Obituaries
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....
Gina Overman
Sep 17, 2015
Gina Ruth Overman, 60, passed away on Sept. 17, 2015. Family will receive friends on Monday, Sept. 21, from 6-8pm, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. in Independence. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 10am at the chapel. She will be laid to rest in Longview Cemetery. Gina was born on January 5, 1955, to Bruce...
Luella Pickel
Sep 17, 2015
Luella MaryAnn (Daughetee) Pickel, 82, formerly of Dubuque went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 17, 2015, in Kansas City, MO. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 3rd, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Dubuque. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery, Dubuque. Luella was born on March 18, 1933 in Dubuque, to Lyle and...
Artie Emmerich
Sep 16, 2015
Artie Lee Emmerich, 77, passed away on September 16, 2015. The family will receive friends from 10-11am Monday, September 21, 2015, at Carson-Speaks, 1501 W. Lexington, with a funeral service to follow at 11am at the chapel. Artie will be laid to rest in Mt. Washington Cemetery. (Arrangements: Carson-Speaks Chapel 816-252-7900) Masonic Lodge The insignias listed here may be subject...
Carl Leslie Taylor Jr.
Sep 16, 2015
Carl Leslie Taylor, Jr., 64, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00pm Sunday, September 27th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Carl was born May 18, 1951 in Shelby, TN as one of three boys to Ernestine Marie (Draper) and Carl Leslie Taylor, Sr. they moved to Kansas where he graduated from Wyandotte...
Marion G. Marshall (Glancey)
Sep 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) Glancey. She Married John Marshall “Bob” in October 1969. Marion was very religious and had a strong Catholic belief. She loved to bowl and play bridge. She worked for UMKC for 37 years as an Administrative Assistant....
John William Jenkins
Sep 15, 2015
John W. Jenkins, 70, of Independence passed away September 15, 2015 with his loving and devoted family by his side. Visitation will be from 10-11 am, Saturday, September 19, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Services will follow at 11am at the Chapel. John was born on September 20, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas to Amos and Laura (Sterrett) Jenkins. On...
Janet Ruth Keeney (Fetters)
Sep 14, 2015
Janet R. Keeney, 69, Independence, MO died at home Sept. 14, 2015 surrounded by family, friends and her husband of forty-eight years, John F. Keeney. No services are planned; cremation. The family requests contributions to Cancer Action, 4010 S. Lynn Ct. Dr., Independence, MO 64055. Janet was born April 17, 1946 in Kansas City, MO. She worked at Honeywell for...
Cathy Lynn Bostwick (Pennington)
Sep 14, 2015
Cathy L. Bostwick, 47, of Indep., passes away Sept. 14, 2015 at her home. Per her request cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel 816-373-3600.
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