Obituaries
Robert Rex "Butch" Butcher Sr.
May 13, 2015
Robert Rex “Butch” Butcher, Sr., 67, of Garden City, MO passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, May 18th at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 19th at the chapel. Burial will be at 12:00 p.m. at Lawson Cemetery, Lawson, MO the same day....
Theola Adams
May 13, 2015
Theola Jean Adams, 87, passed away on May 13, 2015, in Olathe, KS. Family will greet friends from 4-6:00pm Sunday, May 17, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. A graveside service will be on Monday, May 18, at 10am, at Raymore Cemetery, south of 58 Hwy on East Lucy Webb Rd. in Raymore, MO. Theola was born...
William Elton "Pete" Rust
May 13, 2015
William Elton “Pete” Rust, 84, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015. A visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 17th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 18th at the chapel. Burial will be at Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, MO. Pete was born October 5, 1930...
Shirley Mae Staggs (Davis)
May 13, 2015
Shirley Mae Staggs, 70, of KC, MO, passed away Wed, May 13, 2015. Visitation will be from 9-10 am, with services following at 10am, Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will take place in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Shirley was born on June 25, 1944 in Novinger, Mo to Harold and Alice Ishmal) Davis. On August 26, 1957 she...
Kevin Michael Cole
May 12, 2015
Kevin Michael Cole, 31, of Grandview, MO passed away May 12, 2015. He was loved by all and will be missed dearly. Kevin loved basketball and enjoying life to the fullest. Kevin leaves behind his grandfather, Kenneth Cole, Lee’s Summit, MO; father, Frank Cole, Grandview, MO; mother, Yvette Miller, Grain Valley, MO; two brothers, Rick Cole, KCMO and Aaron Mills,...
Melvin Ray "Mel" Stanley
May 12, 2015
Mel Stanley, 84, of Independence, MO passed away May 12, 2015. Visitation will be 6-8pm Friday, May 15, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Graveside services will be 10am Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Carrollton, MO. Mel was born on August 8, 1931 to Richard and Izora (Newport) Stanley in Wakenda, MO. For many years he operated the...
James Albert "Jim" Clark
May 11, 2015
James “Jim” Albert Clark was born November 21, 1932, in Pleasant Hill, MO, to John George Clark and Sadie (Olinger) Clark. He went home to be with the Lord on May 11, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 pm, Friday, May 15 at the Village Heights Community of Christ Church, 1009 Farview Drive, Independence, MO 64056. Interment...
Wilma F. Dunlap (Smart)
May 11, 2015
Wilma Smart Dunlap, age 96, of Independence, Missouri died Monday, May 11, 2015. A graveside service will be held at Mound Grove Cemetery 10:00 Thursday, May 14. Wilma was born July 25, 1918 to A.G. (Bert) and Lenna Cook Smart in Eads, Colorado, and moved to Independence in 1948. She retired in 1983 from the Independence Sanitarium and Hospital where...
Iris Janay Leiker (Vanbibber)
May 10, 2015
Iris J. Leiker, 35, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Sunday, May 10, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14th, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 16th at Sheldon Baptist Church in Sheldon, MO. Inurnment will follow at Sheldon Cemetery. Iris was born April 25, 1980...
Harry William Black
May 10, 2015
Harry William Black was born in Stockport, England, on December 23, 1927, the youngest child and only son of William and Nora (Preston) Black. He died on May 10, 2015 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. On June 17, 1951, he married Allene McClaran of Independence, Missouri. Allene preceded him in death on June 11, 2007. Harry is survived by...
Orie "Bud" Ireland " " Chappell Jr.
May 9, 2015
Orie I. Chappell, Jr., 86, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015. A memorial service will be held at a later time. Orie was born February 5th, 1929 in Independence, MO as one of two children to Edith (Tipton) and Orie Ireland Chappell, Sr. He graduated from Wheatland High School and proudly served his country in the Navy...
Elizabeth Irene "Betty" Brockhouse (Eller)
May 9, 2015
Elizabeth Irene “Betty” (Eller) Brockhouse, 89, went home to be with Jesus on May 9, 2015 at St. Mary’s Manor in Blue Springs, Missouri, her home for thirteen years. Funeral services will be 2 pm, Thursday, May 14 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will begin at 1...
Forrest Hurbert ""Tozy"" Evoritt
May 8, 2015
Forrest “Tozy” Hubert Evoritt 1919-2015, a resident of Independence Mo for the last 63 years, transitioned on May 8, 2015. He joined his beloved wife, Margaret Ethel (Sealock) Evoritt from Trenton, MO who passed in 1995. Tozy spent his childhood in Mercer County of Princeton Missouri. He was the son of Guy Evoritt and the nephew of Kelly Evoritt, the...
Amy Elizabeth Jones
May 8, 2015
Amy Elizabeth Jones, 82, passed away on May 8, 2015 in Lees Summit, MO. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00pm Monday, May 11, 2015 at St. Marks Catholic Church, 3736 S. Lees Summit Rd, with a Rosary said at 5:30pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00am on Tuesday, May 12 at the church. Amy will...
Howard Kelly "Bud" Layton
May 7, 2015
Howard K. “Bud” Layton, 68, Independence, MO passed away May 7, 2015. Funeral services will be 10 am, Tuesday, May 12 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Committal services with Full Military Honors will follow at noon at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Visitation will begin at 9 am before the service...
Billy Lee Horton
May 7, 2015
Billy “Bill” Lee Horton, 80, formerly of Independence MO, passed away on Thursday May 7, 2015. He was born September 3, 1934 in Omage, Arkansas to Bunyan and Della (Morrison) Horton. He married his beloved Evelyn (Treat) on December 17, 1955 in Searcy County, Arkansas; and together they raised six children. Bill and Evelyn moved to Kansas City, MO in...
Betty Miller
May 7, 2015
Betty Sue Miller, born Dec. 25, 1938, resident of Buckner, MO, was called home by her Lord on May 7, 2015. She was surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 11, 2015, at 11:00am, at Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams St. Family will greet friends an hour prior to the service at the...
Glen Edward Figolah
May 6, 2015
Glen Edward Figolah, 67, of Independence, MO, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 16th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Glen was born October 13, 1947 in Blue Island, Illinois as one of three boys to William Lind and Vivian Pearl (Lawarence) Figolah. He graduated from Ball State and...
Terry D. Hale
May 5, 2015
Terry D. Hale, 62, of Independence, MO passed away May 5, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Friday, May 15, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Sheffield Family Life Center, 5700 Winner Rd., Kansas...
Sandra Argo
May 4, 2015
Sandra Jean "Sandy" Argo, 64, passed away May 4, 2015, in Independence, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm Thursday, May 7, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, Missouri, 64052, with a funeral service at 2:00pm Friday at the chapel. At Sandy's request, please join the celebration of her life in comfortable, colorful clothing. She will be...
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