Obituaries

Adriahna Rilee Detillier-Cooper (Detillier-Bosler)

Adriahna Rilee Detillier-Cooper (Detillier-Bosler)

Jun 3, 2020

Adriahna Detillier-Cooper, 15, of Blue Springs, MO went to be with her heavenly Father on June 3, 2020. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the Suburban Chapel with burial to follow at Buckner Hill...

Daniel Joseph Nerling

Daniel Joseph Nerling

Jun 3, 2020

Daniel Joseph Nerling, 69, died Wednesday June 3, 2020 peacefully in his sleep at his home in Olathe, KS. A visitation service is scheduled for Wednesday June 10, 2020 from 1pm to 2pm followed by a short memorial at Speaks Suburban Funeral Home in Independence, MO. Dan was born in Milford, CT on December 31, 1950 to Joseph and Isabelle...

Amanda Louise Mcdonald

Amanda Louise Mcdonald

Jun 2, 2020

Amanda Louise McDonald, 42 of Pleasant Valley, Mo passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at her residence. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052 with burial to follow in Buckner Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1 to 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at...

Vijendra Ramdhani

Vijendra Ramdhani

Jun 2, 2020

Vijendra Ramdhani from Blue Springs, Missouri, via Durban South Africa, passed away on June 02, 2020. He is survived by His wife, Anthea Ramdhani, and his two sons, Samuel and Levi. He is survived by his father Prem Ramdhani and his Mother, Molly Ramdhani, his sister Leena Pillay and her son Rodragus Josiah Pillay, and a multitude of other nieces,...

Kathryn "Kathy" Susan Brooker (Curtin)

Kathryn "Kathy" Susan Brooker (Curtin)

Jun 1, 2020

Kathryn “Kathy” Susan (Curtin) Brooker, 67, born on May 10, 1953 in St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on June 1, 2020 following a courageous and remarkably graceful battle with ALS. She attended grade school at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School in Gladstone, Missouri. She graduated from St. Pius X High School in 1971....

Gerard A. Hawkins

Gerard A. Hawkins

Jun 1, 2020

Gerard “Jerry” Hawkins, 58, of Excelsior Springs, MO passed away June 1, 2020 after a battle with stage 4 cancer. He was born October 30, 1961 in Indianapolis, IN to Charles William and Natividad (Prada) Hawkins. After graduating from John Marshall High School in 1980, he served as a Lance Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving from 1980-1981. He...

Everett Boyd Young

Everett Boyd Young

May 31, 2020

Everett Boyd Young, 86, passed away on May 31, 2020, in Warrensburg, MO. Everett was born on November 20, 1933, in Napoleon, MO, the son of Henry Gleason Young and Ida Mae Krutzman Young. Everett grew up in the Odessa area, and went to high school in Carrollton. After he received his mother’s blessing, he and a few of his...

Lucille "Lou" Veronica Wilkerson (Thummel)

Lucille "Lou" Veronica Wilkerson (Thummel)

May 31, 2020

Lucille Veronica Wilkerson, 92 of Independence, MO passed peacefully in her home surrounded by family on Sunday May 31, 2020. Lou was born one of eight children on September 10, 1927, in Tipton, KS to Ann (Eck) and Nick Thummel. She and William Don Wilkerson, the love of her life, were married on November 4, 1947 at Bonaface Church in...

Leland Paul "Lee" Garner

Leland Paul "Lee" Garner

May 30, 2020

LELAND PAUL “LEE” GARNER Leland Paul “Lee” Garner, 71, passed away on May 30, 2020 in Independence, MO. A visitation will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 12-1pm, with memorial service to follow at 1pm, both at Speaks Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association in his honor. Lee was born...

Grace Eloise Rudd (Bryant)

Grace Eloise Rudd (Bryant)

May 30, 2020

Grace Eloise Rudd, 83, passed away on May 30, 2020. Grace was born on April 20, 1937, in Cowgill, MO, the daughter of D. Ray Bryant and Ruby J. Daniel Bryant. She grew up in the country and graduated as valedictorian from Braymer High School in the class of 1955. A month prior to her graduation, she met Albert Virgil...

Leslie R. "Bucky" Lemon

Leslie R. "Bucky" Lemon

May 29, 2020

Leslie R. “Bucky” Lemon, 73, went home to be with the Lord on May 29, 2020, in Independence, MO. Les was born on January 19, 1947, in Greenville, SC, the youngest child of Carlson Howard “Jimmy” Lemon and Diora Elizabeth Hyre Lemon. His family relocated to the Grandview, MO area when he was six years old. By God’s design, his...

Donald "Billy" William Guinnee

Donald "Billy" William Guinnee

May 29, 2020

Donald William “Billy” Guinnee, 58, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 29th, 2020 doing what he loved, playing basketball with his sons and being near his wife. From an early age, Billy enjoyed basketball, playing for his beloved high school team the Hobbs High Eagles. After graduating from Graceland College, he jumped right in to teaching, and his love for...

Colt & Copper Morgan

Colt & Copper Morgan

May 29, 2020

Colt Allan Morgan, age 7, and Copper Lee Morgan, age 6, passed away on May 29, 2020. Colt was born on December 28, 2012, in Mesa, AZ, the oldest son of Mavrik Morgan and Dana Pickering. A little over a year later, on January 8, 2014, Colt became the big brother to Copper Lee Morgan. From the very beginning, Colt...

Barbara J. Hockett (Taylor)

Barbara J. Hockett (Taylor)

May 28, 2020

Barbara Joann Hockett, 63 of Kansas City, Mo passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020 at her residence. Cremation is planned with private family services at a later date. Barbara was born December 23, 1956 in Northridge, CA to Glenn Gower and Jane (Garrison) Taylor. She moved with her family to Chanute, KS where she graduated from Chanute High School. She...

Beryle Jean Immer (Clesson)

Beryle Jean Immer (Clesson)

May 28, 2020

On Thursday, May 28, 2020, Beryle Jean (Clesson) Immer, a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. The family will be having a private committal service with burial...

Glen E. Holmes

Glen E. Holmes

May 28, 2020

Glen Edward Holmes, named after his grandfather Glenn Holmes, passed away peaceably on May 28, 2020, aged 72, at Monterey Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Independence, MO after a morning filled with socializing and a good lunch. Glen was born April 1, 1948, to Mary and Ivan Holmes, at the Independence Sanitarium in Independence, Missouri. The family participated...

Peggy Joann Clayton

Peggy Joann Clayton

May 28, 2020

Peggy JoAnn Clayton, 82, Independence, died Thursday, May 28, 2020, at Maywood Terrace Living Center. Peggy was born in Wamego, KS and lived in Independence until 1961. She lived in Nevada, Colorado, and California before returning to Independence in 1995. She had been a member of the Church of the Nazarene Until her passing and had been a Pastor’s wife...

Helen Bernice Boyce

Helen Bernice Boyce

May 27, 2020

Helen Bernice Boyce, age 92, of Lone Jack, Missouri passed away at her home on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. She was born in Kellyville, Oklahoma to John W. Clark and Fay Helen (Poynter) Clark. Graveside service will be held in Lebanon, Missouri. Known as "Bernice" she was a kind, quiet, gentle woman who spoke little but when she did, everyone...

Lisa Manthe Peverill

Lisa Manthe Peverill

May 27, 2020

Lisa Manthe Peverill, 54 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at her home. Private services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 4, 2020 with livestreaming available through Speaks Chapel Facebook page. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to the “Drop In” program, First Christian Church, 125 S. Pleasant St., Independence, MO 64050. Lisa was born July 25,...

Marcella Lorraine Dixon (Irving)

Marcella Lorraine Dixon (Irving)

May 27, 2020

Marcella Lorraine Dixon, 78 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at the Cross Creek Baptist Church, 1050 SW 15th St., Oak Grove, MO 64075. Marcella was born January 17, 1942 in Kansas City, KS to David...