Obituaries
Alma Hobbs
Mar 31, 2014
Alma Juanita (Bowers) Hobbs, 92 of Independence, MO, passed away, Monday, March 31, 2014 at her residence. Services will be 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m., until service time Thursday at the chapel. Graveside service and burial will be in Sperry, OK....
Bonnie Dills
Mar 31, 2014
Bonnie Joyce (Wolfe) Dills, 81 of Kansas City, MO entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 31, 2014. Visitation will be Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 6-8pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel, Independence, MO. Graveside services will be Friday, April 4, 2014 at 10am at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens, Independence, MO. She was proceeded in death by her parents, Ward &...
Betty B. Gold (Justice)
Mar 30, 2014
Betty B. (Justice) Gold was born March 15, 1924, in Gorin, Missouri. When she was 12, she lost her mother due to complications of childbirth. The family struggled to survive during the Depression, and Betty had to drop out of school after ninth grade. In December of 1944, she married Bruce Gold and became a mother to his three children,...
Fred Wilson
Mar 29, 2014
Fred O. Wilson, born April 14, 1911, in Warrensburg, MO, died March 29, 2014, at the home of his middle son in Independence, MO where he had lived for just over 3 years. He was 102 years, 11 months and 15 days old. He was the oldest of 9 children. The 8 younger children were all dead over five years...
John Peter Kleuver Jr.
Mar 28, 2014
John P. Kleuver, Jr., 79, Kansas City, MO died unexpectedly March 28, 2014. Services will be 2 pm, Thursday, April 3 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the chapel. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the American Diabetes Assoc., 6900...
Charlotte B. Davis (Jessip)
Mar 27, 2014
Charlotte B. Davis, 85, Raymore, MO, formerly of Independence, MO, passed away March 27, 2014. Services will be 2 pm, Sunday, March 30 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will begin at 1 pm before the service at the chapel. Graveside services will be at 10 am, Monday, March 31 at Mt. Washington Cemetery. In...
Paul Runion Sr
Mar 27, 2014
Paul L. Runion, Sr., 83, Independence, MO went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 27, 2014. He was surrounded by his family and friends. Paul was born September 20, 1930 in Lamar, MO. He owned and operated Accurate Scale Company for over 50 years. Paul was a member of Colbern Road Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing...
Gregory Bartow
Mar 26, 2014
Gregory Oliver Bartow, 55, passed away March 26, 2014 at his home in Knightdale, NC. Graveside services with Full Military Honors will be 11:00 am, Friday, April 4 at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Greg was born in Kansas City, MO and graduated from Winnetonka High School. He served in the U.S. Navy for ten years, first as a nuclear technician in...
Eric Justus
Mar 26, 2014
Eric B. Justus, 43, of Lathrop, MO passed away on March 26, 2014 at the University of Kansas Medical Center, after a short battle with cancer. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 3,...
Barbara Roberts
Mar 26, 2014
Barbara Jean Roberts, 66, of Independence, MO, passed away, Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Truman Lakewood Hospital. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Gudgell Park Community of Christ with visitation to follow. Donations may be made in her name to Outreach International 129 W. Lexington Ave., Independence,...
Janice Neidig
Mar 25, 2014
Janice June (Anderson) Neidig, 70, of Independence, MO passed away, Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at the St. Luke’s Hospice House. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 29, 2014 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64052. Burial will follow in Floral Hills Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., until service time...
Lorna Sullivan
Mar 25, 2014
Lorna Sullivan, 85, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014. A visitation will be held from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Saturday March 29 at Carson Speaks Chapel. A memorial service will follow at 3:00 p.m. at the chapel. Lorna was born June 13, 1928 in St. Louis, MO to Earl Jacobs and Elizabeth (Byers) as one of three children. She...
William Ames Ii
Mar 24, 2014
Rob Ames, 59, of Buckner, MO passed away, Monday, March 24, 2014. Rob was born January 26, 1955 in Buckner, MO to William Robert “Bob” Ames, Sr. and Shirley H. (Thomas) as one of three children. He graduated from Fort Osage High School. Rob married his beloved wife, Alice (Oliver) on January 21, 1977. In 1979 he began his 32...
Forest Clark Mcchesney
Mar 23, 2014
Forest C. McChesney, 91 Kansas City, MO Passed away March 23, 2014. Visitation April 5th at 2:00pm, Services and Masonic Service will follow at 3:00pm, Blue Ridge United Methodist Church, 5055 Blue Ridge Blvd., K.C. MO. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to ESTARL a charity of Eastern Star. c/o Lois Patten 1706 W Combs Dr. Raymore, MO...
Gerald Dean Gillmore
Mar 23, 2014
Gerald D. Gillmore, 55, Kansas City, MO passed away unexpectedly March 23, 2014. A memorial service will begin at 6:00 pm, Sunday, March 30 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 3736 Lee’s Summit Rd., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will begin at 5 pm before the service at the church. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to Niles Prep School,...
Clara Lynch
Mar 23, 2014
Clara M. Lynch, 95, of Independence, MO, passed away, Sunday, March 23, 2014 at the Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 27, 2014 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64052. Burial will follow in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at...
Dorothea Virginia Perry
Mar 22, 2014
Dorothea Virginia Perry, 93, Independence, MO died March 22, 2014. Graveside services will be 1:30 pm, Wed., March 26 at Mt. Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions are requested to Great Plains SPCA Independence Campus, 21001 MO. Hwy. 78, Independence, MO 64057. Dorothea was born June 10, 1920 in LaPoint, UT. Her family moved to Independence, MO and she...
Jesse Braden
Mar 21, 2014
Jesse “Buddy” Braden, 74, of Independence, MO passed March 21, 2014. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Saturday, April 5, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Jesse was born November 24, 1939. He enjoyed anything cars. He also loved being outside, bird watching, traveling and riding...
Richard Waine Leach
Mar 21, 2014
Richard W. Leach, 90, of Independence, MO, passed away March 21, 2014. Graveside Services with full Military Honors will be 10:00 am Wednesday, March 26, at Mt. Washington Cemetery in Independence. Richard was born on May 5, 1923, to Justin and Jewel (Coppick) Leach in Independence, MO. He attended William Chrisman High School before joining the Navy in 1942. Richard...
Nancy Hoelscher
Mar 21, 2014
Nancy Tungett Hoelscher, 77, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away Friday, March 21, at Rehabilitation Center of Independence. The Funeral Service will be, Friday, March 28, 2014, at 10:00 am at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. A visitation will be held 1 hour prior, beginning at 9:00 am. Nancy was born June 10, 1936, and was a lifelong area resident. She graduated...
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