Obituaries
Nadine Harnish (Aldridge)
Dec 5, 2015
Nadine Harnish, 93, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away December 5, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO, 64052. Nadine was born September 26, 1922 in East Lynne, MO. She was a member of Northern Boulevard United Methodist...
John Lee Cottrell
Dec 5, 2015
John Cottrell, 68, of Independence, MO passed away December 5, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Sunday December 13, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO, 64055. John was born January 27, 1947 in Smithers, West Virginia. John served for 4 years as a member of...
Michael Everett Pozun-Hart
Dec 4, 2015
Michael E. Pozun-Hart, 49, of Kansas City, MO. passed away mid Friday morning, December 4th at Centerpoint Medical Center, after a brief but intense battle with pneumonia. Michael was a loving husband and a devoted father to his grandson who proudly called him "daddy". Born October eighteenth, 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri, Michael grew up in an environment of adversity...
Robert Donald "D.J." Jacobs
Dec 4, 2015
Robert Donald “D.J.” Jacobs, 67, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 4, 2015. Visitation will be 5-7 pm, Sunday, Dec. 6 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Graveside service will be 11 am, Monday at Mound Grove Cemetery. The family requests contributions to the American Cancer Society Greater Kansas City Chapter. D.J. was born March 2, 1948...
Gary Blaine Kilgore
Dec 4, 2015
Gary Kilgore, 59, of Independence, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015. A visitation will be held on December 9, 2015 from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. in Independence, Missouri. The funeral service will follow at 10:00a.m.; Pastor Dave Carlson of First Presbyterian Church will be officiating. Gary worked for the U.S. government...
Doris Irene Pointer
Dec 4, 2015
Doris Irene Pointer, 98, passed away on December 4, 2015. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at 10:00am, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St in Independence. Family will greet friends an hour prior to the service. She will be laid to rest in Mound Grove Cemetery. Doris was born on January 29, 1917,...
Gary Berggren
Dec 3, 2015
Gary Lee Berggren, 73, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm Monday, December 7th, at Carson Speaks Chapel. A graveside service will be held at 10:00am Tuesday, December 8th at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery with Honors. Gary was born January 16, 1942 in Bellville, KS to Grace (Townsend) and Lester Berggren....
Leo Truitt
Dec 3, 2015
Leo Ray Truitt, 97, passed away peacefully on December 3, 2015, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on August 14, 1918, in Collins, Missouri, the oldest of five children born to Ray and Ina (Sink) Truitt.Leo graduated from Collins High School in 1936. He was a veteran of World War II, U.S. Army, 27th Infantry...
Sherry Frank
Dec 2, 2015
Sharon Lee “Sherry” Frank, 74, passed away on December 2, 2015, in Independence, MO. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, December 6, 2015, at 10am, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64052. Family will greet friends an hour prior to the service. Sherry was born on February 21, 1941, in Independence, MO, to William Lawrence...
William R. Autrey
Dec 2, 2015
William R. Autrey, 53, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 3:00pm Saturday, December 5th at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Bill was born April 16, 1962 in Oxnard, CA as one of three children to Ben and Mitsuko Autrey. As a Navy family he grew...
Violet Oveta Newton (Smith)
Dec 2, 2015
Violet O. Newton, 97, passed away on December 2, 2015 in Kimberling City, MO. Visitation will be from 10-11 am, December 7, 2015 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Funeral Services will begin at 11am at the chapel. Burial will take place in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Violet was born on January 18, 1918 in Zanoni, Missouri to Jack and Leila Smith. She is...
Beryl Milleson Sellers
Dec 1, 2015
Beryl M. Sellers, 102, passed away December 1, 2015. A visitation will be held from 9-11am, with a funeral service at 11:00am Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. in Independence, Missouri. She will be laid to rest in Mount Washington Cemetery. Beryl was born on November 16, 1913, to Merle and Emma (Spellman) Milleson in...
Mark Hilary Rawert
Nov 29, 2015
Mark Hilary Rawert, Sr., 55, of Lee's Summit, MO passed away November 29, 2015 at his home. Visitation will be from 9-10am Friday, December 4, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 10am at the chapel. Entombment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Please feel free to attend in casual dress to celebrate Mark's life with family...
Lois Irene Barnes (Flippin)
Nov 29, 2015
Lois I. Barnes, 83, Independence, MO passed away Nov. 29, 2015. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, Dec. 3 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052 followed by graveside services at 2 pm at Norris Cemetery, Hartwell, MO. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the chapel. Lois was born Oct. 2, 1932 in Kansas City, MO...
Doris Helen Snow (Sarratt)
Nov 28, 2015
Doris Helen Snow, age 95, passed away Saturday, November 28th at John Knox Village Care Center in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She was born in Genoa, Colorado on June 18th, 1920 to Bren and Lottie Sarratt. Helen was the youngest of five siblings. She graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1939 and married Charles Vernon Snow in 1940. Helen worked...
Travis Bryan Giaccetti
Nov 27, 2015
Travis Bryan Giaccetti of Blue Springs, MO passed away Friday, November 27, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm Thursday, December 3th, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A graveside service will be held at Noon on Friday, December 4th at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO with full military honors. Travis was born January 18, 1984 to Terry Lynn and...
Brian Lee Alexander
Nov 26, 2015
Brian L. Alexander, 46, of Warsaw, MO passed away on November 26, 2015. Visitation will be from 6-8pm Friday, December 4, 2015 at Speaks Buckner Chapel. Funeral Services will be 10am Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Heart of God Fellowship in Buckner, MO. Burial in Buckner Hill Cemetery. Brian loved his family and his friends. He was a man who...
Joseph C. Allen
Nov 26, 2015
Joseph C. Allen, 87, of Kansas City, MO passed away November 26, 2015. Joe was born in Alvord, IA on February 14, 1928 to Clem and Vera. Joe started work as a teacher (which he enjoyed), became a farmer (which he said was hard), was stationed in Guam during WWII, and spent thirty years as a government employee. He was...
Laura Dorton
Nov 25, 2015
Laura Mae Dorton, age 66, passed away on November 25, 2015, in North Kansas City, surrounded by her loving family. A celebration of life will be held at the Salvation Army Church, 14700 E. Truman Rd. in Independence, on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at 11:00am. The family suggests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to St. Luke’s Mid-America...
Goldie Marie Weaver (Wagner)
Nov 24, 2015
Goldie Weaver, 87, of Independence, MO passed away November 24, 2015. Memorial Services will be 6pm, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A visitation will follow the service at the chapel. Goldie was born on February 5, 1928 in Chillcothe, MO to Sebastian and Libby (Dalrymple) Wagner. She enjoyed music, both country and big band, dancing, and was...
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