Obituaries
Alenah June Kelly
Mar 15, 2019
Alenah June Kelly made her unexpected appearance in this world 16 weeks early on March 3rd, 2019. She was beautiful with a surprising full head of blonde hair and was completely perfect in every way. Her Earthly life may have been short, but her story was eight and a half years in the making. She was the answer to many...
James Robert "Corky" Breeden
Mar 14, 2019
James “Corky” Breeden, 78, of Independence, MO passed away March 14, 2019. Visitation will be from 1-3 pm Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St Independence, MO 64055 A Celebration of Life will begin at 3 pm at the chapel. James was born on August 3, 1940 in Chillicothe, MO to Robert and Marjorie (Thurlo)...
Judith Kay "Judi" Thomas (Sprigg)
Mar 14, 2019
Judith Kay Thomas Judi Thomas 64, of Grain Valley, MO passed away March 14, 2019. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Graveside services will be 2 pm Friday, March 22, 2019 at Mound Grove Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel 816-373-3600)
Nathaniel Avery Pierce Lewis
Mar 13, 2019
Nathaniel Avery Pierce Lewis, 5, of Independence, MO, was a real-life superhero. He was born May 26, 2013 at 8:52am at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. After several surgeries, hospitalizations and procedures he lost his fight against his villain, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and several other minor villains on March 13, 2019 at 1:58pm. He was able to...
Helen Reichert (Nelson)
Mar 13, 2019
Helen Reichert, 79, of Independence, MO passed away March 13, 2019. She was born July 7, 1939 in Bunceton, MO to Thomas and Georgia Nelson. Helen was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Mary Wilson; and brother, Raymond Nelson. She is survived by daughter, Tracy Reichert; son, Craig Reichert and wife Sandy; two grandchildren, Daniel and David Reichert; and...
"Ej" Engle
Mar 12, 2019
“EJ” Engle, 95 of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 18, 2019 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial with full military honors will be in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7:00 p.m., Sunday at the chapel. EJ was...
Bill Smith
Mar 12, 2019
Bill Smith, 82, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019. A celebration of his life will be from 2-4 on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. Bill was born on April 19, 1936 in Coffeyville, KS to William Harvey and Margaret (Jewett) Smith. He spent many years as a...
Charles Lee "Bill" Goins
Mar 12, 2019
Charles “Bill” Lee Goins, 91, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Funeral visitation will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2019 with funeral service to follow at 2:00 p.m. at Carson-Speaks Funeral Home at 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Interment will be immediately after the service at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Bill was born October 25, 1927...
Richard Amos "Dick" Smith
Mar 12, 2019
Richard A. Smith, of Independence, MO, lived from May 30, 1931 to March 12, 2019. He was born to Edward L. and Elizabeth B. Smith in Lancaster, Ohio. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, his brother Edward L. Smith, Jr.; daughters, Donna E. Parker and Alisa K. Williams. He was raised on his parent’s farm in Bremen, Ohio,...
Roger Franklin Tuttle
Mar 12, 2019
Roger Tuttle, 64, of Independence, MO passed away March 12, 2019. Visitation will be Friday, March 15, 2019 from 6-8 pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will be 10 am Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the chapel. Burial will take place in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Roger was born on March 10, 1955 in Independence, MO to Frank Jr....
Charles Dale "Dale" Hauser
Mar 10, 2019
Charles Dale Hauser, 96, of Lee’s Summit, MO, entered Heaven on Sunday, March 10, 2019. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife, Velda, his children and grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6:30-8:30pm Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. Service at 10am on Thursday, March 14th, 2019, also at Speaks Suburban...
Raymond Franklin "Raymie" Burlison
Mar 10, 2019
Raymond “Raymie” Franklin Burlison, 61, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019. A service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Disciples of Christ First Christian Church in Mt. Vernon, MO. Raymie was one of five children, born to Raymond and Betty (Spratt) Burlison on August 2, 1957. He was born and raised...
Joseph C. Daniel Jr.
Mar 10, 2019
Joseph C. Daniel, Jr., 82 of Kansas City, MO passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019 at Wilshire at Lakewood. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 14, 2019 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow in Floral Hills Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Thursday at...
Roberta Cook (Johnson)
Mar 9, 2019
Roberta Cook, 93, of Sugar Creek, MO, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019. A graveside service will be held at 2pm on Friday, March 15, 2019 at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Roberta was one of four children, born to Lonnie and Alberta (McDonald) Johnson on October 4, 1925 in Missouri. Roberta was a good person and a good sister. She was...
Ronald Michael Hickey
Mar 8, 2019
Ronald Michael Hickey, 76, Independence MO., passed away on March 8, 2019. Funeral services will begin at 2:30 p-m, Friday, March 15 preceded by services by the Scottish Rite and Jesters beginning at 2:00 pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18002 E. 39thSt., Independence, MO. Private interment will follow at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday with...
Virgil L. O'Hara Sr.
Mar 7, 2019
Virgil L. O’Hara, Sr., 62, Independence, MO passed away March 7, 2019. Services will be 2:00 pm, Sat., March 16 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Friday at the chapel. Virgil was born July 1, 1956 in Lonedell, MO and grew up in Troy, MO....
Jo Ellen Place
Mar 7, 2019
Jo Ellen Place, 79, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, March 13th at 1:00pm at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Jo was bom March 18, 1939, in Independence, MO to Reece Hudson and Ruth Ellen Vance. For twenty-seven years, she had a gospel singing career, managed by her husband, Tom, as she...
Gary Lee Deal
Mar 7, 2019
Gary Deal, 77, of Independence, MO (formerly of Kingston, MO) passed away March 7, 2019. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Tuesday, March 12, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Gary was born June 27, 1941 in Kansas City, MO. He was a flight instructor and...
Albert Samuel "Sam" Harding
Mar 7, 2019
Albert “Sam” Samuel Harding, 80, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019. Visitation will be from 9-10am on Sunday, March 10, 2019 with a service at 10am, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow at Swan Lake Cemetery. Sam was one of five children, born to Tommy and Mabel...
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