Obituaries
Mary Charlotte Totty (Potter)
Mar 4, 2020
Mary C. Totty, 103, Independence, died Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at Centerpoint Medical Center. Mary was born January 14, 1917 and was a lifelong area resident. Her and her husband owned and operated a grocery store, and she and her husband Pat Totty, owned Pat & Mary’s Restaurant in Independence. She also worked for several years at Palmer Junior High...
Jesse Rodriquez
Mar 4, 2020
Jesse Rodriquez, 87, passed away on March 4, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. A visitation will be held on Monday, March 9, from 6-8pm, with funeral service on Tuesday, March 10, at 10:00 am, both at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Burial with military honors to follow in Mount Washington Cemetery. Jesse was born on May 31, 1932 in...
Gary Ray Lowry
Mar 4, 2020
Gary Ray Lowry, 81, of Independence, MO passed away March 4, 2020. Contributions may be made to the Navy Musicians Association. Gary was born July 23, 1938 in Springfield, MO to Arthur and Pauline Lowry, one of four boys. He enjoyed his animals, good food (Englewood Café of Indep, MO) and music, all from a young age. He played TAPS...
Donald Ray Phalen
Mar 3, 2020
Donald R. Phalen, 88, Kansas City, MO passed away March 3, 2020. Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date. The family requests contributions to the SHOW-ME Christian Youth Home, 24302 Mahin Rd., P.O. Box 6, Lamonte, MO 65337. Donald was born Dec. 4, 1931 in Hume, MO and graduated from Hume High School before earning an Associate degree...
Leonard L. Stephenson
Mar 3, 2020
Leonard Stephenson, 92, of Camdenton, MO, formerly of Independence died March 3, 2020. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Tuesday, March 10, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial at Salem Cemetery with Military Honors. Leonard was born March 28, 1927 in Atherton, MO, and lived...
Warren Edward Nippes
Mar 3, 2020
Warren Nippes, 88, of Independence, MO passed away March 3, 2020. Graveside services will be 1pm Saturday, March 7, 2020. Warren will be laid to rest in Blue Springs Cemetery. ***Please check back for complete obituary***
Gary A. Stanley
Mar 3, 2020
Gary A. Stanley, 69, Des Moines, IA, formerly of Raytown, MO, passed away March 3, 2020. Services will be 2:00 pm, Monday, March 9 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Brooking Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm before the service at the chapel. Gary was born July 11, 1950 to Melvin and Ailean...
Maudie Juanita Speed
Mar 3, 2020
Maudie Juanita Speed, 83, of Grain Valley, MO passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. A memorial visitation will be held from 1-3pm, Tuesday, March 10th at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. Maudie was born September 22, 1936 in a humble log cabin just outside of Versailles, MO to Hollis and Lenora (Sanders) Spoor, Sr....
Lana Setsuko White
Mar 2, 2020
Lana Setsuko White, 88, passed away on March 2, 2020, at KU Medical Center. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2020, from 3-5pm, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence. Contributions may be made in her honor to the Puppetry Arts Institute. Lana was born on July 25, 1931, in Kokura, Japan, the...
Robert Carl Marble
Mar 2, 2020
Robert Marble, 60, of Independence, MO passed away March 2, 2020. Visitation will be 9-10am Monday, March 9, 2020 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Mass of Christian burial will follow at 10am. Burial will take place in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Robert was born on May 10, 1959 in Independence, MO to Francis and Carlene (McGuire) Marble. Robert enjoyed spending...
Rosemary Groves (Niemeyer)
Mar 1, 2020
Rosemary Groves, 75, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away March 1, 2020. The family will be having a private Celebration of Life at her home. Rosemary was born November 22, 1944 in Kansas City, MO. She worked for the IRS, before her retirement. Other than Kansas City, she had also lived in Blue Springs, Higginsville, and finally Lee’s Summit. Rosemary...
Gerald Alexander "Jerry" Cox
Feb 28, 2020
Retired Detective Gerald Alexander “Jerry” Cox, 84, passed away on February 28, 2020, in Kansas City, MO. Visitation will be on Saturday, March 14, from 9-10am, with funeral service to follow at 10am, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence. He will be laid to rest in Blue Springs Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the...
Owen Lester Anthony
Feb 28, 2020
Owen Lester Anthony, 94 of Independence, MO passed away Friday, February 28, 2020 at Truman Lakewood Care Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Burial with full military honors will follow in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time...
Sylvia Ruth Crawford
Feb 27, 2020
Sylvia Ruth Crawford, 81, of Blue Springs, MO passed away on Thursday, February 27th, 2020. A memorial visitation will be held at 2:00pm, Sunday, March 8th in her home. Sylvia was born June 22, 1938 in Kansas City, MO to Albert and Genevieve Siewert. She worked as a programmer at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of KC and retired from...
Mary Lou Woods
Feb 27, 2020
Mary Lou Woods, age 88, of Sugar Creek, MO, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 27, 2020. She was born February 7, 1932 in Kansas City, MO, to James E. Behee Sr and Vivian (Pool) Behee. She was the eldest of nine children born to James and Vivian. She met the love of her life, Charles R. Woods Jr or...
Merylene Joyce Irvine (Drake)
Feb 27, 2020
Merylene Irvine, 72, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed February 27, 2020. A visitation will be held from 9:30-11:00 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of Presentation, Lee’s Summit, MO. Burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Merylene was born August 6, 1947 in Pittsburg, KS. She lived in Lee’s Summit MO. Merylene graduated from Van Horn High...
Betty J. Calfas Bollin
Feb 27, 2020
Betty J. Calfas Bollin, 95 years young, passed away on February 27, 2020, in Lee’s Summit, MO. Per her wishes, a private graveside service will be held in Mount Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Children’s Mercy Hospital. Betty was born on August 3, 1924, in Independence, MO, the daughter of Elmer Scott and Wilma Williams...
Dorothy M. Clark
Feb 26, 2020
Dorothy M. Clark, 87, a lifelong resident of Independence, MO, passed away on February 26, 2020. A visitation will be held on Sunday, March 1, from 4-6pm, with funeral service on Monday, March 2, at 10am, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence. She will be laid to rest in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. In lieu...
Lane Ward Harold
Feb 26, 2020
Lane Ward Harold, 91, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away on February 26, 2020. Lane was born February 5, 1929, in Russell, KS, the son of Ward L. Harold and Beulah E. (Roe) Harold. Education included Russell School District through the 10th grade. His family moved and he graduated from Beloit High School, where he was senior class President. At...
Elizabeth Lois Schull (Blankenship)
Feb 24, 2020
Elizabeth Schull, 65, of LaTour, MO passed away February 24, 2020. Graveside services will be 1pm, Monday, March 9,2020 at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens in Independence. Online condolences may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel 816-373-3600)
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