Obituaries
Norma Anne Holik
Jun 11, 2007
Norma Anne (Kirkendall) Holik was born Nov. 15, 1918, in Ashland, KY. She died June 11, 2007 in Independence, MO. She was graduated from Ohio State University with a B.S. degree and later earned her Th.D. degree from the School of Theology, Chicago University. She taught at Ohio State University, Ashland High School and Ashland College in Ashland, Ohio. She...
Artis C. Hotchkiss
Jun 11, 2007
Born Artis Croweley in 1918 at Knob Noster, MO, Artis died June 11, 2007, at her residence in Kansas City, MO. Services will be 1:30 pm, Friday, June 15, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, Independence, MO; burial in Floral Hills East cemetery. Visitation will be 7-8:30 pm Thursday at the Chapel. A seamstress by trade, she raised her three children in...
Allene Black
Jun 11, 2007
Ruby Allene Black, 77, of Independence, MO, passed away Monday, June 11, 2007 at Rosewood Health Center. Memorial services will be 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 18, 2007 at East 39th Street Community of Christ Church. Allene was born February 7, 1930 in Wichita, KS to Chester A. and Clarice N. (Robinson) McClaran. She was a faithful member of the Community...
Edith Marie Stewart
Jun 10, 2007
Edith M. Conatzer Stewart, 81, Sibley, MO passed away June 10, 2007 at her daughter’s home. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm, June 16, 2007 at Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witness, 500 Lee’s Summit Road, Independence, MO. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Worldwide Work of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Edith was born Jan. 28,...
Gracie Lee Rose
Jun 10, 2007
Gracie Lee Rose, 90 of Independence passed away Sat. Jun. 9, 2007 at St. Mary’s Medical Center. Services will be 10:00 am, Wed. Jun 13, 2007 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Indep. MO. Burial in New Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 �" 8:30 pm Tuesday at the chapel. Contributions are suggested to the American...
Helen E. Brown
Jun 10, 2007
Helen E. (Pine) Brown, 87, Lodi, CA, formerly of Independence, MO, passed away on Sunday, June 10, 2007, at Lodi Memorial Hospital. Services will be 10 am, Wed., June 20, 2007 at Carson-Speaks Chapel followed by a graveside service at 1:30 pm at Holden Cemetery, Holden, MO. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of...
Joanne Royle
Jun 9, 2007
Joanne McConnell Royle passed away June 9, 2007 from complications after a long and courageous battle with Ovarian Cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones and died peacefully in her home. Joanne was a lifelong resident of the Kansas City area and a 1956 graduate of Northeast High School. She was employed by the City of Independence in Water Pollution...
Nadine Deloris Marshall
Jun 9, 2007
Nadine Deloris Marshall, 81 of Independence, MO passed away Saturday morning, June 9, 2007. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Monday evening at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Donations may be made in lieu of flowers to American Red Cross, People for Animals Welfare Society (P.A.W.S). or to Crossroads Hospice. Nadine was born February 26, 1926...
Donna Belle Miller
Jun 9, 2007
Donna Belle Miller, 73, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Saturday, June 9, 2007. She is survived by her husband, Merlin D. Miller; a step-daughter, Cheryl Reynolds; a step-son, Steven Miller and wife Mercedes; a sister, Kathryn “Kay” VanFleet and her husband Edgar; a brother, Lewis “Bud” Jagger and wife Donna; three grandsons, Levi Miller, Scott Simmons and Micah Miller; a...
Charles E. Leibold
Jun 9, 2007
Charles Edward Leibold, 49 of Independence, MO passed away, June 9, 2007 at his residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 15, 2007 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday evening at the chapel. Charles was born October 8, 1957 in Independence,...
Richard E. Fisher
Jun 8, 2007
Richard E. Fisher, 79 of Independence, MO passed away Friday, June 8, 2007 at Centerpoint Hospital. Services will be 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Wednesday at the Stoutsville Cemetery in Stoutsville, MO. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at the chapel. Richard was...
Bessie B. Dougherty
Jun 8, 2007
Bessie B. Dougherty, 91, of Warsaw, MO, passed away Friday, June 08, 2007 at the Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, MO. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 11, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the...
Vernon "Mack" Short
Jun 7, 2007
Vernon “Mack” Short, 61 of Independence, MO passed away Thu. Jun. 7, 2007 at Monterey Park Nursing Center. Services will be 1:30 pm, Mon. Jun 11, 2007 at the Carson- Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO. Burial in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 �" 8:30 pm Sunday at the chapel. Contributions are suggested to...
Leota Harris
Jun 6, 2007
Leota Harris, 89, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2007 in Sunrise, Florida where she lived for the past 11 months. Born in Kansas City on August 3, 1917 to Alma and Albert Millard, Leota graduated from East High School. She lived most of her married life in Independence. Leota and her late husband Merrill were married for 69 ½ years...
Ralston Fielding Jennings
Jun 4, 2007
Ralston Fielding Jennings died June 4, 2007 at his home. He was born in Delhart, TX on July 7, 1911 to James and Eliza Jennings. He lived in Texas until moving to Andover, KS at the age of 9 where he graduated from Andover High School in 1929. Ralston met his bride to be, Edna Harriet Marshall, while in high...
Martha Jane Curtis
Jun 3, 2007
Martha Jane Curtis, 64 of Lee’s Summit, MO passed away, Sunday, June 3, 2007 at the Truman Medical Center Lakewood. Memorial services will be 4:00 p.m., Thursday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The family will greet friends following the services. Donations may be made to the American Kidney Foundation. Martha was born November 14, 1942 in Kansas City, MO to...
Betty Jane Barker
Jun 2, 2007
Betty Jane Barker of Independence, MO was called to her heavenly home on June 2, 2007. Born April 5, 1926 in Lexington, MO, the eldest child and only daughter of Marcel and Vera Polge, Betty graduated from Lexington High School in 1944, where she met the love of her life, Jack Barker. They married shortly before Jack joined the Coast...
William H. Hock
Jun 2, 2007
William H. Hock, 85, Independence, MO, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 2, 2007. Mr. Hock was born January 19, 1922, in Cairo, IL, to Mary (Riddle) Hock and James E. Hock. William was a WWII veteran, serving from 1941 to 1945 in the United States Navy as an Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class. He was employed...
John Edmund Byrne
Jun 2, 2007
John E. Byrne, 85, Independence, MO passed away June 2, 2007. A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 am, Thursday, June 7, 2007 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, Independence, MO; interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at 5:30 pm, Wed., followed by visitation from 6-8 pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel. In lieu of flowers,...
Edith Mae Livingston
Jun 2, 2007
Edith (Fusselman) Livingston died June 2, 2007 at Rosewood Health Center in Independence, MO. She was born in Nauvoo, IL, on Sept. 13, 1927 to Clyde and Effie (Fisher) Fusselman. She graduated form Nauvoo High School with Honors. She attended college in Quincy, IL and Lamoni, IA. After graduating, she worked for Schaffer Pen Company. Edith then moved to Cleveland,...
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