Obituaries
Robert L. Iles
Mar 1, 2015
Robert “Bob” was born April 12, l921, in Kansas City, Missouri, and departed this life at the age of 93 on Sunday, March 1, 2015. A visitation will be held from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 5th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 10:00a.m. at the chapel. Burial will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, MO. Bob...
Howard D. Crain
Mar 1, 2015
Howard D. Crain, 89, of Independence, MO passed away March 1, 2015. A visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. followed by an 11:00 a.m. service on Friday, March 6, at Immanuel Baptist Church, 112 W. 23rd St., Independence, MO. Burial will be held at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Howard was born July 25, 1925 in Graydon Springs, MO to...
Ernest Vincent Yates
Feb 28, 2015
Ernest Vincent Yates, 78, of Kansas City, MO passed away at his home February 28, 2015. Visitation will be held Friday, March 6, 2015 from 7:00-9:00 pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral Services will be Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 10:00 am at the Chapel. Burial will take place in Longview Memorial Gardens. Ernest was born on September 12, 1936...
Larry Ray Walker
Feb 28, 2015
Larry Ray Walker, 58, of Oak Grove, MO passed away February 28, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00p.m. Wednesday, March 4th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A memorial service will follow at 2:00p.m. at the chapel. Inurnment will be held at Brooking Cemetery at a later time. Larry was born July 17, 1956 in Independence, MO as one of...
Dennis Lee Molzahn
Feb 28, 2015
Dennis Lee Molzahn was born in Phillipsburg, Kansas on January 24, 1951 and died Feb. 28, 2015 after a valiant fight with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He attended schools in Norcatur, Kansas graduating in May 1970. While he was a junior in high school, he met Linda Harper and therein began a lifelong partnership. They went “steady” while they were juniors...
Mildred Fizer
Feb 27, 2015
Mildred Ruth (Krahenbuhl) Fizer, 86, passed away on February 27, 2015, in Independence, MO. Family will greet friends on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, from 6-8pm, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. A graveside service will be held at Woodlawn Cemetery on Thursday, March 5, at 10am. She is survived by her son, John Fizer and his wife,...
Todd Daniel Hogue
Feb 27, 2015
Todd Daniel Hogue, 48, of Independence, MO, left this world too soon on Feb. 27, 2015. He was born in Independence on August 7, 1966, the son of Don and Shirley Hogue, of Lees Summit, MO. He attended college in North Carolina and received his B.S. degree at NC State. Todd loved motorcycles and cars. He ran Blue Springs Auto...
V.A. "Sonny" Julian
Feb 27, 2015
Virgil Alexander (Sonny) Julian, Jr. of Independence, MO died at the age of 86 at John Knox Village, Lee’s Summit, MO on Friday, February 27, 2015. Born on May 17, 1928 as the eldest son of Virgil Alexander Julian, Sr. and Alice May Crane Ek, Sonny lived his life in the town of his birth - Independence. He shared his...
Ellis Loren Keesee
Feb 27, 2015
Ellis Loren Keesee, 79, of Independence, MO, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015. A private memorial celebration will be held by the family at a later time. Inurnment will be in Urbana, MO. Loren was born September 21, 1935 in Urbana, MO as one of five children to Alfred and Bessie E. (Hodges) Keesee. He attended Walkter Elementary and after...
Stephen H. Mayhew
Feb 27, 2015
Stephen H. Mayhew, 41, Kansas City, MO passed away unexpectedly Feb. 27, 2015. A memorial service will begin at 1 pm, Sat., March 7 at the First United Methodist Church of Independence, 400 West Maple Avenue, Independence, MO 64050 followed by a Celebration of Life Party in the Fellowship Hall of the church. In lieu of flowers the family requests...
Loretta Ann Fluty (Green)
Feb 26, 2015
Loretta Ann Fluty, 83, of Liberty, MO passed away Thursday February 26th, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm Monday March 2nd at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, March 3rd at the chapel. Burial will be at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, MO. Loretta was born February 21st, 1932 in Lawson, MO...
Charles Joseph "Chuck" Bridges
Feb 26, 2015
Charles Joseph Bridges, 56, of Independence, MO, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015. The family will host a private gather at their home for relatives and close friends to celebrate Chuck’s life. Chuck was born December 16, 1958 in Kansas City, MO as one of three children to Joseph and Dorothy (Eckman) Bridges. He graduated from Van Horn High School....
Josephine F. "Jo" Hooton
Feb 25, 2015
Josephine Frances (“Jo”) Hooton, 90, passed away February 25, 2015. Jo was born March 5, 1924, in Sugar Creek, Missouri, to Andrew and Mary Kluska. Until two years ago, she resided in Sugar Creek in the house that she and her cherished husband of 48 years, Jim, built together. She was preceded in death by her husband Jim, her parents,...
Pam R. West (Vandolah)
Feb 25, 2015
Pam West, 60, of Grain Valley, MO passed away February 25, 2015 after an eleven year battle with cancer. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 2, at the Suburban Chapel, with burial to...
Raymond Gunn
Feb 25, 2015
Raymond Lawrence Gunn, 89, of Independence, MO, returned home to God Wednesday, February 25, 2015. He was born September 11, 1925, in Ft. Madison, Iowa, to William H. and Cloda M. Gunn. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Charles; and sisters, Wilma Tucker and Thelma Francis. Ray served in the United States Navy Seabees from November 11,...
Rue Anna Stark (Firkins)
Feb 24, 2015
Rue Anna Stark, 87, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 24, 2015. Services will be 10 am, Monday, March 2 at Fairmount Christian Church, 641 South Ash Avenue, Independence, MO 64053; interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-5 pm, Sunday at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Rue Anna was born June 17, 1927 in Kansas City,...
Ching Kut "Jimmy" Hung
Feb 23, 2015
Ching Kut “Jimmy” Hung, 69, of Independence, MO died Monday, February 23, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 25th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 26th at the chapel. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, MO. Jimmy was born on February 24th, 1945...
Avanelle Berryman (Moore)
Feb 22, 2015
Avanelle Berryman, 91, of Independence, MO passed away February 22, 2015. Graveside Inurnment will be 10:00 am Monday, March 2, 2015 at Mound Grove Cemetery. Avanelle was born on March 25, 1923 in Huntsville, MO to John and Lucinda (Freeman) Moore. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. Avanelle retired after 30 years of service from 1st National...
Ida Mary Kennedy (Garland)
Feb 21, 2015
Ida Mary Kennedy 86, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away on February 21, 2015. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 25, at the Chapel. Burial will be in Missouri State Veteran’s Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Ida was born on December 21,...
Donald Robert "Don" Forsythe
Feb 21, 2015
Donald R. Forsythe, 82, Raytown, MO passed away Feb. 21. 2015. Services will be 2 pm, Sat., Feb. 28 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Green Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 pm before the service at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 9349...
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