Obituaries
Lee Dildine
May 26, 2019
Lee Dildine, age 89, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019 in Independence, Mo. He was born June 14, 1929, in Micola, Mo. He served in the Navy from 1946-1948 and was awarded the WWII Victory Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal. After his military service he became a successful business owner and entrepreneur. He is survived by his wife...
Ronald J Hron
May 26, 2019
Ronald J Hron, 72, of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away Sunday, May 26th, 2019. A memorial visitation will be held from 12-1:30pm on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St, Independence, MO 64050. Service will be at 1:30-2:00pm and immediately following a reception will be held at Lakewood Oaks Golf Club until 5:00pm. Cremation is...
David Leroy Obbink
May 25, 2019
David Obbink, 65, of Independence, MO passed away May 25, 2019. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will be 10 am Friday at the Chapel. Burial will take place in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. David was born on July 7, 1953 to Jack and Dorothy (Lynch) Obbink in Independence, MO....
Laila Bernice Gilmore (Starks)
May 25, 2019
Laila Gilmore, 85, of Independence, MO passed away May 25, 2019. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Friday, May 31, at Mt. Washington Baptist Church, 9623 E. Independence Ave., Independence, MO. Burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Laila was born January 7, 1934, and was a lifelong area resident. She was baptized...
Thomas Randall "Tom" Peterson
May 25, 2019
Thomas Randall “Tom” Peterson, 84, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away May 25, 2019. Visitation will be from 5-7 pm Thursday, May 30, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. Funeral services will be 11 am Friday, May 31, 2019, at Colonial Hills Community of Christ, 3539 SW 7 Hwy, Blue Springs, MO 64014. Burial...
Martha Frances Paul (Kline)
May 25, 2019
Martha Frances Paul, 83, of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019. A memorial visitation will be held from 1-2pm on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO 64050. Memorial service to follow at 2pm, also at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Following cremation, inurnment will occur at New Salem Cemetery; no date currently planned. Martha was...
Shelley Christine Anderson (Groe)
May 25, 2019
Shelley Christine Anderson, 54, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019. A memorial visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 from 6-8pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. A memorial service will be on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 3pm, also at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Shelley was born to Royden and...
Larry Van Rader
May 24, 2019
Larry Rader, 69, of Oak Grove, MO passed away May 24, 2019. At Larry’s request cremation has taken place and inurnment will be at a later date in Missouri State Veteran’s Cemetery. Larry was born on October 1, 1949 in DeKalb, IL to LV and Rose (Collins) Rader. After high school Larry attended Devry for a year before being drafted...
Fred & Betty Stewart
May 24, 2019
Fred Stewart, 84, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019. Betty (Frye) Stewart, 78, passed away about 6 ½ hours later Friday, May 24, 2019. They were both from Independence. A private burial will take place at Mound Grove Cemetery. A celebration of their love will be held at 5pm on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Heart of God, 3720 N....
Roy August Hill
May 22, 2019
Roy August Hill, 94, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019. A memorial visitation will take place, Wednesday, May 29th from 5-7:00pm at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Roy was born August 21, 1924 in Leavenworth, KS to Roy F. and Eva (Schimdt) Hill. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WWII...
Patricia Elaine "Pat" Keithley (Thomsen)
May 21, 2019
Patricia “Pat” Keithley, 79, of Independence, MO went to meet her Heavenly Father on May 21, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be 1-3pm Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Funeral services will follow at 3pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will take place in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Pat was born on December 5, 1939 in White Church, Kansas...
Teddy Gene Bryant
May 21, 2019
TEDDY GENE BRYANT Teddy Gene Bryant, 65 of Independence, MO, passed away May 21, 2019. A Celebration of Life Service will be held Sunday, May 26th 10:00 am at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Graveside service will be held at the Younger Cemetery in Stockton, Missouri (Cedar County) in June. Teddy Gene Bryant was the second...
Connie Lee Martin
May 20, 2019
Connie Martin, 69, of Independence, MO passed away May 20, 2019. Visitation will be from 6-8pm Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Graveside services will be 10am Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Connie was born on January 28, 1950 in Kansas City, MO to Harold and Ella (Steele) Martin. For the past 10 years she has...
Robert Lee "Bobby" Ginnings Ii
May 19, 2019
Robert “Bobby” Ginnings II 56 of Independence, MO passed away May 19, 2019. Memorial services will be 2pm Saturday, June 8, 2019 at the Iron Workers Training Center, 105 W 12th Ave. KCMO 64116.
Kermit "Rex" Peters
May 19, 2019
Kermit “Rex” Peters, 87, Blue Springs, MO passed away May 19, 2019 after a long illness. No services are planned. Rex was retired from the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City and volunteered at the Chicago Alton Train Depot for many years. He was preceded in death by daughter Jan. He is survived by his wife of sixty-seven years Joyce...
Margaret Evelyn Price (Brandon)
May 19, 2019
Margaret E. Price, 85, passed away at her home in Independence, MO on May 19, 2019. Visitation will be Wednesday May 29 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will be Thursday May 30 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Home Cemetery in Tarkio, MO. Margaret was born March...
Barbara J. Thacker
May 19, 2019
Barbara Thacker, 66, of Independence, MO passed away May 19, 2019. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Thursday, May 23, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial at Elmwood Cemetery. Barbara was born December 20, 1952 in Kansas City, MO to Clyde Lee and Margaret Catherine (Barry) Burns. She was preceded in...
Adam Burke Singleton
May 18, 2019
Adam Singleton, 49, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019 at his home. A visitation will be from 6-8pm on Friday, May 24, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. A memorial service will be held at 10am on Saturday, May 25th at the chapel. Adam was born On September 12, 1969...
Joan Fenner
May 18, 2019
Joan Fenner, 86, of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019. Visitation will be on Saturday, June 1, 2019 from 10-11:00am with a service following at 11:00am, both at the Chapel at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Independence, MO, 3736 S Lee's Summit Rd, Independence, MO 64055. The burial will follow at Floral Hills Cemetery. Joan was bom to...
Helen Louise Riner (Justus)
May 17, 2019
Helen Louise Riner, 88, Buckner, MO passed away at her home on May 17, 2019. Services will be held at 10 am, Thursday, May 23 at the Heart of God in Sibley, MO; interment at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm, Wed. at Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams, Buckner, MO 64016. The family requests contributions to Heart...
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