Obituaries

Bonnie Kay Parker (Griffin)

Bonnie Kay Parker (Griffin)

Dec 10, 2015

Bonnie Parker, 76, of Independence, Mo passed away December 10, 2015. Visitation will be from 1-3pm, Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Memorial Services will follow at 3pm at the Chapel. Online condolences may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Carson Speaks Chapel 816.252.7900)

Craig Alan Davis

Craig Alan Davis

Dec 10, 2015

Craig Alan Davis, 36, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away December 10, 2015. Visitation will be from 4-6pm, Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Online condolences may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel 816-373-3600.

Curtis Earl Miller

Curtis Earl Miller

Dec 10, 2015

Curtis Earl Miller, 76, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00pm Sunday, December 13th at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Monday, December 14th at the chapel. Cremation will follow. Curtis was born June 28, 1939 in Windsor, MO as one of five children to Forrest...

June Rose Williams (Dobson)

June Rose Williams (Dobson)

Dec 8, 2015

June Rose Williams, 65 of Blue Springs, MO passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at her residence. Services 10:00 a.m. Friday December 11, 2015 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow in Lee’s Summit Historical Cemetery. The family will greet from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the chapel. Following the...

Georjean Harman (Robinson)

Georjean Harman (Robinson)

Dec 8, 2015

Georjean Harman, 98, of Independence, MO passed away on December 8, 2015 at the Rosewood Health Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Georjean was born March 19, 1917 in St. Joseph, MO to Earle and Cora (Logan) Robinson. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Marvin Harman. She is survived by her daughter,...

Richard Leslie "Dick" Lewis Jr.

Richard Leslie "Dick" Lewis Jr.

Dec 8, 2015

Richard L. “Dick” Lewis, Jr., 88, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 8, 2015. Funeral services will be 10 am, Friday, Dec. 11 followed by the Royal Order of Jesters Court #54 Rose Ceremony at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. A Masonic service will begin at 6 pm, Thursday followed by visitation...

Debra Kay Francka

Debra Kay Francka

Dec 8, 2015

Debra Francka, 45, of Lee’s Summit passed away December 8, 2015. Visitation will be from 10-11am Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Our Lady of Presentation Catholic Church. Memorial services will follow at 11am at the church. Debra was born in Independence, MO on June 10, 1970 to Bill and Beverly (Burch) Francka. She was a life long member of Our...

Jimmie Lynn "Jim" Crall

Jimmie Lynn "Jim" Crall

Dec 8, 2015

Jimmie (Jim) Lynn Crall - 76, died Tuesday December 8, 2015 with his sister Wanda by his side. Grave side service will be held Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens at 11 a.m. Jim was born and died in Camden County but lived most of his life in the Kansas City area .Jim was in the U.S....

John Burrell Lawson

John Burrell Lawson

Dec 7, 2015

John Burrell Lawson, 74, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away December 7, 2015. A masonic and memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. followed by a visitation, on Friday, December 11, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. John was born October 13, 1941, in Independence, MO, to Joseph Burrell and Erma Estelle Lawson. He...

Larry Ray Chapman

Larry Ray Chapman

Dec 7, 2015

Larry Ray Chapman, 69, of Liberty, MO passed away peacefully December 7, 2015 at home, after a long battle with cancer. Larry was born July 15, 1946 in Wichita, KS, the son of Bobby Ray and Maxine Chapman. After graduating from Northeast High School in Kansas City, MO, Larry honorably served his country in the US Air Force. Larry worked...

Nadine Harnish (Aldridge)

Nadine Harnish (Aldridge)

Dec 5, 2015

Nadine Harnish, 93, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away December 5, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO, 64052. Nadine was born September 26, 1922 in East Lynne, MO. She was a member of Northern Boulevard United Methodist...

John Lee Cottrell

John Lee Cottrell

Dec 5, 2015

John Cottrell, 68, of Independence, MO passed away December 5, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Sunday December 13, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. John was born January 27, 1947 in Smithers, West Virginia. John served for 4 years as a member of...

Michael  Everett Pozun-Hart

Michael  Everett Pozun-Hart

Dec 4, 2015

Michael E. Pozun-Hart, 49, of Kansas City, MO. passed away mid Friday morning, December 4th at Centerpoint Medical Center, after a brief but intense battle with pneumonia. Michael was a loving husband and a devoted father to his grandson who proudly called him "daddy". Born October eighteenth, 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, Michael grew up in an environment of adversity...

Robert Donald "D.J." Jacobs

Robert Donald "D.J." Jacobs

Dec 4, 2015

Robert Donald “D.J.” Jacobs, 67, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 4, 2015. Visitation will be 5-7 pm, Sunday, Dec. 6 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Graveside service will be 11 am, Monday at Mound Grove Cemetery. The family requests contributions to the American Cancer Society Greater Kansas City Chapter. D.J. was born March 2, 1948...

Gary Blaine Kilgore

Gary Blaine Kilgore

Dec 4, 2015

Gary Kilgore, 59, of Independence, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015. A visitation will be held on December 9, 2015 from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence, Missouri. The funeral service will follow at 10:00a.m.; Pastor Dave Carlson of First Presbyterian Church will be officiating. Gary worked for the U.S. government...

Doris Irene Pointer

Doris Irene Pointer

Dec 4, 2015

Doris Irene Pointer, 98, passed away on December 4, 2015. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at 10:00am, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St in Independence. Family will greet friends an hour prior to the service. She will be laid to rest in Mound Grove Cemetery. Doris was born on January 29, 1917,...

Gary Berggren

Gary Berggren

Dec 3, 2015

Gary Lee Berggren, 73, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm Monday, December 7th, at Carson Speaks Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 10:00am Tuesday, December 8th at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery with Honors. Gary was born January 16, 1942 in Bellville, KS to Grace (Townsend) and Lester Berggren....

Leo Truitt

Leo Truitt

Dec 3, 2015

Leo Ray Truitt, 97, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 14, 1918, in Collins, Missouri, the oldest of five children born to Ray and Ina (Sink) Truitt.Leo graduated from Collins High School in 1936. He was a veteran of World War II, U.S. Army, 27th Infantry...

Sherry Frank

Sherry Frank

Dec 2, 2015

Sharon Lee “Sherry” Frank, 74, passed away on December 2, 2015, in Independence, MO. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 6, 2015, at 10am, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64052. Family will greet friends an hour prior to the service. Sherry was born on February 21, 1941, in Independence, MO, to William Lawrence...

William R. Autrey

William R. Autrey

Dec 2, 2015

William R. Autrey, 53, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 3:00pm Saturday, December 5th at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Bill was born April 16, 1962 in Oxnard, CA as one of three children to Ben and Mitsuko Autrey. As a Navy family he grew...