Obituaries

Anthony Earl Wayne Stiles

Anthony Earl Wayne Stiles

Apr 17, 2019

Anthony Earl Wayne Stiles, 41, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 surrounded by those who loved him. A celebration of his life will be held at 10am on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO, 64052. Tony was born on August 4, 1977 in Kansas City, MO. He liked Legos, race...

Helen Jean Cunningham (Beebe)

Helen Jean Cunningham (Beebe)

Apr 17, 2019

Helen Jean Cunningham, 91, Raymore, MO passed away April 17, 2019. Committal services at Mt. Olivet Mausoleum will be private. Helen was born March 26, 1928 in Vermillion, KS and graduated from East High School. She was a dental hygienist and worked for Dr. Bishop and Dr. Follmer for many years before she retired in 1990. She was a past...

Muriel Nadine Swift (Long)

Muriel Nadine Swift (Long)

Apr 17, 2019

Muriel Nadine Swift, 91, of Independence, MO passed away April 17, 2019. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, at the chapel, followed by a burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Muriel was born February 20, 1928...

Thomas Joseph Mcleish

Thomas Joseph Mcleish

Apr 16, 2019

Tom McLeish, 69, of Blue Springs, MO passed away in Loveland, CO on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. He was cremated and will be placed alongside his wife, Ginger, in the columbarium at Lee’s Summit Historical Cemetery at 2pm on Friday, May 10, 2019. Tom was born on May 8, 1949 in Oelwein, IA to Elmer F. and Elizabeth Cecelia (Hayes)...

Lori Lynn Kettering (Duke)

Lori Lynn Kettering (Duke)

Apr 16, 2019

Lori Kettering, 50, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away April 16, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Lori, daughter of Bobby Joe Duke (deceased in 1997) and Sandra Duke Buschhorn, was born April 29, 1968. She married Tom Kettering and...

Dr. Robert F. Greiner Sr.

Dr. Robert F. Greiner Sr.

Apr 15, 2019

Dr. Robert F. Greiner, Sr., 77, Blue Springs, MO died unexpectedly April 15, 2019. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm, Monday, April 22 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO; cremation. Visitation will begin at 2:00 pm before the service at the chapel. Robert was born Aug. 23, 1941 Elizabeth, MN. He graduated from Kansas City University...

Velma Irene Wilson (Janes)

Velma Irene Wilson (Janes)

Apr 13, 2019

Velma Irene Wilson, 94 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 19, 2019 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052.. The family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m., until service time Friday at the chapel. There will be a graveside service to be held at...

Roger Allen Smith

Roger Allen Smith

Apr 13, 2019

Roger A. Smith, 67, Independence, MO passed away April 13, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. A memorial visitation will be held 1:00 – 3:00 pm, Sat. April 20 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; cremation. Roger retired from the printing business after a forty-year career. He loved four-wheelers, dune buggys and mud trucks. Most of...

Lou Ann Carmean (Bragg)

Lou Ann Carmean (Bragg)

Apr 13, 2019

Lou Ann Carmean, 84, a loving woman who lived with gusto despite lifelong health complications, died peacefully on April 13, 2019 at home in Independence, Missouri, with her grateful family at her side. Lou Ann was born on May 13, 1934 in San Marcos, Texas, where she learned to swim in the beautiful San Marcos River and became an accomplished...

Eva Marie Barnes (Brumfield)

Eva Marie Barnes (Brumfield)

Apr 12, 2019

Eva M. Barnes, 80, of Independence, passed away April 12, 2019. A visitation will be held Tuesday, April 16th from 9-10:00am with a service at 10:00am, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Interment will follow at Floral Hills Cemetery in Kansas City. Eva was born on November 26th, 1938 in Sioux City, IA to...

Quentin Michael Jungemeyer

Quentin Michael Jungemeyer

Apr 12, 2019

Quentin Michael Jungmeyer, infant son of Olivia and Jeremy Jungmeyer, passed away April 12, 2019 in the arms of his loving parents. Quentin leaves behind his maternal grandparents, Jennifer and Darrin Brown; paternal grandparents, Valerie and Kevin Jaegers, Christina and Jason Jungmeyer. Quentin will forever be missed and loved by his parents, grandparents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Quentin...

Brenda Jane Kramer (Johnson)

Brenda Jane Kramer (Johnson)

Apr 12, 2019

Brenda Jane Kramer, 67 of Independence, MO passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at her residence. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until noon Friday, April 19, 2019 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055 followed by a graveside service at 2:00 p.m., Friday at Floral Hills East Cemetery. Brenda was born April...

David Gordon Sharpe

David Gordon Sharpe

Apr 12, 2019

David Gordon Sharpe, 83, of Grain Valley, MO, passed away April 12, 2019. A visitation will be held Wednesday, April 17th from 10:30-11:00am with a funeral mass following at 11:00am at St. John La Lande Catholic Church, 805 NW R.D. Mize Rd., Blue Springs, MO 64015. David was born on December 3, 1935 to Herbert and Alberta Sharpe in Kansas...

Karen Ann Marcks

Karen Ann Marcks

Apr 11, 2019

Karen Ann Marcks, 54, of Las Vegas, NV, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2019. There will be a private family visitation. A public graveside service will be held on Monday, April 22, 2019 at 11:30am at Ebenezer United Church of Christ Cemetery, Bone Hill Road, in Levasy, MO. Karen was born in Potosi, MO and graduated from Fort Osage High...

John Edward Mckenzie

John Edward Mckenzie

Apr 11, 2019

John Edward McKenzie, 86 of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 19, 2019 at the Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. John was born February 18,...

Gary Wayne Jones

Gary Wayne Jones

Apr 9, 2019

Gary W. Jones, 77, of Independence, MO passed away April 9, 2019. Visitation will be Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 9:30-10:30 am at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 10:30 am. Gary will be laid to rest next to his parents in Floral Hills Cemetery. Gary was born on January 7, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri to Clyde...

Charlaine Smith (Casper)

Charlaine Smith (Casper)

Apr 8, 2019

Charlaine Smith 82, born November 18, 1936 left this earth for her father’s house on April 8, 2019 to be reunited with her husband Roscoe Smith to whom she was married for 53 years before his passing in 2012. Father Charles F. Casper, mother Madge Yoachum, and Brother Stanley Michael Casper. She leaves behind her Sons Randy Smith of Houston...

Julius Colvin

Julius Colvin

Apr 7, 2019

Shorty Colvin, 98, of Independence, MO passed away April 7, 2019. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, April 12, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel with burial to follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,...

Marian Fields

Marian Fields

Apr 7, 2019

Marian Fields, 67 of Independence, Missouri, died April 7, 2019 at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, surrounded by many family members. She died of a very rare cancer, which she fought well for two years, making numerous trips to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, and undergoing some drastic surgeries. Marian was born on July 24,...

Gordon Frederick Sevy

Gordon Frederick Sevy

Apr 6, 2019

Gordon Frederick Sevy, 93, of Independence, MO, went to be with Jesus Saturday, April 6, 2019. A visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Friday, April 12, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. Funeral service will be held Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 9:00am at Buckner Restoration Branch Church, 2607 N Twyman Rd, Independence,...