Obituaries

Robin Pryor Fain

Robin Pryor Fain

Sep 28, 2004

Robin Pryor Fain, 50, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2004, at the Medical Center of Independence. Visitation will be 10-11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 2nd at George C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home. Graveside services to follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery at 11:30. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Susquehanna Baptist Church. Robin was born...

Velma R. Engle

Velma R. Engle

Sep 27, 2004

Velma R. Engle, 84, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, September 27, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 10:00 am Saturday, October 2nd at Beacon Heights Congregation of the Community of Christ Church, with a reception immediately following. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Friday, October 1st at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Private burial. In lieu of flowers...

Kathleen Curry

Kathleen Curry

Sep 27, 2004

Kathleen Curry, 46, Independence, Mo. died Sept. 27, 2004. Kathleen was born Dec. 24, 1957, in Kansas City, Mo. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph A. Survivors include her son, Richard Thomas, Jr., Raytown, Mo.; sister, Donna Lee Moss, Indep., Mo.; brother, Danny Newell, Buckner, Mo.; brother, James Newell, Kingsville, Mo.; and a large extended family. Memorial...

Charles R. Spendal

Charles R. Spendal

Sep 27, 2004

Charles R. Spendal 87, of Cassville, formerly of Independence, MO, died on Sep 27, 2004 at his home, surrounded by the family he loved so dearly. Services will be 1:30 pm, Fri, Oct 1, 2004 at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Burial in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be 7 - 8:30 pm Thu at the...

Velva I. Smelser

Velva I. Smelser

Sep 27, 2004

Velva I. Smelser, 88, of Independence, MO passed away, Monday, September 27, 2004 at the Rosewood Health Center. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 1, at Mound Grove Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Community of Christ Temple Fund. Velva was born on February 16, 1916 in Chicago, IL to William and Blanche...

Francis W. "Pudge" Woods

Francis W. "Pudge" Woods

Sep 25, 2004

Francis W. "Pudge� Woods, 67, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, September 25, 2004 at Excelsior Springs Medical Center. Memorial Services will be 7:00 pm Thursday, September 30th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service from 6-7:00 pm at the chapel. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart...

Lee Hart

Lee Hart

Sep 25, 2004

Lee Hart, 65, Independence, Mo. died Sept. 25, 2004 at Kindred Hospital. Visitation will be 7 - 9 pm, Wed. Sept. 29 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation. Lee was born Jan. 24, 1939, in Independence. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. After completing his undergraduate and doctorate studies at UMKC, he served as a professor of Mathematics...

Virgil Glen Buck

Virgil Glen Buck

Sep 25, 2004

Virgil Glenn Buck, 86, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Sat. Sep. 25, 2004 at Carondelet Manor in Kansas City. A private inurnment will be held at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 2. Mr. Buck was born on Mar. 5, 1918 in DeKalb County, MO. He had owned and...

Eleanor Zoa Jean Mays

Eleanor Zoa Jean Mays

Sep 24, 2004

Eleanor Zoa Jean (Savage) Mays, 78, Independence, Mo, died Sept. 24, 2004. She was born Jan. 12, 1926, and lived most of her life in Independence. She married Clarence G. Mays in 1952 and they settled in Sugar Creek. Eleanor and Clarence were members of the Sugar Creek R.L.D.S. Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in Oct.,...

Donald Lee Milstead

Donald Lee Milstead

Sep 24, 2004

Donald Lee Milstead, 73, of Independence and Edwards, MO lost his valiant fight with pancreatic cancer on September 24, 2004. Services will be 2 pm Wednesday, September 29th at First Presbyterian Church of Independence; with interment in Floral Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 pm at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. In lieu of...

Alice Mae Tittsworth

Alice Mae Tittsworth

Sep 24, 2004

Alice Mae Tittsworth, 85, of Independence, MO passed away Fri Sep. 24, 2004 at the Monterey Park Nursing Center. Services will be 1:00 pm Mon. Sep 27, 2004 at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. In Lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Maywood Baptist Church or to Catholic Community Hospice. Mrs. Tittsworth was...

Mary Rush

Mary Rush

Sep 24, 2004

Mary Rush, 87, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Thursday, September 23, 2004. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Tuesday, September 28th at St. Ann�s Catholic Church; with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. The Rosary will be said at 6:30 pm Monday, with visitation following from 7 until 8:30 pm at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home....

Mary Dopp

Mary Dopp

Sep 24, 2004

Mary Dopp, 76, formerly of Kansas City, MO passed away Friday, September 24, 2004 at Johnson County Nursing Center. Visitation will be 7-9:00 pm Thursday, September 30th at George C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home. Services will be 10:00 am Friday, October 1st at the chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer�s...

Melvin Dallas Fullbright

Melvin Dallas Fullbright

Sep 22, 2004

Melvin Dallas Fullbright, 74 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at his home. Services will be 1:00 pm Saturday, September 25th at Geo. C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Friday at the chapel. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to North Care Hospice. Melvin was born September 2,...

Tutusa Taufetee

Tutusa Taufetee

Sep 21, 2004

Tutusa Taufetee, 68 of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday September 21, 2004 at Regency Care Center. Services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, September 28th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-9:00 pm Monday at the chapel. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens.

Larry R. Hill

Larry R. Hill

Sep 21, 2004

Larry R. Hill, 55, of Independence, MO, died, Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at his residence. Services 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 25, 2004 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial with full military honors will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Westin, MO. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Friday at the chapel. Larry was born April 18, 1949 in...

Vernie C. Burgess

Vernie C. Burgess

Sep 19, 2004

Vernie C. Burgess, 77 of Independence, MO passed away Fri. Sep 17, 2004 at his home. Services will be 2:00 pm Tue. Sep 21, 2004 at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home, with visitation from 1 pm until service time. Burial in Mount Washington Forever Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to the Northland Hospice or to Cancer Action. Mr....

Bernadine Sawmiller

Bernadine Sawmiller

Sep 19, 2004

Bernadine Sawmiller of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, July 19, 2004. Services will be private. Bernadine was born July 12, 1919 in St. Mary�s, OH to Virgil A. and Florence Johnston Telljohann. She graduated from Memorial High School with the class of 1937. She married Wilbur W. Sawmiller November 12, 1942. She was a member of the Missionary Restoration Branch....

Sabastian D. Chapman

Sabastian D. Chapman

Sep 18, 2004

Sebastian D. Chapman, the infant son of David and Tara-Marie Chapman, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2004 at St. Lukes Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September, 22, at the Timothy Lutheran Church, Blue Springs, MO.

Kenneth D. Noth

Kenneth D. Noth

Sep 18, 2004

Kenneth Daniel "Danny� Noth, 52 of Independence, MO passed away Sat. Sep 18, 2004 in Independence. Services will be 10:00 am Thu. Sep 23, 2004 at the George C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm Wednesday at the Funeral Home. Danny was born on Apr 11, 1952 to...