Obituaries

Jeanne M. Tryon

Jeanne M. Tryon

Jul 27, 2004

Jeanne M. Tryon, 77, Independence, Mo. died July 27, 2004 at home. Services will be 10 am, Monday Aug. 2 at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 5 - 7 pm, Sunday at the funeral home. Jeanne was born Feb. 2, 1927, in Robinson, Ks. And graduated from Northeast High...

Margery B. Gerber

Margery B. Gerber

Jul 26, 2004

Margery B. Gerber, 93, Independence MO, passed away Monday, July 26, 2004, at Independence Regional Health Center. Viewing and visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm Wednesday at George C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM Thursday, followed by a Memorial Celebration at 3:00 PM at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to...

Dororthea L. Stewart

Dororthea L. Stewart

Jul 26, 2004

Dorothea L. Stewart, 90, Independence, Mo. died July 26, 2004 at Hidden Lake Care Center. Services will be 10 am, Friday, July 30 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 6 - 8 pm, Thursday at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to the Blue Ridge Congregation of the Community of Christ or...

Billie Ray Sinclair

Billie Ray Sinclair

Jul 26, 2004

Billie Ray Sinclair, 79 of Shell City, MO formerly of Independence, passed away Mon. Jul. 26, 2004 at Truman Medical Center Lakewood. Services will be 1:00 pm, Fri. Jul 30, 2004 at Harmony Heights Missionary Baptist Church, 1701 Salem Dr., Independence, MO. Burial in Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30pm, Thursday at the George C. Carson &...

Laura Lynn Mccurley

Laura Lynn Mccurley

Jul 25, 2004

Laura McCurley, 48, of Kansas City, Kansas, passed away Sunday July 23, 2004 at KU Medical Center. Services will be 2:00 pm Friday at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6-8:00 pm at the funeral home. Laura is survived by her 3 children, Donnie of Independence, Misty of...

Myrtle Pauline Donavan

Myrtle Pauline Donavan

Jul 25, 2004

Myrtle Pauline Donovan, 76, of Independence, MO, passed away, Sunday, July 25, 2004 at her home. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Buckner Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday at the chapel. Myrtle was born January 13, 1928 in Dewitt, MO to Clemie...

Myrlin L. Downey

Myrlin L. Downey

Jul 25, 2004

Myrlin L. Downey, 64, Independence, Mo. died July 25, 2004 at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, Mo. Services will be 7:30 pm, Thursday, July 29, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment Friday at Kirk Cemetery, Allendale, Mo. Visitation will be 6 - 7:30 at the funeral home. A visitation will also be held at 1 pm, Friday at Prugh-Dunfee...

Beverly J. Internicola

Beverly J. Internicola

Jul 24, 2004

Beverly J. Internicola, 75 of Independence, MO passed away Sat. July 24, 2004 at St. Mary�s Hospital of Blue Springs. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm, Mon. Jul 26, 2004 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, with the Rosary being said at 8:30 pm. Another visitation and service will be held on Wednesday & Thursday in Rome, NY with...

Gwendolyn Mcclain

Gwendolyn Mcclain

Jul 23, 2004

Gwendolyn McClain, 91, of Independence, MO, passed away, Friday, July 23, 2004, at Independence Regional Health Center. Memorial services will be at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at the S. Crysler Community of Christ Church. The casket will be open at the church for viewing from 5:30 until service time Wednesday for viewing. The family will greet friends from...

Vernon Fjeld

Vernon Fjeld

Jul 23, 2004

Vernon Fjeld, 73, of Independence, MO, passed away, Friday, July 23, 2004 at his residence. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Monday at the chapel. Donations may be made to the Crossroads Hospice or to Abiding Savior Lutheran Church. Vernon...

Virginia E. Phillips

Virginia E. Phillips

Jul 21, 2004

Virginia E. "Virgie� Phillips, 89 of Independence, MO passed away Wed. Jul 21, 2004 at the Carmel Hills Living Center. Graveside services will be 11:00 am, Sat, Jul 24, 2004 at Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Phillips will lie in state from 6 - 7:30 pm, Friday at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Contributions are suggested to Odyssey Hospice....

Leona Belle Essex

Leona Belle Essex

Jul 20, 2004

Leona B. Essex, 76, of Independence, passed away, Tuesday, July 20, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 24, 2004 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Floral Hills East Cemetery. The family will greet from 10:00 a.m. until service time Saturday at the chapel. Leona was born August 5, 1927 in...

Sadie Marie Punshon

Sadie Marie Punshon

Jul 19, 2004

Sadie Marie Punshon, 4, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, July 17, 2004. Services will be 10 am Thursday, July 22nd at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home; with interment in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the funeral home. Sadie was born July 16, 2000 in Kansas City, MO to Joseph...

Charles F. Patrick

Charles F. Patrick

Jul 18, 2004

Charles F. Patrick, 77, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, July 18, 2004. Services will be 10 am Wednesday, July 21st at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home; with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Charles was born September...

William Peace Bohnert, Sr.

William Peace Bohnert, Sr.

Jul 16, 2004

William Peace Bohnert, Sr. 92, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2004 at the rural Independence home in which he was born on August 23, 1911. Bill was a member of the Woodland School Board and active in the Jackson County 4-H Foundation. Additionally, he was a Jackson County Farm Bureau member and belonged to Knights of Columbus Council number 7055....

Shirley A. Ashford

Shirley A. Ashford

Jul 16, 2004

Shirley A. Ashford, 76, Kansas City, Mo. passed away July 16, 2004 peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 am, Tuesday, at St. Catherine�s Catholic Church. Visitation will be two hours prior to Mass at the church. The family suggests contributions to the Catholic Charities Hospice. Shirley was born Jan....

Kenneth E. York

Kenneth E. York

Jul 16, 2004

Kenneth E. "Ken� York, 85, Independence, Mo. died July 15, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Memorial services will be 7 pm, Monday, July 19 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Independence Salvation Army. Ken was raised in Springfield, Mo., graduating...

Carolyn Taylor

Carolyn Taylor

Jul 15, 2004

Carolyn JonesTaylor died July 15, 2004 in Portland, Oregon. A memorial service for Carolyn Jones Taylor was held Sunday, July 18th at 2:00 PM at Marylhurst University Chapel, 17600 Pacific Highway (Hwy. 43),in Marylhurst, OR. Graveside services will take place at Mound Grove Cemetery in Independence, Missouri. Carolyn Jones Taylor was born December 4,1930 in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was...

Edwin Joseph Huntsucker

Edwin Joseph Huntsucker

Jul 15, 2004

Edwin J. Huntsucker, 97 of Independence, MO passed away Thu. July 15, 2004 at his home. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Mon. Jul 19, 2004 at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held from 6 - 8:00 pm, Sun. Jul. 18, 2004 at the Funeral Home, with a Masonic...

Patricia An "Pat" Zahniser

Patricia An "Pat" Zahniser

Jul 14, 2004

Patricia An "Pat� Zahniser, 71, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday July 14, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held Sunday, July 18, 2004 at 6:00 pm at Community of Christ, Woods Chapel (500 NE Woods Chapel Rd, Lee�s Summit), with visitation at the church from 4:30 until 6:00 pm. In lieu...