Obituaries

Mary Virginia Wright

Mary Virginia Wright

Apr 5, 2007

Mary Virginia Wright, 82, of Independence, MO, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday, April 05, 2007 at the Rehabilitation Center of Independence after a long illness. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel with Rev. E.M. Hay officiating. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2007....

Irene Turner Davidson

Irene Turner Davidson

Apr 5, 2007

Irene Turner Davidson, 93, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2007 at St. Mary�s Manor. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 9, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Asera Care Hospice. Irene was born May 7, 1913 in Independence, MO to Ira Gilford and Leona Belle...

Robert Joseph Brown, Jr.

Robert Joseph Brown, Jr.

Apr 4, 2007

Robert Joseph Brown, Jr., 55 of Independence, MO passed Wed., Apr 4, 2007 at his home. Graveside services will be 11:00 am, Sat, Apr. 7, 2007 at Md. Grove Cemetery. Mr. Brown was born on Oct 6, 1951 to Robert and Margaret (Williams) Brown in Independence, MO. He had been a salesman in the Kansas City area for many years....

Donna Lee Crabb

Donna Lee Crabb

Apr 3, 2007

Donna L. Crabb, 84, Blue Springs, MO, formerly of Independence, passed away April 3, 2007. Services will be 10 am, Sat., April 7, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Blue Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Friday at the funeral home. Donna was born March 19, 1923 in Kansas City, MO. She graduated from William Chrisman High School...

Fannie Mae Linenbringer

Fannie Mae Linenbringer

Apr 3, 2007

Fannie Mae Linenbringer, 94, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday morning, April 3, 2007 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will precede from 10:00 a.m., until service time Friday at the chapel. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Kansas City Hospice House. Fannie Mae was born...

Peggy G. Russell

Peggy G. Russell

Apr 1, 2007

Peggy G. Russell, 83, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2007 at Rosewood Health Care Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, 14500 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Memorial...

Robert Alan "Bob" Tignor

Robert Alan "Bob" Tignor

Apr 1, 2007

Robert Alan (Bob) Tignor, 50, Kansas City, MO passed away April 1, 2007 at Independence Regional Health Center. In accordance with Bob�s wishes, he was cremated. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Bob was born Sept. 16, 1956 in Independence and was raised there, as well. He graduated from Van Horn High School in 1974. He...

Mark Evans Fisher

Mark Evans Fisher

Apr 1, 2007

Mark Evans Fisher, 47, Leavenworth, KS passed away April 1, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 3 pm, Sat., April 7 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; cremation. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Mark was born Feb. 12, 1960 in Independence, MO. He joined the U.S. Air Force after attending William Chrisman High...

Katie J. Grimes

Katie J. Grimes

Apr 1, 2007

Katie J. Grimes, 87, Kansas City, MO passed away April 1, 2007. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the funeral home. Katie was born and raised in Sugar Creek, MO. She worked for many years at Montgomery Wards at the Blue Ridge Mall....

Marguerite Lundquist

Marguerite Lundquist

Mar 31, 2007

Marguerite Lundquist, 89, of Independence, MO passed away on March 31, 2007 at the Rosewood Health Center. A visitation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the chapel. Burial at Mound Grove Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Groves Hospice...

Johnny Glenn Stephenson

Johnny Glenn Stephenson

Mar 31, 2007

Johnny Stephenson, 75 of Kansas City, MO passed away, Saturday, March 31, 2007 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Blue Springs Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at the chapel. Donations may be made to the...

Delorais Lillian Agnes Heffner

Delorais Lillian Agnes Heffner

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...

Elsie Marie Tuttle

Elsie Marie Tuttle

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...

Charles H. Mitchell

Charles H. Mitchell

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...

Dorothy Butcher

Dorothy Butcher

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...

Velma Josephine Wright

Velma Josephine Wright

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...

Thomas Stinnett

Thomas Stinnett

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...

Eugene Lee Cooper

Eugene Lee Cooper

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...

Richard C. Vandersys

Richard C. Vandersys

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...

Jack D. Thomas

Jack D. Thomas

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...