Obituaries
Robert Sherman
Dec 31, 2008
Robert Lee Sherman of Independence, MO passed away, Wednesday, December 31, 2008. He was born June 17, 1916 in Independence, MO. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m., followed by services at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will follow in Mound Grove Cemetery. US Army The insignias listed here may be subject to copyright and...
Ivan Campbell
Dec 31, 2008
Ivan D. Campbell, 77, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 31, 2008. Graveside services will be at 1 pm, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009 at Richmond Memory Gardens in Richmond, MO. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Sat. at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. Ivan was born June 28, 1931 in Phillipsburg, KS. He worked for many years at Yellow Freight...
Everett Thompson
Dec 31, 2008
Everett Thompson, 85, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Rosewood Health Center. Everett was born July 24, 1923 in Hutchinson, KS to Arthur and Bertha (Asher) Thompson. He graduated from William Chrisman High School and then joined the U.S. Army where he served during World War II. On August 27, 1948 he married Leah Marie Lesh...
Gary Ruckman
Dec 31, 2008
Gary K. Ruckman, 64, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at his home after fighting a very courageous battle with Cancer. Gary was born in Bellaire, OH, on August 16, 1944. He moved to Independence, MO in 1976. He was a retired employee of Caravan Ingredients in Lenexa, KS. Gary is survived by his brother, Bruce Ruckman...
Esther Butcher
Dec 28, 2008
ESTHER BERNICE BUTCHER, 84, of Lee’s Summit, MO, went to be with her Lord on December 28, 2008. Memorial Services for family and friends will be held on Saturday, January 3, at 10:30 a.m. Burial is immediately following at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held directly prior to the service from 9:30 -10:30 a.m. Esther was born on April...
Josephine Jones
Dec 28, 2008
Josephine Honore Jones, 93 of Independence, MO passed away, Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Independence Manor Care. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m., until service time Wednesday at the chapel. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s...
Betty Morrison
Dec 27, 2008
Betty J. Wilson-Morrison, 78, Independence, MO passed away Dec. 27, 2008 at home. Services will be 2 pm, Sat., Jan. 3, 2009 at Speaks Suburban chapel; interment at Blue Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:30-8:30 pm, Friday at the funeral home. The family requests contributions to the American Lung Assoc. Betty was born Dec. 29, 1929 in Tulsa, OK. She...
M. Mclane
Dec 26, 2008
M. Louise McLane, 92, formerly of Independence, MO passed away on Friday, December 26, 2008 at The Gatesworth Retirement Center in St. Louis, MO. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills...
Melba Winfrey
Dec 25, 2008
Melba Winfrey, 82, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2008 at Centerpoint Medical Center. A service will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, December 30 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; burial to follow at Six Mile Cemetery. Melba was born August 2, 1926 in Independence to Frank and Muriel Winfrey, the youngest of three girls. She graduated from Buckner...
Martha Sisk
Dec 25, 2008
Martha Jean Sisk , 86, of Independence, MO, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. Memorial Services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 28, 2008 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO 64050. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 2-3:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made...
Marcele Lychwick
Dec 24, 2008
Marcie Lychwick, 88, of Lee’s Summit, MO, formerly of Ft. Dodge, IA, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at St. Luke’s East. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, 2008 at the United Methodist Church of Lee’s Summit, 114 SE Douglas, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063. Visitation will be at church prior to the service starting at 9:30 a.m....
Virgil Dobson
Dec 24, 2008
Virgil Irving Dobson, 91, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday December 24, 2008 at the Golden Living Center of Independence. Services will be 10 am, Monday, Dec. 29, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Sunday at Speaks. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Association or to the...
Ruth Miller
Dec 24, 2008
Ruth Melissa Miller, 87 of Kansas City, MO passed away Dec. 24, 2008 at Carmel Hills Living Center. A Memorial Service will be 2 pm Tue. Dec 30, 2008 at the Carson- Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO. Contributions are suggested to Crossroads Hospice. Mrs. Miller was born on Jul. 6, 1921 to Milo and Margaret (Crawford) Hindman...
Wathena Baldus
Dec 24, 2008
Wathena Mae Baldus, 78, of Buckner, MO passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at her daughter’s home. Services will be 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 2-3:00 p.m. Burial will be in Buckner Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society....
John Roe
Dec 22, 2008
John Roe, 81, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, December 22, 2008 at Centerpoint Medical Center. A memorial visitation will be from 9-11:00 AM Saturday, December 27 at the First Presbyterian Church, 100 N. Pleasant, Independence. Memorial services will begin at 11:00 AM at the church. The family suggests contributions to Children’s Mercy Hospital in John’s memory. John was born...
Beulah Hutson
Dec 21, 2008
Beulah A. Hutson, 91, of Sugar Creek, MO died on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at her home. Mrs. Hutson was born January 8, 1917 in Belle River-Ontario, Canada. Beulah has lived the last twenty-two years in Sugar Creek, MO. She had been a volunteer at the Independence Regional Health Center. She was also a devoted member of the Sugar Creek...
Thomas Pontalion, Sr.
Dec 20, 2008
Thomas E. Pontalion, Sr., 68, of Independence, MO passed away December 20, 2008 at his home. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 23, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the chapel. Burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Thomas was born March 27,...
Katherine John
Dec 20, 2008
Katherine Corrine John, 45 of Blue Springs, passed away, Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Research Medical Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 26, 2008 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with visitation to follow until 6:00 p.m. Graveside services and burial will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday at the St. John’s Cemetery in Bellevue, NE. Katherine was born April 16,...
William Gordon
Dec 19, 2008
William E. “Bill” Gordon, 88, of Independence, MO passed away on Friday, December 19, 2008 at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Cameron, MO. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church, 100 N. Pleasant, Independence, MO 64050. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m. Cremation with private inurnment...
Edward Gomez
Dec 18, 2008
Edward Wesley Gomez passed away peacefully on December 18, 2008. He was born in Detroit, MI to Annabelle Pearson. Annabelle married her love, Paul Gonzalez-Gomez, who later adopted Ed. Ed was raised in and around the Detroit area and graduated from Detroit Lutheran High School. He attended college at Walsh School of Accounting, where he graduated with a Bachelors degree....
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