Obituaries

Helen Reed

Helen Reed

Sep 12, 2013

HELEN REED Helen Reed, 79, of Independence, MO was taken by the Angels on Thursday, September 12th 2013, surrounded by her family. A visitation will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, September 15th at Carson Speaks Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday September 16th at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, MO. Helen was born June 24th...

Patricia Alexander

Patricia Alexander

Sep 11, 2013

PATRICIA DIANE (KNOX) ALEXANDER Patricia Alexander, 66, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, September 11th 2013 at 3:33 p.m. surrounded by her three girls. A visitation will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 14th 2013 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 15th at the chapel. Traditional Irish Wake will...

Joyce Phillips

Joyce Phillips

Sep 10, 2013

Joyce Phillips, 56, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, September 10th 2013. A memorial visitation will be held from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 14th at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E 39th Street Independence. Joyce was born June 2nd 1957 to Oliver Wayne and Helen (Maggart) Wilson, as one of four children. She graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic School....

Mark Allee

Mark Allee

Sep 10, 2013

Mark N. Allee, 46, of Independence, MO passed away September 10, 2013 in Phoenix, AZ, where he was attending Motorcycle Mechanics Institute. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 21 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Suburban Chapel. Mark was...

Flora Howard

Flora Howard

Sep 10, 2013

Flora May (Brewer) Howard passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Flora May was born May3, 1915 in Chicago, IL to Flo Della (Marshall) and J. Will Brewer, but grew up in Kansas City with her mother and three surviving brothers. She grew tall and very athletic, running track at East High School, but excelling at all sports. In mid-life...

Sister Engeman

Sister Engeman

Sep 8, 2013

Sister Celine Engeman was born January 7, 1932 to August and Cecilia Engeman in Appleton City, MO, the 8th of ten children and was baptized at St. Ludger’s Church on February 10, 1932. She attended St. Francis Academy in Nevada, MO and entered the Sisters of St. Francis taking the name Sister Mary Celine. She taught at St. Mary’s, Nevada;...

Patsy Massey

Patsy Massey

Sep 8, 2013

Patsy Ruth Massey, 66, Buckner, MO passed away Sunday, September 8, 2013. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 12, 2013 at Speaks Buckner Chapel; 300 Adams St. Buckner, MO 64016. Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the American Lung Association or the Alzheimer’s...

Esther Honsinger

Esther Honsinger

Sep 8, 2013

Marguerite Honsinger, 101, Raymore, MO passed from this life into glory into the arms of Jesus on Sept. 8, 2013 with her family by her side. Services will be 10 am, Friday, Sept. 13 at Southland Baptist Church, 16205 Vicie Ave., Belton, MO 64012; interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, KS. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday at Speaks...

Barbara Beikman

Barbara Beikman

Sep 8, 2013

Barbara Jeanne Beikman, 82, of Independence, passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2013, at the Kansas City Hospice House. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, September 14, 2013, at the Messiah Lutheran Church, 613 S. Main St. Independence, MO 64050, with interment in the Mount Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 – 8:00 PM on Friday,...

Sandra Bloomfield

Sandra Bloomfield

Sep 8, 2013

Sandra Gail (Shutt) Bloomfield, 74, of Houston, TX, passed away Sunday, Sept. 8th, surrounded by her three loving children. Sandra was born on March 11, 1939 to LeRoy and Vera Eugene Shutt in Buckner, MO. She graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1957 and on January 1, 1958 she married Tom I. Bloomfield. Sandra worked in various positions in...

Thomas Fagan

Thomas Fagan

Sep 7, 2013

Thomas Jefferson Fagan, 71, Kansas City, MO passed away Saturday, September 7, 2013 at his home. Thomas was born September 16, 1941 near Mansfield, MO the son of Ralph and Ruth (Fletcher) Fagan. He was a retired U.S. Army Veteran and was stationed in Germany and Korea where he met and married his wife of 34 years. Thomas retired in...

Larry Myers

Larry Myers

Sep 7, 2013

Larry D. Myers, 62 of Independence, MO passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at St. Mary’s Manor in Blue Springs, MO. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055 with burial to follow in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to...

Kenneth Brady

Kenneth Brady

Sep 7, 2013

Kenneth “Kenny” Wayne Brady, 56, of Indep, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, in Kearney. A celebration of life service will be held at 7:00 PM., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2013, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Independence, MO 64052. The family will greet friends from 5:00 – 7:00 PM., on Thur, Sept. 12, 2013, at the funeral...

Sherman Shockley

Sherman Shockley

Sep 6, 2013

Sherman M. Shockley, 89 of Independence, MO, passed away Friday, September 6, 2013 at his residence. Sherman was born October 30, 1923 in Hodge, MO to William Everett and Effie (Franklin) Shockley. His father died at an early age and his mother remarried Levert Page who helped raise Sherman. Sherman proudly served in the US Navy in the Pacific theatre...

Katherine Spoon

Katherine Spoon

Sep 6, 2013

Katherine Jo Spoon, 53 of Kansas City, passed away on Sept. 6, 2013, at her residence. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, Sept. 13, 2013 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Independence, MO 64052. Kathy was born on August 2, 1960, the daughter of Kenneth and Marilyn (Barr) Walters. She was a...

Robert Quinn

Robert Quinn

Sep 5, 2013

Robert Eugene Quinn, 77 of Indep, passed away on Sept. 5, 2013, at his residence. A memorial gathering will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Robert was born on January 1, 1936, in Lathrop, the son of Charles Robert and Clara Belle...

Monty Skelton

Monty Skelton

Sep 4, 2013

Monty Blue Skelton was born May 13, 1932, took his two last breaths and went in peace at 1:20 a.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2013. He is at home with the Lord that he always walked with here on Earth. Private graveside services will be Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Salem Cemetery. Friends may share memories and view Monty from 5:00-7:00...

Christopher Mosbauer

Christopher Mosbauer

Sep 3, 2013

Christopher Joseph Mosbauer, 48 of Osage Beach, Mo passed away, Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at his residence. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055 with visitation to follow until 5:00 p.m. Chris was born June 1, 1965 in...

John Warnex

John Warnex

Sep 2, 2013

John David Warnex, 77, Independence, MO passed away Sept. 2, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 7 pm, Thursday, Sept., 5 at the First Christian Church of Blue Springs, 701 N.W. 15th St., Blue Springs, MO 64015. Visitation will begin at 6 pm before the service at church. Committal service with Full Military Honors will be at 10...

Donald Wallis

Donald Wallis

Sep 1, 2013

Donald Gene Wallis, 82 of Independence, MO passed away, Sunday, September 1, 2013 at Centerpoint Medical Center. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 5, 2013 followed by Services at 7:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Private graveside services will be in Longview Memorial Gardens....