Obituaries
Virgil Hatfield
Mar 15, 2013
Virgil E. Hatfield, 75, Independence, MO passed away March 15, 2013. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, March 21 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the chapel. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to College Park Community of Christ, 1021 W. College...
Eleanor Shafer
Mar 14, 2013
Eleanor Jean Creason Shafer, 91, Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2013. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2013 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Salem Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to the First Christian Church or...
Michael Saxton
Mar 14, 2013
Michael T. Saxton, 55, of Independence MO passed away Thursday, March 14th 2013. A visitation will be held from 1:00 -2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19th at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18090 E 39th Street, Independence. A Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens, Independence, MO. Michael was born May 7th 1957 to Melvin...
Dr. John Green
Mar 14, 2013
Dr. John Richard Green passed away on March 14, 2013, at his home in Independence, MO. He was born in Independence on May 28, 1917 to Dr. John Reuben Green and Laura Kelley Green. They preceded him in death, as did his four sisters, Louise Grenawalt, Virginia Rasse, Katherine Wright and Mary Taaffe. John was educated in Independence, graduating from...
Cecil Wood
Mar 14, 2013
Cecil Wood, 87, of Independence passed away Thursday, March 14th 2013. A private service will be held at a later time. Interment will be at Versailles Cemetery in Versailles, MO. Cecil was born November 25th 1925 in Johnson Co., AR to Virgil N. and Estel (Garrett) Wood. The family moved to Buckner, MO in 1942. He served in the U.S....
Virginia Allen
Mar 13, 2013
Virginia L. Allen, 84, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at Centerpoint Medical Center. Virginia was born on November 7, 1928, to Darrell and Agnes McLees, and was a life-long resident of Independence, Missouri. As a member of the Liberty Street Community of Christ, Virginia served as a Deacon and a Sunday School Teacher. Virginia leaves behind her beloved husband...
Deloris Hawkins
Mar 12, 2013
Deloris Hawkins, 81, of Independence, MO passed March 12, 2013. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 18, at Oak Grove Cemetery. She is survived by her children, Wanda Chard, Mary Core and Darrell Fuller; nine grandchildren; twenty three great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren. She was a longtime member of the RLDS Church and...
Robert Burnup
Mar 12, 2013
Robert H. Burnup, 94, of Independence, MO passed away on March 12, 2013. He was born July 23, 1918 in Rosedale, KS to Robert and Pearl Burnup. He graduated from Raytown High School, then served in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of Captain. He established Burnup Equipment Company in Independence, MO in 1952 and ran the business until his...
Claudine Summers
Mar 11, 2013
Claudine O. Summers, 90, Independence, MO passed way March 11, 2013 Services will be 10 am, Friday at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday at the chapel. Claudine was born Sept. 5, 1922 and grew up near Tarsney Lakes. She was working at the Lake...
William Vickery
Mar 11, 2013
Bill Vickery, 67, of Kansas City, passed away Monday, March 11th 2013. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 16th at Carson-Speaks Chapel; 1501 W. Lexington Ave Independence. Funeral Service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the chapel. Burial will be at 56 Cemetery in Arkansas. Bill was born July 2nd 1945 in Fifty-Six Arkansas to Zeke...
Martha Jude
Mar 11, 2013
Martha Jude, 80, of Kansas City, passed away Monday, March 11th 2013. A visitation will be held from 6:00 -8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 14th at Bible Fellowship Center; 2502 N. Liberty St. Independence, MO. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 15th at the church. Burial will be at Mt. Washington Cemetery, Independence. Martha was born November 2nd...
Kenneth Parker
Mar 11, 2013
Kenneth R. Parker passed away in Independence, MO on Monday, March 11, 2013 at the age of 58. The services will be held at First Mennonite Brethren Church, 8000 W. 21st, Wichita KS. on Monday, March 18, 2013 at 11:00 am. Kenneth is predeceased by his father, Robert Parker. Kenneth is survived by his mother Georgie Parker of Wichita KS.,...
Robert Buster
Mar 11, 2013
Robert “Bob” Buster, 65, of Independence, MO passed away March 11, 2013 at St. Luke’s East, Lee’s Summit, MO. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Services to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at Tri-City Ministries, Independence, MO. Burial to follow at Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, MO....
Bill Hefter
Mar 11, 2013
Bill Hefter, 84, of Independence, passed away Monday, March 11th 2013. A visitation will be from 6-7:30 p.m. Friday, March 15th at Carson Speaks Chapel; 1501 W Lexington Ave, Independence. A memorial service will follow at 7:30 p.m. at the chapel. Bill was born September 9th 1928 to Jack C. and Dorothy (Cudworth) Hefter. He started work at 19 for...
Otis Porterfield
Mar 10, 2013
Otis “Corky” Porterfield, 84 of Independence, MO passed away at home on Sunday, March 10, 2013. Cremation is planned with a memorial gathering from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his name to Crossroads Hospice. Corky was born July...
Doris Childress
Mar 10, 2013
Doris A. Childress, 73, Lexington, MO passed away March 10, 2013. Visitation will be from 10 – 11 am, Wed., March 13 at Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams, Buckner, MO 64016. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 am at Buckner Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to Village Hospice, 1016 Main St., Lexington, MO 64067 or...
Joseph Ward
Mar 9, 2013
Joseph Kenneth Ward, of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013. He was, born January 25th, 1925 to Pearl Marie (Inman) and Harry Ward. He was the oldest son of 12 children. Preceded in death by parents and siblings: Mary E. Leutzinger (twin), Peggy L. Gouldsmith, Ruby Lee Olson, Helen E. Adkins, Ransom P. Ward, David H. Ward, V....
Linda Cole
Mar 9, 2013
Linda May Cole, 67 of Kansas City, MO passed away, Saturday, March 9, 2013 at her residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64052. Burial will follow in Brooking Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m., until service time Wednesday at the chapel. Linda was...
Margaret Burress
Mar 9, 2013
Margaret Jane Burress, stillborn was born March 9, 2013. Survivors include her parents, Darrell and Rene Burress; brother, Lucas Burress; sister, Abby Burress; maternal grandparents, Rick and Sheila Crabtree; maternal great grandparents, Robert and Margaret (JoAnn) Crabtree; and additional aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, William and Betty Jane Burress. You made all...
Roy Kellis
Mar 8, 2013
Roy William “Tex” Kellis, 90 of Independence, MO passed away, Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Kansas City VA Medical Center. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday at the Noland Road Baptist Church 4505 S. Noland Rd. Independence, MO 64055. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the church. Burial with full...
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