Obituaries
Violet Rion
Dec 15, 2010
Violet Irene Rion, 88 of Kansas City, MO passed away, Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial in Marshall. MO. Violet was born December 30, 1921in Macks Creek, MO to Autice and Mayme (Wood) Hack and spent her early life there and graduated...
James Matthias
Dec 13, 2010
James Edward Matthias, 53, a loving and devoted father, passed away Monday, December 13, 2010. Graveside inurnment services with military honors will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Springfield National Cemetery, 1702 E. Seminole St. Springfield, MO. A memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m., Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Immanuel Baptist Church, 112 W. 23rd St.,...
Brenda-Joyce Legge
Dec 13, 2010
Brenda-Joyce Nina Legge 62, of Independence, MO passed away, Monday, December 13, 2010. Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 17, 2010 at the Trinity Church of the Nazarene in Independence with cremation to follow. The family will greet friends from 12:00 p.m., until service time Friday at the church. Donations may be made to the Bingham-Waggoner Historical Society...
Patricia Heidbreder
Dec 12, 2010
Patricia Heidbreder, 57, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Sunday, December 12, 2010. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 2010 in the chapel. Burial in Blue Springs Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Transverse Myelitis Association or the Arthritis Foundation....
Beverly Cunningham
Dec 11, 2010
Beverly Ann Cunningham, 66 of Blue Springs, MO passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 16, 2010 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will follow in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation from 1:00 p.m., until service time Thursday at the chapel. Beverly was born August 5, 1944 in Excelsior Springs,...
Pamela Anderson
Dec 10, 2010
Pamela Jean Anderson, 67, of Independence, MO was called home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, December 10, 2010 surrounded by her family. Memorial Services will be 7:00 p.m. Monday, December 13, 2010 at the Liberty Street Community of Christ, 416 N. Liberty St., Independence, MO 64050. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made...
Laura Stark
Dec 10, 2010
Laura Georgette Stark, 45, Lee’s Summit, MO was born into eternal life Dec. 10, 2010 at Centerpoint Medical Center surrounded by family and friends. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 am, Sat., Dec. 18, 2010 at Our Lady of the Presentation, Lee’s Summit; interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at 5:30 pm, Friday at...
Willa Akers
Dec 10, 2010
Willa May Akers, 77, Sugar Creek, MO passed away Dec. 10, 2010. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the funeral home. May was born April 8, 1933 in Charity, MO. She graduated from Charity High School...
Dorothy Norris
Dec 6, 2010
Dorothy J. Norris of Atherton, Missouri went to be with her Lord on Monday, December 6, 2010 after a long illness. Dorothy was born January 31, 1928 in Kansas City, MO to the union of John Bersuch and Katie (Swinehart) Bersuch. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, sister Mary Roades and the Love of Her Life, husband of...
Jeffery Gregory
Dec 5, 2010
Jeffery D. Gregory, 26 of Independence, MO passed away Sunday morning, December 5, 2010 from injuries received in a car accident. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with cremation to follow. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 9, 2010 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with...
William Crull
Dec 3, 2010
William R. “Russ” Crull, 93, Independence, MO passed away Friday, December 3, 2010. A Celebration of Russ’s Life will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; 18020 E. 39th St. Independence, MO. Burial to follow at Mound Grove Cemetery with Military Honors. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM Monday at the funeral home. Russ was...
Lela Meinberg
Dec 3, 2010
Lela F. Meinberg, 94, of Independence, MO, passed away December 3, 2010 at Rosewood Health Center. A visitation will be held from 1-3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. A graveside service will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, at Oakland Cemetery, Buckner, MO. Lela was born September 17,...
Larry Harmon
Dec 2, 2010
Larry Keith Harmon, 70, of Buckner, MO died peacefully at home after a brief illness, surrounded by his family on December 2, 2010. A visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. memorial service to follow on Monday, December 6, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be...
Virginia Terhune
Dec 1, 2010
Virginia Darline Tehune, 70, Harrisonville, MO passed away, December 1, 2010 at her home. Darline was born March 18, 1940 in Fayette, MO the daughter of Herbert Lee and Minnie Faye (Burton) Pitney. She had worked for Independence Regional and area nursing homes over the years as a CNA. Darline was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her...
Teresa Parker
Dec 1, 2010
Teresa Ann (Winsky) Parker, 43, Kansas City, MO passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Kansas City Hospice House. A Celebration of Teresa’s Life will be at 7:00 PM Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Independence, MO. Visitation will be from 5:30-7:00 PM at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kansas...
Barbara Thatcher
Dec 1, 2010
Barbara Beth Thatcher, 76, Blue Springs, MO passed away Wed., Dec. 1, 2010 at her home. Visitation will be held from 5 pm – 7 pm, Sunday, Dec. 5 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO. A Service of Remembrance, a celebration of her life, is planned for 2:30 pm, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010 at the East...
Nellie Chun-Ming
Dec 1, 2010
Nellie Young Hung Chun-Ming, 81, of Independence, MO and formally of Honolulu, HI, passed away surrounded by loving family on December 1, 2010 at Centerpoint Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Kenneth Keen Nam Chun-Ming. A memorial and life celebration service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Community of...
Edith Umsted
Dec 1, 2010
Edith Else Umsted, 79, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 1, 2010. Services will be 2 pm, Sat., Dec. 4, 2010 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO; interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will begin one hour before service time at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to the Susan G. Koman Foundation, Independence Animal Shelter or...
Rosalind Priest
Nov 30, 2010
Rosalind C. Priest, 96, of Independence, MO passed away November 30, 2010 at the John Knox Village Care Center. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. with a 2:00 p.m. service to follow on Saturday, December 4, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions...
Donald Rudy
Nov 30, 2010
Donald Edward Rudy, 69, Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2010. A Celebration of Don’s Life will be at 10:00 AM Monday, December 6, 2010 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Independence, MO. Burial to follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00-4:00 PM Sunday at the funeral home. Don was born September 29, 1941 in...
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