Obituaries
Jan Getz
Aug 2, 2013
JAN (PORT) GETZ Jan Getz, 80, of Independence, passed away Friday, August 2nd 2013. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 6th at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E 39th Street Independence. A private funeral service will be held at a later time. Burial will be at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Jan was born December 12th 1932 in Tyrone,...
Sister Mary Peters, Osf
Aug 2, 2013
Mary Isabel, the elder of two children born to George and Lena Ruth Peters, was born October 13, 1920 in Joplin, MO. Her parents were devout Catholics who instilled in their children a great love for Jesus in the Holy Eucharist and for the Catholic Church. The efforts of the family to attend Sunday Mass occasioned miles of travel since...
Betty Foster
Aug 2, 2013
Betty was born November 8, 1934 to John and Irene Cagle in Leachville Arkansas. She passed from this life into glory August 2, 2013 at Vitas Hospice Care facility with family by her side. She married James L. Foster April 24, 1951 in Brinkley, Arkansas. They moved to Kansas City in 1956. They raised three daughters. She was a stay-at-home...
Kenneth Belke
Aug 1, 2013
KENNETH MICHAEL LEO BELKE Kenny Belke, 55, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, August 1st 2013. Visitation will be from 6:00 -8:00 p.m. Monday, August 5th at Carson Speaks Chapel 1501 W Lexington Ave. Independence. Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 6th 2013 at the chapel. Cremation will follow. Kenny was born October 12th 1957 to Charles and...
Mavis Ross
Aug 1, 2013
Mavis Lorene Ross, 86, of Independence, passed away on August 1, 2013, at Oak Groves Nursing and Rehab Center, Oak Grove. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, August 5, 2013, in the Ford Wulf Bruns Funeral Chapel, Coffeyville, KS. Visitation will be from 1-2 PM on Monday, August 5, 2013, in Coffeyville, KS. Mavis was born...
Esther Taylor
Jul 30, 2013
Esther M. Taylor, 87, of Independence, MO passed away July 30, 2013. A visitation will take place from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 2, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial to follow at Highland Sacred Gardens in Sedalia,...
Cheryl Dyer
Jul 28, 2013
Cheryl Ann Dyer, 54, Independence, MO passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013. A memorial visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, August 5, 2013 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Independence Animal Shelter. Cheryl was born September 8, 1958 in Independence, MO. She was a...
Gary Meyer
Jul 25, 2013
Gary L. Meyer of Blue Springs, MO passed away on Thursday, July 26th after a year long battle with cancer. He is preceded in death by his father, Earl Meyer of Slater, MO. Survivors include his wife, Nancy A. Meyer, mother, Nellie Meyer, brothers, Paul Meyer and wife Stephanie, JT Meyer and wife Katie, Troy Meyer and wife Tara, Sister,...
David Hurshman
Jul 25, 2013
David Allen Hurshman, 66 of Independence, Mo passed away, Thursday, July 25, 2013 at his residence. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Monday evening, where the family requests casual attire, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO...
Juanita King
Jul 25, 2013
Juanita Mae King, 85, of Sugar Creek, passed away on July 25, 2013, at her residence. A private family celebration of life service is planned at a later date. Juanita was born on November 8, 1927, in Topeka, KS, the daughter of John W. Guffey and Marguerite Nadine (Howard) Curtis. Juanita enjoyed spending time with her family, going to garage...
Raymond Hays
Jul 24, 2013
Raymond Willard Hays, 85, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, July 24th 2013. A visitation will be 6:00 -8:00 p.m. Friday, July 26th at Carson Speaks Chapel; 1501 W Lexington Ave, Independence. A funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 27th at Fellowship Baptist Church; 901 E 23rd Street, Independence, MO. Burial at Brooking Cemetery. Ray was born October...
Steven High
Jul 23, 2013
Steven Edward High, 48 of Buckner, Mo passed away, Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at North Kansas City Hospital. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at the Old Paths Baptist Church in Grain Valley, MO. The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m., until service time at the church. Steven...
William Layman
Jul 22, 2013
William Kenneth Layman, 89, of Blue Springs, MO peacefully passed away Monday, July 22, 2013 at his home. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, July 25, 2013 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service starting at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to...
Jerry Jameson
Jul 21, 2013
Jerry R. Jameson, 80 of Raytown MO, passed away, Sunday July 21, 2013 at Westridge Gardens Raytown, Mo. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 26, 2013 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64052. Burial with full military honors will follow in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday...
Lucie Rohrbach
Jul 20, 2013
Lucie F. Rohrbach, 89, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Lucie was born in Odessa, MO and lived in this area since 1942. She retired from Mid-Continent Public Library in 1983 after 17 years. She was a devout member of St. Luke’s United Church of Christ. Lucie was preceded in death by her...
Betty Hamilton
Jul 19, 2013
Betty L. Hamilton, 79, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, July 19th 2013.Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, July 26th @ Carson-Speaks Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 27th at Carson Speaks Chapel; 1501 W. Lexington Ave Independence. Burial will be at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence. Betty was born December 4th 1933 in...
Beverly Alery
Jul 19, 2013
Beverly Jean Alery, 71, Independence, MO beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on July 19, 2013. Services will be 10 am, Friday, July 26 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday at the chapel. Beverly was born...
Beulah Holt
Jul 18, 2013
Beulah Mae Holt, 80, of Independence, MO passed away July 18, 2013 at Carmel Hills Living Center. A visitation will be held from 10-11:00 a.m. followed by an 11:00 a.m. service on Tuesday, July 23, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Graveside services will be held directly following at East Slope Cemetery in Riverside, MO....
Elmer Kuhn
Jul 17, 2013
Elmer George Kuhn, 89 of Lee’s Summit, passed away on July 17, 2013 at John Knox Care Center. Services will be at 11 am Tuesday, July 23, 2013, St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 700 NE Chipman Rd, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063. Visitation will be from 10 – 11 am Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at the church. Elmer was born on June...
John Collins
Jul 17, 2013
John Collins, 72, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, July 17th 2013. A visitation will be from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Sunday July 21st at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E 39th Street. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 22nd at the chapel. Cremation will follow. John was born August 11th 1940 near Deepwater, Missouri to Jim and Ethel...
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