Obituaries
Lee Barker
Aug 31, 2008
Lee Barker, 68, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Glennon Place Nursing Center. Private family services are planned with inurnment at Brooking Cemetery. Lee is survived by his sons: Gerald Barker, Freddy Barker, William Macklin, and Sam Barker; brother, Everette Barker; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Clara Jones
Aug 31, 2008
Clara R. Jones, 93, of Kansas City, MO passed away August 31, 2008 at Wilshire at Lakewood. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m., with a service to follow at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. Clara was born October 8, 1914 in Kansas City, KS to Harvey and Josephine...
William Alley
Aug 31, 2008
William W. “Bill” Alley, Jr., 59 of Independence passed away Sun. Aug. 31, 2008 at his home surrounded by his family. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Fri. Sep 5, 2008 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Indep. MO 64055. Burial in Md. Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 - 7:30 pm Thursday at the chapel. Contributions are...
Ricky Mcbride
Aug 30, 2008
Ricky Lynn McBride, 51, Warsaw, MO passed away Aug. 30, 2008. A graveside service will be held at 11 am, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens in Independence. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the Humane Society of Missouri, 1201 Macklind Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110. Rick was born Jan. 22, 1957 in Independence....
Agnes Nieweg
Aug 30, 2008
Agnes Sophia (Czeschin) Nieweg, formerly of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008 in Davenport, IA. Funeral services will be at 10 am, Wed., Sept. 3, 2008 at St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, Independence, MO; burial will follow in Wellington, MO. Visitation will be from 6 pm to 8 pm, Tuesday at Speaks Suburban Chapel in Independence. In...
Christian Jones
Aug 30, 2008
Danni Girl, 19, of Springfield, MO/Kansas City, MO, passed away August 30, 2008. A rosary will take place at 9:00 a.m. with a visitation to follow until 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 5, 2008 at St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic Church, 8001 Longview Rd., Kansas City, MO. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 a.m. at the...
Randy Cordry
Aug 29, 2008
Randy Aaron Cordry, 37 of Sugar Creek, MO passed away, Friday, August 29, 2008 at Truman Medical Center. Services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. The family will greet friends from 2:00 p.m., until service time Tuesday at the chapel. Cremation will follow the services with a graveside inurment service at 2:00 p.m., Saturday,...
Nancy Makinen
Aug 27, 2008
Nancy Makinen, 68, of Independence, MO passed away August 27, 2008 at her home. A memorial visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 2, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with a rosary to be held prior at 5:30 p.m. at the chapel. The family will have a private inurnment service at Woodlawn Cemetery at a later date....
Wanda Rejda
Aug 26, 2008
Wanda Louise Rejda, 70, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at her home. A memorial visitation will be from 1-3:00 PM, Sunday, August 31 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Private inurnment at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Wanda is survived by her son, Scott Rejda of the home; brother, Don Weaver and wife Carolyn of Independence; and niece, Donna Sheahen,...
Opal Rew
Aug 26, 2008
Opal Geneva (Elston) Rew, 95, passed away August 26, 2008 at the Villages of Jackson Creek in Independence, MO. She was born in Andover, MO on February 25, 1913 to Fred and Dovie Naomi Elston. She was raised on a farm in Iowa and rode her pony to school. She married Clarence D. Rew on November 11, 1934 and lived...
Violet Whiting
Aug 25, 2008
Violet Marie Whiting, 96 of Independence, MO passed away, Monday, August 25, 2008 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 28, 2008 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9:00 a.m., until service time Thursday at the chapel. Violet was born May 13, 1912 in Deer...
John Pritchard
Aug 25, 2008
John L. Pritchard, 83, went to be with the Lord Jesus on Monday, August 25, 2008, from his home in Independence, MO. John was born August 23, 1925 in Kansas City, MO, to L.Z. and Verna Pritchard. He was a vice president of Lynn Insurance Group, where he worked for 37 years before retiring in 1987. Serving the Lord has...
Helen Kelley
Aug 25, 2008
Helen J. Kelley, 88, Independence, MO passed away Aug. 25, 2008. Memorial services will be at 7 pm, Thursday, Aug. 28 at College Park Community of Christ 1021 W. College, Independence, MO. Visitation will precede the service beginning at 5:30 pm at the church. A private committal service will be held at Mound Grove Cemetery. Helen was born June 9,...
Elfriede Brennaman
Aug 24, 2008
Elfriede Clara Brennaman, 86, died August 24. Born in Cannstatt, Germany, she emigrated to the U.S. on Jan 1, 1924. She was Secretary/Treasurer of United Metal Spinning Co. until the business was sold in 2000. She was a resident of John Knox Village. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Carl R. Brennaman, Sr. Elfriede will...
Janet Calvert
Aug 24, 2008
Janet Kay Calvert, 55 of Independence passed away, Sun. Aug. 24, 2008 at Centerpoint Medical Center with her family by her side. Services will be 10:00 am, Fri. Aug. 29, 2008 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO. Burial in Lobb Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 �" 8:30 pm, Thursday at the chapel. Contributions are suggested...
Jody Firebaugh
Aug 24, 2008
Jody Marie Firebaugh, 42, of Sugar Creek, MO, passed away, Sunday, August 24, 2008 in Kansas City, MO. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Wednesday at the chapel. Jody was born January...
Ida Bredehoft
Aug 23, 2008
Ida Anna Bredehoft, 93, formerly of Independence, MO peacefully passed away Saturday, August 23, 2008 at Wilshire at Lakewood. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 29, 2008 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 17200 E. 39th St. Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday, August 28, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday...
Waneta Howell
Aug 23, 2008
Waneta R. Howell, 90 Formerly of Buckner, Osceola and El Dorado Springs, MO, passed away, Saturday, August 23, 2008 at a nursing home in Grain Valley, MO. Waneta was born May 25, 1918 in Roscoe, MO the daughter, of John Trot and Gertie F. (Hopkins) Sims. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Buckner. She was married...
Betty Ventimiglia
Aug 22, 2008
Betty June Ventimiglia, 86, Independence, MO passed away Aug. 22, 2008. Services will be 10 am, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be begin at 6 pm, Sunday and the Rosary will be said at 7:30 pm at the funeral home. Betty was born June 21, 1922 in Kansas City, MO....
Edna Hartman
Aug 22, 2008
Edna Angeline “Skooky” Hartman passed away unexpectedly Friday, Aug. 22, 2008 at the age of 95. Following cremation, a graveside service will take place at 10:30 am, Sat., Aug. 30, 2008 at Stewartsville Cemetery, Stewartsville, MO. Skooky was born May 13, 1913 to Dr. Louis E. and Edna E. (Whitmore) Saunders in Stewartsville, MO. She graduated from Stewartsville High School...
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