Obituaries

Margaret Ann Jeffries (Kwiatkowski)

Margaret Ann Jeffries (Kwiatkowski)

Apr 24, 2015

Margaret Ann Jeffries, 84, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Friday, April 24th, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 28th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 29th at St. Mark's Church, 3736 S. Lee's Summit Road, Independence, MO. Final resting place, Mt. Elliot Cemetery, Detroit, MI. Margaret was...

Nancy Kay Francis (Mulkey)

Nancy Kay Francis (Mulkey)

Apr 24, 2015

Nancy Kay Francis, 53, Independence, MO passed away at home on Friday April 24, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 2:30 pm, Wed. April 28 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Oakland Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 pm before the service at the chapel. The family requests contributions...

Martin W.  Coleman

Martin W.  Coleman

Apr 24, 2015

Martin W. Coleman, 73, passed away on April 24, 2015 in Independence, MO. Martin was born in Madill in Marshall County, Oklahoma, on June 2, 1941. He was the youngest of four children born to Chester and Kathryn Coleman. He graduated from Madill High School in 1959. During high school Martin enlisted in the National Guard and he continued that...

Marion Gene Heaviland (White)

Marion Gene Heaviland (White)

Apr 24, 2015

Marion Gene Heaviland, 86, of Independence, MO, passed away Friday, April 24th, 2015. An Iowa native, born 7 August 1928 as one of three daughters to Kay O. and Myrtle Belle (Miles) White. The family struggled through the Great Depression and they eventually became established on a livestock farm where her father raised pigs and chickens in Lamoni, IA. There...

Lloyd B.  Hurshman

Lloyd B.  Hurshman

Apr 23, 2015

Lloyd B. Hurshman, 84, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Thursday, 23 Apr 2015 at home in Independence, Missouri. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 2nd at Stone Church; 1012 W Lexington Ave, Independence, MO. A visitation will follow the service until 12:00 p.m., at the church. Lloyd was born 20 May 1930 to Bernard Francis...

Sunny Rae Owens (Mcclaren)

Sunny Rae Owens (Mcclaren)

Apr 23, 2015

Sunny Owens, 72, of Independence, MO, passed April 23, 2015. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm, Monday, April 27, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral Service 10:00 am Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at the Chapel. Burial will take place in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Sunny was born on June 16, 1942, 1 of 3 children, to Millard and Lillian (Brumbaugh)...

Catherine Werges (Mayer)

Catherine Werges (Mayer)

Apr 22, 2015

Catherine Werges, 95 of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Village House Hospice. Private family services will be held with burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Catherine was born October 14, 1919 in Des Moines, IA to George and Margaret (Davis) Mayer. She spent her early life in Des Moines graduating from East High School. She had...

Samuel Ned Charles

Samuel Ned Charles

Apr 21, 2015

Samuel Ned Charles, 87, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at his home. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Monday, April 27th at Carson-Speaks Chapel. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the chapel. Inurnment will be at Mt. Washington Cemetery at a later time. Ned was born March 3, 1928 in Fortuna,...

Elizabeth Susan "Betty Sue" Pugh (Topi)

Elizabeth Susan "Betty Sue" Pugh (Topi)

Apr 21, 2015

Elizabeth Susan “Betty Sue” Topi Pugh, 68, of Lee’s Summit, died Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at North Kansas City Hospital. Visitation will be held from 6-8pm, April 26, 2015, at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10am, Monday, April 27, 2015 at Holy Spirit Parish, 1800 MO 150, Lee’s Summit, MO 64082. Burial will take place in Mound...

Jack Reisner

Jack Reisner

Apr 21, 2015

Jack Jerome Reisner, 102, passed away peacefully at his home in Independence, MO surrounded by his loving family. Family will greet friends on Monday, April 27, from 6-8:00pm, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at 2:00pm, at Raytown Christian Church, 6108 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown,...

Janet Enloe

Janet Enloe

Apr 21, 2015

JANET ANN ENLOE “OUR ANGEL” Janet Ann Enloe, 68, a resident of Buckner, MO passed away on April 21, 2015, in Kansas City, MO. Janet was born on September 5, 1946, to Dewey and Margaret (Robinson) Ray in Kansas City, MO. In high school, she met and married her sweetheart, Larry Enloe. They had two children: Sheri and Mike. Janet...

Terri Sue Maybell

Terri Sue Maybell

Apr 21, 2015

Terri Sue Maybell, 48, of Independence, MO died Tuesday, April 21, 2015. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later time. Terri was born April 4, 1967 in Kansas City, MO as one of three children to Gary and Carla (Bishop) Maybell. She graduated from William Chrisman Highschool. She is survived by son, Christopher Standley and wife Jackie; daughters...

Melvin Lee Goodman

Melvin Lee Goodman

Apr 20, 2015

Melvin L. Goodman, 90, Independence, MO passed away April 20, 2015. Graveside services with Full Military Honors will be 3:30 pm, Friday, April 24 at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 1:30-3 pm, Friday at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the National Ataxia Foundation, 2600 Fernbrook...

John Winslow "Jack" Streator Sr.

John Winslow "Jack" Streator Sr.

Apr 19, 2015

John “Jack” W. Streator, Sr, 68, passed away April 19, at home surrounded by his loved ones. A memorial visitation will be 6-8 pm, Friday, April 24 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; cremation. A private memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Jack was born on June 1, 1946 in Kansas City,...

Rose R. Davis (Littlejohn)

Rose R. Davis (Littlejohn)

Apr 19, 2015

Rose R. Davis, 90, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Sunday, April 19 2015.Visitation will be Thursday, April 23, 2015 from 6-8 pm at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W Lexington, Independence, MO 64052. Funeral Services will be 10 am, Friday, April 24, 2015 at the chapel. Burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Rose was born on October 11, 1924 in Ironton, Ohio...

Virginia A. Smith (Blankenship)

Virginia A. Smith (Blankenship)

Apr 19, 2015

Virginia Smith, 92, of Independence, MO passed away April 19, 2015. A visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. followed by a 12:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial on Thursday, April 23, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Independence, MO. Entombment will follow at Mt. Olivet Mausoleum. Contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Altar and Rosary...

May Clara Jorgensen

May Clara Jorgensen

Apr 18, 2015

May Clara Jorgensen, 92, of Indep., MO, passed away April 18th at The Groves nursing home. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm Thursday, April 23rd at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street Indep., MO. Funeral Service will be 10 am, Friday, April 24th, at the Chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. May was born in Weston, Iowa...

Lawrence Edward Gervy

Lawrence Edward Gervy

Apr 18, 2015

Lawrence Edward Gervy, Jr., 87 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, April 23, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 611 N. Liberty St., Independence, MO 64050. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.,...

Katherine Louise Crowley (Allison)

Katherine Louise Crowley (Allison)

Apr 18, 2015

Katherine Louise (Allison) Crowley, 93, Independence MO passed away April 18, 2015. Services will be 11:00 am, April 26, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO 64055; interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Stanley, KS. Visitation will be 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the Chapel prior to the service. The family suggests contributions to Payton Place...

Cheryl Sue Jennings

Cheryl Sue Jennings

Apr 17, 2015

Cheryl S. Jennings, 62, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Friday April 17, 2015 at 9am at her home at Gregory Ridge Living Center under the care of the staff at Gregory Ridge and Crossroads Hospice. Visitation will be Thursday April 23, 6pm - 8pm and Funeral Services will be Friday April 24, 10am - 12pm, both at East Independence...