Obituaries
Alice Irene Gunn
Aug 29, 2020
Alice Irene Gunn, 96, of Independence, MO passed away on Saturday, August 29th, 2020. A graveside service for her will be held for family at Mt. Washington Cemetery in Independence. Alice was born February 28, 1924 in Enfield, England to Lewis and Alice (Judd) Folkes. She graduated from Graceland College with an Associate Degree in Nursing in 1948, and went...
Debra Kay ""Debbie"" Cupp
Aug 29, 2020
Debra Kay “Debbie” Cupp, 65 of Greenwood, MO passed away Saturday, August 29, 2020 at her residence. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 5, 2020 at Oakwood Baptist Church, 7900 Lee’s Summit Rd., Kansas City, MO 64139. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to Oakwood Baptist...
Francis "Paul" Koczur
Aug 27, 2020
Paul Koczur lived in Independence and was 77 years old. He died on August 27, 2020 at 9:57am with the supreme disappointment that he didn’t live long enough to vote Trump out of the White House. Paul was born and raised in New Brighton & Beaver County, Pennsylvania. There he was an ornery child who was, according to himself, kicked...
Kenneth Wayne Fischer
Aug 27, 2020
Kenneth Wayne Fischer, 60, passed away peacefully in his home on August 27, 2020. Kenneth was born on October 29, 1959 in Cooper County, Missouri, to George Fischer, Jr. and Joan Fischer. He graduated from Marshall High School in the class of 1978. He later met the love of his life Carolyn Riley. They were married on February 20, 2004....
Laverne M. "Verne" Gilliam
Aug 27, 2020
Laverne Martin "Verne" Gilliam, age 87, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020, at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. Verne was born September 5, 1932 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada to Fred Howard and Queenie Helen (Birdsall) Gilliam. At a young age, Verne left Hamilton and moved to Orillia, Ontario, Canada where he began his working life as a salesman...
Andrew "Simon" Joe
Aug 27, 2020
Andrew “Simon” Joe, 88 of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020 at Centerpoint Medical Center. A graveside service with full military honors will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday. September 1, 2020 at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Simon was born April 8, 1932 in Webb City, MO to Sam and Julia (Barnes) Joe and has been a longtime...
Carolyn Lee Rambo (Croston)
Aug 26, 2020
Carolyn Lee Rambo, 74, passed away on August 26, 2020, in Blue Springs, MO, after a twelve-year battle with cancer. Carolyn came into this world on April 4, 1946, the oldest of five children to Richard W. Croston and Betty C. Allaback Croston. She was born in Webb City, MO, but she and her family relocated to Independence in her...
Eleanor Estep (Mendez)
Aug 26, 2020
Eleanor Estep, 78, of Independence, MO (formerly of Antwerp, OH), went to be with the Lord on August 26, 2020. Eleanor was born in Wauseon, Ohio, on August 18, 1942, a daughter of the late Andrea (Martinez) and Rev. Jose R. Mendez. She was a 1961 graduate of Antwerp High School and received her degree as a registered nurse in...
Lois Dean Cramer (Whitlow)
Aug 26, 2020
Lois Dean Cramer, 94, of Independence, MO passed away August 26, 2020. A visitation will be held Monday August 31st from 9-10am with a funeral service at 10am, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St.; Independence, MO 64055. Interment will follow at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Lois was born March 5, 1926 in Blackwater, MO to Henry and Nellie...
Frank Junior Shockey
Aug 25, 2020
Frank Junior Shockey, 88, of Independence, MO passed away August 25, 2020. A private entombment service will be held for the family at the Mound Grove Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or the American Diabetes Association. Frank was born February 29, 1932 in Lineville, IA, the youngest of seven children to Earl...
Kathryn Jane Kilgore (Stewart)
Aug 25, 2020
Kathryn Kilgore, 66, of Independence, MO passed away August 25, 2020. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Monday, August 31, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 1, at Plumlee Cemetery, Compton, AR. Kathy was...
Robert D. "Bob" Moran Sr.
Aug 23, 2020
Robert David “Bob” Moran, Sr. 88 of Independence, MO was called home by the Lord Sunday, August 23, 2020. Funeral service will 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 28, 2020 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Friday at the chapel. Private burial will follow in...
Carol Elaine Winingar (Veh)
Aug 21, 2020
Carol Elaine Winingar, 79, passed away on Aug. 21, 2020. A visitation will be held on Saturday, Aug. 29, from 1-2pm, with memorial service to follow at 2pm, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence, MO. In her honor, contributions may be made to Christ United Methodist Church. Carol was born on Feb. 26, 1941 on...
Reva Mae Prinz (Bonds)
Aug 21, 2020
Reva Mae Prinz, 89, passed away August 21, 2020. Reva was born on July 22, 1931, in Gillham, Arkansas, the oldest of three daughters to Homer Andrew Bonds and Frankie Smith Bonds. Orphaned at age 10, Reva moved to Thayer, Missouri, where she met her future husband … the ornery next-door neighbor! While not exactly love at first sight, Reva...
Roger Howard Mayhew
Aug 21, 2020
Roger Howard Mayhew was born January 16, 1943, in Plainville, KS. He was the son of Howard Nathan Mayhew and Edna Marie Palmberg Mayhew. Roger went to be with his heavenly Father on August 21, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Stephen Howard Mayhew. Surviving are his wife of 56 years Claretta Mae Tannahill Mayhew,...
Ralph E. Keeling
Aug 20, 2020
Ralph E. Keeling, resident of Independence, MO, born August 4, 1926 passed away at the age of 94 on Thursday, August 20, 2020. The son of Ola and Nellie (Pancoast) Keeling, Ralph was born in Carrollton, MO. He married Sammie Robb on May 16, 1944. Together they moved to Independence in 1950. Ralph worked at Lake City Ammunition for a...
Marilyn Elizabeth Humm (Heying)
Aug 20, 2020
Marilyn Humm (Heying), 81, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away at the family home on August 20, 2020. Marilyn is survived by her husband of 61 years, Richard, and 10 children: Marian (John) Maglich, Andy Humm, Theresa (Nik) Hiremath, Beth (Macy) Way, Jim (Angie) Humm, Mike (Becky) Humm, Carla (Andy Walleck) Humm, Tim Humm, T.J. Humm, and Ben (Candace) Humm....
Beverly Lorraine Miller
Aug 20, 2020
Beverly Lorraine Miller, 88, passed away at her home after a courageous battle with cancer, on August 20, 2020. Beverly was born on August 18, 1932 in Grain Valley Missouri, to Noel and Lorraine Wilkinson. During WWII, she moved with her family to Richland, Washington, where her father worked at an ammunition plant. Following the war, Beverly and her family...
Vicki Lynn Matney-Hutsell
Aug 19, 2020
Vicki Lynn Matney-Hutsell, 65, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2020. Vicki was born on January 19, 1955 in Joplin, Missouri, to Leonard and Nellie Starchman. She married Edward Matney on September 19, 1970 and two children were born to this union: Nichole and Tressa. They divorced in 1977. She later met the love of her life John Hutsell, and...
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