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William Eagle

William Eagle

Sep 16, 2012

William Harold Eagle, 93 of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, September 16, 2012 at his residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Buckner Community of Christ. Burial will follow in Buckner Hill Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Vitas Hospice. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday where there will...

Ruth Oberhelman

Ruth Oberhelman

Sep 16, 2012

Ruth Oberhelman, 99, of Independence MO, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2012. Memorial service will be held Saturday, September 22, at 2:00 at First Presbyterian Church, 100 N Pleasant, Independence, MO 64050. A reception will follow. Interment at Mount Washington Cemetery. Ruth was born January 8, 1913 in Jamestown KS to Austin and Anna Josephine Moe Zirkle. She graduated...

Savilla Lundquist

Savilla Lundquist

Sep 15, 2012

Savilla L. Lundquist, 88, of Independence, MO passed away September 15, 2012 at Rosewood Health Center. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 20, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, Missouri. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the chapel. Burial to follow at Mound Grove Cemetery. Savilla was born...

Wayne Tiffany

Wayne Tiffany

Sep 15, 2012

Wayne M. Tiffany, 57, Independence, MO passed away Sept. 15, 2012. Services will be 10 am, Friday, Sept. 21 at Fairmount Christian Church, 641 S. Ash Ave., Independence, MO, 64053; cremation. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the American Cancer...

Wilbur Hochstedler

Wilbur Hochstedler

Sep 14, 2012

Wilbur Hochstedler passed away Friday September 14th 2012. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 20th, 2012 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be 6:00-8p.m. Wednesday, September 19th, at the chapel. Interment will be at Mount Washington Cemetery. Wilbur was born in 1927 to LeRoy and Lela (Squire) Hochstedler in Osceola, Missouri,...

Donna Hill

Donna Hill

Sep 14, 2012

Donna Kay Hill, 69, Independence, MO passed away Sept. 14, 2012. Services will be 10 am, Wed. at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Independence, MO 64052, followed by a committal service at 12:30 pm at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Tuesday at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Diabetes Foundation,...

Jule Howard

Jule Howard

Sep 13, 2012

Jule Lee Howard passed away at 91, on Thursday, September 13, 2012. Funeral Service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday September 19th, 2012 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be from 12:00-1 p.m. prior to the service. Interment will be at Mound Grove Cemetery. Jule was born April 26th, 1921 to Charles...

Kyndra Baker

Kyndra Baker

Sep 13, 2012

Kyndra Lynn (Brown) Baker, 47, Independence, MO, passed away Sept. 13, 2012. Memorial services will be at 2 pm, Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055; inurnment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday 6-8 pm at the chapel. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the Lupus...

Scott Fisher

Scott Fisher

Sep 11, 2012

Scott Michael Fisher, 37 of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at his residence. Services will be 12:00 p.m., Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the Ascension Lutheran Church 4900 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64133. Burial will follow in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m., until service time Saturday at the church. Donations may...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

Sep 9, 2012

Sarah Ann Johnson, 84, Warsaw, MO, formerly of Kansas City, MO, passed away Sept. 9, 2012 at Monterey Park. Visitation will be from 1-2 pm, Wed. at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Funeral services will follow at 2 pm at the funeral home. Burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are...

Ruby Benton

Ruby Benton

Sep 9, 2012

Ruby May Benton, 88 of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012 at St. Mary's Medical Center in Blue Springs. Cremation is planned with a private inurnment service to be held at Liberty Cemetery in Warrensburg, MO. Donations may be made in her name to the American Cancer Society. Ruby was born November 16, 1923 in Warrensburg, MO to...

Franklin Coil

Franklin Coil

Sep 8, 2012

Franklin Walter Coil, 92, formerly of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, September 8, 2012. Visitation will be from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Burial to follow at Mound Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Frank...

Alberta Gillespie

Alberta Gillespie

Sep 7, 2012

Alberta Marie Gillespie, 78 of Independence, MO passed away Friday, September 7, 2012 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, September 10, 2012 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Donations may be made in her name to the American Heart Association. Alberta was...

Esther Kehler

Esther Kehler

Sep 6, 2012

Esther Lucille Kehler, 70, Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012. A celebration of life gathering will be from 1:00-5:00 p.m., Friday, September 14, 2012 at the Mississippi Terrace in Keokuk, IA. Esther was born February 25, 1942 in Keokuk, IA the daughter of Charles A. and Grace A. (Varner) Sapp. She worked as a foreman for Midwest...

Layton "Tony" Triplett

Layton "Tony" Triplett

Sep 6, 2012

Layton “Tony” Triplett, 86, Buckner, MO, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 10, 2012 at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Layton was born December 3, 1925, near Fort Osage, MO the son of Byron W. and Anna Jewell (Hudseth) Triplett. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. Layton was a farmer by trade. He...

Delta Ayers

Delta Ayers

Sep 2, 2012

Delta Ayers, 76, of Indep. MO died Sun, Sept. 2, 2012. Memorial on Mon., Sept. 17, 4 pm at Mt. Washington Baptist Church; 9623 E. Independence Ave.,Indep. MO 64053. Delta was born Apr. 1, 1936 in MO to Finice & Susan Chandler. She leaves behind son; Donald Ayers (Sonja); daughters, Julie Murphy, and Beverly Kastner (Roger); sister, Julie Chandler; 7...

David Detillier

David Detillier

Sep 1, 2012

David Detillier, 65, of Blue Springs, MO passed away September 1, 2012. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. Friday, September 7, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 8, at the Suburban Chapel with burial to follow at Buckner Hill Cemetery. David was born...

Steven Mooers

Steven Mooers

Sep 1, 2012

Steven Lynn Mooers, 64 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Centerpoint Medical Center from heart complications. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 7, 2012 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial with full military honors will follow at noon, Friday in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery. The family will greet...

Carol Johnson

Carol Johnson

Sep 1, 2012

Carol Ann Marie Rose Curry Taylor Johnson Olson born to this earth November 4, 1941 in Kansas City, MO to Martin Joseph and Helen Marie Gilmore Curry, long deceased. She graduated from Lillis High and later from UMKC. Carol Ann was a funny and an intelligent woman who volunteered a lot of her time from hospice facilities to religious education....

Eugene Richardson

Eugene Richardson

Sep 1, 2012

Eugene “Gene” D. Richardson, 82, Independence, MO passed away Sept. 1, 2012 at home. Services will be 11 am, Wed. at Carson-Speaks Chapel; 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment will be with Full Military Honors at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10 am before the service. Gene was born in Independence, MO January 10, 1930 to...

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