Obituaries
Margaret Elizabeth Robertson (Gardner)
Oct 2, 2015
Margaret Elizabeth Robertson, 90 of Warsaw, MO went to be with her Lord on Friday, October 2, 2015 at the Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, MO. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64052. Burial will follow in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet...
Benette Crain (Howell)
Oct 2, 2015
Rosemary Benette Crain, 85, of Independence, MO passed away October 2, 2015. A visitation will be held from 10-11:00 a.m. followed by an 11:00 a.m. service on Tuesday, October 6, at First Baptist Church of Raytown. Burial will be held at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Benette was born July 11, 1930 to Vivian and Benjamin Howell in Kansas City Mo. She...
E. Jeanette Allen
Oct 1, 2015
E. Jeanette Allen, born in Princeton Kansas on October 31, 1927, died October 1, 2015, with family at her side holding her. She is now joining her husband, Leon C. Allen, who passed away April 30, 2000. She leaves behind 3 children, Silvia Oyler, Ashley Allen, Dan Allen, 6 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She was a registered nurse for...
Pauline B. Tenney (Thornton)
Sep 29, 2015
Pauline B. Tenney, 87, of Lake Lotawana, MO passed away September 29, 2015. A celebration of Pauline and Ralph’s life will be held from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, at the Lake Lotawana Community Club. Pauline was born June 9, 1928 in Columbia, MO. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Tenney. Pauline is...
Sheila Paige Rush (Pickett)
Sep 29, 2015
Devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, Sheila Rush, 55, of Independence, MO passed away September 29, 2015 with her loving family by her side. Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, from 6-8pm, at Speaks Suburban Chapel A Celebration of Life will be 10am Sat., Oct. 3, 2015 at the chapel. Burial will take place in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Sheila...
Lola Jean Hemenway (Bowlsby)
Sep 27, 2015
Lola Jean Hemenway, 70 of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Wilshire at Lakewood. Cremation is planned with a Celebration of Life ceremony to be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the Cornerstone congregation of the Community of Christ, 1316 S. Osage St. Independence, MO 64055. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made...
Betty Mae Long (Rice)
Sep 27, 2015
Betty was born on May 2, 1923 in Brookings, South Dakota and on November 9, 1943 she married Robert W. Long in Independence, Missouri who preceded her in death in 1966. Betty was a homemaker and after the death of her husband worked for 20 years as an auditor for Sears, she was very proud that in 20 years of...
Mary Adoree Berg
Sep 27, 2015
Mary Adoree Berg. 82, Independence, MO passed away Sept. 27, 2015. Private services will be held at a later date. Adoree was born Nov. 21, 1932 in Los Angeles, CA. She worked at the IBS Workshop in Independence for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents Gordon and Ethyl (McGuff) Berg.
Patsy Ruth Gish
Sep 27, 2015
Patsy Ruth Gish, 79, passed away on September 27, 2015, in Kansas City. A memorial service will be held at 2pm Tuesday, September 29, at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 603 N. Jennings Rd., Independence, MO 64056. Contributions may be made to the church in her memory. Patsy was born on June 27, 1936, in Holdonville, OK, to David and...
Dorothy Lee Shropshire (Coen)
Sep 26, 2015
Dorothy Lee Shropshire, 89, of Sibley, MO passed away Saturday, September 26th. A visitation will be held from 9:00-10:00am Wednesday, September 30th at Speaks Buckner Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 10:00am at the chapel. Burial will be at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Dorothy was born November 22, 1925 in Lexington, MO as one of four girls to Ralph Benjamin...
Brett Eugene Lacosse
Sep 25, 2015
Brett Eugene LaCosse, 49, passed away on September 25, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 11am Thursday, October 1, 2015, at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Independence. Contributions may be made to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, P. O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265. Brett was born on September 27, 1965, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He...
Helen L. Pray (Meurer)
Sep 24, 2015
Helen Louise Pray, 102, Independence, MO died on Wednesday, September 24, in the White Oak Living Center of The Groves Community in Independence. Helen was born September 25, 1912, to Henry and Margaret (Griffin) Meurer in Fort Wayne, IN. She married Jack Pray in 1939, with whom she enjoyed full-time appointment for the Community of Christ Church in Port Huron,...
Edwin Dale Shupe
Sep 24, 2015
Edwin Dale Shupe, 88, of Buckner, MO passed away Thursday, September 24th, 2015. A visitation will be held from 9:00-11:00am Tuesday, September 29th at Speaks Buckner Chapel. A graveside service will follow at 11:00am at Buckner Hill Cemetery with honors. Edwin was born March 25, 1927 in Independence, MO to Joseph Dale and Mildred Iola (Griffen) Shupe. He graduated from...
Frankie Mae Hancock (Gore)
Sep 23, 2015
Frankie M. Hancock, 91, of Americus, GA passed away September 23, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 28, at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, MO.
Carol Mulch
Sep 22, 2015
CAROL JOYCE MULCH Carol Joyce (Raatz) Mulch, 77, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm Friday September 25th at Carson Speaks Chapel. Burial will be at Chester Cemetery, Chester, NE. Carol was born on a farm near Hubbell, NE on October 5, 1937 as the youngest of 9 children to Carl...
Loren Smith
Sep 22, 2015
Loren E. Smith, 88, passed away September 22, 2015 with his loving family by his side. A memorial service will be held at 11am Saturday, September 26, 2015, at the Church of the Resurrection, 601 NE Jefferson St. in Blue Springs, MO. Inurnment in Wildhorse Cemetery in McLouth, KS, will occur at a later date. Contributions may be made to...
Thomas Lee "Tom" Dryer
Sep 22, 2015
Thomas L. “Tom” Dryer, 65, Blue Springs, MO passed away Sept. 22, 2015. Services will be 3:30 pm, Sat., Sept. 26 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will begin at 2:30 before service at the chapel. Committal services will be private at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family would like to...
Alvin Fisher
Sep 21, 2015
Alvin Jesse Fisher, 94, of Warrensburg, MO, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00pm Saturday, September 26th at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 2:00pm at the chapel. Cremation will follow with inurnment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens at a later time. Alvin was born October 3, 1920 in Independence, MO...
Helen Luella Norton (Robison)
Sep 21, 2015
Helen Luella Norton, 90 of Independence, MO joined with the angels Monday, September 21, 2015 at Rosewood Health Center, Independence. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 27, 2015 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Sunday at the chapel. Graveside...
Esther Mary Louise Mayhew
Sep 20, 2015
Esther M. L. Mayhew, 95, Independence, MO passed away Sept. 20. 2015. Services will be 11 am, Sat., Sept. 26 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Friday at the chapel. The family requests contributions to Grace Hospice, 9233 Ward Pkwy, #201, Kansas City, MO 64114....
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