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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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...
