Obituaries
Suzanne Fisher Stone
Nov 30, 2020
Suzanne (Fisher) Stone 88 of Kansas City passed away peacefully Monday evening, November 30, 2020. There will be a graveside service at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 5th, at Mount Washington Cemetery, Independence, Mo. Friends are welcome. Suzanne was born in Fulton, Mo. and raised in Pleasant Hill, Mo. where her father was superintendent of schools. In her middle years, they...
Lela Bernice "Bea" Luther (Lacey)
Nov 30, 2020
On November 30th, Bea finally arrived at the joyous celebration given in her honor by those she has loved and missed. For many years, she impatiently longed for this party to begin. As the only child of Robert and Lela (Burton) Lacey, Bea was born on August 17, 1924, in San Bernardino County, California. Her father was a man of...
John Thomas Armstrong
Nov 30, 2020
John Thomas Armstrong passed away peacefully at Overland Park Hospital on Monday, November 30, 2020. He was 71. John was born on July 14, 1949 to Donovan and Margaret Armstrong in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a simple man. After retiring from Budweiser he spent his days doing what he loved most, watching old westerns and playing online casino games....
John David Gray
Nov 29, 2020
John David Gray was born June 14, 1969 in Denver, Colorado. He passed away at home on November 29, 2020 after a prolonged illness. The family moved to Independence when he was 5 years old. He attended Sycamore Hills, Bridger and Truman Schools. Most of his working years were spent doing construction and gutter work for Complete Home Concepts. John...
Kimberly Jo Driskell (Allen)
Nov 29, 2020
Kimberly Jo Driskell, 55 of Grain Valley, MO passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Due to the current Covid restrictions the family is unable to have the public services they would desire therefore, all services will be private by invitation only on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Kimberly...
Dorothy Mae Ulshafer
Nov 28, 2020
Dorothy Mae (Miles) Ulshafer, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, November 28th, 2020. She was 94. Dorothy was born August 6, 1926, to Edward and Eula Miles. She was preceded in death by her father and mother; husband, William Ulshafer Sr.; sister, Maxine Wilson; brother, Edward Miles; and daughter, Linda Mitchell. Survivors include, daughter, Diane Belshe and son, William Ulshafer...
Nathan Allen "Nate" Graves
Nov 28, 2020
Nathan Allen Graves, of Lone Jack, MO, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the age of 46 at his home. Nathan was born to parents Kenneth and Linda Graves on October 03, 1974 in Kansas City, MO. Nathan grew up as the eldest of three boys and attended Lone Jack High School. After high school, he went to...
Dorothy Joan Short
Nov 27, 2020
Dorothy Joan (Dickens) Short, 88, of Independence, MO, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020. Private services will be held at Speaks Suburban Chapel; burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Dorothy was born in Kansas City, MO, on February 7, 1932, and was a lifelong area resident. She graduated from Kansas State University and taught for 23 years in the Kansas City...
Jack Edward Janes Jr.
Nov 27, 2020
Jack Edward Janes Jr., a gentle, loving soul, passed away peacefully at the Missouri State Veterans Home in Warrensburg, Missouri on Friday, November 27, 2020. He was 91. Jack was born on November 10, 1929 to Jack and Mary Janes in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating high school Jack spent several years in the United States Navy before marrying the...
Susan Cecile "Suzi" Scott
Nov 27, 2020
Susan Cecile “Suzi” Scott, a beautiful soul, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, November 27th, 2020 in Independence, Missouri. She was 61. Suzi was born on July 23, 1959 to Benjamin and Helen Scott in El Dorado, Arkansas. Suzi was a dreamer. After graduating from Fort Osage High School she went on to earn her Master’s degree and...
Calvin Vincent "Vince" Stowell
Nov 26, 2020
Calvin Vincent “Vince” Stowell, 95, passed away at home on November 26, 2020 under hospice care. Vince was born at the family home in Flasher, North Dakota on April 4, 1925 to John Arthur Stowell and Zenia Minerva McElwain Stowell. The Stowell family relocated to Independence, Missouri when Vince was a toddler. He grew up during the difficult years of...
Daniel Arthur "Danny" Vogel
Nov 26, 2020
Daniel Arthur “Danny” Vogel, the plant whisperer, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, November 26, 2020. He was 72. Danny was born July 19, 1948 to Roy and EmmaJean Vogel in Kansas City, Kansas. After graduating from Washington High School in 1967 Danny found his place in the automotive industry. He worked as a parts wholesaler at Lee’s...
Frances Edwina Johnson (Hastings)
Nov 26, 2020
Frances Edwina Johnson, 88, passed away on November 26, 2020 at John Knox Care Center, Lee’s Summit, MO. Frances was born on August 3, 1932 in Independence, KS, the oldest daughter of Cecil Hastings and May Hudiburg. She grew up in Coffeyville, KS, and graduated from Field Kindley Memorial High School in 1950. Frances continued her education at Coffeyville Community...
Donald "Joe" Pugh
Nov 26, 2020
Donald Joe Pugh, 75, of Lee’s Summit, lost his earthly battle but gained his heavenly wings when he died November 26,2020, after a short hospital stay where he fought COVID and complications due to cancer. In fact, Joe courageously fought four different types of cancer over the past 17 years: bladder, leukemia, prostate and multiple myeloma. A Mass of Christian...
Lois Laurelle Redford (Burton)
Nov 25, 2020
Lois Laurelle Redford, age 80, passed away at Menorah Medical Center on November 25, 2020. Laurelle, as she was known, was born on February 8, 1940 in Kansas City, Missouri to Cecil and Lois (Scott) Burton. She graduated William Chrisman High School in the class of 1957 and attended Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa. She married Charles Redford Sr. on...
Norman Humphrey, Jr.
Nov 25, 2020
Norman Humphrey Jr, 83, of Independence, MO passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 following a courageous six-month battle with ALS. He was surrounded by members of his family. A private service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Independence, with burial following at Floral Hills...
Daniel Dean Brown
Nov 25, 2020
Daniel Dean Brown, 67 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Kindred Hospital. Cremation is planned with private services at a later date. Daniel was born August 21, 1953 in Council Bluffs, IA to Wilfred and Lois (Sorensen) Brown. He spent his early life in Iowa graduating from Tri-Center High School in Neola, IA and Iowa Western...
Gail Lee Griggs
Nov 25, 2020
Gail Lee Griggs, of Independence, MO, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 25th, 2020 at 73 years young. Gail was a Navy Veteran serving aboard the USS Severn as a Fireman and Damage Controlman after graduating. He also continued service in the National Guard as an E5 Sergeant before moving to Missouri in 1990. He met Jeannine while stationed in...
Norma J. Phillips (Kitchen)
Nov 25, 2020
Norma Josephine Phillips, 87 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at North Kansas City Hospital. Cremation has taken place and there will be a memorial service at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 26, 2021 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Private inurnment will be held in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Norma was born in...
Michael Joseph Foreman
Nov 24, 2020
Michael Joseph Foreman, 66, of Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, November 24th, 2020. He was born on January 21, 1954 to Millard and Mary Foreman in Spokane, Washington. After graduating high school Michael was a Union Carpenter for many years before retiring in 2012. He then led a simple life and spent his time...
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