Obituaries

James Lloyd "Jim" Henderson

James Lloyd "Jim" Henderson

Oct 23, 2015

Jim Henderson, 82, of Independence,, MO passed away October 23, 2015. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm Sunday October 25, 2015 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Services will be 10:00 am Monday, October 26, 2015 at the chapel. Burial will take place in Mt. Moriah Cemetery Kansas City, Missouri. Jim was born on March 6, 1933 in Kansas City, MO to Roxie...

Virginia Eileen Cordes (Bellew)

Virginia Eileen Cordes (Bellew)

Oct 22, 2015

Virginia Eileen Cordes, 91, of Independence, Mo passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00pm Monday, October 26th at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 2:00pm. Burial will be at Salem Cemetery, Independence, MO. Eileen was born October 23, 1923 in Independence, MO as one of two children to Rex Asa and...

Roger William Worley

Roger William Worley

Oct 22, 2015

Roger Worley, 66, of Independence, MO passed away October 22, 2015 at his home. A visitation will be held from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. followed by a 6:30 p.m. memorial service on Monday, October 26, at the Church of the Nazarene in Independence, MO. Contributions may be made in Roger’s memory to Crossroads Hospice. Roger was born August 31, 1949 in...

Evelyn M. Elvin (Johnson)

Evelyn M. Elvin (Johnson)

Oct 21, 2015

Evelyn M Elvin, 99, of Lees Summit, Mo. passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, surrounded by her family. A funeral service will be held at Christ United Methodist Church, 14506 E 39th St, Independence, MO on Tue. Oct. 27th at 2pm with visitation proceeding at 1pm. A graveside service will be held at noon on October 31st at...

Bobbie Jack "Bob" Elkins

Bobbie Jack "Bob" Elkins

Oct 21, 2015

Bob Elkins, 85, of Greenwood, MO passed away Oct. 21, 2015 with his loving family by his side. Visitation will be from 4-7pm Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 at Family Worship Center, 1210 N St. Rt. 7, Pleasant Hill, MO. Bob was born on Feb. 5, 1930 in Harrisonville, MO to Abraham and Iva (Maupin) Elkins. Bob was a truck driver...

Raymon R. Zion

Raymon R. Zion

Oct 20, 2015

Raymond R. Zion, 98, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, October 20th, 2015. A visitation will be held from 9:00-10:00am Saturday, October 24th at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will follow at 10:00am at the chapel. Burial will be at Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. Raymond was born October 7th, 1917 in Vernon, CO as one of seven...

Judy Ann Bagby

Judy Ann Bagby

Oct 19, 2015

Judy Ann Bagby, 63, Odessa, MO passed away Oct. 19, 2015. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, Oct. 22 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the chapel. The family requests contributions to Kansas City Hospice House, 12000 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, MO 64145....

Richard Jack "Dick" King

Richard Jack "Dick" King

Oct 18, 2015

Richard Jack “Dick” King, 84, Independence, MO passed away Oct. 18, 2015. Visitation will be 9:30-10:30 am, Thursday, Oct. 22 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055, followed by a graveside service at 11:30 am with Full Military Honors at Terrace Park Memorial Gardens. The family requests contributions to the American Cancer Society, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave.,...

Marion G. Marshall (Glancy)

Marion G. Marshall (Glancy)

Oct 16, 2015

Marion G. Marshall, 98, of KC, MO, passed away October 16, 2015. Marion was born March 14, 1917 to Eugene and Evelyn (Crahan) Glancy. She was married to John Robert “Bob” Marshall who preceded her in death in 1969. Marion was very religious and had a strong Catholic faith. She loved to bowl and play bridge. She worked for UMKC...

Judith Jane "Judy" Johnson

Judith Jane "Judy" Johnson

Oct 15, 2015

Farewell, all of my beloved, I have been one of the luckiest people that ever lived. I had a wonderful father and mother (Martha Lou Elliott Johnson and Robert Victor Johnson). They named me Judith (which means beloved), but I lived with Judy JJ all of my life - sometimes happily and sometimes gritting my teeth. They bequeathed to me...

Geraldine Harrison

Geraldine Harrison

Oct 14, 2015

Geraldine Ann Harrison, 85, passed away on October 14, 2015 in Blue Springs, MO. A visitation will be held from 9-11am Saturday, October 24, with funeral service to follow at 11am, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street in Independence, MO. Geraldine was born on November 4, 1929, in Hopkins, Minnesota, to Roman and Florence (Jacques) Muehlberg. After...

John T. Tittle

John T. Tittle

Oct 14, 2015

John Thomas Tittle, 75, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00pm Saturday, October 24th at Speaks Suburban Chapel; followed by a memorial service with Military Honors at 2:00pm at the chapel. John was born October 31st 1939 in Independence as one of ten children to James Daniel and Annie Bessie (Cook)...

Gene Stewart

Gene Stewart

Oct 14, 2015

Floyd Gene Stewart, 74, of Oak Grove, MO passed away October 14, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Wednesday, October 21, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Burial will be at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Gene was born May 26, 1941. He was a retired master electrician...

Agnes V. Wells (Penyock)

Agnes V. Wells (Penyock)

Oct 14, 2015

Agnes Virginia Wells, 94, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Wednesday, October 14th, 2015. Rosary will be recited at 5:30pm Sunday, October 18th at Carson Speaks Chapel followed by visitation from 6- 8:00pm at the Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30am Monday, October 19th at St. Cyril’s Church, Sugar Creek, MO. Burial will be at...

Esther Sophia Anna Caroline Fischer

Esther Sophia Anna Caroline Fischer

Oct 12, 2015

Esther Sophia Anna Caroline Fischer Esther Fischer, 93, of Indep., MO passed away Oct. 12, 2015 at St. Luke’s East Hospital. She was born in Emma, MO and lived in the Kansas City area most of her life. Esther retired from General Motors in 1967 after 34 years, and was a member of the GM Fairfax Salaried Retiree’s Club. Esther...

Kenneth W. Magruder

Kenneth W. Magruder

Oct 11, 2015

Kenneth Wayne Magruder, 70, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00pm Saturday, October 17th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A memorial service will follow at 3:00pm at the chapel. Kenneth was born June 29, 1945 in Jefferson City, MO. He married his beloved Connie Sue (Evans) on April 11, 1988. Following in...

Adela A.  Cantos

Adela A.  Cantos

Oct 11, 2015

Adela A. Cantos, 84, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 at John Knox Village. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday evening at the...

Raymond B. Winburn

Raymond B. Winburn

Oct 11, 2015

Raymond B. Winburn, age 92 of Independence, MO died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 at the Villages of Jackson Creek. Services will be 2 pm, Sat., Oct. 17 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Independence, MO 64052; interment with Full Military Honors at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 pm before the service at the chapel. In lieu...

Sarah Evelyn Reed

Sarah Evelyn Reed

Oct 10, 2015

Sarah Evelyn Reed, 86, passed away on October 10, 2015, in Liberty, MO. A visitation will be held on Friday, October 16, from 9-10:30am, with funeral service to follow at 10:30am, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence. She will be laid to rest in Blue Springs Cemetery. Evelyn was born on September 6, 1929, in Kansas...

Annetta Mae "Ann" Robertson (Purman)

Annetta Mae "Ann" Robertson (Purman)

Oct 10, 2015

Annetta “Ann” Robertson, 72, Independence, MO passed away Oct. 10, 2015. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, Oct. 15, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Visitation will begin at 9 am before the service at the chapel. The family requests contributions to YMCA of the Rockies,...