Obituaries
Jack Grant Corbin
Feb 22, 2017
Jack G Corbin, age 66, of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017 surrounded by his family. Services for Jack will be 2 pm, Monday, Feb. 27 at Speaks Suburban Chapel on 18020 East 39th St S, Independence, MO 64055 with Pastor Don Canfield officiating. Burial will follow in the Blue Springs Cemetery in Blue Springs, Missouri. Visitation...
Charles Drown
Feb 20, 2017
CHARLES VERNON DROWN Vernon Drown was born in Cameron, MO on June 3, 1928 and died on February 20, 2017. The only child of Roy W. and Vernetta Zeidler Drown, he was reared in Cameron where he graduated from high school in 1946. For 31 years, Vernon was a public school music educator. One year he spent teaching in the...
David E. King
Feb 20, 2017
David E. King, 67, Independence, MO passed away unexpectedly Feb. 20, 2017. Memorial services will be 10 am, Monday, Feb. 27 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; inurnment at Blue Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-5 pm, Sunday at the chapel. David was born Nov. 29, 1949 in Kansas City, MO and graduated from William Chrisman...
Alfred Arreguin
Feb 19, 2017
Alfred Arreguin, 91, of Kansas City, MO passed away Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 25, 2017 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church 3636 S. Lee’s Summit Rd., Independence, MO 64055 with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. A rosary will recited at 6:00 p.m., Friday, February 24, 2017 followed by visitation until 8:30pm...
Raul Montes
Feb 19, 2017
Raul Montes, 88, of Independence, MO passed away peacefully on February 19, 2017. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. followed by a 10:00 a.m. service on Friday, February 24, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. The family will have a private graveside service at Woodlawn Cemetery. Raul was born October 12, 1928 in...
Patricia Castle
Feb 19, 2017
Patricia Joan Castle, 82, passed away on Feb. 19, 2017. The Rosary will be prayed at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, with visitation to follow from 6-8 p.m., at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at St. John LaLande Parish, 805 NW R.D. Mize Rd,...
Max D. Baldwin
Feb 18, 2017
Max D. Baldwin, 82, of Kansas City, MO passed away February 18, 2017. Visitation will be from 6-8PM Wednesday, February 22, 2017, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will be 1:30PM Thursday, February 23, 2017, at Sycamore Hills Baptist Church, 15200 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO. Max was born on October 28, 1934 in Stockton, MO to Harry and Mary...
Joyce Lee Belman (Young)
Feb 18, 2017
Joyce Belman, 78, of Independence, MO passed away February 18, 2017. Services were held on Monday, February 20, 2017 at Speaks Suburban Chapel.
Rex Earl Rourick
Feb 18, 2017
Rex Earl Rourick, 91, Belton, MO passed away February 18, 2017. Cremation was held with a private family inurnment in Floral Hills East Cemetery in Lee’s Summit, MO. Rex was born August 1, 1925 in Cass County, Iowa to William and Greta (Housmann) Rourick. Rex was a veteran of the United State Marine Corps and served his country honorably during...
Richard Lee Overbeck Sr.
Feb 18, 2017
Richard Lee Overbeck Sr, 72, of Independence, MO, passed away Feb 18, 2017. A visitation will be held from 9-10am Thurs. Feb 23rd with a service at 10am at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial with full military honors will follow at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens, Independence, MO.
Shannon Dale Craven Sr.
Feb 18, 2017
Shannon Dale Craven Sr., 72, of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away February 18, 2017. A visitation will be held 9:00-10:00am Wednesday, February 22nd with a service following at 10:00am at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow at Buckner Hill Cemetery, Buckner, MO. Shannon was born October 2, 1944 in Kansas City, MO, and...
Margaret L. "Maggie" Parker (Poindexter)
Feb 18, 2017
Margaret Lee “Maggie” Parker, 73, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 18, 2017. A memorial visitation will be held from 2-4 pm, Sat., April 1 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. . The family requests contributions to Kansas City Hospice, 1500 Meadow Lake Pkwy., Ste. 200, Kansas City, MO 64114. Maggie was born July 1, 1943 in...
Nancy Meiklejohn
Feb 17, 2017
NANCY J. MEIKLEJOHN Nancy Janette Meiklejohn “Dr. Litton”, 73, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, February 17, 2017. A Celebration of Life Gathering will take place from 1:00 – 3:00pm on Friday, February 24, 2017 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. Nancy was born on July 8, 1943 in Smith Center, KS to Ralph and...
Thomas A. "Tom" Leap
Feb 17, 2017
Tom A. Leap 59 of Independence, MO passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Oswego, KS on December 17, 1957, the youngest of 6 children born to Harold and Ruth (Horn) Leap. He attended Blue Springs High School and graduated with the class in 1976. On July 17, 1982...
Norma Frances Gragg (Cox)
Feb 16, 2017
Norma F. Gragg, 86, of Independence, MO, formerly of LaGrange, was called home by her Lord, Thursday, February 16, 2017, at Pleasant Hill Health and Rehabilitation in Pleasant Hill, MO. Born January 8, 1931, near LaGrange, MO, she was the daughter of J. Harold and Leona M. (Drescher) Cox of LaGrange. She graduated from LaGrange High School in 1950 and...
Ethelyn Inez Rush (Snyder)
Feb 16, 2017
Ethelyn Rush, 89, of Kansas City, MO passed away February 16, 2017. Per her wishes cremation has taken place and services will be at a later date.
E. Leroy Brown
Feb 15, 2017
E. LeRoy Brown, 87, left this earth on February 15, 2017. He was very much loved by his family as well as by many friends. He leaves his wife of 63 years, Carol Cox Brown, his son David Brown (Jane), daughter Laurie Eisman (Tom), daughter LeeAnne Gourley (Jeff), and daughter Kathryn Jones (Tim). Nine grandchildren were a special blessing, bringing...
David John Arends
Feb 15, 2017
David John Arends, 81, passed away on Feb. 15, 2017 in Independence, MO. A graveside inurnment with military honors will be on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 11:00am, at MO State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. David was born on Jan. 20, 1936, in Independence, MO, to David and Pauline (Patterson) Arends. He served in the US Army in the MASH Unit....
Grant David Bowerman
Feb 15, 2017
Grant David Bowerman, 63, Blue Springs, MO passed away Feb. 15, 2017. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm, Sat., March 11 at Lakeland Community Church, 913 Colburn Rd., Lee’s Summit, MO 64086. A reception will follow the service. Private committal services will be held at Leavenworth National Cemetery; cremation. The family requests contributions to outpacingmelanoma.org c/o Team GB. Grant was...
Carolyn Walker
Feb 15, 2017
Carolyn “Kerri” Walker, 73, of Independence, MO passed peacefully with family by her side on February 15, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 23rd at Carson Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Carolyn is survived by husband of almost 55 years, William C., recently of Blue Springs; daughter, Tammy Deatherage and...
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