Apr 3, 2007

Fannie Mae Linenbringer, 94, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday morning, April 3, 2007 at the Kansas City Hospice House. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will precede from 10:00 a.m., until service time Friday at the chapel. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Kansas City Hospice House. Fannie Mae was born...

Apr 1, 2007

Peggy G. Russell, 83, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2007 at Rosewood Health Care Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, 14500 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be 6-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Memorial...

Apr 1, 2007

Robert Alan (Bob) Tignor, 50, Kansas City, MO passed away April 1, 2007 at Independence Regional Health Center. In accordance with Bob�s wishes, he was cremated. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Bob was born Sept. 16, 1956 in Independence and was raised there, as well. He graduated from Van Horn High School in 1974. He...

Apr 1, 2007

Mark Evans Fisher, 47, Leavenworth, KS passed away April 1, 2007. A memorial service will be held at 3 pm, Sat., April 7 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; cremation. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Mark was born Feb. 12, 1960 in Independence, MO. He joined the U.S. Air Force after attending William Chrisman High...

Apr 1, 2007

Katie J. Grimes, 87, Kansas City, MO passed away April 1, 2007. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, April 5, 2007 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Wed. at the funeral home. Katie was born and raised in Sugar Creek, MO. She worked for many years at Montgomery Wards at the Blue Ridge Mall....

Mar 31, 2007

Marguerite Lundquist, 89, of Independence, MO passed away on March 31, 2007 at the Rosewood Health Center. A visitation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday at the chapel. Burial at Mound Grove Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Groves Hospice...

Mar 31, 2007

Johnny Stephenson, 75 of Kansas City, MO passed away, Saturday, March 31, 2007 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Blue Springs Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at the chapel. Donations may be made to the...

Mar 31, 2007

Delorais Heffner, 70 of Independence passed away Sat. Mar 31, 2007 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 11:00 am, Sat. Apr 7, 2007 at the Carson- Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to the American Diabetics Association. Delorais was...

Mar 30, 2007

Elsie Marie Tuttle, 81, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away Friday, March 30, 2007 at Wilshire at Lakewood. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 p.m. Burial in Belton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Stroke Association. Elsie was born...

Mar 30, 2007

Charles Harold Mitchell, 82 of Oak Grove, MO died Friday March 30, 2007 a the Oak Grove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services with full military honors will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 2, 2007 at the Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel prior to the services. Charles was born October...

Mar 29, 2007

Dorothy Kathleen "Kay� Butcher, 88 of Independence passed away Mar. 29, 2007 at the Monterey Park Nursing Center. A private inurnment will be held at a later date in the Missouri State Veteran�s Cemetery, Higginsville, MO. Contributions are suggested to Christ United Methodist Church, 14506 E. 39th St. Indep. MO 64055. Mrs. Butcher was born on July 2, 1918 to...

Mar 29, 2007

Velma Wright, 90, of Lee�s Summit, MO passed away on March 28, 2007 at her home. A memorial visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 1, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the chapel. Inurnment will be in the Mound Grove Cemetery Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be...

Mar 28, 2007

Thomas D. "Bud� Stinnett, 71 of Independence, MO, passed away March 28, 2007, at his home surrounded by his loving family and many of his friends. Services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, March 31, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial with Military Honors at Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1-2:00 pm Saturday at the chapel. Contributions may...

Mar 27, 2007

Eugene L. Cooper, 70 of Independence passed away Tue., Mar 27, 2007. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am, Sat. Mar. 31, 2007 at St. Ann�s Catholic Church 10113 E. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO. Entombment will be in the Mt. Olivet Mausoleum. Mr. Cooper was born on Jan 19, 1937 in Independence, MO. He was a retired data programmer...

Mar 26, 2007

Richard C. "Shorty� Vandersys, 74, Gladstone, MO, formerly of Independence, died March 26, 2007. Memorial services will be 10 am, Sat., March 31, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; cremation. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the Alzheimer�s Assoc. or the Susan Koman Breast Cancer Foundation. Shorty was...

Mar 25, 2007

Jack D. Thomas, 76, of Kearney, MO, passed away Friday, March 23, 2007 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10-11:00 a.m. in the chapel. Burial with military honors in Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu...

Mar 23, 2007

Mar 23, 2007

Eljay Darwin Settles, 83, of Grain Valley, MO, formerly of Overland Park, KS passed away Friday, March 23, 2007 at the Rehabilitation Center of Independence. Cremation with a memorial service to be held at a later date. Eljay was born February 7, 1924 in Luther, IA to Frederick A. and Eunice A. (Davis) Settles. He graduated from East Aurora High...

Mar 21, 2007

Paul E. Greathouse, 70, Independence, MO passed away March 21, 2007 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm, Sunday, March 25, 2007 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; cremation. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Paul was born April 12, 1936 in Tonganoxie, KS. He graduated from William Chrisman High School in 1954 and...

Mar 21, 2007

Patrick Lee Keating, 50 of Blue Springs, MO passed away, Wed. Mar 21, 2007. Services will be 1:00 pm, Tue. Mar 27, 2007 at the Carson- Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO. Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm Monday at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the American...