Obituaries
Danny Lee Gillam
Apr 25, 2014
Danny Lee Gillam, 63, Blue Springs, MO passed away April 25, 2014. Memorial services will be at 10 am, Sat., May 3 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; cremation. Visitation will begin at 9 am before the service at the chapel. Danny was born March 19, 1951 in Warrensburg, MO. He graduated from CMSU with...
Kenneth Toon
Apr 25, 2014
Kenneth Toon, 77, of Lake of the Ozarks, a loving father and grandfather and servant of The Lord, passed from this life on Friday, April 25, 2014. He was born in Cuthbert, Texas on July 3, 1936 to Clyde and Mary (Coolbaugh) Toon. For four years, "Ken" served in the United States Air Force as a tail gunner on the...
Leonard Willbanks
Apr 25, 2014
Leonard Charles Willbanks, 79, of Grandview, MO, passed away Friday, April 25, 2014. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday April 30th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 1st at the chapel. Burial will be at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. Leonard was born February 3, 1935 in Texas...
Pamela Lee James
Apr 24, 2014
Pamela Lee James of Blue Springs, MO passed away on April 24, after an eight month battle with brain cancer. Visitation will be held 1-3 pm, Sat., May 3 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Private committal will be held later at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens in Independence. Memorial contributions are preferred to American Cancer...
Kathleen Richardson
Apr 24, 2014
Kathleen J. Richardson, 86, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away April 24, 2014 in Lee’s Summit, MO, surrounded by her family. She was born in Pico, CA on December 19, 1927 and was preceded in death by her parents, James Alfred Worrel and Carma Audaleen (Moore) Worrel; her husband, Walter Anthony Richardson; and two sisters, Patsy Faye Swartz and Jana...
Sara Andrade
Apr 24, 2014
Sara Kay Andrade, 36, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2014 at Carson Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at the chapel. Cremation will follow. Sara was born January 5th, 1978 in Tulsa, OK. She graduated from high...
Gene Mccracken
Apr 23, 2014
Gene Council McCracken, 94, passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in Lee’s Summit, MO. Gene was born on January 19, 1920, to Harvey and Ruth (Council) McCracken at the family home in Bainville, Montana. At age two, Gene went to live with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Council of Culbertson, where he resided until graduation from Culbertson High...
Katherine Payur
Apr 23, 2014
Katherine M. Payur, 54, of Kansas City, MO passed April 23, 2014. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, April 26, 2014 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm until service time. Katherine was born on February 16, 1960 to Henry and Irene Payur. She graduated for East High School in Kansas City, MO, and went on...
James East
Apr 22, 2014
James R. East, 70, of Blue Springs, MO passed away April 22, 2014. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 9, at the Suburban Chapel. James was born January 27, 1944 in Indiana. He...
Leroy Autenrieth
Apr 20, 2014
LeRoy Allen Autenrieth, 82, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, April 20th 2014. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 24th at Trinity Church of the Nazarene; 19800 E Truman Rd. Independence, MO 64056. Inurnment will be at Leavenworth National Cemetery at a later time. LeRoy was born August 30, 1931 in Rhineland, MO to Edgar Marvin...
Lindell Wright
Apr 19, 2014
Lindell James Wright, 92, of Independence, MO, joined loved ones in heaven on Saturday, April 19, 2014, at Rosewood Health Center. Lindell was born August 27, 1921, in Bourbon, MO, to Robert E. and Alice (Mason) Wright. He worked as a mechanic for Jerry Hayes Ford until he retired in 1986. He was a veteran having proudly served in the...
Judy Ann Koch (Dickson)
Apr 19, 2014
Judy Ann Koch, 77, Independence, MO passed away April 19, 2014. Memorial services will be 10 am, Thursday, April 24 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 180202 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; cremation. Inurnment at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery will take place at a later date. Judy was born Oct. 20, 1936 in Lock Springs, MO and moved to Independence in...
Lola Jean Berry (Patterson)
Apr 18, 2014
Lola Jean Berry, 86, Jack County, TX, formerly of Independence MO, passed away April 18, 2014. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday, April 24 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Graveside services will be at 1 pm, Friday, April 25 at Dadeville Masonic Cemetery, Dadeville, MO. Lola was born Nov. 28, 1927 in Everton, MO....
Olivia Degrace
Apr 18, 2014
Olivia Janee’ DeGrace, 10 days old, passed away on April 18, 2014. Funeral Service will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, April 23, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm prior to the service at the Chapel. Online condolences may be expressed at (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel 816-373-3600.
Vincent Arslanian
Apr 17, 2014
Vincent Arslanian, 92, Independence, MO passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014. Vincent was born December 9, 1921 in Detroit, MI the only son of Harabet and Arax (Tetezian) Arslanian. He attended the University of Detroit before enlisting in the Army. Vincent was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII serving in France and the Philippines. After the war Vincent returned to...
June Koehly
Apr 16, 2014
June Rose Koehly, 69, Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014. June was born June 14, 1944 in Kansas City, MO the daughter of Eldred and Lois (Phillips) Clemens. She is survived by her loving husband, George “Dan” Koehly of 50 years; sons, Jeffrey Koehly and wife Marlo, Brian Koehly and wife Cari; grandchildren, Ashley, Austin, and Brayden; and...
Gail Reynolds
Apr 16, 2014
Gail Elizabethann Reynolds, 59, of Riverside, MO passed away, Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at North Kansas City Hospital. Cremation is planned with a memorial services to be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64052. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Wednesday at the...
Kathy Ann Hemerson (Saunders)
Apr 15, 2014
Kathy A. Hemerson, 62, Lee’s Summit, MO departed this Earth unexpectedly April 15, 2014. Services will be 10 am, Sat., April 19 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Brooking Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Friday at the chapel. Kathy was born Feb. 9, 1952 in Kansas City, MO. She graduated from Deepwater...
Dennis Martin
Apr 15, 2014
Dennis Ray Martin, 63, of Independence, MO, passed peacefully at home on April 15, 2014. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2014, fro 2:00 - 5:00 pm, at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Dennis was born on October 20, 1950, to Rayford and Bobbie (Jackson) Martin in Kansas City, MO. He is preceded in death by his parents, and...
Alfred Lefman
Apr 15, 2014
Alfred Leo Lefman, 89 of Independence, MO, passed away, Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at Centerpoint Medical Center. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Friday evening at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64052. Private graveside services will be held in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Donations may be made to Steppingstone, 5100 Noland Rd,...
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