Obituaries
Loretta Ann Fluty (Green)
Feb 26, 2015
Loretta Ann Fluty, 83, of Liberty, MO passed away Thursday February 26th, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm Monday March 2nd at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, March 3rd at the chapel. Burial will be at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, MO. Loretta was born February 21st, 1932 in Lawson, MO...
Charles Joseph "Chuck" Bridges
Feb 26, 2015
Charles Joseph Bridges, 56, of Independence, MO, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2015. The family will host a private gather at their home for relatives and close friends to celebrate Chuck’s life. Chuck was born December 16, 1958 in Kansas City, MO as one of three children to Joseph and Dorothy (Eckman) Bridges. He graduated from Van Horn High School....
Josephine F. "Jo" Hooton
Feb 25, 2015
Josephine Frances (“Jo”) Hooton, 90, passed away February 25, 2015. Jo was born March 5, 1924, in Sugar Creek, Missouri, to Andrew and Mary Kluska. Until two years ago, she resided in Sugar Creek in the house that she and her cherished husband of 48 years, Jim, built together. She was preceded in death by her husband Jim, her parents,...
Pam R. West (Vandolah)
Feb 25, 2015
Pam West, 60, of Grain Valley, MO passed away February 25, 2015 after an eleven year battle with cancer. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 2, at the Suburban Chapel, with burial to...
Raymond Gunn
Feb 25, 2015
Raymond Lawrence Gunn, 89, of Independence, MO, returned home to God Wednesday, February 25, 2015. He was born September 11, 1925, in Ft. Madison, Iowa, to William H. and Cloda M. Gunn. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Charles; and sisters, Wilma Tucker and Thelma Francis. Ray served in the United States Navy Seabees from November 11,...
Rue Anna Stark (Firkins)
Feb 24, 2015
Rue Anna Stark, 87, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 24, 2015. Services will be 10 am, Monday, March 2 at Fairmount Christian Church, 641 South Ash Avenue, Independence, MO 64053; interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-5 pm, Sunday at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Rue Anna was born June 17, 1927 in Kansas City,...
Ching Kut "Jimmy" Hung
Feb 23, 2015
Ching Kut “Jimmy” Hung, 69, of Independence, MO died Monday, February 23, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 25th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 26th at the chapel. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, MO. Jimmy was born on February 24th, 1945...
Avanelle Berryman (Moore)
Feb 22, 2015
Avanelle Berryman, 91, of Independence, MO passed away February 22, 2015. Graveside Inurnment will be 10:00 am Monday, March 2, 2015 at Mound Grove Cemetery. Avanelle was born on March 25, 1923 in Huntsville, MO to John and Lucinda (Freeman) Moore. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. Avanelle retired after 30 years of service from 1st National...
Ida Mary Kennedy (Garland)
Feb 21, 2015
Ida Mary Kennedy 86, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away on February 21, 2015. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 25, at the Chapel. Burial will be in Missouri State Veteran’s Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. Ida was born on December 21,...
Donald Robert "Don" Forsythe
Feb 21, 2015
Donald R. Forsythe, 82, Raytown, MO passed away Feb. 21. 2015. Services will be 2 pm, Sat., Feb. 28 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Green Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 pm before the service at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to St. Matthews Episcopal Church, 9349...
Marjorie J. Beals (Walker)
Feb 21, 2015
Marjorie J. Beals, 88, of Blue Springs, MO passed away February 21, 2015 at St. Mary’s Manor. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. followed by a 10:00 a.m. service on Saturday, February 28, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Marjorie was a woman who had many talents and enjoyed working and being active....
Ohmer Kenneth Elliott
Feb 18, 2015
Ohmer Kenneth Elliott, age 92, passed away on February 18, 2015. He was born in Clinton, Missouri on November 18, 1922 to Samuel Jesse Elliott and Mary Lucille Salley Elliott. He married Geraldine Kalberloh in Kansas City, Missouri on October 3, 1947. In 1970, their son, John Kevin Elliott joined their family. Kenneth was inducted into the United States Army...
Patricia Lynne "Patti" George (Mullis)
Feb 18, 2015
Patricia Lynne “Patti” George, 62, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 18, 2015. Services will be 2 pm, Tuesday at Carson-Speaks Chapel. 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 1 pm before the service at the chapel. Patti was born Jan. 14, 1953 in Bainbridge, MD to Charles and Ethel Winifred (Fitzwater)...
Mary K. Lyndell (Gunzel)
Feb 18, 2015
Mary K. Lyndell, 81, of Kansas City, MO lost her long-fought battle with multiple health problems on February 18, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. memorial service on Saturday, February 21, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice, or you...
Janice Colleen Weir
Feb 15, 2015
Janice Colleen Weir, 69, passed away on February 15, 2015, in Independence, MO. She was born on March 4, 1945, in Independence, MO, to William V. and Goldie E. (Curtis) Weir. Janice graduated with a Master’s degree in Library Science from CMSU-Warrensburg, and taught 2nd and 3rd grade for Cler-Mont Elementary School for a few years. She later became a...
Barbara Ann Johnson (Bailey)
Feb 15, 2015
Barbara Ann Johnson, 67 of Blue Springs, MO, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2015 into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, February 27th at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 28th at the chapel. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, MO....
Ann Marie Rous
Feb 14, 2015
Ann Marie Rous was born August 29, 1925, in St. Louis and died peacefully on February 14, 2015. Preceding her in death were her parents, Elizabeth and William Rous. Her brother, William Rous II and her nieces, Sumner Roman and CJ Secula and her nephew Bill Rous III currently reside in San Jose, CA. Her body was cremated and buried...
Gerald Naylor
Feb 14, 2015
Gerald W. “Jerry” Naylor, 81, passed away on February 14, 2015, in Richards, MO. He was born on December 1, 1933, in Kansas City, MO, to Loren E. Naylor, Sr. and Emeline (Moffatt) Naylor. He was a student of KC East High School, and later served in the Army. He was stationed in Germany where he met his wife, Margareta....
John Leroy "Lee" Smothers
Feb 13, 2015
John LeRoy Smothers, “Lee,” passed peacefully at the Rosewood Health Center on Friday, February 13, 2015, in Independence, MO, at the age of 78. Mr. Smothers, a lifelong resident of Independence, is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Nadine; children: Mike Smothers and wife Rhonda, of Springfield, Greg Smothers and his wife, Linda, of Smithville, and Stacey Hamann...
Larry Goosman
Feb 13, 2015
Larry D. Goosman, 77, of Lees Summit, MO, passed away February 13, 2015, after a brief illness. Family will greet friends on Wednesday, Feb. 18, from 7-9pm, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. A funeral service will be held at 2pm Thursday, Feb. 19, at the chapel. Burial will follow at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Larry...
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