Obituaries

Elbert Fosberg

Elbert Fosberg

Feb 24, 2008

Elbert A. Fosberg, 91, of Olathe, KS, formerly of Kansas City, MO passed away Sunday, February 24, 2008 at Pinnacle Ridge Care Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 p.m. Cremation to follow. Elbert was born May 20, 1916 in Bayard, NE...

Donald Hale

Donald Hale

Feb 24, 2008

Donald Ray Hale, 77, born December 23, 1930, passed away on February 24, 2008, at Lee’s Summit Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Services will be at 10:00 am, Friday, February 29, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, Independence, MO; burial in Lee’s Summit Historical Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8:00pm Thursday at the Chapel. Don was born to Lester L. Hale and...

Martha Bullis

Martha Bullis

Feb 24, 2008

Martha Jane Bullis, 70, Independence, MO, died Sunday, February 24, 2008, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Kansas City, MO. Memorial services will be at 3:00 pm, Sunday, March 2, at Open Arms Community of Christ, 1101 W. Walnut, Independence. Jane was born September 3, 1937, in Hollywood, CA, to Andrew and Ethel Yates. She have lived in various areas of the...

Brent Weddle

Brent Weddle

Feb 24, 2008

Brent Allen Weddle Brent Allen Weddle, 42 of Independence passed away Sun. Feb. 24, 2008 at Truman Medical Center Lakewood. A visitation will be held from 4 �" 6:00 p.m., Fri, Feb. 29, 2008 at the Pavilion, 14831 E. 40 Hwy., Kansas City, MO with the Memorial Service to follow at 6:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested...

Robert Grubb

Robert Grubb

Feb 24, 2008

Robert Grubb, 89, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, February 24, 2008 at The Fountains of Greenbriar. A visitation will begin at 6:30 PM, Wednesday, Feb. 27 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, followed by a service at 7:30 PM. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday at Floral Hills Cemetery. Robert was born August 23, 1918 in...

June Stegge

June Stegge

Feb 24, 2008

June Catherine Stegge, 86, of Kansas City. MO, our beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother passed away on Feb. 24, 2008 at Presbyterian Manor in Kansas City, KS. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wed., Feb. 27, 2008 at 10 am at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 3736 Lee’s Summit, Rd., Independence, MO; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will...

Marian Mayhew

Marian Mayhew

Feb 24, 2008

Marian Josephine Mayhew, 94 of Independence, MO, passed away, Sunday, February 24, 2008 at Monterey Park Nursing Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. until service Wednesday at the chapel. Marian was born November 25, 1913 in Maquoketa,...

Beatrice Hill

Beatrice Hill

Feb 24, 2008

Beatrice Hill, 94, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, February 24, 2008 at St. Mary’s Manor in Blue Springs. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with a visitation at the church one hour prior to services; entombment at Mt. Olivet Mausoleum. Beatrice was born December 25, 1913 in Plattsmouth, NE to Peter...

Terry Cartmill

Terry Cartmill

Feb 23, 2008

Terry L. Cartmill, 58, of Independence, MO, passed away, Saturday, February 23, 2008 at his home. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 28, 2008 at the Heart of God Fellowship in Buckner, MO. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Buckner, MO. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday evening at the Speaks Buckner Chapel....

Raymond Harness

Raymond Harness

Feb 23, 2008

Raymond R. Harness, 85, of Independence, MO passed away February 23, 2008. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, Feb. 27 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Independence, MO. Burial at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 PM Tuesday, at the Chapel. Ray, a gifted musician, metalworker, and dearly loved family man, was born June 10, 1922,...

Velma Narramore

Velma Narramore

Feb 23, 2008

Velma Narramore, 82, of Kansas City, MO died Saturday, Feb. 23 at Kansas City Hospice House. A visitation will begin at 12:30 PM, Saturday at Carson-Speaks Chapel, with services beginning at 1:30 PM at the Chapel. Entombment at Mound Grove Mausoleum. Velma is survived by her husband Ernest "Ed" Narramore, Jr., daughter Kathy Roady, and two grandchildren: Natalie and Chris.

Stella Martin

Stella Martin

Feb 22, 2008

Stella Martin, 86, a lifelong resident of Independence, MO, died Friday, February 22, 2008 at the Golden Living Center in Independence. Graveside services will be at 11:00 am, Thursday, February 28, at the Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, MO. Ms. Martin had been a supervisor with AT&T for many years and was once honored by the American Business Women’s Association as the...

Barbara Siecke

Barbara Siecke

Feb 22, 2008

Barbara J. Siecke, 74, Independence, MO died Feb. 22, 2008 at St. Mary’s Hospital of Blue Springs. Services will be at 10 am, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008 at Carson-Speaks Chapel followed by a 2 pm graveside service at the Holden Cemetery, Holden, MO. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Monday at the funeral home. The family requests contributions to the Pulmonary...

John Nickles

John Nickles

Feb 22, 2008

John E. Nickles, 68, Independence, MO, died unexpectedly Feb. 22, 2008. Services will be at 10 am, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the funeral home. John was born Feb. 27, 1939 in Kansas City, MO. He was a warehouse foreman for AR-KA-MO Sales & Service...

Martha Mccoy

Martha Mccoy

Feb 21, 2008

Martha Joyce McCoy, 82, of Independence, MO went home to be with the Lord Thursday, February 21, 2008 at John Knox Village Care Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 25, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 p.m. Burial in Floral Hills East Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made...

Burley Snodgrass

Burley Snodgrass

Feb 21, 2008

Burley Snodgrass, 86, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, February 21, 2008 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday at Speaks. Burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Burley was born November 30, 1921 in Hernshaw,...

Donald Mitchell

Donald Mitchell

Feb 20, 2008

Donald E. Mitchell, 78, Independence, MO died Feb. 20, 2008. A memorial visitation will be held 2-4 pm, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the charity of your choice. Don was born Aug. 31, 1929 in Kansas City, MO. He worked at AT&T for 32 years and retired...

Harold Cackler

Harold Cackler

Feb 20, 2008

Harold W. Cackler, 95, of Independence, MO peacefully passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 1:30 p.m. at The Groves Community Room on Saturday, February 23, 2008. The family will greet friends from 1-1:30 prior to the service. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Community...

Arthur Slocum

Arthur Slocum

Feb 20, 2008

Arthur H. Slocum, 83, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at Ridgecrest Nursing Center in Warrensburg, MO. A memorial service will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 23 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Arthur was preceded in death by his first wife Roberta Jean Vanwye and his second wife Billie...

Mildred Gillespie

Mildred Gillespie

Feb 20, 2008

Mildred (Savage) Gillespie Mildred (Savage) Gillespie, 84 of Sibley, MO passed away Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at her home. A Memorial Celebration of Life Service will be 6:00 p.m., Tue. Feb 26, 2008 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams St., Buckner, MO with a visitation immediately following the service. The family request no flowers and request contributions be made...