Obituaries
Paul Craig Cowin
Mar 6, 2019
Paul “Craig” Cowin, 52, of Independence, MO passed away on March 6, 2019. Visitation will be Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Living Waters Church 211 S. Osage, Buckner, MO 64046. Funeral services will be 10 am Friday, March 15, 2019 at the church. Craig will be escorted to Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO by the Patriot Guard Riders...
Judith C. Johnson (Cone)
Mar 5, 2019
Judith C. Johnson, 83, of Independence, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the First Baptist Church of Independence. The service will start at 1:00 p.m. followed by visitation in the Fireside Room. Judy was born in Wichita Falls, TX July 19th, 1935 to Truett and Jessie...
Patricia Ann Fisher (Basham)
Mar 5, 2019
Patricia Ann Fisher, 63, of Independence, MO passed away March 5, 2019. A visitation will take place from 5-7:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 11, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel with burial to follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Patricia was born January...
Shirley M Glenn (Koelmel)
Mar 5, 2019
Shirley M. Glenn, 84, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Visitation will be from 6-8pm, Friday, March 8, 2019 with a service at 10am Saturday, March 9, 2019, both at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO 64052. Burial to follow service at Mound Grove Cemetery. Shirley was one of three surviving children, born to Archie and...
Katheryn Richmond (Spencer)
Mar 4, 2019
Katheryn Richmond, 94, Independence, MO passed away March 4, 2019. Memorial services will begin at 1:00 pm, Sat., March 23 at The Gathering Place, 4505 S. Noland Rd, Independence, MO 64055. Inurnment at Rosehill Cemetery in Mt. Ayr, IA will take place at a later date. The family requests contributions to The Young at Heart Group, c/o The Gathering Place....
John Vasquez Calderon
Mar 4, 2019
The family of John Vasquez Calderon, 86, calls upon friends and family to remember and celebrate his life after his passing on March 4, 2019. He entered this world on June 16, 1932 in Cement City, MO, where he was born to Juan and Manuela Calderon. A celebration of John’s life will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at...
Eilene E. Schmidt (Lester)
Mar 3, 2019
Eilene Schmidt, 92, of Independence, MO passed away March 3, 2019. A graveside memorial service will be held Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Mound Grove Cemetery. Eilene was born October 21, 1926 in Senlac, Saskatchawan, Canada to Loren and Leora LaMoyne (Rowe) Lester. In her late teens, she worked in the Yarrows shipyards, helping with the war effort. In 1964,...
Delbert J. Lewis
Mar 2, 2019
Delbert J. Lewis, 94, of Independence, passed away Saturday, March 2nd, 2019. A visitation will be held on Monday March 11th from 6-8:00pm with a funeral service at 10:00am, Tuesday, March 12th, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Delbert was born on June 5, 1924, in Atherton, MO to William J. and Pearl (Roach)...
Patricia Ann "Patti" Warnock (Page)
Mar 1, 2019
Patricia Ann “Patti” Warnock, 77, of Blue Springs, MO, was born May 14, 1941, in Bay Minette, AL and passed away March 1, 2019. Patti graduated from Baldwin County High School in Bay Minette, AL. She attended the University of Alabama for one year, then transferred to Graceland College in Lamoni, IA, where she graduated with an Associate Degree in...
Randall L. Vest
Feb 28, 2019
Randy Vest was born in Viola, Ark, ninth of ten children, to Otis and Cecil Lee Vest. The family moved to Kansas City when he was three. He graduated from Northeast High School, Kansas City Jr. College and the University of Missouri at Rolla with a degree in Civil Engineering. Post high school jobs included being a scrapper for Hallmark,...
David Ellis Blann
Feb 28, 2019
David E. Blann, 74, of Buckner, MO, passed away, Thursday, February 28th, 2019. A visitation will be held Wednesday, March 6th from 12:00-2:00pm with a funeral service following at 2:00pm, both at Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams, Buckner MO 64016. Burial will take place at Buckner Hill Cemetery in Buckner, MO. David was bom March 11, 1944, in Kansas City,...
Thomas Sherwood Deluccie
Feb 27, 2019
Thomas Sherwood DeLuccie died peacefully on Wednesday, February 27, at his daughter’s home in Independence, MO, from complications following surgery. Tom was born March 1, 1931, in Scranton, PA, to the late Geneva Craig DeLuccie and Frank Leander (DeLucy) DeLuccie. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Tom served in the 524th Fighter Escort Squadron, 27th Fighter Escort Squadron Wing,...
Morris Lowell Lacy
Feb 27, 2019
Morris Lowell Lacy, 79, of Independence, MO passed away February 27, 2019 at his home. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will be 2pm Thursday, March 7, 2019 at the chapel. Burial with full Military Honors will take place in Lone Jack Cemetery. Morris was born on November 7, 1939 in...
Jerry L. Richards
Feb 27, 2019
Jerry Richards, 98, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019. A visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Monday, March 4, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. A service will be held at 10am on Tuesday, March 5 at the chapel. He will be laid to rest at Mound Grove Cemetery. Jerry...
Terryl W. "Terry" Elliott
Feb 26, 2019
Terryl “Terry” W. Elliott, 72, of Independence passed February 26, 2019. He was born September 19th, 1946 in Independence, MO, and was one of two sons of Herschel and Vivian (Rockwood) Elliott. He graduated from Blue Springs High School in 1964 and later attended Missouri University in Columbia for Journalism. He went on to publish several books dealing with documentation...
Gerald Arnold Kilgore
Feb 26, 2019
Gerald Arnold Kilgore, 84, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019. A graveside service will be held at 2pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Gerald was one of four children, born to Sherman and Pearl (Casey) Kilgore on October 11, 1934 in Newton County, AR. When he was very young, Gerald was moved to...
Rita Marie Hutman (Stallbories)
Feb 24, 2019
Rita M. Hutman, 93, Kansas City, MO passed away Feb. 24, 2019. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am, Friday, March 1 at St. Catherine of Sienna, 4101 E. 105th Terr., Kansas City, MO 64137; interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Rosary will begin at 5:00 pm, Thursday followed by visitation from 5:30 – 8:00 pm at the church. The...
Patricia Louise Mcnamara (Gilmore)
Feb 24, 2019
Patricia L. McNamara, 90 of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019 at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 28, 2019 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 3736 S. Lee’s Summit Rd., Independence, MO 64055. Entombment will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. followed by...
Beverly Joan Boynton (Beal)
Feb 23, 2019
Beverly J. Boynton, 86, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 23, 2019. Memorial services will begin at 10 am, Thursday, Feb. 28 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 – 8 pm, Wed. at the chapel. Kindly omit flowers. The family requests contributions to the Friends of Sugar Creek,...
Jim Love
Feb 23, 2019
Jim Love, 51, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 from complications after a motorcycle accident. A visitation will be held from 5-8pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. A Celebration of Life will take place at 2pm on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at the chapel. Jim was...
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