Feb 27, 2008

M. Jean Stowell, 87, Lee’s Summit, MO (formerly of Wichita, KS, and Lake of the Ozarks), died Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at the Lee’s Summit Medical Center. Services will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, March 1, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Private burial will take place on Monday in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from one hour prior to...

Feb 26, 2008

Earl L. Reynolds, 94, Independence, MO, formerly of Wichita, KS, passed away Feb. 26, 2008. A graveside service will be held at 12:30 pm, Friday, Feb. 29 at Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, MO. Our Dad was born March 16, 1913 to Margaret & Amos Reynolds. He was raised a farmer, but went into construction work after he married Helen Davidson....

Feb 26, 2008

Helen Elizabeth Calahan, 85 of Independence, MO went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, February 26, 2008. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Norfleet Baptist Church. The family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m., until service time Saturday at the...

Feb 25, 2008

Nadine Ruth Benedict, 77 of Independence passed away Mon. Feb. 25, 2008 at her home. Services will be 1:30 p.m., Fri. Feb 29, 2008 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Indep. MO. Burial in Md. Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 �" 7:30 pm Thursday at the chapel. Mrs. Benedict was born on Mar. 11, 1930...

Feb 25, 2008

Olen Eugene “Gene” Beasley, 84 of Sugar Creek passed away Mon. Feb. 25, 2008 at North Kansas City Hospital. Visitation will be from 9 �" 11:00 a.m. Sat. Mar. 1, 2008 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 10113 E. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO with the Mass of Christian Burial beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the Church. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Contributions...

Feb 25, 2008

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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....

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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...