Jun 29, 2015

Finis Claude Easter, 88, of Independence, MO peacefully passed away Monday, June 29th, 2015 at Kansas City Hospice House from complications of diabetes and renal failure. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 2nd at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 3rd at Community of Christ E. 39th St....

Jun 28, 2015

Mr. Leroy Z. Smith, 81, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 at his home. Visitation will be from 9-10 am, Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Funeral services will follow beginning at 10 am at the Chapel. Entombment will be in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Leroy was born on September 23, 1933 in Kansas City, MO to...

Jun 28, 2015

Jeanette G. “Jean” Reece, 86, Independence, MO passed away June 28, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 6 pm, Thursday, July 9 at Blue Ridge Baptist Church, 9320 East 35th St S, Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. In accordance with her wishes, Jean’s body...

Jun 27, 2015

Connie Isaacks, 90 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday June 27, 2015 at the Groves Community Hospice. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday evening at the chapel. Donations may be made...

Jun 26, 2015

Jun 26, 2015

David Edward Irving 89, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, June26, 2015. David was born in Philadelphia, PA on March 16, 1926 to David Sr. and Catherine (Taylor) Irving. David proudly served our country in the Army during WWII. In 1953 he married the love of his life, Elizabeth, she passed away on February 8, 2014. David retired from CertainTeed...

Jun 25, 2015

Glenda Grace Divine, 68 of Bates City, MO passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015 at her residence. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 29, 2015 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., until service time Monday at the chapel....

Jun 24, 2015

Mary Anne Kessner, 58, formally of Independence, MO passed away June 24, 2015. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm, Monday, June 29, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral Services will be 10 am Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at the chapel. Burial will take place in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Mary was born on March 26, 1957 in Kansas City, MO...

Jun 24, 2015

Christine Lynn Cox, 55, of Independence, MO, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015. A Celebration of Life will be held from 6-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Christine was born on February 16, 1960 in Kansas City, KS to Robert Dorries and Cleona (Norton) Helms. She was an Early Education Specialist for the Independence School District...

Jun 23, 2015

Glenda Hebert, 76, of Independence, MO, passed Tuesday, June 23, 2015. Glenda enjoyed gardening, baking, and helping others in community service. Survivors include three children: Jon Grow, Edith (Charles) Walsh, and Blake (Casey) Grow; grandchildren: Brian Walsh, Cheryl Walsh, Arron Grow, Heidi Grow, and Keiran Walsh; and great-grandson, Jaxen Lane. Cremation is planned with private family services. Online condolences may...

Jun 23, 2015

Janice Anne (Neidenberger) Keal, 86, Independence, MO died June 23, 2015 at The Groves. Friends may call between 11:30 AM-1:00 PM Monday, June 29 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Graveside service to follow at 2:00 PM at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 3846 W 75th...

Jun 23, 2015

Goldie E. Weir, 96, of Independence, MO passed away June 23, 2015. A visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Mound Grove Cemetery. Goldie was born June 9, 1919 in Milliken, CO to Roy and...

Jun 22, 2015

Fay Anna Federici, age 99, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2015, at the Villages of Jackson Creek.Fay was born on January 15, 1916, in New York. She was raised in New Jersey where she lived for 76 years before relocating to the Kansas City area to be closer to her daughter. She was preceded in death by her husband...

Jun 22, 2015

Burnell Story, 79, of Kansas City, MO passed away June 22, 2015. Visitation will be 10-11 am Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St, Indep., MO. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am, Saturday at the chapel. Graveside services will be 3 pm Saturday at Englewood Cemetery in Clinton, MO. Burnell was born on February 26,...

Jun 22, 2015

Leonard D. Lay, son of Roy Ludwin Lay and Nova Belle (Woolsey) Lay was born on February 28, 1928 in Clear Springs MO and departed this life on Monday, June 22, 2015 at the Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, WY with family by his side. He was 87 years old. He was united in marriage to Alice Marie (Mitchell) on...

Jun 21, 2015

Timothy Ray Lowther, 50 of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away, Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Vitas Hospice House. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the Lee’s Summit Christian Church, 800 NE Tudor Rd, Lee's Summit, MO 64086 with cremation to follow services. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Thursday at the...

Jun 21, 2015

Bernice Landsberg Andes, Lenexa, KS passed away June 21, 2015 at the age of 103. Services will be held Friday, June 26, 3:30 pm at the Community of Christ Church in Bonner Springs, 130 Metropolitan Ave., with burial immediately following at the Bonner Springs Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2:30 pm before the service at church. In lieu of flowers...

Jun 20, 2015

J.L. Vickrey J.L. Vickrey, 79 went to meet the Lord after a long illness with his heart on Saturday, June 20, 2015. Visitation will be 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday at the Foot Hills Baptist Church 19935...

Jun 19, 2015

Everett Gene George, Jr., 79, Oak Grove, MO passed away June 19, 2015. Memorial services will be 10 am, Friday, June 26 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Private committal will follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family requests contributions to the American Cancer Society, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO 64105. Gene was born Sept....

Jun 19, 2015

Stephen L. Miller, 60, Independence, MO, succumbed to a courageous eighteen month battle of cancer on June 19, 2015. Services will be 10 am, Wed. June 24 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Tuesday at the chapel. Steve will be laid to rest in Mount Washington Cemetery, along with historical figure...