Obituaries
Bruce Jeffery
Jan 22, 2009
Bruce Jeffery, 82, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House. A visitation will be from 1-2:00 PM Tuesday, Jan. 27 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., with services beginning at 2:00 PM; burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery. The family suggests contributions be made to Christ United Methodist Church. Bruce was...
June Flanders
Jan 22, 2009
June Flanders, 84, of Lake Lotawana, MO passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2009. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 26, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 p.m. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. June was born June, 6, 1924 in Jackson, KY to Henry and Rosa (May) Huggins. Early...
Edwin Tordoff
Jan 21, 2009
Edwin Burdett Tordoff, 81, Independence, MO passed away, Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Memorial services will be 10:00 am, Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Blue Springs Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The family will greet friends from 9:00-10:00 am Saturday at the church. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Gathering Place. Mr. Tordoff...
Janice Snapp
Jan 21, 2009
Janice Lee Snapp, 68, of Blue Springs, MO passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 26, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 3-5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 25, 2009 in the chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Sunshine Center. Burial in Mound Grove...
Gladys Rogers
Jan 20, 2009
Gladys M. Rogers passed away in her home Jan. 20, 2009. She was surrounded by loving family and friends. Services will be at 11 am, Friday, Jan. 23, 2009 at Mt. Washington United Methodist Church. Visitation will precede the service beginning at 10 am. A committal service will take place at 2:30 pm, Friday at Centerview Cemetery in Centerview, MO....
Arnett Anderson
Jan 20, 2009
Arnett Louise Barrow Anderson, age 95, of Jefferson City, Mo, formerly of Kansas City, MO and Bolingbrook, IL passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City, Mo. She was born September 30, 1913 in Kansas City, MO. Arnett graduated from Northeast High School. She was a former employee of National Bella Hess in North Kansas...
Scott Peterson
Jan 18, 2009
Scott Leslie Peterson, 53, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, January 18, 2009 at his home. Visitation will be 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Private burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the charity of your choice in memory of Scott. Scott was born February 3, 1955 in...
Brenda Scott
Jan 18, 2009
Brenda F. Scott, 49 Independence, MO passed away Jan. 18, 2009. Services will be will be 10 am, Wed., Jan. 21, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; graveside service will follow at 2:30 pm, at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in St. Joseph. Visitation will be 6- 8 pm, Tues. at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to Cancer Action. Brenda was born...
Mable Burghoff
Jan 17, 2009
Mable L. Burghoff, 90, of Independence, MO passed away January 17, 2008 at her home. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. with a service to follow at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 23, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. Burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mable was born April 1, 1918 in Kansas City, MO to...
Velma Broski
Jan 17, 2009
Velma Broski, 95, of Blue Springs, MO passed away January 17, 2009 at Wilshire at Lakewood Care Center. A visitation will be held from 10-11:00 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 20, at St. Mark’s Catholic Church. Burial to follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Velma was born on May 3, 1913...
Ralph Smith
Jan 17, 2009
Ralph W. Smith, 85 of Kansas City, MO, passed away, Saturday, January 17, 2009 at his residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at the Grace Point Baptist Church. Burial with full military honors will follow in the First National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, KS at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday. The family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m.,...
Maxwell Noear
Jan 15, 2009
Maxwell Phillip Noear, 70, of Kansas City, MO passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009 at St. Luke’s Plaza. Visitation will be 5-8:30 p.m. Friday, January 16, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Traditional services will be held at the Cultural Center in White Eagle, OK on Sunday, January 18, 2009 starting at 12:00 noon. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be...
Kay Mesle
Jan 14, 2009
Kay Mesle, 90, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2009, at the White Oak Living Center at The Groves in Independence, Missouri. Kay was born Alice Kathalea Sprague on December 21, 1918, in Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of Harry and Ethel (Bayes) Sprague. She moved with her parents, sister Mary and brother Harold to Independence, Missouri, where she graduated from...
Virginia Wade
Jan 13, 2009
Virginia Wade, 74, of Independence, MO passed away January 13, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House. A prayer service will be held at 6:00 p.m. followed by a visitation until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, January 19, 2009 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday,...
Genny Watson
Jan 13, 2009
Genny Watson, 77, of Independence, MO passed away January 12, 2009 at The Groves. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m. rosary on Thursday, January 15, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, Independence, MO. Burial to follow at...
Gladys Lock
Jan 13, 2009
Gladys Lock, 85, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Centerpoint Medical Center. A visitation will be from 6-8:00 PM Friday, January 16 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave.. Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 17 at Rulo Cemetery in Rulo, NE. Gladys was born September 23, 1923 in Fargo, NE to Henry...
Ken Meineka
Jan 12, 2009
Ken Meineka, 60, of Independence, MO passed away January 12, 2009. A visitation will be held from 2-4:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel.
Helen Campbell
Jan 12, 2009
Helen Mae (McBee) Campbell, 84, Independence, MO passed away Jan. 12, 2009. Services will be 2 pm, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will precede the service beginning at 1 pm at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to Kansas City Hospice. Helen was born June 6, 1924 in Braymer, MO. She...
Johnnie Leuty
Jan 11, 2009
Johnnie A. Leuty, 59, of Independence, MO went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, January 11, 2009. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 15, 2009 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel. Burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Cray...
Robert Clothier
Jan 11, 2009
Dr. Robert W. Clothier, 68, Independence, MO completed his life’s journey on Jan. 11, 2009. A memorial service will be held at 5:00 pm, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009 at Community of Christ Village Heights congregation. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Committal services will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the...
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