Obituaries
Jenifer Friend
Jan 30, 2018
Jenifer “Jen” Friend, 39, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018. A visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Friday, March 2, 2018 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. A memorial service will be held at 2pm on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Parkview Community of Christ 801 SW 19th St, Blue...
Daniel Riley Bousman
Jan 30, 2018
Daniel Bousman, 80, of Pleasant Hill, MO passed away January 30, 2018. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. (Rosary beginning at 6pm) on Monday, February 5, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 6, at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic...
Judyth Lou "Judy" Anderson (Brackenbury)
Jan 30, 2018
Judy L. Anderson. 77, of Independence, MO passed away January 30, 2018. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will be 2 pm Friday, February 9, 2018 at the Chapel. Burial will take place in Mound Grove Cemetery. Judy was born on May 27, 1940 in Independence and graduated from William...
William Winston "Bill" Deacon
Jan 30, 2018
Bill Deacon, 84, of Independence, MO passed away on January 30, 2018. Memorial services will be 10am Monday, February 5, 2018 at Stone Church in Independence.
Tony Stomboly
Jan 29, 2018
Tony Stomboly, 84 of Kansas City, MO passed away Monday January 29, 2018. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 2, 2018 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055 with burial to follow in Lexington Memory Gardens in Lexington, MO. Visitation will be 6 to 8pm Thursday evening at the chapel. Tony was born September...
Lane Russell
Jan 29, 2018
Lane Russell, 60, of Independence/Blue Springs, MO passed away January 29, 2018. A memorial visitation will be held from 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 4, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Lane was born September 15, 1957. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Lane is survived by his wife of 15 years, Carrie (Burns)...
Virginia Lou Bogue (Vance)
Jan 29, 2018
Virginia Bogue, 92, of Independence, MO passed away January 29, 2018. A visitation will be held from 12-2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 2, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. A 2:30 p.m. graveside service will follow the visitation at the Buckner Hill Cemetery. Virginia was born June 3, 1925 in Buckner, MO to David and...
John Joseph Hogan
Jan 29, 2018
Mr. John Joseph Hogan was born in Grand Junction, Colorado June 1, 1924. His Father was Timothy Hogan and his mother was Myrtle Lydia Barker Hogan. He attended public schools in Grand Junction, and graduated high school May of 1942. He married Minnie Josephine Rader June 5th of 1944. He joined the Navy during World War 2 and was stationed...
Jesse Harpool
Jan 28, 2018
Jesse Harpool, 22, of Independence, MO passed January 28, 2018. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 7, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Jesse was born January 11, 1996 in Kansas City, MO. He is survived by his mother, Victoria Smith; grandparents, Michael W. and Susan G. Smith; uncle, Michael...
Jeanne Craig
Jan 26, 2018
Jeanne Craig, 96, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, January 26, 2018. A visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO, 64052. A service will be held at 10am on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the chapel. Interment will take place at Glensted Cemetery in Glensted, MO. Jeanne...
James Forcum
Jan 26, 2018
Jim Forcum, 62, of Independence, MO passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018. The family will greet guests from 6-8pm on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO, 64052. The funeral service will be at 10am on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at the chapel. Jim was born on February 21, 1955 in Kansas City,...
Eileen S. Taylor (Sabin)
Jan 26, 2018
Eileen S. Taylor, 90, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, January 26, 2018 at Centerpoint Medical Center surrounded by family. Services will be 10 am, Friday, Feb. 2 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family...
Lawedna Pearl Peterson (Seaton)
Jan 26, 2018
LaWedna Pearl Peterson, 92, of Independence, MO passed away January 26, 2018 at Benton House in Blue Springs, MO. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. A private graveside will be held later at Mound Grove Cemetery. LaWedna, or Lou as...
Max Edward Roberts
Jan 25, 2018
Max Edward Roberts 72, passed away on January 25, 2018 at his home in Independence, Missouri. Max was born in Gardner, Kansas on December 2, 1945 to Charles and Margaret Roberts. Eager to serve his country, he graduated early from Spring Hill High School, and joined the Navy, serving in the Vietnam War aboard the USS Ogden. Upon his honorable...
Josephine Shumaker
Jan 25, 2018
Josephine “Jo” Spence Shumaker, 98, of Independence, MO passed away peacefully on January 25, 2018 at Kansas City Hospice House, with her family nearby. A visitation will be 6-7pm on Monday, January 29, 2018 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. A memorial service will follow at 7pm. Jo was born in Columbia, MO on November...
Jude Everett Lausten
Jan 25, 2018
Jude E. Lausten, 5, of Independence, MO passed away in the loving arms of his family on January 24, 2018. Memorial services will be held 11 am Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Jude was born on February 20, 2012 in Kansas City, MO to Joseph and Jessica (Thoele) Lausten. He loved music, Batman, and Clifford the big red...
Jack Gilliland
Jan 24, 2018
Jack Gilliland, 77, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at his home. A memorial visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. Jack was born on May 29, 1940 in Lawrence, KS. On June 10, 1962 he married Penny Cline. For 40...
Erma Lou Lowry
Jan 24, 2018
Erma L. Lowry, 68, of Independence, passed away Jan. 24, 2018. A visitation will be 9-10:00am, Mon, Jan 29th with a service following at 10am, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055.
Freda "Tommie" Lorraine Mann (Swadley)
Jan 24, 2018
Freda “Tommie” Lorraine Mann, 89 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Wilshire at Lakewood. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 29, 2018 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 60455. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time at the chapel. Donations may be made in her name...
Marjorie Kennedy (Green)
Jan 22, 2018
Marjorie Kennedy, 95, of Independence, MO passed away January 22, 2018. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 28, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Marjorie was born August 12, 1922 in Tina, MO to Carlton and Hattie (Owens) Green. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George...
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