Jan 5, 2012

Sharon Kay Wehmhoener, 61, Bates City, MO passed away unexpectedly Jan. 5, 2012. Services will be 10 am, Wed., Jan. 11, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Floral Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Tuesday at the chapel. The family requests contributions to the American Heart Assoc., 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, K.C....

Jan 4, 2012

Marie Gertie Swartz, 78, Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2012 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2011 at Mound Grove Cemetery. Marie was born March 27, 1933 in Sugar Creek, MO the daughter of...

Jan 4, 2012

Billy Leroy Sampson, 69 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at his residence. Private graveside services will be held at Lobb Cemetery.

Jan 3, 2012

Landis Adams, 41, of Independence, MO passed away January 3, 2012. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. with services to follow at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 10, at First Assembly of God, 3711 Whitney, Independence, MO 64055. Burial will be held at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Contributions may be made in his memory to the Leukemia and...

Jan 2, 2012

Carl Otto Stover, 80, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, January 2, 2012. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2012 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Carl was born January 23, 1931 in Kansas City, MO to Otto and Elizabeth (Alff) Stover....

Jan 2, 2012

Glenn Ray Wagaman, 84, of Buckner, MO passed away Monday, January 2, 2012. Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 7, 2012 at the Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 919 S. Delaware, Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence MO, 64055. Glenn was born May...

Jan 2, 2012

Graclynn Stanback, 5 weeks old, passed away January 2, 2012 at Children's Mercy Hospital. She is survived by her loving parents, Cody Stanback and Amanda Kaufman. This sweet little girl will be dearly missed by all that came in contact with her. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 9, 2012 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, with...

Jan 1, 2012

Jan 1, 2012

Hortensia J. Pinon, 81, Independence, MO passed away Jan. 1, 2012. Services will be 10 am, Friday, Jan. 6 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6–8 pm, Thursday at the chapel. Hortensia, known as “Nana” to her family, was born April 1, 1930 in Eagle Pass,...

Jan 1, 2012

Kathryn Deloris Moore, 79 of Ridgedale, MO, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2012 at her residence. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 5, 2012 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with cremation to follow. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m., until service time Thursday at the chapel. Donations may be made to Hospice Compassus 3044 Shepherd of the Hills Expy,...

Jan 1, 2012

John Francis Swift, 91, of Lee's Summit, MO, passed away peacefully on New Year's morning. He had been a resident of John Knox Village for the past 12 years. Visitation will be held from 3:00- 4:00 p.m. Sunday January 6th 2013 at St. Mark's Catholic Church; Lee’s Summit Rd. Independence, MO. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 4:00 p.m....

Dec 31, 2011

Virginia Alice Jasso, 89, Sugar Creek, MO passed away, Dec. 31, 2011 surrounded by her family that she loved. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am, Thursday, Jan. 5 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 10118 E. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64054; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. The Rosary will be said at 5:30 pm, Wed. at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501...

Dec 31, 2011

Helen L. (Haines) Denham, 90 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 at the Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday at the Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Donations may be made in her name to the...

Dec 31, 2011

Colleen Patricia Quinlan, 50 of Buckner, MO, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011 at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 5, 2012 at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday evening at the Heart of God...

Dec 30, 2011

Eliasar H. “Charlie” Peña, 65 of Grain Valley, MO entered into eternal rest on Friday, December 30, 2011 at Golden Living Center. A rosary will be recited beginning at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2012 followed by a celebration of his life from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055....

Dec 30, 2011

Timothy Michael Morgan, 41 of Independence, MO passed away, Friday, December 30, 2011 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Cremation is planned with Memorial visitation from 6 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday evening, January 4, 2012 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sam Morgan on behalf...

Dec 28, 2011

Edward S. Chandler, Sr, 95, was born in 1916 and died December 28, 2011. Ed was born to Thomas and Virgie Chandler in Independence, Missouri where he lived his entire life. Ed’s father, Tom, was a good friend of Harry S. Truman and Ed would row their fishing boat many time. Ed graduated from William Chrisman High School on Maple...

Dec 28, 2011

Judith L. Fisher, 62, of Lowry City, MO, died peacefully December 28, 2011 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Judy was born November 21, 1949 in Kansas City, MO. She grew up in Independence, MO, graduating from Van Horn High School in 1967. Choosing education as a career, she received her Bachelor’s degree from Central Missouri State College...

Dec 27, 2011

Essie “Mickey” Perkins, 99, of Kansas City, MO passed away December 27, 2011. A visitation will be held from 10-11:00 a.m., followed by an 11:00 a.m. service on Monday, January 2, 2012 at Central United Methodist Church, 5144 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64112. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. at Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, KS. In...

Dec 27, 2011

Fern L. Willard, 87, of Independence, MO passed away December 27, 2011 at her home. A viewing will take place from 9-10:00 a.m. with a 10:00 a.m. service to be held on Saturday, December 31, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to...