Obituaries
Betty Russell
Jul 29, 2011
Betty Lou Bakyr Russell, 82, loving daughter, wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home at Bickford House in Raytown, MO on July 29, 2011. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 5, 2011 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Entombment will follow in Mt. Moriah Cemetery Mausoleum. The family will greet...
Heather Smith
Jul 29, 2011
Heather Renee Smith, 25, Leavasy, MO, passed away Friday, July 29, 2011 while living in California. A celebration of Heather’s Life will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Speaks Buckner Chapel; 300 Adams St., Buckner, MO. Visitation will be from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Salvation Army or Way...
Mary Elizabeth Brune
Jul 28, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Brune, Independence, MO, passed away Thursday, July 28, 2011. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at the First Christian Church; 125 S. Pleasant St., Independence, MO. Burial to follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to the First Christian Church. Mary Elizabeth...
David Allen
Jul 27, 2011
David L. Allen, 83, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 2, 2011 in the chapel. Burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Washington United...
Mary Patricia Schwietz
Jul 27, 2011
Mary Pat Schwietz, 74, Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Mary Pat was born July 4, 1937, the daughter of Edward and Marie (Foster) Watson. She grew up at Cedarcrest Dairy, where she loved exploring the fields and hated washing milk bottles. After high school, she joined the Sisters of Mercy and was a Catholic nun for 15...
Eugenie Beaulieu
Jul 27, 2011
Eugenie Beaulieu, 87, formerly of Kansas City, MO passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2011 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, 4101 E. 105th Terr., Kansas City, MO 64137. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service starting at 9:00 a.m. Graveside service 2:30 p.m. in Park Cemetery, Carthage,...
Mae Lefman
Jul 26, 2011
Mae E. Lefman, 84, of Independence, MO passed away July 26, 2011, surrounded by her family. Mae was born on January 15, 1927, in Higginsville, MO. She grew up in the Higginsville area and graduated in the class of 1944. She married Alfred Lefman, of Corder, MO, in 1945. Mae worked as a school bus driver for Pace School Bus...
Mary Stringer
Jul 26, 2011
Mary Ann Stringer, 79, of Buckner, MO passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Visitation will be 6:00-9:00 PM Monday, August 1st, at Heart of God Fellowship, 3720 N Buckner Tarsney Rd., Buckner, MO 64016. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 2, also at Heart of God Fellowship. Burial in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. In lieu of flowers,...
Xander Eurich
Jul 26, 2011
Xander Dean Eurich, stillborn, was returned to his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Even though his time on Earth was very short, he touched many lives. Survivors include his parents, Adam Dean and Michelle Lynn Eurich; maternal grandparents, Ronald and Karen Foster; paternal grandparents, Lori and Michael Barnard and Larry and Linda Eurich; Aunts and Uncles: Leah...
Virgil Spiva
Jul 25, 2011
Virgil “Smokey” Spiva, 60, was welcomed home by our Lord and Savior on July 25, 2011. Visitation will be held on July 29, 5pm-8pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St, Independence, MO. The funeral service will be held on July 30, 10am at East Side Baptist Church, 19901 E 78 Highway, Independence, MO. Smokey will take his final...
Lois Houston
Jul 25, 2011
Lois Ellen Houston, 77, died on Monday, July 25, 2011 in Lee’s Summit, MO. Formerly a resident of Lamoni, Iowa, Lois came to Independence, MO after graduating from Graceland College in 1953 and began employment as a secretary in the Community of Christ (RLDS) offices. While in Independence, she met and married Oliver “Ollie” C. Houston and they moved to...
Paul Moyer
Jul 24, 2011
Paul Gerald Moyer, 77, Independence, MO passed away July 25, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be at 10 am, Friday, July 29, 2011 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Independence Missouri Stake, 5609 Norfleet Rd., Kansas City, MO 64133, followed by committal services with Military Honors at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville,...
Deidra Hagan
Jul 24, 2011
Deidra Diane Hagan, 53, Independence, MO passed away Sunday, July 24, 2011 at her home. A gathering of family and friends will be from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Saturday, July 30, 2011 at East Independence Community of Christ; 823 E. Elizabeth St., Independence, MO. Funeral service celebrating Deidra will be at 3:00 p.m. at the church. Burial to follow at Oak Ridge...
Paul Persson Sr
Jul 23, 2011
Paul G. Persson, Sr., 85, passed away July 23, 2011. Services will be private. Paul was born May 8, 1926 and was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of WW II. He is survived by his wife Julia Persson, five children, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren American US Marine Corps The insignias listed here may be subject to copyright and /...
Dale Mason
Jul 23, 2011
Dale W. Mason, 85, formerly of Harrisonville, MO died July 23, 2011. Services will be 10 am, Wed. July 27 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO 64052, preceded by visitation beginning at 9 am. Committal services with Military Honors will be held at 3 pm at Crocker Cemetery near Pittsburg. KS. In lieu of flowers, the family...
Irene Landsberg
Jul 22, 2011
Irene E. Landsberg, 92, of Independence, MO passed away July 22, 2011 at Rosewood Health Center. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 28, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the chapel, with burial to follow at Mound Grove Cemetery. Irene was born May...
Joseph Bay
Jul 21, 2011
Joseph M. Bay, 97, of Kansas City, MO passed away July 21, 2011. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 25, 2011 at Carson Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 9-10:00 a.m. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 25, 2011 in Mound Grove Cemetery. In...
Mary Hadden
Jul 21, 2011
Mary Hadden, 93, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, July 21, 2011. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2011 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 28, 2011 in the chapel. Private burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Mary was born April 26, 1918 in Barnesboro, PA. She was...
Jeanettie Brison
Jul 21, 2011
Ruby Jeanettie (Williams) Brison, 84 of Independence, MO passed away, Thursday, July 21, 2011 at her residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the Blue Ridge Assembly of God Church, 740 N. Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64125. Burial will follow in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m.,...
Olive Bloom
Jul 20, 2011
Olive L. Bloom, 93, of Dodge Center, MN, formerly of Independence, MO passed away July 20, 2011 at Fairview Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 25, at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, Independence, MO. A visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Graveside services will follow at...
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