Obituaries
Edith Marie Long
Nov 18, 2017
Edith Marie Long, 91, passed away November 18, 2017, at Meyer Care Center in Higginsville, Missouri. Services will be 10 am, Wed. Nov. 29 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. Edith Marie was born on November 19, 1925 in...
John Keith Mccormick
Nov 17, 2017
John K. McCormick, 61, Lawrence, KS passed away Nov. 17, 2017. Services will be private. Memorial visitation will be 6-8 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 21 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. John was born March 23, 1956 in Independence and graduated from William Chrisman High School. He was a graduate of Electronics Institute. He retired from NCR...
Martin "Eddie" Burlingame
Nov 17, 2017
Martin Edwin “Eddie” Burlingame II, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 17, 2017. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, Mo 64052 with cremation to follow. Eddie was born September 24, 1970 in Kansas City, Mo to Martin Edwin and Marilyn Sue (Olson) Burlingame. He was a lifelong Kansas...
Milton Emile Piper
Nov 17, 2017
Milton Emile Piper, 61, of Independence, passed away November 17th, 2017. A visitation will be held Saturday, November 25th from 9-10:00am with a service following at 10:00am. Both will be held at Open Arms Community of Christ, 1021 W. College Ave., Independence, MO 64050. Milton was born April 2, 1956 in Bentonville, AR, to Charles Emile Theodore Piper and Pauline...
Dorothy Van Hoy
Nov 17, 2017
Dorothy Van Hoy, 91, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, November 17, 2017. A service will be held at 10am on Tuesday, November 21st at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ 727 N. Main St, Independence, MO, 64050. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Dorothy was born in Stotts City, MO on March 19, 1926 to William and Bertha...
Kevin Lee Breeding
Nov 16, 2017
Kevin L. Breeding, 60, Independence, MO passed away Nov 16, 2017. Cremation. Committal services will be scheduled at later date. Kevin was born June 2, 1957 in Los Angeles, CA. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served in Germany. He earned a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Oklahoma. He worked as a Blackjack dealer at the Horseshoe...
Donald Seiwald
Nov 16, 2017
Donald Seiwald, 89, of Independence, MO passed away November 16, 2017. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 19, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. A rosary will be said at 6:00 p.m. the night of the visitation. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 20, at St. Mark’s Catholic...
Laquitta Farley
Nov 15, 2017
Laquitta Farley, 87, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017. A visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Monday, November 20 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. Graveside service will be 2pm on Tuesday, November 21st at Olive Branch Cemetery in White Cloud, KS. Laquitta was born on June 8, 1930 on the...
Tanner James Bennett
Nov 15, 2017
Tanner James Bennett, 18, Blue Springs, MO passed away Nov. 15, 2017. A Memorial Celebration of Life will begin at 10 am, Sat., Nov. 25 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; cremation. Visitation will begin at 9 am before the service at the chapel. Kindly omit flowers. The family requests contributions to a trust fund...
Bill Hill
Nov 15, 2017
Bill Hill, 96, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at his home. A visitation will be held on Sunday, November 19, 2017 from 3-5pm at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO, 64052. A private burial will take place at Floral Hills. Bill was born on November 10, 1921 to Ed and Mary (Halterman) Hill in...
Dorothy Dean Young (Withrow)
Nov 15, 2017
Dorothy Dean Young, 81 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at her residence. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the Fellowship Baptist Church, 901 East 23rd St S, Independence, MO 64055. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., until service time Tuesday at the church. Burial will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday at...
William F. Thompson
Nov 13, 2017
William F. Thompson, 81 of Independence, MO passed away Monday, November 13, 2017 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 18, 2017 at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 2200 N Blue Mills Rd, Independence, MO 64058 with burial to follow in Salem Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00...
Armond Schelp
Nov 13, 2017
Armond Schelp, 91, of Independence, MO passed away November 13, 2017 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cameron, MO. A visitation will be held from 6-7:00 p.m. followed by a 7:00 p.m. memorial service on Friday, November 17, at First Christian Church of North Kansas City, 2018 Gentry, North Kansas City, MO. Armond was born October 30, 1926 in Concordia,...
Donald O. Zink
Nov 12, 2017
Donald O. “Don” Zink, 79, Independence, MO passed away at home Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, Nov. 16 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Six Mile Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the chapel. The family requests contributions to St. Luke’s Hospice, 903 E. 104th St. Kansas...
Patricia Downs
Nov 12, 2017
Patty Downs, 71, of Holt, MO passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017. A visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Thursday, November 16 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO, 64052. Funeral Service will be 10am Friday, November 17 at the chapel, followed by interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Patty was born on November 13, 1945 in...
Nolan Connor Treloar
Nov 12, 2017
Nolan Connor Treloar, 2 months of Independence, MO passed away suddenly on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at his home. Cremation is planned with a private memorial service to be held at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Donations may be made in his name to March of Dimes. Nolan was born August 31, 2017 to...
Lucien A. Moreels
Nov 11, 2017
Lucien A. Moreels, 87 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Riverside Place in St. Joseph, MO. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 16, 2017 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Thursday...
Margaret J. Hansen (Mussell)
Nov 11, 2017
Margaret J. Hansen of Leawood, KS passed away peacefully on November 11, 2017, after a long happy life and a battle with Alzheimer's dementia in her last several years. She was born February 25, 1938 in Des Moines, IA. She graduated from Belmond High School in 1955 and went on to earn her Associate's degree from Graceland College and her...
Wilma Nadine Mayfield (Elliott)
Nov 10, 2017
Wilma Nadine Mayfield, 91 of Blue Springs, MO passed away, Friday, November 10, 2017. Private family interment will be held in Elmwood Cemetery in Augusta, KS. (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel (816) 373-3600)
Teri Ann Dzula (Nave)
Nov 10, 2017
Teri A. Dzula, 68, Independence, MO passed away surrounded by family on Nov. 10, 2017. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, Nov. 16 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the chapel. The family requests contributions to the Kansas City Hospice House, 1500...
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