Obituaries

Michael  Allen Megee

Michael  Allen Megee

Dec 27, 2015

Michael A. Megee, 29, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 27, 2015. A Celebration of Michael’s Life will be held at 1 pm, Sat., Jan. 2 at Maywood Baptist Church, 10505 E. Winner Rd., Independence, MO 64052. The family requests contributions to Maywood Baptist Church. Michael was born May 23, 1986 in Independence, MO and graduated from Truman High School in...

Mary Ann Berridge (Mawby)

Mary Ann Berridge (Mawby)

Dec 26, 2015

Mary Ann “Woody” Berridge, 50 of Independence, MO passed away, Saturday, December 26, 2015 at her residence. Cremation is planned with a memorial celebration to be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Donations may be made in her name to the American Cancer Society. Mary Ann...

Edward Lawrence Thomas, O.D.

Edward Lawrence Thomas, O.D.

Dec 26, 2015

Dr. Edward Lawrence Thomas, 81, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, December 26th 2015 with family by his side. A visitation will be held from 9:00-10:00am Wednesday, December 30th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 10:00am at the chapel. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, MO. Ed was born October 14, 1934 in Salina,...

Helen Louise Robinson (Bishop)

Helen Louise Robinson (Bishop)

Dec 24, 2015

Helen Louise Robinson, 86, of Blue Springs, MO passed away December 24, 2015. Visitation will be from 5-7pm, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 7pm at the Chapel. Graveside services will be 11am Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Oak Grove Cemetery. Helen was born on August 22, 1929 in Independence, MO to Thomas...

Allen Arthur "Al" Waite Jr.

Allen Arthur "Al" Waite Jr.

Dec 24, 2015

Allen Arthur Waite, Jr. 87, Belton, MO passed away Dec. 24, 2015. Cremation with inurnment to follow at a later date at Milton Lawn Cemetery, Janesville, WI. The family requests contributions to St.. Josephs’ Indian School, P.O. Box 326, Chamberlain, SD 57326. Allen was born Feb. 2, 1928 in Janesville, WI. He served twenty-four years in the U.S. Army with...

Darrell Barker

Darrell Barker

Dec 23, 2015

Darrell Wayne Barker, 53, passed away on December 23, 2015. A private memorial gathering will be held at a later date. Darrell was born in New York on April 29, 1962, son of Clell and Betty (Oswalt) Barker. He graduated from Schurr High School in Montebello, California, then pursued Music and Business at Azusa Pacific University. He was a four-year...

Juanita Poe

Juanita Poe

Dec 23, 2015

Juanita Poe, 93, of Independence, MO passed away December 23, 2015 surrounded by family after a short illness. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO, 64052. Graveside services will be held at Sycamore Cemetery in Miller, MO at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2015....

Victor  Daniel Duncan

Victor  Daniel Duncan

Dec 23, 2015

Victor D. Duncan, 81, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 23, 2015. Cremation. No services are planned. The family requests contributions to the Great Plains SPCA, 21001 MO-78, Independence, MO 64057. Victor was born in Weiner, AR on March 24, 1934. He worked at Armco Steel from 1966 until he retired in 1996. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He is...

Linnie O. Foster (Maxwell)

Linnie O. Foster (Maxwell)

Dec 21, 2015

Linnie O. Foster, 88 of Independence, MO, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 26, 2015 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m., until service time Saturday at the chapel. A Graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm...

Dwight W. Carnahan

Dwight W. Carnahan

Dec 21, 2015

Dwight W. Carnahan, 92 of Independence, MO passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 28, 2015 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial with full military honors will follow at Six Mile Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., until service time...

Grace Virginia Page (Hodges)

Grace Virginia Page (Hodges)

Dec 21, 2015

Grace Virginia Page, 96 of Independence, MO passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at St. Luke’s East. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at the Blue River Church of Christ 221 NE Woods Chapel Rd., Lee’s Summit, MO 64064. Burial will follow in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m., until service time...

Marie Dorothy Hatteberg (Moulton)

Marie Dorothy Hatteberg (Moulton)

Dec 21, 2015

Dorothy Hatteberg, age 93, of Independence, MO passed away December 21, 2015. Services will be held on Saturday, December 26, with visitation, 12:00 p.m. and funeral, 2:00 p.m., at Timothy Lutheran Church, 425 NW RD Mize Road, Blue Springs, MO. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 28, at Cedar Cemetery in Fonda, Iowa. Dorothy...

Dorothy M. Trumbull (Allen)

Dorothy M. Trumbull (Allen)

Dec 21, 2015

Dorothy Trumbull, 82, of Independence, MO passed away December 21, 2015. A service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 9, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO. Burial will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 11, at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Dorothy was born May 13, 1933 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas...

Kathleen Gayle Kirkham

Kathleen Gayle Kirkham

Dec 19, 2015

Kathleen Gayle Kirkham, 66 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 at her residence. Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Wednesday at the chapel. Kathleen was...

Beaulah "Mae" Covington (Johnson)

Beaulah "Mae" Covington (Johnson)

Dec 19, 2015

Beaulah Mae Covington, 78, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015. A memorial service will be held in her honor at a later time. Mae was born September 1, 1937 in Independence, MO as the only child to Kathryn (Reavis) and Ralph E. Johnson. She graduated from Northeast High School class of 1955. She then worked for...

Robert Earl "Bob" Johnson

Robert Earl "Bob" Johnson

Dec 19, 2015

Robert Earl Johnson, 73, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 19. 2015. Services will be 2 pm, Wed., Dec. 23 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Tuesday at the chapel. The family requests contributions to Boy Scout Troop #228, 18105 E. 24th St. S., Independence, MO 64057....

Robert Lee "Bob" Elledge

Robert Lee "Bob" Elledge

Dec 19, 2015

Bob Elledge, 61, of Kansas City, MO passed away December 19, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Saturday, December 26, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Bob was born May 24, 1954 in Kansas City, MO. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and worked...

Marilyn Earickson Day

Marilyn Earickson Day

Dec 18, 2015

Marilyn Earickson Day, 89, formerly of Independence and Blue Springs, MO passed away December 18, 2015. A rosary will be held at 5:30 p.m. followed by a visitation from 6-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, at St. Mark’s Catholic Church. Burial at...

William Thomas

William Thomas

Dec 18, 2015

William E. Thomas, “Bill”, 71, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Friday, December 18, 2015. Bill graduated from Lillis High School in the class of 1962 and retired from Brown’s Medical Imaging. Bill was a person who consumed your attention, lived life to the fullest and always had a smile on his face. His famous quote was “keep smiling!” Bill...

Erick Butler

Erick Butler

Dec 18, 2015

Erick Butler, 57, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 18, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. Memorial services will begin at 1:30 pm, Sunday, Dec. 27 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; cremation. Visitation will follow the service until 4:30 pm. Erick was born May 5, 1958 in Independence, MO and attended Van Horn High...