Dec 8, 2013

Nancye Susan Adams, 69, Mountlake Terrace, WA passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055. Her wish was to be cremated and interred next to her mother in Cleveland, TN at a date to be determined. Nancye was...

Dec 7, 2013

Clyde W. Noren, 88, Independence, MO went to be with the Lord on Dec. 7, 2013. Services will be 10 am, Wed., Dec. 11 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Tuesday at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the Pre-Columbian Studies Institute, P.O. Box...

Dec 6, 2013

James C. Stears, 89, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, December 6, 2013. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 10th at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 11th at the chapel. Burial will be at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Jim was born June 4, 1924 in Independence, MO, as the...

Dec 5, 2013

Lewis James Huntsucker, Jr., 89, Independence, MO passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 surrounded by family. Lewis was born August 29, 1924 in Atherton, MO the son of Lewis James and Minnie Lee (Herron) Huntsucker, Sr. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, serving in WWII. Lewis retired as Captain in 1983 from the Independence Missouri Fire Department. He was a...

Dec 4, 2013

Betty L. Price, 84, Independence, MO died Dec. 4, 2013 Memorial services will be 10 am, Thursday, Dec 12 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will begin at 9 am before the service. Committal services will follow at 2 pm at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Stanley KS. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to...

Dec 3, 2013

William D. “Don” Wilkerson, 84, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, December 3rd 2013. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m., December 9th at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the chapel. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery. Don was born November 12, 1929 in Ash Grove, MO to Florence La Fern (Hagar)...

Dec 3, 2013

Wallace James Rice, 88 of Independence, MO passed away, Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 9, 2013 at the community room and The Groves Retirement Community, 1600 W. White Oak, Independence, MO 64050. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m., until service time Monday at...

Dec 2, 2013

Dec 2, 2013

Darrell E. Yokley, 91, of Independence, MO passed away December 2, 2013. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. followed by a service at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 9, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Graveside services will be held at Floral Hills Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to...

Dec 2, 2013

Kyung Soo Perilli, 50, Belton, MO passed away Dec. 2, 2013. Services will be 2 pm, Friday, Dec. 6 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Blue Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday at the chapel. Kyung was born Oct. 28, 1963 in South Korea. She was a faithful member of the Nazarene Korean Antioch Church. Kyung is survived...

Dec 1, 2013

Winston Churchill said, “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” Viola Violet Jones lived a life that was a gift to us all. Viola Violet Jones of Independence, Missouri passed away on December 1, 2013 in Apache Junction, Arizona. Violet was born on July 31, 1924 to Don Carloss Thomas and...

Nov 30, 2013

Earl “Lyn” Crowley, 92, Independence, MO passed away Nov. 30, 2013. Services will be 10:00 m, Wed., Dec. 4, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO 64055; interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Stanley, KS. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Tuesday at the Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the Independence Rotary Club, P.O Box 176, Independence,...

Nov 29, 2013

Pamela Annette Mayfield, 59, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013, at her home in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. A graveside service and burial will be at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday in the G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami, OK. Donations...

Nov 29, 2013

Maymie Pauline Jennings passed away early in the morning of Friday, 11/29/13. She resided at Rosewood Health and Rehab Center at the Groves in Independence. She was born in Dow City, Iowa, Dec. 14, 1918 to Van and Maymie Talcott. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings - Victor Talcott, Doris Gabriel, Harold Talcott, and Ronald...

Nov 29, 2013

Ruth Keith, 85, Independence, MO passed away Friday, November 29, 2013. Ruth was born January 3, 1928 near Dunnegan, MO the daughter of Thomas Jasper and Anna Ruth (Brown) Ballard. She sold Avon for 30 years and had received her 30 year pin. She has been a member of Calvary Baptist Church since 1960 and was involved in Fun and...

Nov 26, 2013

Anthony M. DeLuca, 81, of Independence, MO passed away November 26, 2013. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 29, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 30, at the Suburban Chapel with burial to follow at Green Lawn Cemetery. Anthony was born October 20,...

Nov 26, 2013

Dan L. Thompson, 66, Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Dan was born March 25, 1947 in Fullerton, CA the son of Carmi and Donna Fae (Hoskins) Thompson. He graduated from BYU with a B.A. in communications. Dan worked as a loan officer for various financial institutions including Barkley Financial Corporation. He was a member of the LDS...

Nov 26, 2013

Anthony David Mithelavage, or Tony as everyone knows him, 69, of Independence, MO is now humbly kneeling before Our Lord. For two years, Tony fought the most valiant battle against cancer, but even he was not able to defeat it. So now, instead of praying for Tony, we can pray to him. Tony is well known, not only in the...

Nov 26, 2013

Steve Neeley, 42, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Speaks Buckner Chapel on Monday, December 2, 2013. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 3rd at First Baptist Church of Bates City. Burial will be at Six Mile Cemetery, Fort Osage, MO. Steve was...

Nov 26, 2013

Steven Leonard Campos, 58, Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2013. Steven was born February 15, 1955 in Kansas City, MO the son of Joseph Marino and Agnes Louise (Pierce) Campos. He attended Northeast High School. Steven had worked for County Line Auto Parts, Late Model Auto Parts and for the last several years with All Star Auto Parts....