Aug 16, 2019

Ben Carmack, 89, Raytown, MO passed away Aug. 16, 2019. Services will be 11:00 am, Friday, Aug. 23 at Raytown Christian Church, 6108 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown, MO 64138; interment at Floral Hills Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 am before the service at the church. The family requests contributions to the Raytown Emergency Assistance Program (R.E.A.P.), 9300 E. 75th...

Aug 16, 2019

Judith “Judy” James was born May 9, 1940 to Thelma (Cooper) and Louis VanDenKerckhoven of Bethel, ME. She married Donald Richard James on September 2, 1960, who preceded her in death on March 4, 1986. She is also preceded in death by a great-granddaughter, Juniper Leigh Bledsoe. Judy is survived by her four daughters, Cathy Bledsoe (Rodney) of Peculiar, MO;...

Aug 15, 2019

Mary J. D’Angelo, 93, of Kansas City, MO passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Newmark Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, 6415 NE Antioch Rd, Gladstone, MO 64119 with burial to follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The family will greet friends...

Aug 15, 2019

Ellis R. Moore, 91, of Raytown, MO died peacefully at home on August 15, 2019. He was born December 20, 1927, in Sedalia, MO the son of Ellis R. Sr. and Clara M. (Schroeder) Moore. He was baptized and confirmed into his faith at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Sedalia. He was educated in Sedalia and graduated from Smith Cotton...

Aug 14, 2019

Debra Mason Jackson, 63, Sibley, MO passed away Wednesday, August 14th after her courageous battle with cancer. Visitation services will be Monday, August 19th 6:00-8:00 PM at Buckner Speaks Chapel. The memorial service will be held Tuesday, August 20th 10:00 AM at the Speaks Suburban Funeral Home in Independence. Burial will take place in Buckner Hill Cemetery. Debbie was born...

Aug 14, 2019

Isaiah James Harris-Sargent, 6 of Blue Springs, MO passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at Children’s Mercy Hospital. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 19, 2019 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Donations may be made in his name to the PICU Unit of Children’s...

Aug 13, 2019

Still to come......

Aug 13, 2019

Aug 12, 2019

Jack Nelson, 85, of Independence, MO passed away August 12, 2019. A memorial visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2019 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Research. Jack was born April 23,...

Aug 12, 2019

Aug 12, 2019

Jay M. Ricketts, 78, of Independence, MO passed away on August 12, surrounded by his family and friends. He was a fourth generation Arkansan, born in Bentonville, AR, to R.H. “Jack” Ricketts and Noline (Porter) Ricketts, who preceded him in death. His brother, Rue Ricketts, also preceded him in death. Jay married Jane (Williams) Ricketts on October 17, 1965, in...

Aug 11, 2019

Misty Marie Collins (Stuck), 30, of Independence, MO, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2019. A visitation will be held from 7-9pm on Monday, August 19, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. Service will be at 2pm on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 also at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial to follow at Buckner Hill Cemetery....

Aug 11, 2019

Obituary to come...

Aug 11, 2019

Randy Lee Bennett, 59, Independence MO, passed on August 11, 2019 at home with family by his side. Randy is now reunited with his wife of 29 years, Debi Bennett, who passed in 2015. Throughout his life, Randy always found ways to have a good time with friends and family. He had a passion for sports and the outdoors. He...

Aug 11, 2019

Samuel “Sam” David Ellis, 67, Buckner, MO died Aug. 11, 2019. Memorial services will begin at 11:00 am, Sat., Aug. 17 at Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams, Buckner, MO 64016; cremation. Sam was born May 19, 1952 in Tulare, CA. He was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam. He was a millwright for Local #1529 of the Millwright Union and...

Aug 9, 2019

Bonnie B. Johnson, 82, Independence, MO passed away Aug. 9, 2019. Services will be 10:00 am, Wed., Aug. 14 at Speaks Suburban Chapel.18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Tuesday at the chapel. Bonnie was born Jan. 31, 1937 in Clinton, MO. She graduated from Paseo High School before...

Aug 8, 2019

With profound sadness we announce the passing of Verona, our loving and devoted mother, grandmother and friend to all whose lives she touched, on August 8, 2019. Visitation will be Saturday, August 31, from 1-2pm with a memorial service at 2pm, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. Verona was born on August 9, 1932...

Aug 8, 2019

Robert “Bob” Wendell Hill, age 84 passed away on August 8th, 2019 peacefully, in his home in Independence, Mo. A devoted family man his entire adult life. An only child who cared for his parents, a beloved dad who loved his children, a Papa who enjoyed his grandchildren daily. A dedicated volunteer and friend to many. Bob was born August...

Aug 8, 2019

Hallowgene “Hally” Benedict, age 92, formerly of Independence, Missouri, passed away during the early morning hours of August 8, 2019, at the Parkway Senior Living retirement community in Blue Springs, Missouri where she has been a resident since July 2017. Hally was born on December 9, 1926, to Samuel Robert Stephens and Velmar May Bowman Stephens, in Ash Flat, Sharp...

Aug 6, 2019

Juanita Myrle Nordeen passed away on August 6, 2019, in Independence, Missouri, just days shy of her 93rd birthday. Juanita was born on August 22, 1926 to Elmer W. and M. Irene Beitz in Muscatine, Iowa. She was raised there and baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints when she was eight years...