Obituaries
Shirley Moreland
Apr 11, 2009
Shirley R. Moreland, 71 of Independence, MO, passed away, Saturday, April 11, 2009 at her residence. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Donations in her name may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Tucker Anderson
Apr 10, 2009
Tucker Talailevasamoa Anderson, Infant son of Kale and Audrey (Sands) Anderson passed away on April 11, 2009 at Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City. He is eternally loved and will never be forgotten. Services will be 10:00am Sat. April 18, 2009 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8:00pm...
Irene Ehrenhardt
Apr 9, 2009
Irene Ehrenhardt, 91, of Independence, MO passed away April 9, 2009 at Centerpoint Medical Center. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. followed by a 10:00 a.m. service on Tuesday, April 14, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial to follow at Mound Grove Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Outreach International. Irene was born May 22, 1917 in Knob...
Barbara Wymore
Apr 9, 2009
Barbara J. (Meyer) Wymore, 77, Blue Springs, MO passed away Thursday, April 09, 2009 at her home. Memorial services will be 3:30 pm Sunday, April 19, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Independence, MO. Visitation will be from 2:00-3:30 pm Sunday at the funeral home. Private family inurnment will be at Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Memorial contributions...
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...
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