Obituaries

Wilma Schlie

Wilma Schlie

Jun 29, 2004

Wilma "Billie� Schlie, 80, of Leawood, KS departed this life on Tuesday June 29, 2004 at her home. She will be deeply missed by all those who loved her, her family and friends. She led a full life in the business world as well as her retirement in Leawood clubs and her church. Billie went to Northwest Business College in...

Michael Christopher Mcdowell

Michael Christopher Mcdowell

Jun 29, 2004

Michael Christopher McDowell, 21, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, June 28, 2004. Services will be 10 am Friday, July 2nd at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home; with interment in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the funeral home. Michael was born March 24, 1983 to Stephan Lee McDowell and Heidi...

Evelyn L. Stokes

Evelyn L. Stokes

Jun 29, 2004

Evelyn L. Stokes, 83, of Independence, MO passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at the Rosewood Health Center. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 2, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with the burial at Roanoke Cemetery in Randolph County, Missouri. Contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice. The visitation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m....

Francis A. "Bud" Frechin

Francis A. "Bud" Frechin

Jun 28, 2004

Francis A. "Bud� Frechin, Jr. 68, Independence, Mo. passed away June 28, 2004 in Alamo, TX. Graveside services will be 10 am, Friday, July 2, 2004 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Thursday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Bud served his country from Oct. 19, 1953 to Oct. 18, 1955 in the U.S. Army. He was...

Candy Robison

Candy Robison

Jun 28, 2004

Candy Rauber Robison, 41 of Kansas City, MO passed away on Mon. Jun. 28, 2004 at home with her family by her side after a long battle with cancer. Services will be 2:00 pm, Thur. Jul 1, 2004 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour...

Wayne Martin Parker

Wayne Martin Parker

Jun 27, 2004

Wayne Martin Parker, 63 of Sibley, passed away on Sun. Jun 27, 2004 at his home. Services will be 1:00 pm, Wed. Jun 30, 2004 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams St., Buckner, MO. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm Tuesday at the Chapel. Mr. Parker was born on Dec. 28, 1940...

Lee Oma White

Lee Oma White

Jun 27, 2004

Lee Oma White, 88, Independence, MO. died June 27, 2004 at Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, July 1, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Floral Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. White was born Dec. 7, 1915 in Paducah, KY. Following her graduation form...

Wanda M. Eckart

Wanda M. Eckart

Jun 27, 2004

Wanda Mae Eckart, 66, of Independence, MO, passed away, Sunday, June 27, 2004 in Independence, MO. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, 2004 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The family will greet friends following the service Wednesday at the chapel. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday at the Shady Grove Cemetery in Racket, MO....

Sean Wayne Clark

Sean Wayne Clark

Jun 25, 2004

Sean Wayne Clark, infant son of Mark W. Clark and Mira McCabe, died June 25, 2004 at Truman Medical Center West. Graveside services will be held 2 pm, Thursday at Odessa Cemetery.

Martha Ruth Luckenbaugh

Martha Ruth Luckenbaugh

Jun 24, 2004

Martha Ruth Luckenbaugh, 55 of Independence, MO passed away Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at her home. Memorial Services will be held 1:30 pm, Tue. Jun 29, 2004 at the George C. Carson Funeral Home. A private inurnment will be held at a later date. Contributions are suggested to the Independence Dialysis, 1135 S. Clarmont, Independence, MO 64050 or the American...

Elwood Dempsey Cornett

Elwood Dempsey Cornett

Jun 24, 2004

Elwood Dempsey Cornett, 84 of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Thu. Jun. 24, 2004 at the home of his daughter, Carol. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 3 - 5:00 pm, Sunday at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. An inurnment will be held later in the fall at the Lake of the Ozarks. Contributions are suggested...

Joanne Felter

Joanne Felter

Jun 24, 2004

JoAnne Felter, 48, of Independence, MO passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2004 at her home. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with the burial at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The visitation will precede the service from 2-3:00 p.m. in the chapel. JoAnne was born in Topeka, KS on June...

Charles Dimmel

Charles Dimmel

Jun 24, 2004

Charles Dimmel, 76, Independence, died Thursday at his home. He was born September 10, 1927 and had lived here all of his life with the exception of the time he spent in the Navy Air Corps . For most of his career he was a manufacturers representative in the aircraft industry, excluding the 18 years he traveled with his two...

Dorothea Elizabeth Dlabal

Dorothea Elizabeth Dlabal

Jun 24, 2004

Dorothea Elizabeth Dlabal, 85, of Independence, MO, passed away, June 24, 2004 in Winston-Salem, NC. She was born January 26, 1919 in Leavenworth, Kansas to Henry and Theresa (Kern) Gercken. After attending nurses training in St. Joseph�s Hospital in Kansas City, Dorothea became a lifelong resident of Independence, becoming active in numerous civic organizations. Among these were the Young Matron�s...

James Helwig

James Helwig

Jun 23, 2004

James R. Helwig, 66, of Lee�s Summit, MO passed away on June 23, 2004 at his home. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 28 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The visitation will be held two hours prior to the service from 9-11:00 a.m. in the chapel. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on...

Gail Lee Walton

Gail Lee Walton

Jun 22, 2004

Gail Lee Walton, 43, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away June 22, 2004 at her home. Services will be held at 10:00a.m., Friday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Memory Gardens in Olathe, KS. The family will greet visitors from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Gail was born August 15, 1960 in...

Anna M. Kobe

Anna M. Kobe

Jun 21, 2004

Anna M. Kobe, 97 of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Mon. Jun 21, 2004 at the Independence Health Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, Jun. 24, 2004 at St. Cyrils Catholic Church, 11231 Chicago Ave., Sugar Creek, MO 64054. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30...

Irma R. "Pat" Horne

Irma R. "Pat" Horne

Jun 21, 2004

Irma Ruth "Pat� Horne, 84, of Independence, MO, passed away, Monday, June 21, 2004 at the Rosewood Health Center. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 25, 2004 at the Mound Grove Cemetery. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Pat was born January 29, 1920 in Jay, Florida to John L. and Alma I....

Truman A. Knox

Truman A. Knox

Jun 20, 2004

Truman A. Truman, 89, of Lee�s Summit, MO, passed away, Sunday, June 20, 2004 at the Truman Medical Center Lakewood. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 24, 2004 at the Armour Heights Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Sedalia, MO. The family will greet friends from 7...

John Kuddes

John Kuddes

Jun 20, 2004

The Lord called his child, John Kuddes, home on Sunday, June 20, 2004. Services will be 10 am, Sat., June 26 at Messiah Lutheran Church, 613 S. Main Street, Indep., Mo. Graveside services will be 2 pm, Sat. at St. Paul�s Lutheran Cemetery, Concordia, Mo. Visitation will be 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Friday, June 25 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 39th...