Blair Lewis Wildermuth
Dec 12, 2019
Blair L. Wildermuth, 93, passed away peacefully in his sleep before midnight, December 11, 2019, with his children at his side. He had been residing at the House of Hope in Wichita Falls, TX, where he was attended by many loving healthcare workers who had grown accustomed to his smiles and good humor over the past year, and were also...
Ralph Eugene Nash
Dec 10, 2019
Ralph Eugene Nash, 68, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Ralph was born on Sept. 16, 1951 in General Hospital in Kansas City, MO, the youngest child of William Lewis Nash and Edna Louise Armstrong Nash. He attended Northeast High School, and on Oct. 28, 1977, he married Anne Marie Williams. Ralph had three jobs in his entire life:...
Joyce Ann Turner
Dec 9, 2019
Joyce Ann Turner, 89, of Independence, MO, passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019. A visitation will be held Saturday, December 14th from 1-2:00pm with a service following at 2:00pm, both at Carson Speaks Chapel, 1501 W Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Interment will follow at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens in Independence. Joyce graduated from St. Mary’s High School in...
John "Scott" Summers Sr.
Dec 9, 2019
John “Scott” Summers, Sr. 62, of Independence, MO passed away December 9, 2019 with his loving family by his side. Visitation will be 1-3:00 p.m. Friday, December 13, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 3:00 p.m. at the chapel. Scott was born on October 26, 1957 in Peoria, IL one of 3 children born to John...
Lawrence Kenneth Clasby
Dec 8, 2019
Lawrence Clasby, 98, of Independence, MO went to join his heavenly family on December 8, 2019. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. followed by a 10:00 a.m. service on Friday, December 13, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Burial will be at Mound Grove Cemetery. Lawrence was born January 6, 1921 to Robert and...
Wilma A. Perrin (Steele)
Dec 5, 2019
Wilma Perrin, 80, of Independence, MO passed away December 5, 2019. She was born January 7, 1939 in Wichita, KS to Ralph and Lillian (Nichols) Steele. She worked for the Social Security Administration and retired in 1999. She is survived by two daughters, Nancy and Cheryl Perrin; three sisters, Mary, Anita and Laura; and her long time friend, John Cline....
Donna Lou Adams
Dec 4, 2019
Donna Lou Adams, wife of Jackie Adams, 86, passed away on December 4, 2019, in Independence, MO. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 12:00pm, in Hillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove, MO. Donna was born on August 22, 1933, in Cando, ND, the only child of William H. Shaw and Adeline Spaulding Shaw. She came to the...
David Wayne Matthias
Dec 4, 2019
David Wayne Matthias of Lees Summit, MO passed away Wednesday December 4, 2019. David was born February 19, 1982 in Independence, MO. He grew up in Independence and went to Truman High School and graduated in 2000. He then went to Longview Community College where he graduated from their Automotive Program. After graduation from Longview he went to work at...
Larry Frank Broyles
Dec 3, 2019
Larry Frank Broyles, 74, passed away Dec. 3, 2019. He will be laid to rest on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 11:00am, in Lindley Prairie Cemetery, Bearcreek, MO. Contributions may be made in his honor to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Larry was born on Nov. 13, 1945, in rural Madison, MO, to Frank and Myrtle (Hammons) Broyles. He worked for...
James Carl "Jim" Lichtenfeld
Dec 3, 2019
James “Jim” Carl Lichtenfeld, 85, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019. A visitation will be held from 6-8pm Tuesday, December 10, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. Graveside will be at 10am on Wednesday, December 11 at Mound Grove Cemetery, 1818 N River Blvd, Independence, MO 64050. Jim was born on January...
Betty Jean Taylor
Dec 3, 2019
Betty Jean Taylor, 96, of Kansas City, MO, passed away on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019. A visitation will be held Sunday, December 8th from 6-8pm, with a memorial service on Monday, December 9th at 2:00pm, both at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Betty was born on February 14, 1923 to Albert and Alice (Perry) Brown in...
Dorothy Ruth Vader (Snow)
Dec 1, 2019
Dorothy Ruth (Snow) Vader, 92, of Independence, MO, passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019, following a hip fracture, from which she did not recover. Dorothy is once again with her beloved husband, mom and dad, sisters, and brother: people who meant so much to her, and whom she missed terribly. A visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Monday,...
Robert Earl Sauls
Nov 30, 2019
Robert Sauls, 94, of Independence, passed away November 30, 2019. Visitation will be 6-8pm Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral service will be 10 am Friday, December 6, 2019 at the chapel. Burial with full Military Honors will follow at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Robert was born on March 11, 1925 1 of four children born to Robert...
Vicki L. Robinson
Nov 29, 2019
Vicki L. Robinson, 81, passed away on Nov. 29, 2019. A private graveside will be held in Salem Cemetery. A celebration of her life will be at 5pm on Monday, Dec. 2, at Osage Hills Community of Christ, 27503 E. Blue Mills Rd., Sibley, MO. Contributions may be made to Community Services League in her honor. Vicki was born on...
David C. Grooms
Nov 28, 2019
David C. Grooms, 89, Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Nov. 28, 2019. Services will be 2 pm, Sat., Nov. 30 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Salem Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 pm before the service at the chapel. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the American Lung Association,...
Helen Louise Hurst (Goldt)
Nov 28, 2019
Helen Hurst, 99, of Independence, MO passed away November 28, 2019. Visitation will be 6-8pm Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Funeral services will be 10 am Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the chapel. She will be laid to rest beside her husband in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Helen was born on January 22, 1920 in Atchison, KS to Peter...
Robert C Tignor
Nov 28, 2019
Robert C Tignor, 65, of Independence, MO, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2019. Cremation is planned with private inurnment at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Robert was born on December 4, 1953 to Charles F. and Victoria (Cherry) Tignor in Independence, MO. Robert was graduated from William Chrisman High School before joining the Air Force, serving four years....
Donnel Eugene Etter
Nov 26, 2019
Donnel Eugene Etter, 83, passed away on Nov. 26, 2019. Donnel was born on June 7, 1936, in Independence, MO, the son of James Etter and Lanora E. Epperly Etter. He was a graduate of Van Horn High School in the school’s first graduating class of 1956 and served in the US Army Reserves for nine years. He took an...
Jurel E. Mccracken Sr.
Nov 26, 2019
Jurel McCracken Sr., 89, of Independence, MO passed away November 26, 2019. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. followed by a 10:00 a.m. service on Monday, December 2, 2019 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial will be at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Jurel was born February 12, 1930 in Gassville, AR to...
Lorene L. Davis (Krantz)
Nov 25, 2019
Lorene L. Davis, 87, Independence, MO passed away Nov. 25, 2019. Services will be 10 am, Monday, Dec. 2 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 am before the service at the chapel. Lorene was born July 19, 1932 in Pocahontas, AR. She owned a janitorial service...
