Obituaries

Charles R. "Bob" Biggs

Charles R. "Bob" Biggs

Jan 2, 2006

Charles R. "Bob� Biggs, 82, of Independence, MO passed away January 1, 2006. A graveside service will be 2 pm Friday, January 6th at Appleton City Cemetery, Appleton City, MO. Visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 8 pm at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Bob was born May 19, 1923 in Appleton City, MO to Edgar and Effie Biggs. He was a...

Donna Jean Croxton

Donna Jean Croxton

Jan 1, 2006

Donna Jean Croxton, 75, of Kansas City, MO, went to her Lord, January 1, 2006, at her home, after a long battle with cancer. Memorial services will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2006 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 2-3:00 p.m. Cremation with interment in Leavenworth National Cemetery. Donna was born...

Emma Jeannette Thompson

Emma Jeannette Thompson

Jan 1, 2006

Emma Jeannette Thompson, 91 of Independence, passed away, Sun. Jan 1, 2006 at the Lee�s Summit Hospital. Services will be 1:30 pm, Fri, Jan 6, 2006 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave, Indep. MO. Burial in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be 7 - 8:30 pm Thursday at the chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer�s Association....

Edwin "Ed" Johnson

Edwin "Ed" Johnson

Dec 31, 2005

Edwin "Ed� Johnson, 80, of Independence, MO, passed Saturday, December 31st at Carmel Hills Living Center. Memorial Services will be 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at the East 39th Street Community of Christ Church, 15006 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Cremation with interment in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be...

Delbert Lee Grindstaff

Delbert Lee Grindstaff

Dec 30, 2005

Delbert Lee Grindstaff, 76 of Independence, passed away Fri, Dec 30, 2005 at the Regency Care Center. Services will be 2:30 pm, Mon. Jan 2, 2006 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Indep. MO with the visitation being held from 1 �" 2:30 pm at the chapel. Contributions are suggested to KC Hospice or to a charity of...

Frank Richard Kauzlarich

Frank Richard Kauzlarich

Dec 30, 2005

Frank Richard Kauzlarich, 68, Independence, MO, died December 30, 2005, at Research Medical Center. Services will be 10:00 am Thursday, January 5, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; burial will be in La Plata, MO. Visitation will precede the service from 9-10:00 am. Mr. Kauzlarich was born March 13, 1937, in LaPlata, MO, to Frank G. and Daisy (Henning) Kauzlarich. He graduated...

Geoffrey F. Spencer

Geoffrey F. Spencer

Dec 29, 2005

Geoffrey F. Spencer, 78, of Independence, MO, died on Thursday, December 29th at Independence Health Care Center. A private service will be Monday, January 2nd prior to cremation. A Memorial Service to celebrate Geoff�s life will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 4th at Walnut Gardens congregation of the Community of Christ, 19201 East R.D. Mize Rd., Independence, MO....

Lance Emerson Wilson

Lance Emerson Wilson

Dec 29, 2005

Lance Emerson Wilson, 49, Kansas City, MO., passed away Dec. 29, 2005 at North Kansas City Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm, Monday, Jan. 2, 2006, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; cremation. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Steve Palermo Foundation for Spinal Cord...

Rachel Lynn Cearley

Rachel Lynn Cearley

Dec 29, 2005

Rachel Lynn Cearley, 48 of Independence passed away Thu. Dec 29, 2005 at her home. Services will be 3:00 pm Wed. Jan 4, 2006 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO. Visitation will be 7 - 8:30 pm, Tuesday at the chapel. Private inurnment will be held at a later date. Contributions are suggested to the American...

Lee Glenn Rogers

Lee Glenn Rogers

Dec 28, 2005

Lee Glenn Rogers, 94, of Independence, MO, passed away, Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at his residence. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 31, 2005 at the Mt. Washington United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m., until service time Saturday at the church. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m., Saturday at the Centerview Cemetery in...

Albert R. Norris

Albert R. Norris

Dec 27, 2005

Albert R. Norris, 81, of Atherton, MO passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2005. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Friday, December 30th at St. Joseph The Worker Catholic Church; with interment in Salem Cemetery. A Prayer Service will be 6 pm Thursday with visitation following until 8 pm at the Church. In lieu of flowers, make donations...

Donald Victor Lents

Donald Victor Lents

Dec 27, 2005

Donald Victor Lents, 88 died December 27, 2005, at his home in Independence, Missouri. He was born in Rhodes, Iowa, on July 30, 1917, the son of V.G. and Delia Lents, and grew up in Marshalltown, Iowa. He and Helen Draper were married April 4, 1943, in Independence. He attended Graceland College, Brown University, and Ohio State University before beginning...

Raymond Scott Gorley

Raymond Scott Gorley

Dec 26, 2005

Raymond Scott Gorley, 86, Independence, MO. passed away Dec. 26, 2005. Services will be 2 pm, Friday, Dec. 30, 2005 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to the American Lung Assoc. Raymond was born June 19, 1919 in Weir, KS. to Gideon Scott...

Debbe K. Howard

Debbe K. Howard

Dec 26, 2005

Debbe K. Howard, 51, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, December 26, 2005. A memorial service will be 2 pm Friday, December 30th at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be Thursday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Chapel. Burial will be private. Debbe was born October 22, 1954 to Clinton J. and M. Jean McClendon. She married David R. Howard...

Thomas Salvatore Angotti, Jr.

Thomas Salvatore Angotti, Jr.

Dec 26, 2005

Thomas Salvatore "Tom� Angotti, Jr., 68, of Independence, MO, passed Monday, December 26, 2005 at Independence Regional Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 30, 2005 at St. Mark�s Catholic Church. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel where there...

Joan Chappelow

Joan Chappelow

Dec 25, 2005

Joan "Jody� Chappelow, 85, of Independence, MO passed away on December 25, 2005. Joan was born on November 6, 1920 in Springfield, MO to Charles and Mary Dwyer. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Norris Brill of 29 years, and Bill Chappelow of 25 years; as well as her sister, Charlotte Whitlock. Joan is survived by her daughter...

Terry Lee Plain

Terry Lee Plain

Dec 25, 2005

Terry Lee Plain, 51, of Independence, MO, passed away, Sunday, December 25, 2005 in Independence. Cremation is planned with a Memorial Services 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Wednesday at the chapel. Donations may be made to Kansas City Hospice. Terry was born July...

Jesse W. Wallace

Jesse W. Wallace

Dec 25, 2005

Jesse W. Wallace, 91, of Gold Canyon, AZ, formerly of Independence, MO, passed away on Sunday, December 25th . Services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 31st at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service from 2-3:00 p.m. Burial in Floral Hills Cemetery. Jesse was born June 12, 1914 in Memphis, TX to Jesse L....

James "Jimmy" Golden

James "Jimmy" Golden

Dec 24, 2005

James David "Jimmy� Golden, 45 of Independence, passed away Sat. Dec 24, 2005 at his home. Services will be 1:00 pm Thu. Dec. 29, 2005 at the Eastside Baptist Church, 19901 E. 78 Highway, Independence, MO. Burial in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 9:00 pm, Wednesday at the Church. Mr. Golden was born on May...

Martina Mae Hisle

Martina Mae Hisle

Dec 23, 2005

Martina M. Hisle, 84, Buckner, MO, formerly of Sedalia, MO, died Friday, December 23, 2005, at St. Mary�s Hospital of Blue Springs. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at the First Baptist Church, 131 S. Hudson, Buckner, MO. On Thursday, December 29, a visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. at the Campbell-Lewis...