Mar 31, 2007

Delorais Heffner, 70 of Independence passed away Sat. Mar 31, 2007 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 11:00 am, Sat. Apr 7, 2007 at the Carson- Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to the American Diabetics Association. Delorais was...

Mar 30, 2007

Elsie Marie Tuttle, 81, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away Friday, March 30, 2007 at Wilshire at Lakewood. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 p.m. Burial in Belton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Stroke Association. Elsie was born...

Mar 30, 2007

Charles Harold Mitchell, 82 of Oak Grove, MO died Friday March 30, 2007 a the Oak Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services with full military honors will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 2, 2007 at the Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel prior to the services. Charles was born October...

Mar 29, 2007

Dorothy Kathleen "Kay� Butcher, 88 of Independence passed away Mar. 29, 2007 at the Monterey Park Nursing Center. A private inurnment will be held at a later date in the Missouri State Veteran�s Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. Contributions are suggested to Christ United Methodist Church, 14506 E. 39th St. Indep. MO 64055. Mrs. Butcher was born on July 2, 1918 to...

Mar 29, 2007

Velma Wright, 90, of Lee�s Summit, MO passed away on March 28, 2007 at her home. A memorial visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 1, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the chapel. Inurnment will be in the Mound Grove Cemetery Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be...

Mar 28, 2007

Thomas D. "Bud� Stinnett, 71 of Independence, MO, passed away March 28, 2007, at his home surrounded by his loving family and many of his friends. Services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, March 31, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial with Military Honors at Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1-2:00 pm Saturday at the chapel. Contributions may...

Mar 27, 2007

Eugene L. Cooper, 70 of Independence passed away Tue., Mar 27, 2007. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am, Sat. Mar. 31, 2007 at St. Ann�s Catholic Church 10113 E. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO. Entombment will be in the Mt. Olivet Mausoleum. Mr. Cooper was born on Jan 19, 1937 in Independence, MO. He was a retired data programmer...

Mar 26, 2007

Richard C. "Shorty� Vandersys, 74, Gladstone, MO, formerly of Independence, died March 26, 2007. Memorial services will be 10 am, Sat., March 31, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; cremation. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the Alzheimer�s Assoc. or the Susan Koman Breast Cancer Foundation. Shorty was...

Mar 25, 2007

Jack D. Thomas, 76, of Kearney, MO, passed away Friday, March 23, 2007 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m. in the chapel. Burial with military honors in Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu...

Mar 23, 2007

Mar 23, 2007

Eljay Darwin Settles, 83, of Grain Valley, MO, formerly of Overland Park, KS passed away Friday, March 23, 2007 at the Rehabilitation Center of Independence. Cremation with a memorial service to be held at a later date. Eljay was born February 7, 1924 in Luther, IA to Frederick A. and Eunice A. (Davis) Settles. He graduated from East Aurora High...

Mar 21, 2007

Paul E. Greathouse, 70, Independence, MO passed away March 21, 2007 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm, Sunday, March 25, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; cremation. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Paul was born April 12, 1936 in Tonganoxie, KS. He graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1954 and...

Mar 21, 2007

Patrick Lee Keating, 50 of Blue Springs, MO passed away, Wed. Mar 21, 2007. Services will be 1:00 pm, Tue. Mar 27, 2007 at the Carson- Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm Monday at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the American...

Mar 20, 2007

David E. Pozin, 72, of Independence, MO passed away on March 20, 2007 at his home. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 23, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at the chapel. Burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to...

Mar 20, 2007

Evelyn E. Winkler, 80 of Buckner, MO passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday at the Oakland Methodist Church in Buckner, MO followed by burial in the Oakland Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday evening at the Speaks Buckner Chapel. Evelyn was born May 17, 1926 in Kansas...

Mar 20, 2007

Mary E. Hubick, 94, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at The Groves in Independence. Mary was born November 6, 1912 in Chicago and was a great enthusiast of Illinois icons such as the Chicago Cubs and Abraham Lincoln. She also loved history. Mary attended Morton Junior College and graduated from the University of Chicago before becoming...

Mar 20, 2007

Carl Mason Bybee, 92 of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at the Pleasant Hill Health Care Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday March 24, 2007 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will follow in the Blue Springs Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m. until service time Saturday at the chapel. In lieu of...

Mar 19, 2007

Rahe James Russell, 100, of Lone Jack, MO, died Monday March 19, 2007. He was born on May 17, 1906, in rural Jackson County, William Madison Russell and Marion Ivy Hinde Russells� second of five children. He graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence. He was preceded in death by his wife of 76 years, Virginia Russell, in 2003...

Mar 19, 2007

John H. Reavis, Jr., 85, Independence, MO passed away March 19, 2007. Committal services with Full Military Honors will be held at 1 pm, Thursday, March 22, 2007 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at Carson-Speaks Chapel. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to SouthernCare Hospice, 1240 N.E. Windsor...

Mar 19, 2007

William M. "Bill� Geguzis, 49, Blue Springs, MO passed away March 19, 2007. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday, March 22, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; cremation. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the American Cancer Society. Bill was born July 21, 1957 in Port Jefferson, NY. He was a machinist for CTB Grain Systems for the...