Obituaries

Jade Harms

Jade Harms

Oct 23, 2010

Jade Brian Harms, 21, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be at 11:00 AM Friday, October 29 at Noland Road Baptist Church, 4505 S. Noland Rd., Independence, MO. Burial will be at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends from 5-8:00 PM Thursday evening at the church. In lieu...

Betty Horton

Betty Horton

Oct 22, 2010

Betty Jean Horton, 81 of Independence, MO, passed away, Friday, October 22, 2010 at Wilshire at Lakewood. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will follow in the Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at the chapel. Donations may be made to the American...

Betty Allen

Betty Allen

Oct 21, 2010

Betty Jean Allen, 81 of Blue Springs, MO passed away, Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 25, 2010 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Blue Springs Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday evening at the chapel. Donations may be made in her name...

Dorothy Quarti

Dorothy Quarti

Oct 21, 2010

Dorothy L. Quarti, 77, of Independence, MO passed away October 21, 2010 at the Villages of Jackson Creek. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. with a 2:00 p.m. service to follow on Monday, October 25, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial to follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, Lexington, MO. Dorothy was born...

Lupe Delgado

Lupe Delgado

Oct 20, 2010

Lupe Delgado, 85, of Independence, MO passed away October 20, 2010 at the home of her daughter. A visitation will be held from 4-6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 24, with a 5:30 p.m. rosary 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 Monday, October 25,...

Harry Lass

Harry Lass

Oct 20, 2010

Harry W. Lass, 88 of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Wed. Oct 20, 2010 at North Kansas City Hospital. Services will be 10 am Mon. Oct 25, 2010 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO. Burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 – 7:00 pm Sunday at the Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the...

Monte Johnson

Monte Johnson

Oct 20, 2010

Monte L. Johnson, 84, of Independence, MO peacefully passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at Kansas City Hospice House surrounded by his family. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 9-10:00 a.m. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. He was an active and faithful member of...

Robert Boydston

Robert Boydston

Oct 20, 2010

Robert J. “Bob” Boydston, 76, Lee’s Summit, MO died Oct. 20, 2010. Services will be 2 pm, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO; interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Monday with a Rosary to follow at 8 pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family...

Barbara Kirk

Barbara Kirk

Oct 19, 2010

Barbara J. Kirk, 73, of Independence, MO peacefully passed away Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Kansas City Hospice House surrounded by her family. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 22, 2010 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 p.m. Burial in Greenton Cemetery in Odessa, MO. In lieu of flowers, contributions...

Jerry Kennedy

Jerry Kennedy

Oct 19, 2010

Jerry L. Kennedy, 59 of Buckner, passed away Tue. Oct 19, 2010 at his home. A memorial visitation will be held 7 – 8:30 p.m Mon. Oct 25, 2010 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams St. Buckner MO. Mr. Kennedy was born on Sep. 16, 1951 to Jerry and Kathleen (Klein) Kennedy in California. He had been a union...

Robert Chojnacki

Robert Chojnacki

Oct 18, 2010

Robert J. Chojnacki, 81, of Blue Springs, MO passed away October 18, 2010 at St. Mary’s Manor. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 20, 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, October 21, at Our Lady of the...

Adrian Hampshire

Adrian Hampshire

Oct 18, 2010

Adrian Hampshire passed away Monday, October 18, 2010 from cancer. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday, October 21, 2010 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. The funeral service will be held 10 am, Friday, October 22, at the funeral home; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the...

Nancy Wilson

Nancy Wilson

Oct 17, 2010

Nancy Marie Wilson, 60 of Kansas City, MO passed away Sunday, October 17, 2010. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m., Friday at Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., Friday at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Donations may be made in her name to the American Cancer Society or to Crossroads Hospice. Nancy was born...

Sue Carroll

Sue Carroll

Oct 17, 2010

Sue Ann Carroll, 69 of Independence, MO passed away, Sunday, October 17, 2010 surrounded by her family at her residence following a long battle with cancer. Services will be 3:00 p.m., Friday, October 22, 2010 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel with cremation to follow. Private inurnment will be in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 2:00 p.m., until...

Lester Spears

Lester Spears

Oct 16, 2010

Lester Royce Spears, 88, of Independence, MO peacefully passed away Saturday, October 16, 2010 at his home. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the 1st Baptist Church of Independence, 500 Truman Rd., Independence, MO 64050. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m. Burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,...

William Ragsdale

William Ragsdale

Oct 16, 2010

William E. “Bill” Ragsdale, 88, of Independence, MO died Oct. 16, 2010. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO; interment with Full Military Honors to follow at Floral Hills Cemetery. Visitation will begin one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to...

Gilmore Squier

Gilmore Squier

Oct 15, 2010

Gilmore Lee Squier, 86, of Independence, MO passed away on October 15, 2010 at the hospital in Warrensburg where he was a resident of the Missouri Veterans Home. Mr. Squier was a Navy Veteran of both World War II and the Korean Conflict. He was a retired employee of Kansas City Life Insurance Co. Gil was a member of the...

Dorothy Ragan

Dorothy Ragan

Oct 15, 2010

Dorothy L. Ragan, 84, of Independence, MO peacefully passed away Friday, October 15, 2010 at St. Luke’s Plaza. A Tribute Service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 30, 2010 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Luke’s Heart Institute. Dorothy was born October 15, 1926 in Independence, MO to Alfred Schuyler and Jane (Wilhelm) Maxon. Mrs....

Donna Houchins

Donna Houchins

Oct 15, 2010

Donna Rae Houchins, 67, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Friday, October 15 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Donna was born June 27, 1943 to Wilbur and Eleanor (Bowles) Noland in Independence, MO. She graduated from William Chrisman High School and then worked several jobs before becoming a mother and a home daycare provider. Donna enjoyed ceramics and crocheting,...

Edna Leweke

Edna Leweke

Oct 15, 2010

Edna Martha (Jungeblut) Leweke, 105, Levasy, MO, passed away Oct. 15, 2010. Services will be at 11 am, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010 at Napoleon United Methodist Church, interment will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5 – 7 pm, Sunday, Oct. 17 at Speaks Buckner Chapel. The family suggests contributions to the Napoleon United Methodist Church Memorial Fund,...