Obituaries
Lucille Roach
May 23, 2008
Lucille Roach, 86, of Harrisonville, MO passed away on Friday, May 23, 2008 at the Cass County Medical Center. A graveside service will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, at Salem Cemetery, Independence, MO.
Yvonne Resch
May 22, 2008
Yvonne E. Resch, 67, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, May 22, 2008 at her home. Private memorial services. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Yvonne was born September 5, 1940 in Cadillac, MI to James and Shirley (Johnson) Scott. Yvonne loved the Lord with all of her heart and was a true witness in her walk in life. Her world...
Jimmie Bateman
May 22, 2008
Jimmie Lou Bateman 80 of Independence, passed away Thu. May 22, 2008 at her home. Services will be 11:00 am Tue. May 27, 2008 at St. Johns Anglican Church with the visitation being held one hour prior to the service. Jimmie was born April 8, 1928 in Oak Park, Illinois to Ethel Mae Holladay and Hillary Corwin Russom. She was...
Barbara Campbell
May 20, 2008
Barbara Genevieve Campbell, 78, of Lee’s Summit, MO, formerly of Grandview, MO passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at St. Luke’s Hospital East. Memorial Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation. Barbara was born March 3, 1930 in St. John, KS to Alonzo and Eda (Nagel) Drake. She was a graduate of the...
Connie Bell
May 20, 2008
Connie Burke Carroll Bell, 62 of Independence passed away Tue. May 20, 2008 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Memorial Services will be 8:00 p.m., Tue. May 27, 2008 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Indep. MO with a visitation from 6 �" 8:00 pm on Tuesday prior to the service. Connie was born on Aug. 7, 1945 to Virgil...
Leonard Heman
May 18, 2008
Leonard Heman, 79, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, May 18, 2008 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. A visitation will be from 10-12:00 Noon, Wednesday, May 21 at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, 727 N. Main Street, Independence, MO 64050 with services immediately following; burial at Ebenezer Church Cemetery, Levasy. Leonard was born in Independence to Martin and Ella...
Timothy Fincher
May 18, 2008
Timothy Len Fincher, 66 of Blue Springs, MO, passed away, Sunday, May 18, 2008 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 23, 2008 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in New Salem Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the chapel. Timothy was born January 7, 1942...
Muriel Alcott
May 18, 2008
Muriel McDonald Alcott Teacher and journalist Muriel McDonald Alcott died May 18, 2008 at Kansas City Hospice House. She was born August 18, 1917 in Minneapolis, MN. She was the second of four children born to Earl and Adele (Berlet) McDonald and was raised in Owosso, MI. Mrs. Alcott received an AA degree from Stephens College in 1937, a Bachelor’s...
John Keller
May 17, 2008
John Keller, 64, of Independence passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008. A visitation will be from 9-10:00 AM, Friday, May 23 at Carson-Speaks Chapel with services immediately following at 10:00 AM; burial at Mound Grove Cemetery. John was born in Greensburg, PA to Bennett and Mary (Spor) Keller. He worked as a pressman prior to working for Stephenson’s Restaurant in...
Almira Huntsucker
May 17, 2008
Almira Sarah Huntsucker, 90, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Carmel Hills Living Center. A visitation will be from 6-8:00 PM, Thursday, May 22 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Services will be at 10:00 AM, Friday at the Chapel with burial at Mound Grove Cemetery. Almira was born November 12, 1917 in Independence to William and Esther...
Donna Barrett
May 17, 2008
Donna E. Barrett, 81, Kansas City, MO passed away May 17, 2008. Services will be 2 pm, Tuesday, May 20 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Donna was born Aug. 17, 1926 in Muskegon, MI. Her family soon moved to Independence where she...
Jeffrey Spencer
May 17, 2008
Jeffrey Craig Spencer, 42, of Kansas City, MO passed away Saturday, May 18, 2008 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service from 1-3:00 p.m. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Jeff was born December 15, 1965 in Kansas City, MO to Jerry...
Hazel Sinsley
May 17, 2008
Hazel M. Sinsley, 85, of Independence, MO passed away, Saturday, May 17, 2008 at her residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 22, 2008 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday evening at the chapel. Donations may be made to the Crossroads Hospice.
Mildred Heide
May 16, 2008
Mildred Laura Heide, 101, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, May 16, 2008 at Blue Hills Rest Home. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 22, 2008 at New Hope Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 220 W. Moore, Independence, MO, 64050. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial in...
Shirley Lundy
May 16, 2008
Shirley Ann Lundy, 65, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, May 16, 2008 at her home with her family by her side, after a valiant 12 year battle with cancer. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 19, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Sunday in the chapel. Burial in Lee’s Summit Historical Cemetery. Contributions may...
Lori Tittle
May 15, 2008
Lori Kim Tittle, 49, of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away Thursday, May 15, 2008 at her home with her family by her side. Memorial Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 19, 2008 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, Independence, MO. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, May 18, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be...
Gomer Maitland
May 15, 2008
Gomer Maitland, 74, died May 15, 2008 at the VA Hospital in Knoxville, IA. Gomer was born in Ava, MO. He served in the U.S. Airforce during the last part of the Korean War in the 1950’s. Gomer was a life-long member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was preceded in death by his...
Marlene Dyck
May 15, 2008
Marlene Rose Dyck, 58, Independence, MO passed away May 15, 2008. Services will be 10 am, Wed., May 21, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. The family requests contributions to a Memorial Scholarship Fund being established for the Center Place Restoration School. Marlene was born...
Dean Balsover
May 14, 2008
Dean Balsover, 77, Independence, MO passed away May 14, 2008 in Kansas City after a courageous bout with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 11 am, Sat., May 17, 2008 at the Stone Church with visitation beginning one hour prior to service time. A private committal service will take place at Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,...
Richard Gieber
May 13, 2008
Richard Gieber, 70, of Grain Valley, MO passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM, Friday, May 16 at Blue Springs Cemetery. Richard served in the U.S. Air Force for five years and then began 30 years of service with the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of the...
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