Obituaries

Helen Lucille Browns

Helen Lucille Browns

Jun 12, 2020

Helen Lucille Browns, 90, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020. A visitation will take place from 9-10am, Saturday, June 20th, with a funeral service following at 10am, both at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Interment will follow at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Helen was born October 16, 1929 in Eldorado, KS to George Washington and Edna Viola...

Cora Louise Hill (Gillespie)

Cora Louise Hill (Gillespie)

Jun 11, 2020

Cora “Louise” Hill, 97 of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 20, 2020 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams St., Buckner, MO 64016 with burial to follow in Buckner Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., until service time Saturday at the chapel. Louise was born June...

William Gilbert "Bill" Jones

William Gilbert "Bill" Jones

Jun 11, 2020

William Gilbert “Bill” Jones was born October 19, 1940 to Aubrey and Mary Marguerite (Hoban) Jones in Independence, Missouri. He returned to his Heavenly Father on June 11, 2020 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence at the age of 79. He graduated from Van Horn High School in the class of 1958 and served in the US Army for a...

Glenda Jane Tyra

Glenda Jane Tyra

Jun 11, 2020

Glenda Jane Tyra, 77 of Buckner, MO passed away June 11, 2020. Cremation is planned with a memorial gathering to be held from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, July 10, 2020 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel 300 Adams St. Buckner, MO 64016. Online condolences may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arr: Speaks Buckner Chapel (816) 650-5555)

Leona Mae Snethen

Leona Mae Snethen

Jun 10, 2020

Leona “Lee” Mae Snethen, of Independence, Missouri, age 81, passed on June 10, 2020 at her residence in Indianapolis, Indiana. Lee was born July 15, 1938, in Chariton, Iowa, to John and Leona Blackstock. She married the love of her life, Luther Snethen, Jr., in 1959, and together they had two sons, John and Jeffery. Lee taught grade school in...

Kathleen Ann "Kitty" Scrogham (Cullen)

Kathleen Ann "Kitty" Scrogham (Cullen)

Jun 9, 2020

Kathleen Ann “Kitty” Scrogham, 73, of Independence, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, June 9th at Garden Terrace in Overland Park. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, Missouri 64052. Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 19, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel followed by burial at Mount...

Mary Hollis Salyer (Jones)

Mary Hollis Salyer (Jones)

Jun 9, 2020

Mary Hollis Salyer, 94, of Independence, MO passed away June 9th, 2020. A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 14th, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. An entombment service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 15th at the Mt. Washington Cemetery Mausoleum. Hollis was born May 13, 1926...

Wilson G. Jones

Wilson G. Jones

Jun 8, 2020

Wilson G. Jones, 94, passed away on June 8, 2020, in Independence, MO. Wilson was born on April 17, 1926, in Larkin, AR, to Elmer Jones and Annie Wilson Jones. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1944 where he was a part of the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of concentration camps. He was honorably discharged...

Shirley Ann Hamilton

Shirley Ann Hamilton

Jun 7, 2020

On Sunday, June 7, 2020, Shirley Ann Hamilton, loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother died at the age of 85. Shirley was born on February 15, 1935 to Carl and Amelia Mae Duncan. She was married to her husband Charley for 49 years before his passing in 2003. She was a loving homemaker and she and Charley raised three children: Charley,...

Rosemary White

Rosemary White

Jun 5, 2020

Rosemary White, 87, of Independence, MO, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, June 5, 2020. A private family interment will take place at Mound Grove Cemetery. Rosemary was born November 8, 1932 in Emporia KS, to Roseberry and Agnus (Lawson) Smith. They moved to Independence and she graduated from William Chrisman High School. While there, she met her...

Mathew Jason Martin

Mathew Jason Martin

Jun 5, 2020

Mathew Jason Martin July 12, 1972-June 5, 2020 Born to Michael and Marci Martin, in Independence, MO. The day he was born, he gained his 15 minutes of fame in all the KC metro newspapers. He was the third grandson (preceded by brother Michael and cousin Mark) of James and Carol Hamilton, of Independence, to be born on July 12,...

Patricia Rose "Pat" Mckenzie

Patricia Rose "Pat" Mckenzie

Jun 3, 2020

Patricia Rose ”Pat” McKenzie, 79 of Independence, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Independence Manor Care. Cremation is planned with a graveside inurnment service to be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at the Mt. Washington Cemetery. Patricia was born February 3, 1941 to Howard and Mildred Slater. She grew up in Fairmount, Mo with her mother,...

William David Gardner

William David Gardner

Jun 3, 2020

William D. Gardner, 93 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2002 at Mt. Washington Cemetery with full military honors. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052.

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...