Obituaries

Patricia Wilcox

Patricia Wilcox

Feb 24, 2009

Patricia Jean Wilcox, 80, of Grain Valley, MO went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Kansas City Hospice House. Services will be 12:00 noon Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Mt. Washington United Methodist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 11-12:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers,...

R. Charles Degenfelder

R. Charles Degenfelder

Feb 24, 2009

R. Charles Degenfelder, 63 of Lone Jack, MO, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at his residence. Services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will follow in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m. Friday evening at the chapel. Donations may be made to the Boy...

Margaret Potter

Margaret Potter

Feb 24, 2009

Margaret B. Potter, 77, Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Carmel Hills Living Center. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Friday, February 27, 2009 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. Burial to follow at Oakland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to Odyssey Hospice. Margaret...

Roger Inglish

Roger Inglish

Feb 23, 2009

Roger W. Inglish Independence, MO passed away at age 77 on February 23, 2009 at Centerpoint Medical Center after a long battle with lung cancer and COPD he is at rest. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. Burial to follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

Anna Mason

Anna Mason

Feb 22, 2009

Anna May Mason, 86, of Independence, MO went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, February 22, 2009. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Speaks Buckner Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Monday in the chapel. Burial in Six Mile Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of...

Lucile Speaks Hardy

Lucile Speaks Hardy

Feb 21, 2009

Lucile Speaks Hardy, 92, of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2009, at Centerpoint Hospital. A celebration of her life will be at 1:30 pm, Tuesday, February 24, at Carson-Speaks Chapel in Independence with burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Monday, February 23, at the Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Community of Christ...

Irene Crawford

Irene Crawford

Feb 21, 2009

Irene (Chamberlain-Phillips) Crawford, 72, passed away Feb. 21, 2009 in Harrisonville, MO. Services will be 7 pm, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009 at Speaks Chapel. Visitation will begin one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Graveside services will be at 10 am, Friday at Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the...

James Wolfer

James Wolfer

Feb 20, 2009

James V. Wolfer, 73, Independence, MO passed away at his home Feb. 20, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 7 pm, Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 at the Northland Abundant Life Worship Center, 7700 N. Church Rd., K.C, MO 64158. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the American Cancer Society. Jim was born Feb. 16, 1936...

Juliet Squires

Juliet Squires

Feb 20, 2009

Juliet Rae Squires, 73, of Warrensburg, MO passed away on Friday, February 20, 2009 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Memorial Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 201 Grover St., Warrensburg, MO 64093. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation with private inurnment. Memorial contributions may be...

Rebecca Wallander

Rebecca Wallander

Feb 19, 2009

Becky Wallander, 50, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, February 19, 2009 at her home. A visitation will be from 6-8:00 PM Sunday, Feb. 22 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Monday at the chapel with burial to follow at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Ovarian...

Pauline Martin

Pauline Martin

Feb 19, 2009

P. Frances Martin, 84, Independence, MO passed away at her home surrounded by her family on Feb. 19, 2009. Services will be 2 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Omega Healthcare or the...

Robert Horning

Robert Horning

Feb 18, 2009

Robert E. Horning, 79, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 18, 2009. Services will be 1 pm, Monday, Feb. 23 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Sunday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Robert was born April 10, 1929 in Clinton, MO. He worked at Armco Union Wire Rope for forty years and retired...

Harold Whitehead

Harold Whitehead

Feb 18, 2009

Harold Elden Whitehead, 90, of Independence, MO went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 7:00 p.m. Monday, February 23, 2009 at New Hope RLDS Church, 220 W. Moore, Independence, MO 64050. Private entombment in Mound Grove Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the...

Justine Mcquitty

Justine Mcquitty

Feb 17, 2009

Justine McQuitty, 28, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away February 17, 2009 at her home. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Monday, February 23, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, at the chapel. Burial to follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Justine was born February 4, 1981 in Kansas...

Lydia Marlatte

Lydia Marlatte

Feb 17, 2009

Lydia Marlatte, 75, of Independence, MO went to be with her parents Joseph and Frances Middleton; and two sisters on February 17, 2009 after a short illness. She was born on March 14, 1933 in Belton, MO. Lydia is survived by her husband, Vernon Marlatte; two daughters, Sherry and husband Jim Hedrick, Sandy and husband George Burton; stepson, Vincent Marlatte;...

Claude Hendricks

Claude Hendricks

Feb 17, 2009

Claude Hendricks, 88, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at his home. A visitation will be from 6-8:00 PM Friday, Feb. 20 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence. Graveside inurnment services will be at 11:30 AM Saturday, Feb. 21 at Mt. Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Community of...

Merleen Cornell

Merleen Cornell

Feb 16, 2009

Merleen Cornell of Kansas City, MO, passed away of Monday, February 16, 2009 one day after her 86th birthday. Merleen was born in North Platte, NE in 1923. She attended Iowa University where she met and married Kenn Cornell. After raising her three children, Merleen enjoyed several jobs; Seneca Prescription Shop in Wichita, Altman’s Department Store in New York, Missouri...

George White

George White

Feb 15, 2009

George A. White, 77, Independence, MO passed away Sunday, February 15, 2009 at Kansas City Hospice House. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Friday, February 20, 2009 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. Burial to follow at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm, Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may...

Marie Mcdowell

Marie Mcdowell

Feb 15, 2009

Marie McDowell, 76, of Independence, MO passed away February 15, 2009 at St. Luke’s East. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Services at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the chapel, with burial to follow at Mound Grove Cemetery. Marie was born August 19, 1932 in St. Louis, MO to...

Kelly Williams

Kelly Williams

Feb 14, 2009

Kelly M. Williams, 31, Kansas City, MO passed away unexpectedly Feb. 14, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 7 pm, Wed., Feb. 18 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will precede the service beginning at 6 pm. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Children’s Mercy Hospital. Kelly was born July 7, 1977 in Tulsa, OK....