Obituaries
Lillian Fountaina " " Paxton (Wolf)
Mar 13, 2015
Lillian Fountaina Paxton, 91, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, March 13, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 19th at Carson-Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 20th at the chapel. Burial will be at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence, MO. Lillian was born March 4, 1924 in Courtney, MO as...
Melba Jean Jeffries
Mar 13, 2015
Melba Jean Jeffries, 84, Independence, MO passed away March 13, 2015. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, March 19 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 - 8 pm, Wed. at the chapel. Melba was born July 20, 1930 in Kansas City, MO. She graduated from Buckner High...
Waverly Naomi Grazier (Boyd)
Mar 12, 2015
Naomi Grazier, 69, of Independence, MO went to Heaven on March 12, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 17th at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18th at the chapel. Burial will be at Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, MO. Naomi was born August 30, 1945 in Branch,...
Leonila O. Greenhaw
Mar 12, 2015
Leonila O. Greenhaw, 75, of Independence, MO passed away March 12, 2015. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Leonila was born January 17, 1940 in Leyte, Philippines. She is survived by her three sons, Chris Lane and wife Cherie, Butch Lane and wife Angie, Gary Lane and partner Joe Ricard; one daughter, Debbie Clark...
Shelley M. Tormena (Pearce)
Mar 12, 2015
Shelley Tormena, 46, of Independence, MO passed away March 12, 2015 at her home. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March17, at Brooking Cemetery, Raytown, MO. Contributions may be made in Shelley’s name to the American Melanoma Foundation or Heartland Hospice. Shelley was born February 15, 1969 in Independence, MO to Tom and Kathy (Jones)...
Donald Eugene "Don" Kaler
Mar 12, 2015
Donald Eugene "Don" Kaler, 87, passed away on March 12, 2015, in Odessa, MO. A graveside service will be on Tuesday, March 17, at 2:00pm, at Mound Grove Cemetery. Formally of Independence, MO, Don is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marilyn; children, Richard, Robert, and Mary; siblings, Lester, John, and Mary Lou; 3 grandsons, and 4 great-grandchildren. Don...
Margaret Ann Gardner (Graves)
Mar 12, 2015
Margaret Ann Gardner, 72, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away March 12, 2015. Memorial Services will be held 11:00 am, Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Glendale Restoration Branch, 17803 Susquehanna Ridge, Independence, MO. Margaret was born August 29, 1942 in Gary, IN to Peter and Margaret (Grunstein) Graves. Margaret was passionate about children, dedicated to teaching Sunday school, and spending...
Anthony Cordell Mckenzie
Mar 12, 2015
Anthony Cordell McKenzie, 15, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Children’s Mercy Hospital. Services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, March 19th, 2015 at the Noland Road Baptist Church 4505 S. Noland Rd., Independence, MO 64055 with cremation to follow. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m., until service time Thursday at the church....
Frances Louise Moran (Hibbard)
Mar 11, 2015
Frances Louise Moran, 79, of Independence, MO, passed away March 11, 2015. Visitation will be Saturday, March 21, 2015, from 1-2 pm. Funeral Services will follow at 2pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Louise was born on June 18, 1935 in Independence, MO to Edward and Mary Frances (Barnhard) Hibbard. Louise graduated from William Chrisman High School. She had a passion...
Coy Nave
Mar 10, 2015
Coy J. Nave, 93, of Pleasant Valley, MO passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015. A visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 21 at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, Liberty, MO. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the church. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 23rd at Pontiac Cemetery, Pontiac, MO....
Leona E. Adams (Williamson)
Mar 10, 2015
Leona E. Adams, 90, of Grain Valley, MO, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, March 13th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 14th at The Church of Jesus Christ Saint’s Haven Restoration Branch; 300 Chicago Ave, Sibley, MO 64088. Burial will be...
Wilma Lorene Fitzgerel (Sammon)
Mar 10, 2015
Wilma Fitzgerel, 94, of Independence, MO passed away March 10, 2015. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. followed by a 2:00 p.m. service on Monday, March 16, at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 9505 E. 47th St., KCMO 64133. Wilma was born August 4, 1920 in Warrensburg, MO to Ermon and Eula Sammon. She was preceded in death by...
Lee Ann Dandorf (Vinson)
Mar 10, 2015
Lee Ann Dandorf, 53, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday, March 15th at Nativity of Mary 10017 E 36th Terr. S. Independence, MO. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 16th at the church. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Raytown, MO....
Cheryl Johnson
Mar 10, 2015
Cheryl Kay Johnson, 60, passed away on March 10, 2015. A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, March 13, from 6-8pm, at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64052. Cheryl worked for the Jackson County Assessment Department as a Lead Clerk for over 10 years. She enjoyed cooking for her family, tending to her garden, and reading...
Gerald Hugh "Gary" Moore
Mar 10, 2015
Gerald Hugh “Gary” Moore, 90 of Kansas City, MO passed away, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Villa St. Francis in Olathe, KS. Services will be 5:00 p.m., Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Overland Park Church of the Nazarene, 9030 Lamar Ave., Overland Park, KS, 66207. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m., until service time Saturday at...
Kenneth Whitney Kleihauer
Mar 10, 2015
Kenneth Whitney Kleihauer, III, 54, passed away, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at North Kansas City Hospital. He was born August 15, 1960 in Kansas City, MO. He was preceded in death by his dad, Kenneth Whitney Kleihauer, Jr., his stepdad John McLean and a sister, Kathy Lynn Powell. Survivors include; his mother, Sue McLean of Hermitage, MO, his brother, Steve...
Pearl Katherine Helman (Schroder)
Mar 9, 2015
Pearl Katherine Helman, 98, of Independence, MO, died Monday, March 9, 2016 at Monterey Park Care Center. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 13th at Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. Mrs. Helman was born July 5, 1916 in Florence, MO as one of five children to Joseph and Alice (Hilderbrandt) Schroder. She has lived...
Charlene May Silkwood
Mar 9, 2015
Charlene May Silkwood, 43 of Independence, MO passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 13, 2015 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Entombment will follow in Mt. Washington Mausoleum. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the chapel. Charlene...
Louise Elizabeth "Weez" Kroesen (Teter)
Mar 7, 2015
March 7, 2015, was the day that our heavenly Father gently called our beloved home. She had celebrated her 95th birthday recently and her family has no doubt that her reunion in heaven with family and friends was a joyous occasion. Among those waiting to greet her was her husband, George Delmar Kroesen, parents: Frank and Isabel Teter, son George...
Joyce Diane Hurley (Kunkle)
Mar 7, 2015
Joyce Diane Hurley, of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Services will be 10 am Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the Chapel. Burial will take place in Mound Grove Cemetery. Joyce was born May 8, 1929 in St. Joseph, MO, the daughter of Ruth...
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