Obituaries

Nadine Deloris Marshall

Nadine Deloris Marshall

Jun 9, 2007

Nadine Deloris Marshall, 81 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday morning, June 9, 2007. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Monday evening at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Donations may be made in lieu of flowers to American Red Cross, People for Animals Welfare Society (P.A.W.S). or to Crossroads Hospice. Nadine was born February 26, 1926...

Donna Belle Miller

Donna Belle Miller

Jun 9, 2007

Donna Belle Miller, 73, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2007. She is survived by her husband, Merlin D. Miller; a step-daughter, Cheryl Reynolds; a step-son, Steven Miller and wife Mercedes; a sister, Kathryn “Kay” VanFleet and her husband Edgar; a brother, Lewis “Bud” Jagger and wife Donna; three grandsons, Levi Miller, Scott Simmons and Micah Miller; a...

Charles E. Leibold

Charles E. Leibold

Jun 9, 2007

Charles Edward Leibold, 49 of Independence, MO passed away, June 9, 2007 at his residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 15, 2007 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the chapel. Charles was born October 8, 1957 in Independence,...

Richard E. Fisher

Richard E. Fisher

Jun 8, 2007

Richard E. Fisher, 79 of Independence, MO passed away Friday, June 8, 2007 at Centerpoint Hospital. Services will be 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Wednesday at the Stoutsville Cemetery in Stoutsville, MO. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at the chapel. Richard was...

Bessie B. Dougherty

Bessie B. Dougherty

Jun 8, 2007

Bessie B. Dougherty, 91, of Warsaw, MO, passed away Friday, June 08, 2007 at the Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, MO. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 11, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the...

Vernon "Mack" Short

Vernon "Mack" Short

Jun 7, 2007

Vernon “Mack” Short, 61 of Independence, MO passed away Thu. Jun. 7, 2007 at Monterey Park Nursing Center. Services will be 1:30 pm, Mon. Jun 11, 2007 at the Carson- Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO. Burial in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 �" 8:30 pm Sunday at the chapel. Contributions are suggested to...

Leota Harris

Leota Harris

Jun 6, 2007

Leota Harris, 89, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2007 in Sunrise, Florida where she lived for the past 11 months. Born in Kansas City on August 3, 1917 to Alma and Albert Millard, Leota graduated from East High School. She lived most of her married life in Independence. Leota and her late husband Merrill were married for 69 ½ years...

Ralston Fielding Jennings

Ralston Fielding Jennings

Jun 4, 2007

Ralston Fielding Jennings died June 4, 2007 at his home. He was born in Delhart, TX on July 7, 1911 to James and Eliza Jennings. He lived in Texas until moving to Andover, KS at the age of 9 where he graduated from Andover High School in 1929. Ralston met his bride to be, Edna Harriet Marshall, while in high...

Martha Jane Curtis

Martha Jane Curtis

Jun 3, 2007

Martha Jane Curtis, 64 of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away, Sunday, June 3, 2007 at the Truman Medical Center Lakewood. Memorial services will be 4:00 p.m., Thursday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The family will greet friends following the services. Donations may be made to the American Kidney Foundation. Martha was born November 14, 1942 in Kansas City, MO to...

Betty Jane Barker

Betty Jane Barker

Jun 2, 2007

Betty Jane Barker of Independence, MO was called to her heavenly home on June 2, 2007. Born April 5, 1926 in Lexington, MO, the eldest child and only daughter of Marcel and Vera Polge, Betty graduated from Lexington High School in 1944, where she met the love of her life, Jack Barker. They married shortly before Jack joined the Coast...

William H. Hock

William H. Hock

Jun 2, 2007

William H. Hock, 85, Independence, MO, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 2, 2007. Mr. Hock was born January 19, 1922, in Cairo, IL, to Mary (Riddle) Hock and James E. Hock. William was a WWII veteran, serving from 1941 to 1945 in the United States Navy as an Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class. He was employed...

John Edmund Byrne

John Edmund Byrne

Jun 2, 2007

John E. Byrne, 85, Independence, MO passed away June 2, 2007. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 am, Thursday, June 7, 2007 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, Independence, MO; interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at 5:30 pm, Wed., followed by visitation from 6-8 pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel. In lieu of flowers,...

Edith Mae Livingston

Edith Mae Livingston

Jun 2, 2007

Edith (Fusselman) Livingston died June 2, 2007 at Rosewood Health Center in Independence, MO. She was born in Nauvoo, IL, on Sept. 13, 1927 to Clyde and Effie (Fisher) Fusselman. She graduated form Nauvoo High School with Honors. She attended college in Quincy, IL and Lamoni, IA. After graduating, she worked for Schaffer Pen Company. Edith then moved to Cleveland,...

Walter William Keller

Walter William Keller

Jun 1, 2007

Walter W. Keller, 89 of Independence, Missouri, went to be with his Lord on May 30, 2007. He was born March 18, 1918 in Bakersfield, California. He was an elder in the RLDS church, a WWII veteran, and a retiree of Consolidated Freightways. He is preceded in death by his wife Patricia J. Keller. He is survived by sons Dennis...

Karol Lee Hicklin

Karol Lee Hicklin

May 31, 2007

Karol Lee Hicklin, of Blue Springs, MO went to be with the Lord Thursday, May 31, 2007. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Monday, June 4, 2007 at Tri- City Baptist Church, 4500 Little Blue Parkway, Independence, MO. Burial will be at Mount Moriah Terrace Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Sunday, June 3...

Leda Hannah Wilkinson

Leda Hannah Wilkinson

May 29, 2007

Leda Hannah Benbrook Titus Wilkinson, 91, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Services will be at 1:30 pm, Monday, June 4, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence; burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Sunday at the Chapel. Mrs. Wilkinson was born June 29,...

Michael A. Sigloch

Michael A. Sigloch

May 29, 2007

Michael A. “Mike” Sigloch, 52, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 1, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2007 in the chapel. Burial in Floral Hills Cemetery. Mike was born October 27, 1954 in Lexington, MO to George L....

Floyd R., Jr. Deal

Floyd R., Jr. Deal

May 28, 2007

Floyd R. Deal, Jr. 84 of Independence, MO passed away Monday, May 28, 2007 at his residence. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 2, 2007 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Friday evening at the chapel. Donations may be made to the Multiple...

James Buchanan Manning

James Buchanan Manning

May 28, 2007

James Buchanan Manning, 87 of Frisco, TX formerly of Independence passed away Mon, May 28, 2007 at the Centennial Medical Center in Frisco. Graveside services will be held at 1:00pm Mon. Jun 4, 2007 at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 7601 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Diabetes Society. Mr. Manning was born on...

Carroll Phipps

Carroll Phipps

May 28, 2007

Carroll Phipps, 68, passed away May 28, 2007 at his home in Independence, MO. Memorial services will be 11:00 am Saturday, June 2, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. The family will greet friends from 9:00 am �" 10:30 am before the service. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Carroll was born on November...