Obituaries
Lavena Koehly
Apr 8, 2009
Lavena Aileen Koehly, passed away April 8, 2009 at Pleasant Valley Manor Care Center in Liberty, MO. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Monday, April 13, 2009 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 409 N. Liberty St. Independence, MO. Entombment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 PM Sunday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. In lieu of flowers the family requests...
James Endsley
Apr 8, 2009
James Craig “Jim” Endsley, 39, of Grain Valley, MO passed away Wednesday, April 08, 2009 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Friday, April 10, 2009 in the chapel. Burial in Odessa Cemetery. Jim was born February 3, 1970 in Kansas City, MO to William...
Melvin Harrington
Apr 7, 2009
Melvin Harrington, 81, of Independence, MO passed away April 7, 2009. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Friday, April 10, 2009 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. A Masonic service as well as a celebration of life will be held 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at the chapel. Burial to follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Melvin...
Kenneth Blank
Apr 7, 2009
Kenneth E. Blank, 92, of Independence, MO, passed away, Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Select Specialty Hospital of Kansas City in Overland Park, KS. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 10, 2009 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial with full military honors will be in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Kenneth was born November 5, 1916 in Prairie Home, MO...
Edwin Breese
Apr 7, 2009
Edwin R. Breese, 87, Independence, MO went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Friday, April 10, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial to follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM Thursday, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to the...
Sue Smith
Apr 6, 2009
Sue Smith 75, of Independence, MO, passed away, Monday, April 6, 2009 at her residence. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 10, 2009 at the Mound Grove Cemetery. Sue was born October 12, 1933 in West Monroe, LA to Oakley Garci and Katie Elizabeth (Malone) Branch. She graduated from high school in Deering, MO and attended UMKC and...
Margaret Surprise
Apr 6, 2009
Margaret Theresa Fitzgerald Surprise, 81, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away on April 6, 2009. Margaret was born in St. Paul, MN on October 27, 1927 to Bernard and Margaret Fitzgerald. She was a TWA flight attendant before meeting the love of her life, Dr. George Surprise, a long-time dentist in Independence. Margaret and George were married for 58 years...
Betty Stapleton
Apr 5, 2009
Betty Lou Stapleton, 73, Buckner, MO passed away April 5, 2009. Memorial services will begin at 11 am, Monday, April 6, at Bucker United Methodist Church; cremation. Visitation from 10 �" 11 am at the church. Contributions to Animal Haven, Independence, MO Betty was born Nov. 11, 1935 in Brownington, MO and had lived in Buckner for over thirty years....
Ruth Hulse
Apr 4, 2009
Ruth Hulse, 93, of Independence, MO passed away April 4, 2009 at Truman Medical Center at Lakewood. A memorial visitation will begin at 2:00 PM with memorial services to begin at 3:00 PM, Thursday, April 9 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence. Ruth Hulse, longtime nursing leader in the educational arena, retired from the Penn Valley Department...
Lee Fagala
Apr 4, 2009
Lee Fagala, 86, Independence, MO passed away April 4, 2009. Graveside services will be at 3 pm, Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be 1:30 �" 2:30 pm Tuesday at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Lee was born Jan. 10, 1923 in Lowell, AR. He was an over-the-road truck driver for forty-five years. As a member of Teamsters...
Michael Jones
Apr 3, 2009
Michael F. “Mike” Jones, 68, Independence, MO passed away April 3, 2009. Memorial services will be 10 am, Friday, April 10 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; cremation. Visitation will begin one hour before service time. Mike was born Jan. 10, 1941 in Springfield, MO. He was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam and was a member of the VFW and DAV. He...
William Kleoppel
Apr 2, 2009
William C. Kleoppel, 84, of Independence, MO passed away April 2, 2009 at his home. A rosary will be held at 6:00 PM followed by a visitation until 8:00 PM on Tuesday, April 7 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 8 at St. Ann’s...
Lynda Sanders
Apr 1, 2009
Lynda Sanders, 58, of Independence, MO passed April 1, 2009 at Centerpoint Medical Center. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Graveside services at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Mt. Washington Cemetery.
Charles Irwin
Apr 1, 2009
Charles Gregory “Greg” Irwin, 77, of Lee’s Summit, MO was called home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 01, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House surrounded by his family. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 6, 2009 at First Baptist Church of Lee’s Summit. Visitation will be 2-5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 5,...
Margaret Baker
Apr 1, 2009
Margaret (Margo) Jane (Briggs) Baker passed away on April 1, 2009, at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, MO. She was born on September 6, 1920 in Lamoni, IA to George N. and Grace Kelley Briggs. She graduated from Lamoni High School in 1937. She received her Associates Degree from Graceland College in 1939. In 1941, she received...
Bettye Weeks
Mar 30, 2009
Bettye Louise Weeks 77, Independence Mo., passed away Monday March 30, 2009 at the home. Services will be 10 am, Sat., April 4, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; cremation. Visitation will be 6 �" 8 pm, Friday at the funeral home. Bettye was born October 12, 1931 in Excelsior Springs, Mo. Bettye moved to Kansas City in 1943 and graduated...
Marjorie Conner
Mar 29, 2009
Marjorie Ellen Conner, 73 of Sugar Creek, MO passed away, Sunday morning, March 29, 2009 at her residence. Marjorie was born August 1, 1935 in Neodesha, KS the daughter of Carl and Hazel (Hann) Lamb. She graduated from Neodesha High School. Marjorie had worked for American Telephone and Telegraph Co. for over 31 years, retiring in 1985. Known for her...
Don Kirkpatrick
Mar 29, 2009
Don W. Kirkpatrick, 71, died on March 29, 2009 unexpectedly as his home in Independence, MO. Don was born January 3, 1938 in Warrensburg, MO son of Jessamine and James C. Kirkpatrick. Don married his high school sweetheart, Annetta Fraley, on June 23, 1956. He is survived by his wife, Annetta: a daughter, Dee A. Yancey and husband Craig of...
James Coney, Jr.
Mar 27, 2009
James Coney Jr., known here on earth as Jim Coney, was born in Dallas, Texas on December 10, 1948 to Jim and Martha Coney. He was the eldest of their four children. His family lived in several homes around the Dallas-Fort Worth area during his childhood. At age thirteen his parents moved the family to a Dairy Farm outside of...
Jack Evans
Mar 27, 2009
Jack A. Evans, 84, of Independence, MO, formerly of Raytown, MO, passed away, Friday, March 27, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Floral Hills East Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, at the chapel. Donations...
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