Florence Pearl "Florrie" Lane
Apr 22, 2019
Florence P. Lane, 84, of Buckner, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019. Her service will be held Saturday, April 27th at 2:00pm at Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams St., Buckner, MO 64016. Florence was born on May 26th, 1934 to Robert and Florence McCoy in the Bronx, New York. Florence (Florrie) was raised in New York. The Bronx, Brooklyn and...
Maxine Elliott Miller (Salmons)
Apr 21, 2019
Maxine Elliott Miller, 90 of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at the Waterford Ladies Home. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Burial will follow in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Wednesday...
Kermit Michael "Mike" Smith
Apr 20, 2019
Kermit Michael (Mike) Smith - age 73 of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Saturday morning April 20th, 2019 at his home. A visitation will be held from 2-3:00 p.m. followed by a 3:00 p.m. memorial service on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. He was born in Kansas City, MO to...
Darla Lea Banks
Apr 19, 2019
Darla Banks, 60, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, April 19, 2019. A visitation will be held from 5-7pm on Monday, April 22 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO, 64052. A service will take place at 10am on Tuesday, April 23 at the chapel. She will be laid to rest at Mound Grove Cemetery in Independence. Darla...
Fred H. Evans
Apr 18, 2019
Fred H. Evans, 70, Clinton, MO formerly of Smelterville, ID passed away April 18, 2019. No services are scheduled at this time. Fred was born Dec. 14, 1948 in Kansas City and grew up in Independence, MO before joining the U.S. Army. He served two tours of duty in the Vietnam War and earned a Purple Heart. He began a...
Clyde L. Randall Jr.
Apr 18, 2019
Clyde Randall, 82, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019. A visitation will be held from 10-11am on Monday, April 22, 2019 at Calvary Baptist Church, 1915 N. Liberty St, Independence, MO, 64050. A service will follow at 11am at the church. He will be laid to rest at Missouri State Veteran’s Cemetery in Higginsville, at 3pm that...
Janice Mae Crain
Apr 18, 2019
Janice Mae Crain, born February 1, 1957, had her faith made sight on April 18, 2019. Her love for Christ motivated every decision she made and truly guided her life. Janice was born the second child to Ira and Etta Mae Martin. She attended North Kansas City High School and went to floral training after graduation. It was at her...
Jeanette M. Truman (Mcclellan)
Apr 17, 2019
Jeanette McClellan Truman, 78, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at her residence. The family will greet friends from 6-7:30pm on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Friday, April 26, 2019 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,...
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)
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)
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
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)
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.
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)
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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...
