Obituaries

Quincey Horton

Quincey Horton

Oct 25, 2007

Quincey Joe Horton, infant son of James Richard and Jennifer (Wood) Horton, was called home to Heaven on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 28, 2007 at Lobb Cemetery. Quincey was born Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Centerpoint Medical Center. He is survived by his grandmother Sarah Fedrick,...

Kevin Ballinger

Kevin Ballinger

Oct 24, 2007

Kevin Ballinger, 48, of Grain Valley, MO passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Friday in the chapel. Burial in Swan Lake Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice House. Kevin...

Marjory Morlan

Marjory Morlan

Oct 24, 2007

Marjory Morlan of Fort Worth, Texas passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2007. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 29, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the chapel. Burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Morlan; and her...

Robert Mericle

Robert Mericle

Oct 23, 2007

Robert L. Mericle, 70 of Independence, MO passed away Tue. Oct. 23, 3007 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Inurnment will be in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. Mr. Mericle was born on May 13, 1937 Ft. Dodge, IA. He had been an Accountant with the State of Iowa, retiring in 2001. Robert was a loving father and grandfather who enjoyed spending time with...

Donald Fitzgerald

Donald Fitzgerald

Oct 21, 2007

Donald H. Fitzgerald, 56 Independence, MO passed away Oct. 21, 2007. Services will be 2 pm, Wed., Oct. 24 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; Interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens with Full Military Honors. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Don was born Dec. 29, 1950 in Nashville, TN. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He served...

Wilda Romi

Wilda Romi

Oct 21, 2007

Wilda D. Romi, 84, of Gladstone, MO, passed away, Sunday, October 21, 2007 at the Woodbine Healthcare Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at the chapel. Wilda was born February 8, 1923 in...

Vern Mitchell

Vern Mitchell

Oct 20, 2007

Vern B. Mitchell, 98, of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Park Place Care Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 p.m. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the South Crysler Restoration...

Mary Caruso

Mary Caruso

Oct 19, 2007

Mary Jane Caruso, 44, Independence, MO passed away Friday, October 19, 2007. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 PM, Tuesday, October 23 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep., MO. Services will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, October 24 at the chapel. Mary was born September 27, 1963 in Council Bluffs, IA to John and Eloice (Pratt) Caruso....

James Parker

James Parker

Oct 19, 2007

James Parker, 84, Harrisonville, MO passed away Friday, October 19, 2007 at Belton Research Hospital. A visitation will be from 11:00-12:30 PM, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO. Graveside services at Mound Grove Cemetery will begin at 1:00 PM, Tuesday. James was born in Hartshorne, OK on January 24, 1923 to James E....

Berneta Kirchner

Berneta Kirchner

Oct 17, 2007

Berneta M. Kirchner, 82, of Wellington, MO, passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at Centerpoint Medical Center. Memorial contributions may be made to Wayside Waifs or to the American Heart Association. Berneta was born August 7, 1925 in Medill, MO to Peter Herman and Meleta (Nelson) Kirchner. She attended all eight grades at Medill and graduated from Kahoka High School....

Joyce Houlihan

Joyce Houlihan

Oct 17, 2007

Joyce Houlihan, 66, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at her home. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, October 23 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8:00 PM at Speaks Suburban Chapel, where the rosary will be said at 6:30 PM....

Sharlene Durham

Sharlene Durham

Oct 17, 2007

Sharlene Durham, 71, of Independence, MO passed away on October 17, 2007 at the Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, MO. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. on Monday, October, 22 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will follow at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel. Burial at Salem Cemetery. Sharlene was preceded in death by her husband, Truman...

Gladys Dudley

Gladys Dudley

Oct 16, 2007

Gladys E. Dudley, 99, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at her home. The service will be held at 1:00 PM, Monday, October 22 at Carson-Speaks Chapel with burial at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM, Sunday evening at the chapel. Gladys was born February 1, 1908 to William and Flora May Butler, Sr.....

Jeanne Carter

Jeanne Carter

Oct 15, 2007

Jeanne L. Carter, 55, of Lee’s Summit, MO was carried by her angels into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Monday, October 15, 2007. All friends are invited to a service of praise and remembrance on Thursday, October 18, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Lee’s Summit, 2 NE Douglas, Lee’s Summit, MO. Visitation will follow...

Kenneth Inlow

Kenneth Inlow

Oct 14, 2007

Kenneth Cecil Inlow, 72 of Independence, passed away Oct. 14, 2007 at his home. Services will be 1:00 pm, Thu. Oct. 18, 2007 at the Carson- Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions are suggested to the American Diabetes Association....

Dorothy Jackson

Dorothy Jackson

Oct 14, 2007

Dorothy Jackson, 96, formerly of Independence, MO passed away on October 14, 2007 at the Johnson County Nursing Center. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17, at Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, MO.

Marlene Mcphail

Marlene Mcphail

Oct 13, 2007

Marlene Joy McPhail, 74, of Independence, MO, passed away, Saturday, October 13, 2007 at the Centerpoint Medical Center. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at the chapel. Marlene was born June...

Clarice Mckay

Clarice Mckay

Oct 12, 2007

Clarice Lorraine McKay, 86, of Independence, MO, passed away, Friday, October 12, 2007 at the Rehabilitation Center of Independence. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at the Mound Grove Cemetery. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Clarice was born January 17, 1921 in Sioux City, IA to George W. and Donner...

Thomas Wade

Thomas Wade

Oct 11, 2007

Thomas Wade, 82, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, October 11, 2007 at Kindred Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, Oct. 16 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep., MO; burial to follow at Mount Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30-8:30 PM, Monday at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, the...

Doris Callahan

Doris Callahan

Oct 10, 2007

Doris Callahan, 81, formerly of Independence, MO passed away on October 10, 2007 in Scottsdale Arizona, where she had resided for 12 years. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial at...