Obituaries
Freida Nickens
Feb 13, 2011
Freida B. Nickens, 68, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 13, 2011 at Kansas City Hospice House. Services will be at 2 pm, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052; interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to the Kansas City Hospice...
Lila Davenport
Feb 13, 2011
LILA MAE DAVENPORT Lila Mae Davenport, 77, Buckner, MO passed away Feb. 13, 2011 at home. CW02 James E. Davenport, Sr. in his dress blues, awaited the arrival of his Valentine. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 am, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 at the Church of the Santa Fe in Buckner, MO; interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. The...
Edward Burkhardt
Feb 12, 2011
Edward Allen Burkhardt, 55, Blue Springs, MO passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 12, 2011. A Celebration of Ed’s Life will be at 7:00 PM Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Independence, MO. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the Edward...
Vernon Lewis
Feb 12, 2011
Vernon T. Lewis, 90, Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2011 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. A memorial service will be held at 4:00pm on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at the Open Arms Community of Christ Church, 1101 W. Walnut, Independence, MO 64050. Vernon was born September 11, 1920 in Kansas City, MO the son of George W....
Kenneth Moore
Feb 12, 2011
Kenneth Henry Moore, 78 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday morning, February 12, 2011 at his residence. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 17, 2011 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th Street South, Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday evening...
Joycie Parmley
Feb 12, 2011
Joycie “Joyce” Rae (Hall) Parmley, 87, of Independence, MO, died peacefully on Saturday, February 12, 2011. She was born February 2, 1924, in Crawford County, Arkansas to Jesse Hall and Mary Ellen (Brewer) Hall. Joyce married Walter N. Scoggins in 1949 and they had 3 children. They moved to the Kansas City area in 1951. They later divorced and in...
Mary Biagioli
Feb 11, 2011
Mary Frances Biagioli, 88, of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away February 11, 2011 at the Kansas City Hospice House. A visitation will take place from 5-8:00 p.m., with a 7:30 p.m. Rosary on Wednesday, February 16, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday,...
Mildred Bernadich
Feb 10, 2011
Mildred Bernadich, 88, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Rosewood Health Care. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 18, 2011 at St. Cyril’s Catholic Church, 11231 E. Chicago, Sugar Creek, MO 64054. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052 where...
Helen Slocum Akers
Feb 10, 2011
Helen L. Slocum Akers, 97 of Independence, MO passed away, Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Rosewood Health Center at the Groves. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St. S., Independence, MO 64055. Burial will follow in Wills Cemetery in Peculiar, MO. The family will greet friends beginning 10:00 a.m.,...
Carol Hilton Schafer
Feb 10, 2011
Carol Ann Hilton Schafer, 69, Grain Valley, MO passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011. A Memorial Service to Celebrate Carol’s Life will be at 7:00 PM Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St. Independence, MO. Visitation will be from 6:00-7:00 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Carol was born December 25, 1941 in Independence, MO...
Mary Troyer
Feb 10, 2011
Mary F. Troyer, 91, Rolla, MO formerly of Independence passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Rolla Manor Care Center. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Monday, February 14, 2011 at Stone Church Community of Christ; 1012 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO. Burial to follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 AM Monday at the church....
Joseph Baldwin
Feb 10, 2011
Joseph E. Baldwin, 94, of Independence, MO died February 10, 2011 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence. Mr. Baldwin was born January 31, 1917 in Oak Lawn, IL to Fred and Fannie (Palmer) Baldwin. Joe attended Graceland College and graduated from University of Kentucky in 1941. He worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone, and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company before he...
Donald Fagan
Feb 9, 2011
Donald W. Fagan, 83, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Don was born in Gower, Missouri, June 30, 1927, one of two children to William and Maude Fagan. His brother, Dwayne, was 18 months older. The family moved to a farm Northeast of Clarksdale when he was three. He attended Pleasant Grove, a one...
William Kean
Feb 8, 2011
William “Bill” Allen Kean, 83, formerly of Independence, MO passed away February 8, 2011 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cameron, MO. A visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. with a 6:30 p.m. Masonic Service on Sunday, February 13, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday at...
Rossie Crute
Feb 6, 2011
Rossie Nell (Locke) Crute, 98 of Willmar, MN passed away Sunday, February 6, 2011 at Rice Memorial Hospital in Wilmar, MN. A visitation will take place from 10-11:00 a.m. with a service to follow at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the First Presbyterian Church 100 N. Pleasant St., Independence, MO 64050. Burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Rossie was...
Charles Dumsky
Feb 6, 2011
Charles E. Dumsky, 78, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Sunday, February 6, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 10, 2011 at St. Cyril’s Catholic Church, 11231 Chicago, Sugar Creek, MO 64054. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave.,...
Nicholas Barry Sr
Feb 6, 2011
Nicholas E. Barry, Sr., 31 of Blue Springs, MO passed away, Sunday, February 6, 2011 at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055 with cremation to follow. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday...
Roberta Kelly
Feb 6, 2011
Roberta Johnston Kelly, 87, of Independence, MO passed away peacefully in her sleep, Sunday, February 6, 2011, after an 18-month battle with renal failure. Mrs. Kelly was born December 3, 1923 in Eagleville, MO, daughter of Charles and Etta (Eisenbarger) Evans. She graduated from North Harrison County High School. On New Year’s Day, 1942, she married Lynn Johnston, and gave...
Matthew Miller
Feb 4, 2011
Staff Sgt. Matthew Norris Miller, 34 of Fort Bragg, Fayettville, NC, passed away, Friday February 4, 2011 at his residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 7, 2011 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055. Burial with full Military honors will follow in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to...
Melba Cummins
Feb 4, 2011
Melba May Cummins, 91, Blue Springs, MO passed away Feb. 4, 2011. Services will be at 10 am, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 with the visitation beginning one hour prior to service time at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO 64055. Committal services will be at 2:30 pm, Tuesday at Pennwell-Gabel Cemetery, 3616 S.W., 6th St., Topeka, KS....
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