Obituaries

Matthew Fleet Bobak

Matthew Fleet Bobak

Dec 30, 2013

Matthew Fleet Bobak, 56, Blue Springs, MO passed away Monday, December 30, 2013. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 5, 2013 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Harvest Baptist Church; Blue Springs, MO. Matthew was born...

Genevieve Allen "Nan" Jacobs

Genevieve Allen "Nan" Jacobs

Dec 29, 2013

Genevieve “Nan” Allen Jacobs, 99, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 29, 2013. Visitation will be held from 6-8 pm, Thursday, Jan. 2 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; cremation. No service is planned at this time. Genevieve was born Oct. 18, 1914 in Independence and was a life-long resident. She graduated from William Chrisman High...

Myra Lou Cavanaugh (Winfrey)

Myra Lou Cavanaugh (Winfrey)

Dec 28, 2013

Myra Lou Cavanaugh, 62, Buckner, MO passed away Dec. 28, 2013. Services will be 2 pm, Sat., Jan. 4, 2014 at Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams, Buckner, MO 64016; cremation. Visitation will begin at noon before the service. Myra was born Nov. 21, 1951 in Lexington, MO and graduated from Ft. Osage High School. Myra was preceded in death by...

Carol Cassidy

Carol Cassidy

Dec 28, 2013

Carol Lynne (Post) Cassidy, 57, of Independence, MO, passed away December 28, 2013 at her home. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m., Thurs., Jan. 2nd at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. at the chapel. Carol was born July 23, 1956 in San Antonio, TX to Charles Aubrey and Hettie Mae (Humphreys) Post....

Clarence Harra

Clarence Harra

Dec 27, 2013

Clarence Logan "C.L." Harra passed away December 27, 2013 surrounded by family and friends after suffering a massive stroke on December 25, 2013. C.L. was born December 28, 1952 in Buckner, Missouri and resided on the family homestead, south of Buckner, with his wife Peggy. He was preceded in death by his father James William Harra and sister Virginia Lynn...

Wilma Lorene Alderson (Boosinger)

Wilma Lorene Alderson (Boosinger)

Dec 27, 2013

Wilma Lorene Alderson, 86, passed away at the NorthCare Hospice Center located within the North Kansas City Hospital on December 27, 2013. Wilma was born, March 10, 1927, in Sugar Creek, MO the daughter of William and Hannah (Mudd) Boosinger. Wilma graduated from Northeast High School in 1945. Wilma married James V. Alderson on June 29, 1945. James stepsister, Bertha...

Hudson Hawk Sheets

Hudson Hawk Sheets

Dec 26, 2013

Hudson Hawk Sheets, 13 weeks old, joined his Heavenly father on December 26, 2013. Hudson was born September 19, 2013 in Independence, MO, the son of Jeffrey S. and Hollie R. (Underwood) Sheets. Hudson was only here a short time, but in that time, his smile, laughter and personality were contagious and memorable. Hudson is survived by his loving parents,...

Frances Booth

Frances Booth

Dec 26, 2013

Frances Marian (Hurst) Booth, 90 of Independence, MO, died, Thursday, December 26, 2013 at the Villages of Jackson Creek. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday. February 1, 2014 at Open Arms Community of Christ church, 1021 W. College Street, Independence, MO 64050. Donations, in lieu of flowers, may be made in her...

Richard "Dick" Fisher

Richard "Dick" Fisher

Dec 26, 2013

Richard “Dick” Fisher, 67, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 29, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 30th at the chapel. Burial will be at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Dick was born July 12, 1946 in Kansas...

Regina Harmon

Regina Harmon

Dec 25, 2013

Regina Ingborg Harmon, 70, Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2013. Regina was born October 16, 1943 in the former West Germany, the daughter of Karl and Ruth E. (Oschlies) Stingl. At the age of 7, she moved with her family to the Independence area. Regina graduated from William Chrisman High School. She worked for the Independence Regional Health...

Dorothy B. Winfrey (Bowling)

Dorothy B. Winfrey (Bowling)

Dec 25, 2013

Dorothy B. Winfrey, 98, Sibley, MO passed away Dec. 25, 2013. Services will be at 2 pm, Sat., Dec. 28 at Six Mile Baptist Church, 26005 E. Blue Mills Rd., Sibley, MO 64088; interment at Six Mile Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 pm before the service at the church. The family suggests contributions to the Six Mile Cemetery Association....

Deidre Smith

Deidre Smith

Dec 24, 2013

Deidre J. “Jody” (Clark) Smith, 40 of Pleasant Hill, MO, passed away, December 24, 2013. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052 with cremation to follow. Inurnment will be in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Friday evening at the...

Barbara Vantrump

Barbara Vantrump

Dec 24, 2013

Barbara J. VanTrump, 90, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013. A private graveside memorial is planned for a later time. Inurnment will be at Mound Grove Cemetery. Barbara was born June 20, 1923 in Cainsville, MO as the only child to Edna (Payne) and John F. Long. She was raised in Independence and graduated from Northeast High...

Neven Archer

Neven Archer

Dec 23, 2013

Neven Franklin Archer, 31, Independence, MO passed away Monday, December 23, 2013. Neven was born September 23, 1982 in Smithville, MO the son of Keith Franklin and Joy Lynne (Creager) Archer. He was a 2001 graduate of Kearney High School. Neven is survived by his father, Keith Archer and wife Nancy; mother, Joy Creager and husband Don Stripling; maternal grandmother,...

Alice Froehlich

Alice Froehlich

Dec 22, 2013

Mrs. Alice Rogene Froehlich, , 72 of Independence, Missouri died on Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Hidden Lake Care Center in Raytown, Missouri. She was born on Sunday, March 23, 1941 in Independence, Missouri, to the late Roger Fisher and Edith Moneymaker Fisher. She was a Real Estate Agent and a Homemaker and was a member of Bethel Baptist. Surviving...

Martha Gaynell Coney (Baumgardner)

Martha Gaynell Coney (Baumgardner)

Dec 22, 2013

Martha Coney, 84, daughter of John Richard Baumgardner & Martha Elizabeth Baumgardner was born April 23, 1929 in Fort Worth, Texas. Martha went to her heavenly home on December 22, 2013. Visitation will begin at 8:30 am, Friday, Dec. 27 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO. 64055 with funeral services immediately following at 9:00 am. Martha...

Lois E. Meany (Reynolds)

Lois E. Meany (Reynolds)

Dec 19, 2013

Lois Meany, 84 of Independence, Missouri died Thursday, December 19th, 2013. Visitation for Family and Friends will be held at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 West Lexington, Independence, Missouri on Sunday, December 29th, 2 – 4 pm. Graveside Services will be held at the Leavenworth National Cemetery on Monday, December 30th @ 11am. Lois was born in Carrollton, Missouri and lived...

Wanda Fisher

Wanda Fisher

Dec 19, 2013

Wanda E. Fisher, 92, of Raytown, MO passed away Thursday, December 19th 2013. A visitation will be held from 1:00p.m. to 2:00p.m. on Thursday, December 26th at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 2:00p.m. at the chapel. Cremation and inurnment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens to follow. Wanda was born May 25, 1921 in Asher, OK to...

Steven Camp

Steven Camp

Dec 17, 2013

STEVEN GREGORY CAMP Steven Gregory Camp, 62, Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Steve was born January 20, 1951 in Kansas City, MO the son of Charles “Jack” and Doris Ann (Bornowski) Camp. He was a 1969 graduate of Westport High School. Steve as a bus driver for 25 years with KC ATA; Kansas City Area Transportation Authority....

Maxine Gouldsmith

Maxine Gouldsmith

Dec 17, 2013

Maxine Gouldsmith, 77, of Buckner, MO, began her heavenly journey on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. A Celebration of her Life will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the funeral home. Burial following at Mound Grove Cemetery. Maxine...