Obituaries
Terry Anklam
Nov 27, 2008
Terry Carl Anklam, 60, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008 at North Kansas City Hospital. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m. Cremation. Terry was born September 14, 1948 in Waupaca, WI to Carl and Lucille (Morrison) Anklam. He...
Mary Pruett
Nov 27, 2008
Mary Louzette Pruett, 95, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, November 27, 2008 at Shangri La Rehabilitation Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 5, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to services from 1-2:00 p.m. Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Mary...
Doris Sanders
Nov 25, 2008
Doris Lee (Hofmeister) Sanders, 79, of Independence, MO went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at her home surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 29, 2008 at Xander Cemetery in Liberty, IL. A memorial service will be 4:30 p.m. Sunday, November 30, 2008 at the...
Norma Lewis
Nov 25, 2008
Norma Jean “Nini” Lewis, 67, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Independence Manor Care Center. Cremation. Private Services. Norma was born November 6, 1941 in Kansas City, MO to William Benjamin and Neoma Vida (Mathis) Lewis. She graduated from Van Horn High School in 1959. Her school activities included National Honor Society, Athenians, Latin Club Secretary,...
Florence Robinson
Nov 25, 2008
Florence Adalee Robinson, 70, of Kansas City, MO passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at her home. A visitation will be from 6-8:00 PM Friday, November 28 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Services will be at 1:30 PM Saturday at the chapel with burial at Floral Hills Cemetery. The family suggests contributions be made to the American Cancer Society. Adalee was born...
Jerry Thompson, Sr.
Nov 24, 2008
Jerry Walter Wayne Thompson, Sr. 43, Lone Jack, MO, passed away suddenly on Monday, November 24, 2008. Jerry was full of life and had infectious love that touched many lives. He will be missed tremendously. Visitation will be 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, Friday, November 28, at Speaks Suburban Chapel in Independence. Private funeral services will be held at Tri-City...
Nadine Rains
Nov 23, 2008
Nadine June Rains, 88, Independence, MO, died Sunday, November 23, 2008, at Carmel Hills Living Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 26, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 1-2:00 pm Wednesday, at the chapel, with Eastern Star service at 1:30 pm. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Mrs. Rains was born on June 19,...
Reva Munjak
Nov 23, 2008
Reva Munjak, 82, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Sunday, November 23, 2008 at North Kansas City Hospital. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 PM Friday, November 28 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Services will be at 10:00 AM Saturday at the Chapel with burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Reva was born Sept. 3, 1926 in Independence, to David and Geneva (Sterrett)...
A. Jeanette Grimme
Nov 23, 2008
Alice Jeannette Grimme, 87, of Independence, MO, died peacefully on November 23, 2008 at the Carmel Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on January 13, 1921, in Eaton, Ohio, the daughter of Charles H. and Nelle L. Grimme. Her father died when she was just eleven. Jeannette had one brother who died in infancy. She graduated from Eaton...
Charles Rogers
Nov 21, 2008
Charles E. Rogers, 63 of Independence, MO passed away, Friday, November 21, 2008 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Inurnment with full military honors will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. There will be...
Homer Potter
Nov 21, 2008
Homer L. Potter, 82 of Independence, MO, passed away, Friday, November 21, 2008 at his residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Graveside services with full military honors will follow at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Big Creek Cemetery in Bosworth, MO. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m.,...
Betty Eckinger
Nov 21, 2008
Betty J. Eckinger, 81, of Grain Valley, MO passed away Friday, November 21, 2008. Memorial Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice House. Betty was born October 11, 1927 in...
Pauline Kemp
Nov 20, 2008
Pauline E. Kemp, 93, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Thursday, November 20, 2008 at her home. Services will be 7:30 p.m. Monday, November 24, 2008 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 6-7:30 p.m. prior to the service in the chapel. Cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Luke Evangelical Church, 700 W. Hiway...
Donald Corum
Nov 20, 2008
Donald Lee Corum was born on January 10, 1926 at the family farm near Holt, Missouri. He was the sixth of thirteen children born to Arthur David Corum and Lorine Coursey Corum. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and three brothers; one of whom died in infancy. He is survived by seven of his sisters. Don...
Isaiah Cairns
Nov 20, 2008
Isaiah Matthew Cairns, 20 months of Blue Springs, MO passed away Thursday, November 20, 2008 at his residence. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 24, 2008 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Lobb Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday evening at the chapel. Donations may be made to The Isaiah...
Anna Tolbert
Nov 20, 2008
Anna Mae Tolbert, 90, lifelong resident of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, November 20, 2008 at the Waterford Ladies Home in Blue Springs. A visitation will be from 1-2:00 PM Monday, November 24 with services beginning at 2:00 PM at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Indep., MO. Graveside services will be at 3:30 PM Monday at Mount St. Mary’s Cemetery....
William Scott
Nov 19, 2008
William Scott, 78, of Independence, MO passed away November 19, 2008 at his home. A short prayer service will be held at 3:00 p.m. with a visitation to follow until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 23, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 24,...
Joseph Bolger, Jr.
Nov 18, 2008
Joseph J. Bolger, Jr., age 74, of Independence, Missouri passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Joe was born March 17, 1934 to Joe and Marie (Dolde) Bolger. He attended St. Mary’s High School in Independence, Missouri and Rockhurst College and the University of Missouri where he received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. He began as a successful farmer and...
James Coatney
Nov 18, 2008
James A. Coatney, 89, of Grain Valley, MO passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at Oak Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Speaks. Cremation to follow with private inurnment in Brooking Cemetery. James was born August 4, 1919...
Ted Jones
Nov 17, 2008
Ted C. Jones, 88, of Independence, MO passed away November 17, 2008 at the VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. A visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., with the service to follow at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 21, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. Entombment will take place at the Mt. Olivet...
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