Obituaries

Iris Spaulding

Iris Spaulding

Aug 9, 2011

Iris June Spaulding, 80 of Independence, MO passed away, Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, August 14, 2011 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055. The family will greet friends from 2:00 p.m., until service time Sunday at the chapel. A graveside service will be...

Jared Shull

Jared Shull

Aug 9, 2011

Jared Thomas Shull, 27 of Independence, MO passed away, Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at his residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will be in New Salem Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday evening at the chapel. Jared...

Mildred Wendleton

Mildred Wendleton

Aug 7, 2011

Mildred Lavon Wendleton, 91 of Independence, Mo passed away, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 at the Rehabilitation Center of Independence. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday. Aug. 12, 2011 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Friday at...

Alice Meadors

Alice Meadors

Aug 6, 2011

Alice Louise Meadors, 69, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Kansas City Hospice House. Memorial Services will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service starting at 2:00 p.m. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday,...

Billy Nicodemus

Billy Nicodemus

Aug 6, 2011

Billy W. “Nick” Nicodemus, 82, Independence, MO died Aug. 6, 2011 at his home. Services will be 10 am, Friday Aug. 12 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment with Full Military Honors at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 pm, Thursday at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family request contributions to...

Michael Jeffries

Michael Jeffries

Aug 4, 2011

Michael Dean Jeffries died Aug. 4, 2011. Services will be 2 pm, Tuesday, Aug. 9 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055; interment at Six Mile Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Buckner Branch of the Community Services League, 1001 S....

Mary Nold

Mary Nold

Aug 4, 2011

Mary L. Nold, 78, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away August 4, 2011 at her home. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, at the chapel with burial to follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Mary was born March...

Joan Hickam

Joan Hickam

Aug 4, 2011

Joan LeRoy Hickam, 76, Olathe, KS, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Home, Olathe, KS. A gathering to celebrate Joan’s life will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 2011 at the home of her daughter. Joan was born May 20, 1935 in Independence, MO the daughter of Louis Fred and Mary E. (Whitmire) Hartman. She...

Harry Stewart

Harry Stewart

Aug 3, 2011

Harry John Stewart, 62 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 6, 2011 at the Messiah Lutheran Church 613 S. Main St., Independence, MO 64050. Cremation to follow services. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Friday evening at the Carson-Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO...

Harry Davidson

Harry Davidson

Aug 3, 2011

Harry L. Davidson, 75, of Oak Grove, MO died August 3, 2011. Harry was born in Kansas City, MO, and was raised in Cross Timbers, MO by his loving grandparents. He entered the Navy at 17 and retired from the service after 20 years. Harry was employed by Houlihan’s Restaurant Groups, retiring in 2005 after a stroke. He was a...

Cherry Decker

Cherry Decker

Aug 3, 2011

Cherry Lynn (Parsons) Decker, 43, Grain Valley, MO passed away unexpectedly Aug. 3, 2011. Memorial services will be held at 3 pm, Sat., Aug. 13 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 901 N.W. 15th Street, Blue Springs, MO 64015. In lieu of flowers, the family requests check be made to Watchtower and sent to: Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of...

Samuel Brad Hewitt

Samuel Brad Hewitt

Aug 2, 2011

Samuel “Brad” Hewitt, 59, Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday August 2, 2011 surrounded by his family, after a yearlong battle with cancer. A celebration of Brad’s Life will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may...

Shannon Walsh

Shannon Walsh

Aug 2, 2011

Shannon Leigh Walsh, 18, passed unto our heavenly father on August 2, 2011. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Our Lady of Presentation Catholic Church, 130 NW Murray Rd., Lee’s Summit, MO 64081. Visitation will be Saturday, prior to the mass starting at 10:00 a.m. at the church. She was a graduate of...

Eleanor Boyle

Eleanor Boyle

Aug 1, 2011

Eleanor V. Boyle, 81, Lee’s Summit, MO died Aug. 1, 2011. No services are scheduled; cremation. Eleanor was a caring, hard-working woman. She would give the shirt off her back to help anyone. She was a school bus driver and a trainer for Ryder Bus Services and retired from there in 1995. For many years, she sacrificed many personal things...

George Biber

George Biber

Aug 1, 2011

George A. Biber, 81, Independence, MO passed away Aug. 1, 2011. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am, Friday, Aug. 5, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 600 N. Liberty St, Independence, MO 64050; interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Rosary will begin at 6 pm, Thursday at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO 64052 followed by...

Roy Timmons

Roy Timmons

Jul 30, 2011

Roy “Rocky” Timmons, 71, of Kansas City, MO, passed away July 30, 2011. A graveside service will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 2, at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Directions will be available at the entrance of the Mt. Washington, Brookside and 24 Hwy entrance. Roy was born October 1, 1939 in Jerico Springs, MO. He served in the...

Betty Russell

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

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

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

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...