 1950, in Monmouth, Illinois, to Henry Otis and Dorothy Jean (Wolf) McGee. He was raised in Sugar Creek, MO by his aunt Betty and uncle Jack Archie,...
Kirk Weber
Mar 13, 2016
Kirk Edward Weber, 65, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 2:00p.m. Friday, March 18th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Kirk was born February 16, 1951, in Independence, MO as one of four children to James Douglas and Dorothy (Nihill) Weber. He graduated from Truman High School and University of Missouri; He...
Linda Carol Nichols (Best)
Mar 13, 2016
Linda Carol Nichols Linda Carol Nichols, 64 of Kansas City, MO passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at her residence. Cremation is planned with a memorial gathering to be held from 6 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday evening, March 17, 2016 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Linda was born July 21, 1951 in Kansas City,...
Marilyn Boin (Jones)
Mar 12, 2016
Marilyn Boin, 70 of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Rosewood Health Center. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m., until service time Saturday at the chapel. Marilyn was born...
Marguerite Solomon
Mar 12, 2016
Marguerite Joyce Solomon, 78, passed away on March 12, 2016. A memorial service will be held at South Crysler Restoration Branch, 16101 E Salisbury Rd, Independence, MO 64050, on Thursday, March 17, at 3:00 p.m with visitation beginning at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the church or to the MO Department of Conservation, Donations...
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