Obituaries

Jeffery Dale Stonehocker

Jeffery Dale Stonehocker

Jan 31, 2006

Jeffery Dale Stonehocker, 34, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at Truman Medical Center West. Services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 4th at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 1:30-3:00 p.m. in the chapel. Cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Truman Medical Center West or the National Kidney Foundation. Jeff was...

James Eli Barnes

James Eli Barnes

Jan 31, 2006

James "Barney� Barnes, 85, of Independence, MO passed away on January 31, 2006 at the Missouri Veterans Home, Warrensburg, MO. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 3, 2006 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will follow at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel. Burial at Floral Hills Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Blue...

Marylynn Elliott

Marylynn Elliott

Jan 30, 2006

Marylynn Elliott, 91 of Independence, passed away, Mon. Jan. 30, 2006 at the Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Sat. Feb. 4, 2006 in The Community Room Chapel at the Groves, 1515 W. White Oak, Independence, MO. Visitation will be 9 - 10:00 am, prior to the service. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions...

Marie Ward

Marie Ward

Jan 28, 2006

Marie Ward Helen Marie Ward, 89 of Chilhowee, MO passed away Saturday, January 28, 2006 at the Country Club Care Center, Warrensburg, MO. Services will be 11:00 am Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at the Chilhowee United Methodist Church, Chilhowee, MO, with the family greeting friends from 10 - 11:00 am prior to the service. Entombment in Carpenter Cemetery. Visitation will...

Constance L. Looker

Constance L. Looker

Jan 27, 2006

Constance A. Looker, 81, passed away January 27, 2006 in Harrisonville, MO. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Wednesday at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will greet friends Tuesday from 6-8:00 pm at the chapel. Constance was born on November 4, 1924, to Frank and Jessie (Felton) Christman In Hibbing, MN. Constance loved making doll clothes...

Helen P. Brodzinski

Helen P. Brodzinski

Jan 27, 2006

Helen P. (Olinskey) Brodzinski, 88, Sugar Creek, MO. passed away Jan. 27, 2006 at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 am, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006 at St. Cyril�s Catholic Church, Sugar Creek, MO.; interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-8:30 pm, Monday at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Rosary will be said at 6:30 pm, Monday at...

Gilbert Eugene Johnson

Gilbert Eugene Johnson

Jan 27, 2006

Gilbert Eugene Johnson, 66, of Gravois Mills, MO, passed away Friday, January 27th at Lake Regional Health Center in Osage Beach, MO. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 2nd at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel. Burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Gilbert was born August 29, 1939 in Kansas City, MO to Harry Eugene...

Freida Lavonne Sackman

Freida Lavonne Sackman

Jan 26, 2006

Freida LaVonne Sackman, 82, of Independence, MO passed away on January 26, 2006. A visitation will be held from 7-9:00 p.m. on Monday, January 30, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Services at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the chapel with burial at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Freida was born on January 22, 1924 in St. Louis, MO to Charles and...

Lucille Peterson

Lucille Peterson

Jan 25, 2006

Lucille Peterson, 91, of Raytown, MO, passed away Wednesday, January 25th at St. Joseph Medical Center. Services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 29th at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 2-3:00 p.m. in the chapel. Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 30th in Greenlawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the...

Rosalia L. Spahr

Rosalia L. Spahr

Jan 25, 2006

Rosalia L. Spahr, 86, of Odessa, formerly of Independence, Mo passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at the New Haven Nursing Home in Odessa, MO. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2006 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Friday at the chapel. Rosalia...

Dorothy Pearl Smith

Dorothy Pearl Smith

Jan 25, 2006

Dorothy Pearl Smith, 86, of Raytown passed away Wednesday, Jan 25, 2006 at St. Mary�s Medical Center in Blue Springs. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2006 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Visitation will be from 1 - 2 p.m. prior to the service. Burial in Brooking Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to...

David Buttram

David Buttram

Jan 24, 2006

David Buttram, 64, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, January 24th at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Friday in the chapel. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Gospel Tract Society, 1105 S. Fuller, Independence, MO 64050. David was born...

George Edward Brown

George Edward Brown

Jan 23, 2006

George Edward Brown, 82, of Independence, MO passed away, Monday, January 23, 2005 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2006 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in the Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday evening at the chapel. George was born...

Brian Christopher Kruel

Brian Christopher Kruel

Jan 23, 2006

Brian Christopher Kruel, 38, Shawnee, KS, died Monday, January 23, 2006, as the result of an automobile accident. Services will be at 10:00 am Thursday, January 26, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO, 64052. Visitation will be 6-8:30 pm Wednesday at the Chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions for Brian�s sons may be made to "Edward Jones...

Sandra S. Swenson

Sandra S. Swenson

Jan 22, 2006

Sandy Swenson, 56, of Sugar Creek, MO, passed away Sunday, January 22nd at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 27th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be 12:00 noon on Friday in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday in the chapel. Sandy was born...

Vicki Rae Welsh

Vicki Rae Welsh

Jan 22, 2006

Vicki R. Welsh passed away on January, 22 2006 at 6:14 PM, peacefully at her home in Blue Springs Missouri after battling ovarian cancer for 3 1/2 years. A visitation will be held from 6-9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Services at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday at the chapel with burial at Oak Ridge Memory...

Darlene M. Myers

Darlene M. Myers

Jan 21, 2006

Darlene M. Myers, 78, of Independence, MO passed away on January 21, 2006 at her home after a long battle with cancer. A visitation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. A graveside service will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, at Mound Grove Cemetery. Contributions may be made...

Faye Wilson

Faye Wilson

Jan 20, 2006

Faye Wilson, 94 of Independence passed away Fri. Jan 20, 2006 at St. Mary�s Medical Center. Visitation will be 1 - 2:00 pm, Tue, Jan 24, 2006 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO, with the Funeral Service beginning at 2:00 pm. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Contributions are suggested to Odyssey Hospice. Mrs. Wilson was...

Edna Maxine Hedges

Edna Maxine Hedges

Jan 20, 2006

Edna Maxine Hedges, 80, of Kansas City, MO passed away, Friday, January 20, 2006. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 24, 2006 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Monday evening at the chapel. Maxine was born May 3, 1925 in Kansas City, MO...

William "Perry" Rosson

William "Perry" Rosson

Jan 19, 2006

William Perry Rosson, 78 of Independence passed away Thu. Jan 19, 2006 at Carmel Hills Living Center. Perry was born Sep. 18, 1927 to George E. and Nellie Taylor Burton Rosson in Drumright, OK. He lived in Oklahoma and Colorado while he was growing up. He married Bernice Ladd on Jun 11, 1952. She died in childbirth. He then married...