Obituaries
Rachel Lee Lackey
Mar 18, 2020
Rachel Lee Lackey, 34, passed away on March 18, 2020. Rachel was born on March 26, 1985, in Kansas City, MO, the only daughter of Jerry Lackey and Marie (LaBella) Lackey. She grew up in the Kansas City area and graduated from Don Bosco High School in the class of 2003. She was a dispatcher for Jade Alarm Company for...
Rickey H. Rodman
Mar 17, 2020
Rickey Rodman, 64, of Independence, MO passed away March 17, 2020. A graveside service will be privately held for the family at New Salem Cemetery. Rick was born May 7, 1955 in Batesville, AR. He was a 19?? graduate of William Chrisman High School. Rick had been employed for over 20 years at English Lighting. He was an avid reader,...
Edward Raymond Borawski
Mar 16, 2020
Edward Borawski, 66, of Independence, MO passed away March 16, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 20, at Floral Hills Cemetery, Raytown, MO. Edward was born March 18, 1953 in St. Louis, MO. He was preceded in death by his mother, Etta May Erbschole (Crawford); father, John Vincent Borawski; and brother, James David...
Richard Laverne Luke
Mar 15, 2020
Richard Luke, 79, of Blue Springs, MO passed away March 15, 2020. His family will be holding private memorial services. Dick was born July 4, 1940 in Anamosa, IA to George and Anna (Bell) Luke. After high school, he proudly served in the U.S. Navy as a Tin Can Sailor. He married the love of his life, Viola Hibbs during...
Gregory West Young
Mar 15, 2020
Gregory West Young, 60, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at his home. He was born December 2, 1959 to the late Houston W. Young and Betty Masterson Simpson. He was preceded in death by his father, maternal and paternal grandparents and step-father, Kenneth L. Simpson. He is survived by his son, Neil W. Young (wife, Kimberly),...
Carol Louise Mosley (Finn)
Mar 15, 2020
Carol Mosley, 76, of Independence, MO passed away March 15, 2020. All services will be private and Carol will be laid to rest in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Carol was born on December 17, 1943 in Kansas City, MO, one of 5 children born to Walter and Dorothy Finn. She had retired from Sterling National Bank and enjoyed her time spent...
Billy Ray "Bill" Salyer
Mar 14, 2020
Billy Ray “Bill” Salyer, 90, of Independence, MO, passed away on Saturday, March 14th, 2020. A memorial visitation will be held Saturday, April 25th from 1-3pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. A graveside inurnment with full military honors will follow at Odessa Cemetery. Bill was born September 8, 1929, in Lexington, MO to Homer...
Elva Winifred Snow (Barrington)
Mar 14, 2020
Elva Winifred Snow, 94, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away peacefully on March 14, 2020. Elva was born April 12, 1925 in Phoenix, AZ to Chester C. and Laura W. (Coberly) Barrington. She earned a degree in Accounting from Graceland College. Once her sons were independent, she worked as a bookkeeper for Owen Lumber Co. Elva married her sweetie, Lilburn...
Edward R. "Ed" Baze
Mar 12, 2020
Edward R. Baze, 67, of Independence, MO, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at home after a brief illness. Ed was born on November 15, 1952, in Nevada, MO, to Clay Dryden and Madge Christine (Lyons) Baze. On June 21, 1975, he was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart, Mary P. Headrick. Ed grew up in Metz,...
Arthur "Art" Bates
Mar 11, 2020
Arthur “Art” Bates, 85, Independence, MO passed away March 11, 2020. Services will be private. Kindly omit flowers. The family requests contributions to the Gathering Baptist Church (formerly the Noland Road Baptist Church), 4505 S. Noland Rd., Independence, MO 64055. Art was born April 12, 1934 in Independence, MO and graduated from Manual High School in the Class of 1953....
Brenda Lee Stone (Black)
Mar 9, 2020
Brenda Stone, 72, of Independence, MO passed away at her home March 9, 2020. Visitation will be from 6-8pm Sunday, March 15, 2020 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. The family will gather at the funeral home at 1pm Monday, March 16, 2020, and precede to the graveside service at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Brenda was born on June 4, 1947 in Miami,...
Carolyn Maxine Detillier (Morris)
Mar 9, 2020
Carolyn “Maxine” Detellier, 93, Independence, MO passed away March 9, 2020. Services will be 10 am, Saturday, March 14 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 am before the service at the chapel. The family requests contributions to the KC Pet Project, 7077 Elmwood Ave, Kansas City,...
Suzie Hendrickson (Jones)
Mar 8, 2020
Betty Suzanne "Suzie" (Jones) Hendrickson, 62, born October 19, 1957, in Independence, passed away March 8, 2020 from metastatic breast cancer. She graduated from Van Horn High School in 1975 and attended Independence Sanitarium and Hospital’s Radiologic Technologist School, graduating in 1977. She worked at Independence Sanitarium and Hospital before quitting to help her husband, Ron, in his family’s construction...
Patricia M. Durham (Olsen)
Mar 8, 2020
Pat Durham, 92, passed away peacefully the morning of March 8, 2020. At her last breath she was surrounded by the children and grandchildren who loved her deeply--and who wrote this brief biography. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ruth and Ben Olsen, her brother Ben Olsen and her husband of 68 years, Darrell C. Durham. She is...
Ricky Gene White
Mar 7, 2020
Ricky Gene White, 61 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Rick was born November 30, 1958 in Independence, MO to Curtis G and Tina (Greenway) White and has been a lifelong area resident. He had worked as a truck driver for the Teamsters Local #41 for 27 years and later for MODOT for...
Jacqueline Lorraine Leffingwell (Mabb)
Mar 7, 2020
Jacqueline Leffingwell “Jackie” or “Granny”, 88, Independence MO passed away on March 7, 2020. Memorial Services will be held at 4:30 pm, Sat., March 14, 2020, at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church 603 Jennings Rd., Independence MO 64056. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. before the service at church. Jackie was born on March 2, 1932, to Helen (Davis) and...
Carl Leland Bogue
Mar 6, 2020
Carl Bogue, 93, of Independence, MO passed away March 6, 2020. Visitation will be 6-8pm Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Carson Speaks Chapel. Graveside services with full Military Honors will take place at 10am Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Carl was born on August 20, 1926 in Ogden, UT the youngest of 4 boys born to Arthur...
James Kenton Bradford
Mar 5, 2020
James K. Bradford was my dad. He was 90 years old when he passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020, into the loving arms of Jesus. His parents were Bill and Ona Bradford. They had 4 children. a daughter Wanda Jean, and 3 sons, James, William, and Jesse. They all have preceded him in death. My parents, James and Norma Jean...
Joe Mcdonald
Mar 5, 2020
Carroll L. “Joe” McDonald of Lee’s Summit/Belton, MO died Thursday, March 5, 2020 in Sun City West, AZ. He was born to Raymond and Florence McDonald in Spokane, WA on January 27, 1950. Joe honorably served in the United States Air Force from 1972 – 1976. He was a member of the 533 Pipefitters Union and worked at the Honeywell...
Judith Kathleen "Judy" Lovell (Shephard)
Mar 4, 2020
Judith K. “Judy” Lovell, 75, of Independence, MO passed away March 4, 2020. Judy was born on January 2, 1945 in Kansas City Missouri to RJ and Kathleen (Hill) Shephard. On March 13, 1963, Judy married the love of her life, Ivan Lovell. He survives of the home. Together they enjoyed time spent at their cabin near Truman Lake, traveling...
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