Stephen Shelton
Dec 10, 2011
Stephen L. Shelton, 75, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 14 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 13 at the chapel. Burial at Greenton Cemetery, Odessa, MO. Stephen was born September 10, 1936 in Maryville, MO to Elmer...
William Lane
Dec 9, 2011
William “Hog” Lane, 67, of Independence, MO peacefully passed away Friday, December 9, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family. Services will be 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be prior to the service starting at 5:00 p.m. Cremation. Bill was born July 23, 1944 in...
Homer Spiers
Dec 8, 2011
Homer D Spiers, 87, a resident of the Groves in Indep, MO, passed away Thurs., Dec. 8, 2011. Homer Dale Spiers was born on Sept. 24, 1924, at Hays, KS to Ira and Leah Spiers. Homer spent his youth on the family farm at Oakley, KS. After graduating from Oakley HS, he attended Kansas St Univ, graduating in 1946 with...
Dorothy Davis
Dec 7, 2011
Dorothy “Dot” Davis, 83, of Kansas City, MO passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at her home. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 12, 2011 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Sunday, December 11, 2011 in the chapel. Burial in Brooking Cemetery. Dot was born July 22, 1928 in Taberville,...
Edith Dyer
Dec 7, 2011
Edith Dyer, 94, of Independence, MO peacefully passed away at her home on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 surrounded by her family. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 9, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday, December 8, 2011 in the chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be...
William Carpenter Jr
Dec 7, 2011
William F. “Bill” Carpenter, 84, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 7, 2011. Services will be 2:30 pm Sat., Dec. 10, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055 cremation. Visitation will begin at 1 pm, before the service at the chapel. Bill was a born Feb. 3, 1927 in Kansas City, MO. He graduated from Northeast...
Harold Lorimer
Dec 3, 2011
Harold L. Lorimer, 97, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2011. He was born May 14, 1914 on the family farm 6 miles southeast of Olathe, KS where his grandparents raised seven sons. He is the oldest of four children born to George S. and Bessie (Douglas) Lorimer and survived the other siblings, Dale, Paul and Lois. The family moved to...
Marilyn Larson
Dec 3, 2011
Marilyn June (Holquist) Larson, 85, Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Dec. 3, 2011. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055; interment at Johnson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the chapel. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to Wayside Waifs, 3901...
William Potter
Dec 2, 2011
William Potter, 81, of Independence, MO. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. with a 10:00 a.m. service to follow on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will follow at Oakland Cemetery. William was born March 4, 1930 in Bosworth, MO to John L. and Stella M. (Dawson) Potter. He retired from the Teamsters, and worked for...
Lowell Howell
Dec 2, 2011
Lowell L. Howell, Sibley, MO joined His Lord and Savior in Heaven, Friday, December 02, 2011, surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. Lowell was born on a farm in Jackson County, MO, between Buckner and Levasy, MO, to Felix P. and Waneta Ruth Sims Howell, on April 29, 1937. Lowell grew up in the Buckner area until...
Michelle Douthat
Dec 1, 2011
Michelle Renet Wilson-Douthat, 49, Independence, MO passed away Thursday, December 1, 2011. A celebration of Michelle’s Life will be at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to the American Red...
Ronnie Doss
Nov 30, 2011
Ronnie Doss, 61, of Independence, MO passed Nov. 30, 2011. Visitation from 6-8:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Services at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Suburban Chapel. Ronnie was born December 17, 1949 in Carrollton, MO to Wesley and Elma (Henderson) Doss. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one daughter, Carolyn Turner. He...
Roy Kabel
Nov 30, 2011
Roy A. Kabel, 82, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Buckner United Methodist Church, 109 S. Hudson St., Buckner, MO 64016. Visitation will be 2:00-4:00 p.m. Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams St., Buckner, MO, 64016. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the...
Clifford Mccarty
Nov 30, 2011
Clifford J. McCarty, 89, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011. A Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St. Independence, MO 64055. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home, burial to follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Clifford was born February 24, 1922 in...
Bonnie Winchell
Nov 29, 2011
Bonnie D. Winchell, 85, formerly of Independence, MO, passed away November 29, 2011 in Nevada, MO. Bonnie was born January 28, 1926 in Independence MO to Fred and Addie (Cinnamon) Winchell as a triplet. Bonnie and her sisters were one of the 1st set of triplets born in Independence. Bonnie’s sisters Betty and Ethel unfortunately only lived two days. Bonnie...
Ruth Leap
Nov 29, 2011
Ruth Ellen Leap, 86, of Grove, OK formally of Blue Springs, MO passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church; 3108 Westbound 40 Hwy, Blue Springs, MO. 64015. Graveside inurnment will be at Lake Creek Cemetery in Bartlett, KS on Saturday at 2:00...
Lucille "Lou" Shirley
Nov 28, 2011
Lucille E. “Lou” Shirley, 91, Independence, MO passed away Nov. 28, 2011. Services will be at 10 am, Sat., Dec. 3 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Graveside services will follow at 3 pm, at Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, MO. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the American Red Cross, 211 W....
Richard Kitchen
Nov 28, 2011
Richard E. Kitchen, 73, Independence, MO passed away Nov. 28, 2011. Visitation will be 6 – 8 pm, Thursday at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Services will be 2 pm, Friday, Dec. 2 at the chapel. A graveside service with Full Military Honors will be at noon, Saturday at Oak Hill Cemetery, Carrollton, MO. Richard...
Zola Bergschneider
Nov 28, 2011
Zola T. (Barksdale) Bergschneider, 95 of Independence, Mo passed away Monday, November 28, 2011 at RCI Nursing Center in Independence, MO. She had lived at the Fountains since 2003. A former resident of Levasy, MO and Harlingen, TX she was born July 31, 1916 in Independence, MO to Jacob and Sue Barksdale. Her parents, one sister and three brothers preceded...
Rose Wade
Nov 27, 2011
Rose Marie Wade Rose Wade, 82, of Kansas City, MO passed away Sunday, November 27, 2011. Services will be 10:00 am Thursday, December 1, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St, Independence, MO 64055. Cremation will follow. Visitation 6-8 pm, Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Rose was born in Salina, KS to Harry Kubick and Thelma Magden. She is preceded...
