Obituaries
Velma Lucile Dehart (Waggoner)
Aug 19, 2015
Velma Lucile DeHart, 97, of Grain Valley, MO passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm Tuesday, August 25th at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday, August 26th at First United Methodist Church; 400 W. Maple Ave., Independence. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery. Lucile was born June 14,...
Raymond Hawks Sr
Aug 18, 2015
Raymond S. Hawks, Sr., 92 of Independence, MO passed away, Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Raymond was born April 3, 1923 in Morgan County, MO to James S. and Katie Ann (Sims) Hawks. He was married to Mary Lou (Gerhart) Hawks, his childhood sweetheart on May 31, 1944. Raymond was employed by General Motors Fairfax Plant for...
Saverio "Sonny" Denato
Aug 16, 2015
Saverio "Sonny" DeNato, peacefully returned to our Heavenly Father on August 16, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen; daughter and son-in-law, Rosalie and Alvin Beltramo; sister, Rose Ann Paden, and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be at 10:00am, Monday, August 24th, at St. Mark’s Catholic Church; 3736 Lee’s Summit Road, Independence, MO. Mass will be at 11:00am....
Floyd L. Watkins
Aug 16, 2015
Floyd L. Watkins, 85 of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, August 16, 2015 at his residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 22, 2015 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Friday evening at the chapel. Donations...
Terry Lynn Smith
Aug 16, 2015
Terry L. Smith, 60, of Kansas City, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, August 16, 2015. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at 1:00pm, at Mount Washington Cemetery. Terry was born on September 26, 1954. Terry is survived by son, Joseph Smith, of Alaska, mother, Ina F. Smith, of the home, and brother, Larry Smith, of...
Veda Virginia Steen (Anderson)
Aug 15, 2015
Veda Virginia Steen, 90, Longwood, FL, formerly of Buckner, MO, passed away Aug. 15, 2015. Services will be 10 am, Tuesday, Sept. 1 at the First Baptist Church of Buckner, 131 S. Hudson St, Buckner, MO 64016; interment at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 6–8 pm, Monday at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Veda...
Connie Mae Utter (Norton)
Aug 14, 2015
Connie Mae (Norton) Short Utter, 91, Blue Springs, Mo, formerly of Independence, MO, passed away Aug 14, 2015. Services will be 10 am, Tuesday, Aug. 18 at Speaks Suburban chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Green Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 am before the service at the chapel. Connie was born Oct. 17, 1923...
Burnice Johnston
Aug 14, 2015
Burnice L. “John” Johnston, 74, of Buckner, MO passed away Friday, August 14, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00p.m. Monday, August 17th at Speaks Buckner Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday, August 18th at the chapel. Burial will be at Buckner Hill, MO. John was born January 26th, 1941 to Bert F. and Lela...
Roual Duane Seaman
Aug 13, 2015
Roual Duane Seaman, 85, passed away on August 13, 2015, in Independence, MO. Family will greet friends from 9-11am Tuesday, August 18, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Avenue in Independence, with a funeral service at 11:00am at the chapel. He will be laid to rest in Mount Washington Cemetery. Duane was born on April 25, 1930, in East Chicago,...
Patty Summers
Aug 12, 2015
Patty C. Summers, 78, of Independence, MO passed away Wed, Aug 12, 2015. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. Mon, Aug. 17th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral to follow at 10a.m. Mon. Burial will be at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Patty was born October 8, 1936 in Caruthersville, MO, as the only child to Thomas Hooper and Acel...
Betty Jane Perkins
Aug 11, 2015
Betty Jane Perkins, 88, passed away August 11, 2015, in KC, MO. A memorial visitation will be held at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence from 6 to 8 pm on August 19, 2015. Betty was born September 17, 1926, in Potosi, MO. She graduated from Denver University. She worked as a Benefits Supervisor at Western Electric...
Sherry Leigh Kendall
Aug 11, 2015
Sherry Leigh Kendall, age 46, passed away at her home on August 11, 2015. Family will greet friends on Friday, August 14, from 6-8pm, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 15, 2015, at 10:00am, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. She will be laid to rest in Woodlawn Cemetery....
John J. Paul
Aug 10, 2015
John J. Paul, 84 of Independence, MO passed away, Monday, August 10, 2015 at Kindred Hospital. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, August 13, 2015 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Donations may be made in his name to Sisters Servants of Mary, 800 N. 18th St....
Aavely Rose Evans
Aug 10, 2015
Aavely Rose Evans, 27 days old, passed away on August 10, 2015. A visitation will be held at Carson-Speaks, 1501 W. Lexington in Independence from 5-6:30pm Friday. A funeral service will begin at 6:30pm. She is survived by her parents, Ryan and Jessie Evans, sisters, Delsie and Brinlee, and numerous extended family members. Online condolences may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com...
Lawrence Douglas
Aug 10, 2015
Lawrence Douglas, 59, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Monday, August 10, 2015. A memorial visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, August 13th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Larry was born December 24th, 1955 in Tulsa, OK. He was raised up on the reservation with his family. As an adult he worked for Payless Cashways and Owen Lumber as...
Joyce Elaine Capps (Craven)
Aug 9, 2015
Joyce Capps, 62, of Independence, MO, passed away Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015. Memorial visitation will be from 1-3 pm Friday, August 14, 2015 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. A Memorial service will follow at 3:00 pm at the chapel. Joyce was born on August 16, 1952 in Independence, MO, the daughter of Gerald and Alberta (Aldridge) Craven. She attended William Chrisman High...
Juanita Mae Pickerill (Kramer)
Aug 6, 2015
Juanita Mae Pickerill, 92, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00pm Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 2:00pm at the chapel. Burial will be at Mound Grove Cemetery. Juanita was born to Charles Alma and Cecile Myra (West) Kramer on August 10, 1922...
Melvin R. Proffitt
Aug 6, 2015
Melvin R. Proffitt, 59 of Independence, MO passed away, Thursday, August 6, 2015 at his residence in Independence after a long illness of Type I Diabetes and COPD. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 15, 2015 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055 with inurnment to...
Esther Fern Duncan (Chase)
Aug 5, 2015
Esther Duncan, 73, of Kansas City, MO passed away August 5, 2015. Esther was born April 20, 1942 in St. Joseph, MO to John and Mildred Chase. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Esther is survived by her two daughters, Peggy Chase and Perriann Theriault; and granddaughter, Monique Theriault. Online condolences may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban...
Jesse Davis
Aug 5, 2015
Jesse Heber Davis, 76 years, of Fremont, Nebraska died Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Jesse was born March 10, 1939 in Purcell, Missouri to Garland A. and Lucy M. (Barnes) Davis. He grew up on the west coast. He served in the US Marines from 1956 to 1958. He lived in Lexington, Missouri...
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