Obituaries
Lavona Mae Coleman (Crabb)
Dec 31, 2015
LaVona Mae Coleman, 94, of Independence, MO passed away peacefully on Friday, January 2, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 8th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 9th at the chapel. Burial will be at Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, MO. LaVona was born May...
Cora Triplett (Gemar)
Dec 30, 2015
Cora Gemar Triplett passed away at the Villages of Jackson Creek in Independence on December 30, 2015. A 32-year resident of Independence, Missouri, she was born in Fullerton, North Dakota, on September 1, 1916; one of fifteen children of August and Eva Sophia Gemar. She married Newt Curtis Triplett of Carthage, Mississippi, on June 3, 1945, in Portland, Oregon. They...
Ladora Ledsworth
Dec 30, 2015
LaDora Ledsworth passed away peacefully on December 30, 2015 with family gathered around her bed, sharing their love and encouraging her to go home to the Lord. LaDora was born on February 2, 1926 in St. Joseph Missouri, to Howard and Letha Timm. She was married to Ernie Ledsworth on September 13, 1946, and celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary in...
Floyd Allen Hahs
Dec 29, 2015
Floyd Allen Hahs, 88, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 29. 2015 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Funeral services will be at noon, Sat. Jan. 2, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of Independence, 500 W. Truman Rd., Independence, MO 64050; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 am before services at the church. The family requests contributions to...
Lenora Adele Nolte (Busse)
Dec 29, 2015
Lenora Adele Nolte, 89, of Independence, MO passed away December 29, 2015. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Funeral Services will be 10 am Monday, January 4, 2016 at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, 727 N. Main, Independence, MO. Burial will take place in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Lenora was born on October...
James Ronald "Jim" Villers
Dec 29, 2015
Jim Villers, 68, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away unexpectedly December 29, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO, 64055 followed by a Celebration of Life service at 2:00 p.m. Jim was born March 5, 1947 in Lexington, MO to Jim and Mildred...
Mary S. Hotalling (Sicks)
Dec 28, 2015
Mary Jeannette (Sicks) Hotalling, 70, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Monday, December 28, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00pm Sunday, January 17th, 2016 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Mary was born June 20, 1945 in Sherman, TX to John H. and Pauline “Jeannette” (Collins) Sicks. She had two beloved children. She was a dedicated worker who not only...
Cecil Workman
Dec 27, 2015
Cecil G. Workman, Jr., 84, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00pm Monday, January 4th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 2:00pm at the chapel. Burial will be at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Cecil was born March 11, 1931 in Kansas City, MO to Alice L. (Leavitt)...
Michael Allen Megee
Dec 27, 2015
Michael A. Megee, 29, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 27, 2015. A Celebration of Michael’s Life will be held at 1 pm, Sat., Jan. 2 at Maywood Baptist Church, 10505 E. Winner Rd., Independence, MO 64052. The family requests contributions to Maywood Baptist Church. Michael was born May 23, 1986 in Independence, MO and graduated from Truman High School in...
Mary Ann Berridge (Mawby)
Dec 26, 2015
Mary Ann “Woody” Berridge, 50 of Independence, MO passed away, Saturday, December 26, 2015 at her residence. Cremation is planned with a memorial celebration to be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 10, 2016 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Donations may be made in her name to the American Cancer Society. Mary Ann...
Edward Lawrence Thomas, O.D.
Dec 26, 2015
Dr. Edward Lawrence Thomas, 81, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, December 26th 2015 with family by his side. A visitation will be held from 9:00-10:00am Wednesday, December 30th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 10:00am at the chapel. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, MO. Ed was born October 14, 1934 in Salina,...
Helen Louise Robinson (Bishop)
Dec 24, 2015
Helen Louise Robinson, 86, of Blue Springs, MO passed away December 24, 2015. Visitation will be from 5-7pm, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 7pm at the Chapel. Graveside services will be 11am Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Oak Grove Cemetery. Helen was born on August 22, 1929 in Independence, MO to Thomas...
Allen Arthur "Al" Waite Jr.
Dec 24, 2015
Allen Arthur Waite, Jr. 87, Belton, MO passed away Dec. 24, 2015. Cremation with inurnment to follow at a later date at Milton Lawn Cemetery, Janesville, WI. The family requests contributions to St.. Josephs’ Indian School, P.O. Box 326, Chamberlain, SD 57326. Allen was born Feb. 2, 1928 in Janesville, WI. He served twenty-four years in the U.S. Army with...
Darrell Barker
Dec 23, 2015
Darrell Wayne Barker, 53, passed away on December 23, 2015. A private memorial gathering will be held at a later date. Darrell was born in New York on April 29, 1962, son of Clell and Betty (Oswalt) Barker. He graduated from Schurr High School in Montebello, California, then pursued Music and Business at Azusa Pacific University. He was a four-year...
Juanita Poe
Dec 23, 2015
Juanita Poe, 93, of Independence, MO passed away December 23, 2015 surrounded by family after a short illness. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO, 64052. Graveside services will be held at Sycamore Cemetery in Miller, MO at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2015....
Victor Daniel Duncan
Dec 23, 2015
Victor D. Duncan, 81, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 23, 2015. Cremation. No services are planned. The family requests contributions to the Great Plains SPCA, 21001 MO-78, Independence, MO 64057. Victor was born in Weiner, AR on March 24, 1934. He worked at Armco Steel from 1966 until he retired in 1996. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He is...
Linnie O. Foster (Maxwell)
Dec 21, 2015
Linnie O. Foster, 88 of Independence, MO, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 26, 2015 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m., until service time Saturday at the chapel. A Graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm...
Dwight W. Carnahan
Dec 21, 2015
Dwight W. Carnahan, 92 of Independence, MO passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 28, 2015 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial with full military honors will follow at Six Mile Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., until service time...
Grace Virginia Page (Hodges)
Dec 21, 2015
Grace Virginia Page, 96 of Independence, MO passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at St. Luke’s East. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at the Blue River Church of Christ 221 NE Woods Chapel Rd., Lee’s Summit, MO 64064. Burial will follow in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m., until service time...
Marie Dorothy Hatteberg (Moulton)
Dec 21, 2015
Dorothy Hatteberg, age 93, of Independence, MO passed away December 21, 2015. Services will be held on Saturday, December 26, with visitation, 12:00 p.m. and funeral, 2:00 p.m., at Timothy Lutheran Church, 425 NW RD Mize Road, Blue Springs, MO. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 28, at Cedar Cemetery in Fonda, Iowa. Dorothy...
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