Danny Pittman
Jun 12, 2012
Danny Lee Pittman, 49 of Buckner, MO passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012 from injuries received in a car accident at M-78 highway and Truman Rd in Independence, MO. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64052 with cremation to follow. The family will greet friends from 6...
Mary Cole
Jun 12, 2012
Mary Sharon Cole, 66, Warsaw, MO formerly of Buckner, MO passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 15, 2012 at the Buckner Community of Christ Church; 1001 S. Sibley, Buckner, MO 64016. Mary was born September 30,...
Bert Felter
Jun 12, 2012
Bert N. Felter, 77 of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday morning, June 12, 2012 at Rosewood Health Center. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m., Friday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. A private graveside service will follow in Oak Ridge Memory Garden. Donations may be made in his name...
Bonnie Paisley Jorgenson
Jun 10, 2012
Bonnie L. Paisley Jorgenson, 80 of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Blue Hills Rest Home. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 15, 2012 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Avenue, Independence, MO 64052. A graveside service will follow at 1:00 p.m., Friday at Cameron Memorial Gardens in Cameron, MO. The family will...
Russell Irwin
Jun 10, 2012
Russell “Dar” Darwin Irwin, 89 of Independence, passed away Sun. Jun. 10, 2012 at the Rehabilitation Center of Independence. Services will 2 pm Thu, Jun. 14 2012 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 E. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO, 64052, with a visitation being held 1 hour prior to the service. Burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions are...
Shirley Flood
Jun 9, 2012
Shirley Flood, 78, passed away on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at home. A Visitation will be from 6-8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 15th, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St.; Independence. MO 64055. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 16, in the chapel. Burial at Floral Hills East Cemetery, Lee’s Summit, MO. Shirley was born on...
Gladys Reardon
Jun 9, 2012
Gladys Burch Reardon passed away on June 9, 2012, three days after celebrating her 100th birthday surrounded by family and friends. She is survived by her sister, Ada Dodd and daughter, Sharon Cipolla. She also has two grandchildren, Tom and Susan Cipolla, as well as three great grandchildren, Nicholas and Alexandra Cipolla and Lily McCabe. Gladys, known only as “Nana”...
Georgia Stanton
Jun 8, 2012
Georgia L. “Cookie” (Mikulich) Stanton, 62, Independence, MO passed away June 8, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 7 pm Monday, June 18 at the First Baptist Church of Independence, 500 W. Truman Rd., Independence MO 64050; cremation. Cookie was born Oct. 14 1949 in Independence and was a life-long resident. She graduated from William Chrisman High School...
Daniel Clark
Jun 8, 2012
Daniel Dale Clark, 60, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Blue Springs, MO, Friday evening, June 8, 2012. Daniel was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, on March 1, 1952, the son of Dale J. and Edna Marie Kerns Clark. Daniel and Lucinda Gray were united in marriage on June 27, 1981, and would have celebrated 31 years of marriage....
Virgil Julian
Jun 8, 2012
Virgil C. Julian, 69, Independence, MO passed away June 8, 2012. Services will be at 10 am, Wed. June 13 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055; interment at Six Mile Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Tuesday at the chapel. Virgil was born Feb. 22, 1943 in Kansas City, MO. He...
Rose Hepple
Jun 7, 2012
Rose L. Hepple, 103, Independence, MO passed away June 7, 2012. Services will be 10 am, Monday, June 11 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will begin before the service at 9 am. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to Heritage House Residents Organization/Flower Fund, 660 N....
William Myers
Jun 7, 2012
Bill Myers, 92, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012 at St. Luke’s East Hospital. A visitation for Bill will be held from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO with services at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel. Private family graveside service at a later...
Sharon Sharp
Jun 6, 2012
Sharon Ann Sharp, 76, Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Friday, June 15, 2012 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Private inurnment will be at a later date at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Sharon was...
Cynthia Carson
Jun 6, 2012
Cynthia Ann Carson, 64, Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012 after a battle with cancer. Visitation will be from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Private family graveside services will be at Floral Hills Cemetery. Cynthia was born August 15, 1947 in Kansas City, MO the daughter...
Richard Van Hoet
Jun 6, 2012
Richard Van Hoet, 92 of Kansas City, MO passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at home. Richard was born May 29, 1920 in Shawnee, KS to parents Adolph and Germaine (Van Den Broucke) Van Hoet. He worked in various occupations, including truck gardening; as well as owning and operating Van Hoet’s Hardware Store, and Van Hoet’s Greenhouse along with his...
Clifford Carpenter Iii
Jun 5, 2012
Clifford “Chris” Carpenter, 48, of Independence, MO passed suddenly on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Chris was born on January 9, 1964 in Boulder, CO. He leaves behind son, Clifford (Topher) Christopher Carpenter IV; and Topher’s brothers, James and Casey Calhoun; father, Clifford “Kip” Christopher Carpenter Jr.; mother, Sally Anne Carpenter; sisters Cindy McClain and Cathy Carpenter...
Donna Ballantyne
Jun 5, 2012
Donna M. Ballantyne, 76, Independence, MO passed away June 5, 2012. Services will be 2 pm, Monday, June 11 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-5 pm, Sunday at the chapel. Donna was born in Lexington, NE. She was a registered nurse who graduated from the nursing program...
Marian Tripp
Jun 3, 2012
Marian Tripp, 87, Raytown, MO, formerly of Independence, MO, passed away June 3, 2012. Services will be 2 pm, Wed., June 6 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Tuesday at the chapel. In lieu of flowers the family request contributions to K.C. Hospice, 9221 Ward Pkwy.,...
Charles Lauffer
Jun 3, 2012
Charles S. “Chuck” “Bud” Lauffer, 75 of Independence, MO passed away Sunday morning at North Care Hospice. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 7, 2012 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday evening at the chapel....
Vincent Cervas
Jun 2, 2012
Vincent Allen Cervas, 62, of Blue Springs, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012. He was a sales manager in the railroad industry his entire career, including Harmon Industries (1984-2006), Safetran, and Global Rail Systems. Survivors include Chris Cervas (son), Scott Cervas (son), Megan Cervas (daughter), Mia Cervas-Williams (granddaughter), Eileen Adams (sister), and Robert Cervas (brother). A memorial service will be...
