Obituaries
Violet Oveta Newton (Smith)
Dec 2, 2015
Violet O. Newton, 97, passed away on December 2, 2015 in Kimberling City, MO. Visitation will be from 10-11 am, December 7, 2015 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Funeral Services will begin at 11am at the chapel. Burial will take place in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Violet was born on January 18, 1918 in Zanoni, Missouri to Jack and Leila Smith. She is...
Beryl Milleson Sellers
Dec 1, 2015
Beryl M. Sellers, 102, passed away December 1, 2015. A visitation will be held from 9-11am, with a funeral service at 11:00am Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. in Independence, Missouri. She will be laid to rest in Mount Washington Cemetery. Beryl was born on November 16, 1913, to Merle and Emma (Spellman) Milleson in...
Mark Hilary Rawert
Nov 29, 2015
Mark Hilary Rawert, Sr., 55, of Lee's Summit, MO passed away November 29, 2015 at his home. Visitation will be from 9-10am Friday, December 4, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 10am at the chapel. Entombment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Please feel free to attend in casual dress to celebrate Mark's life with family...
Lois Irene Barnes (Flippin)
Nov 29, 2015
Lois I. Barnes, 83, Independence, MO passed away Nov. 29, 2015. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, Dec. 3 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052 followed by graveside services at 2 pm at Norris Cemetery, Hartwell, MO. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the chapel. Lois was born Oct. 2, 1932 in Kansas City, MO...
Doris Helen Snow (Sarratt)
Nov 28, 2015
Doris Helen Snow, age 95, passed away Saturday, November 28th at John Knox Village Care Center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She was born in Genoa, Colorado on June 18th, 1920 to Bren and Lottie Sarratt. Helen was the youngest of five siblings. She graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1939 and married Charles Vernon Snow in 1940. Helen worked...
Travis Bryan Giaccetti
Nov 27, 2015
Travis Bryan Giaccetti of Blue Springs, MO passed away Friday, November 27, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm Thursday, December 3th, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A graveside service will be held at Noon on Friday, December 4th at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO with full military honors. Travis was born January 18, 1984 to Terry Lynn and...
Brian Lee Alexander
Nov 26, 2015
Brian L. Alexander, 46, of Warsaw, MO passed away on November 26, 2015. Visitation will be from 6-8pm Friday, December 4, 2015 at Speaks Buckner Chapel. Funeral Services will be 10am Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Heart of God Fellowship in Buckner, MO. Burial in Buckner Hill Cemetery. Brian loved his family and his friends. He was a man who...
Joseph C. Allen
Nov 26, 2015
Joseph C. Allen, 87, of Kansas City, MO passed away November 26, 2015. Joe was born in Alvord, IA on February 14, 1928 to Clem and Vera. Joe started work as a teacher (which he enjoyed), became a farmer (which he said was hard), was stationed in Guam during WWII, and spent thirty years as a government employee. He was...
Laura Dorton
Nov 25, 2015
Laura Mae Dorton, age 66, passed away on November 25, 2015, in North Kansas City, surrounded by her loving family. A celebration of life will be held at the Salvation Army Church, 14700 E. Truman Rd. in Independence, on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at 11:00am. The family suggests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to St. Luke’s Mid-America...
Goldie Marie Weaver (Wagner)
Nov 24, 2015
Goldie Weaver, 87, of Independence, MO passed away November 24, 2015. Memorial Services will be 6pm, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A visitation will follow the service at the chapel. Goldie was born on February 5, 1928 in Chillcothe, MO to Sebastian and Libby (Dalrymple) Wagner. She enjoyed music, both country and big band, dancing, and was...
Temily Jane Naylor
Nov 24, 2015
Temily Jane Naylor, 25 of Kansas City, MO, passed away November 24, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 3pm, Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Community of Christ, 19201 E. RD Mize Rd, Independence, MO 64057. Temily was a determined and compassionate woman. Born in Perth, Western Australia on February 16, 1990, she lived in cities on two continents...
Eugene "Gene" Scassellati
Nov 24, 2015
Eugene Scassellati, Jr. 84, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015. A visitation will be held from 5:30pm -7:30pm Sunday, November 29th at Speaks Suburban Chapel with Rosary to follow at 7:30p at the chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 noon Monday, November 30th at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Independence, MO. Burial will...
Judy Lynn Bertram (Wilkerson)
Nov 24, 2015
Judy Bertram, 54, of Independence, Missouri went home to be with the Lord after a long ten year battle with cancer. Although the battle was rough on her body, Judy never complained about her pain and greeted everyone with a smile. Judy was employed by the Independence School District as a receptionist at Caleb Bingham Middle School. Despite cancer treatments,...
Donald A. Dehn
Nov 23, 2015
Donald A. Dehn, 80 of Independence, MO passed away, Monday, November 23, 2015 at his residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 27, 2015 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at the...
Douglas Allen "Doug" Wurtz
Nov 23, 2015
Douglas Allen Wurtz, 46 of Pleasant Hill, MO went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 23, 2015 at the Pleasant Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center. Doug was preceded in death by his parents Irvin and Mary Wurtz. He is survived by; daughters Ashley Renea Williams, Tiffany Dawn Wurtz; son, Blake Alexander Wurtz; granddaughter, Arianna Lee Wurtz;...
S. Lee Pfohl
Nov 23, 2015
S. Lee Pfohl, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather died Monday morning November 23, 2015, at the age of 89, in Independence, MO. He is survived by children Bruce (Judy) Pfohl, Sharon (David) Crochet, and Tim (Julie) Pfohl, grandchildren Lindsay Crochet and Michael (Melissa) Pfohl and great granddaughter Lorelei Pfohl. He was preceded in death earlier this year by...
Hilda Maxine Willison (Ellison)
Nov 23, 2015
Hilda Maxine Willison, 95 went to be with the Lord and loved ones who preceded her in death on November 23, 2015. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 27, 2015 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052 with visitation proceeding from 9:00 a.m., until service time at the chapel. Additional funeral services will be 11:00...
Charles Lee Beery Sr.
Nov 22, 2015
Charles Lee Beery, Sr. passed away November 22, 2015. He was better known as Chuck and was born on July 17, 1948 in Clarinda, Iowa. Upon graduation from high school he enlisted in the Air Force, and completed 2 tours in South Vietnam and 1 in Thailand. Finishing his obligation to the Air Force, Chuck decided to enlist into the...
Eric Eugene Dewolf Jr.
Nov 21, 2015
Eric was born Sept. 1, 2015 in Lee’s Summit, MO. He is survived by parents Eric & Kali DeWolf and brother Jackson, maternal grandmother Brandi Davis, maternal grandfather Robert Blum and paternal grandmother Kathy Scott. Eric was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather Theodore DeWolf.
Stephen Dothard
Nov 20, 2015
Stephen Lynn Dothard, 49, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, November 20, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm Friday, November 27th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A memorial service will be held at 10:00am Saturday, November 28th at the chapel. Steve was born July 21, 1966 in Piedemont, AL to Clyde and Betty (Bragg) Dothard. He worked for numerous...
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