Obituaries

Helen Campbell

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

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

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...

Gregory Hawley

Gregory Hawley

Jan 10, 2009

Gregory Len Hawley, 50 of Independence, MO passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Truman Medical Center West, with his family and friends at his bedside as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Cremation is planned with a memorial visitation to be held from 6 to 9:00 p.m., Thursday evening, January 15, 2009 at the Beacon...

Holland Bellew

Holland Bellew

Jan 10, 2009

Holland Layne Bellew, 44, was born January 23, 1964 in Kansas City, MO. He definitely walked to the beat of a different drummer and his unique journey ended January 10, 2009 at his home in Independence, MO. At the age of two years old, Holland was touched by the hand of God when a family friend and Pentecostal minister prayed...

Ernest Buxton, Sr.

Ernest Buxton, Sr.

Jan 10, 2009

Ernest L. “Bill” Buxton, 78, Grain Valley, MO passed away Jan. 10, 2009. Services will be 2 pm, Wed., Jan. 14, 2009 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Blue Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to Eastside Baptist Church, 19901 E. 78 Hwy, Independence, MO 64057. Ernest was born Oct....

John Mcarthur

John Mcarthur

Jan 10, 2009

John LeRoy McArthur, 86 of Independence, MO passed away, Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the Cameron Regional Medical Center. Cremation is planned with memorial service to be held at a later date. American The insignias listed here may be subject to copyright and / or trademarked. Those copyrights and trademarks are owned by the respective organizations.

Kenneth Randolph

Kenneth Randolph

Jan 9, 2009

Kenneth E. Randolph, 61, of Independence, MO peacefully passed away on Friday, January 9, 2009 at Centerpoint Medical Center surrounded by his family. Memorial Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Monday, January 12, 2009 in the chapel. Cremation. Kenneth was born January 16, 1947 in Council Bluffs, IA to...

Janelle Sheley

Janelle Sheley

Jan 8, 2009

Janelle Sheley, 68, of Independence, MO passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 8, 2009 at St. Luke’s Northland Hospital. A visitation will be from 10:30-Noon Saturday, January 10 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave with services to begin at Noon; burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Janelle was born June 26, 1940 in Desloge, MO to Floyd and Bessie (Pope) Johnson....

Shirley Davis

Shirley Davis

Jan 7, 2009

Shirley Jean Davis was born May 26, 1932 and passed away January 7, 2009. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband George Dewey Davis and her parents Dorothy and Mason Benefiel and sister Beatrice Harvey. She is survived by brothers Jack Harvey and wife Marianne, John Benefiel and wife Judy, Dan Benefiel and wife Amy and sister Wanda Schnieder...

Neva Ford

Neva Ford

Jan 6, 2009

“Neva” Pauline Ford, 87, of Independence, MO passed away on Tuesday, January 06, 2009 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 8, 2009 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 p.m. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 9, 2009 at Protem Cemetery in Protem, MO. Neva was...

Mary Wisdom

Mary Wisdom

Jan 5, 2009

Mary M. Wisdom, 81 of Independence, MO passed away, Monday, January 5, 2009 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 8, 2009 at the Providence Cemetery in Chilhowee, MO. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday evening at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the...

Gladys Lockyer

Gladys Lockyer

Jan 5, 2009

Gladys I. Lockyer, 84, Independence, MO passed away Jan. 5, 2009. Services be 10 am, Thursday at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 �" 8 pm, Wed. at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to Crossroads Hospice or the Community of Christ 39th Street Congregation, 15006 E. 39th S. Independence, MO 64055. Gladys...

Roy Schaaf

Roy Schaaf

Jan 2, 2009

Roy G. Schaaf, 54, of Independence, Missouri passed away Friday, January 02, 2009 at his home. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Shriner’s Childrens Hospital. Roy was born April 12, 1954 in Independence, MO to Richard L. and Betty J. (Yeates) Schaaf. He...

Robert Hall

Robert Hall

Jan 2, 2009

Robert Stayton Hall, age 87, of Independence, MO. passed away on Friday, January 2, 2009, surrounded by his family. Bob was born on July 12, 1921, in Kansas City, MO. and was adopted when he was three days old by James O. Hall and Bessie Lowe Hall. He attended grade school and high school in Independence, MO. until halfway through...

Bettie Julian

Bettie Julian

Jan 1, 2009

Bettie Julian, 79, of Independence, MO passed away January 1, 2009 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Bettie was born February 4, 1929 in Sugar Creek, MO to Merle and Flonnie (Vaughn) Culp. She spent her working life as an office manager and secretary for Julian and Company, CPA. She was part owner in Datacomp and Hill Flower Shop. She...

Robert Sherman

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

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

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

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...