Obituaries

Rachel Ellen Moeller

Rachel Ellen Moeller

Mar 5, 2006

Rachel Ellen Moeller, 89, passed away peacefully on March 5th at Lenoir Woods Health Care Center in Columbia, MO. A visitation will be held from 9-10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, Independence, MO. The service will follow at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel. A graveside service is to be held 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March...

Eva Marcella "Marcy" Crawford

Eva Marcella "Marcy" Crawford

Mar 4, 2006

Eva Marcella Crawford "Marcy" passed peacefully in her home while surrounded by loved ones in March 4, 2006. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at the First Christian Church in Independence. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Marcella was born...

Madeline Marie Hale

Madeline Marie Hale

Mar 4, 2006

Madeline Marie Hale, 88 of Sugar Creek, passed away Mar. 4, 2006 at Rosewood Health Center. Mrs. Hale was born on Jan 25, 1918 in Sugar Creek, MO and was a lifelong area resident. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed gardening, canning, and cooking. She had a love and passion for helping and caring for others....

Marlin Keith Root

Marlin Keith Root

Mar 4, 2006

Marlin Keith Root, 79 of Independence passed away, sat, Mar 4, 2006 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Visitation will be from 1:00 - 2:00 pm, Wed. Mar. 8, 2006 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO with the service beginning at 2:00 pm. Contributions are suggested to the American Diabetes Association. Mr. Root was born on...

David Wayne, Sr. Sellars

David Wayne, Sr. Sellars

Mar 3, 2006

David W. Sellars, Sr. 82, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 28, 2006. Services will be 10 am, Friday, March 3 at the Independence Trinity Church of the Nazarene, where he was a member; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-9 pm, Thursday at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Independence Trinity Church...

Virginia Beaman

Virginia Beaman

Mar 1, 2006

Virginia Beaman, 91, of Independence, MO passed away on March 1, 2006 at the Rosewood Health Center. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Virginia was born on December 30, 1914 in Booneville, MO to Herman and Lula Brandes. She loved being outdoors, and was also a very accomplished seamstress and homemaker. Virginia was a lifelong member of...

James Patrick Crowley

James Patrick Crowley

Mar 1, 2006

James Patrick Crowley, 50, of Kansas City, MO died Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at his sister�s home in Lee�s Summit after a brief but valiant battle with cancer. Jim was born in Kansas City, MO and was a lifelong resident in the Northeast neighborhood of Kansas City. He graduated from Northeast High School, and attended UMKC. He was an Eagle...

Mildred Irene Storm

Mildred Irene Storm

Mar 1, 2006

Mildred I. Storm, 86, Independence, MO. passed away March 1, 2006 at Regency Care Center. Services will be 10 am, Monday, March 6, 2006 at Speaks Suburban Chapel interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Sunday at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to Crossroads Hospice. Mildred was born July 27, 1919 in Skytook, OK. one...

Vyra Addams

Vyra Addams

Feb 28, 2006

Vyra L. Addams, 91, Raytown, MO, died Monday, February 27, 2006, at Independence Regional Health Center. Graveside services will be at 11:00 am, Thursday, March 2, at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Mrs. Addams was born in Derby, IA, to Ernest and Lenna (Rush) Smith. She had lived in the Chanute, KS area and then Kansas City, MO. She spent 35...

Marlene Mclaughlin

Marlene Mclaughlin

Feb 28, 2006

On April 29, 1936, Walt and Edith Shingleton gave birth to a beautiful baby girl they named Marlene Ruth. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006, the good Lord called her up. Marlene grew up in the Ozarks during our countries most troubling times and in the 1950s, she moved to the big city of Kansas City with her sister Carol, not...

Carol L. Millard

Carol L. Millard

Feb 28, 2006

Carol L. Millard, 58, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at Truman Medical Center Lakewood. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 4, 2006 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday at the East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Mexico, MO. Carol was born March 19, 1947 in Mexico, MO to Leonard Carl...

John R. Bartlett

John R. Bartlett

Feb 27, 2006

John R. Bartlett, 51 of Blue Springs, MO died February 27, 2006 at his home. Services will be 10:00 am Saturday, March 4, 2006 at the Evangelistic Center Church. A visitation will be Friday from 6-8:00 pm at Speaks Suburban Chapel. John was a loving son, a caring and faithful husband to Luchie Bartlett. To his sons, Sean and Nick,...

Billie Bailey

Billie Bailey

Feb 27, 2006

Billie Bailey, 84, of Independence, MO passed away on February 27, 2006 at the Lee�s Summit Hospital. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 2, at the Central Assembly of God, 1009 W. 23rd Street, Independence, MO 64055. The service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday at the church with burial at Oak Ridge...

Patricia Fuller

Patricia Fuller

Feb 27, 2006

Patricia Stephan Fuller, 76, of Independence passed away peacefully at St. Mary�s Medical Center after a short battle with cancer, on Mon. Feb. 27, 2006. Services will be 10:00 am Thu. Mar. 2, 2006 at St. Michael�s Episcopal Church, 4000 S. Lee�s Summit Rd., Indep. MO 64055 with the visitation being held one hour prior to the service. Burial will...

Jill M. Spencer

Jill M. Spencer

Feb 27, 2006

Jill M. Spencer, 75, of Independence, MO, died on Monday, February 27th. A memorial service to celebrate Jill�s life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 4 at the Walnut Gardens congregation of the Community of Christ, 19201 East R. D. Mize Rd, Independence, MO. Family and friends will gather in the church hall following the service. In lieu...

Jack W. Rynearson

Jack W. Rynearson

Feb 26, 2006

Jack W. Rynearson, 86, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, February 26, 2006 at Medical Center of Independence. Memorial Services will be 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at the Maywood Baptist Church. The family will greet friends following the memorial services. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Jack was born...

Jesse C. "Pat" Patterson

Jesse C. "Pat" Patterson

Feb 25, 2006

Jesse C. "Pat� Patterson, 88 Independence, MO died Feb. 25, 2006. Services will be 3 pm, Wed., March 1, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; cremation. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. The family suggests contributions to the Kidney Foundation. Pat was born Dec. 15, 1917 in Independence, MO He was a Navy veteran of WW II. He was...

Bessie M. Moore

Bessie M. Moore

Feb 25, 2006

Bessie M. Moore, 85, Independence, MO passed away Feb. 25, 2006. A memorial visitation will be held 6-8 pm, Wed., March 1, 2006 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; cremation. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to Crossroads Hospice of K.C. Bessie was born April 29, 1920 in Independence and lived there all her life. She graduated from William Chrisman High...

Margaret Nell Mollenhour

Margaret Nell Mollenhour

Feb 25, 2006

Born February 1, 1928 in Caruthersville, MO to Harry and Lissie Ridgley passed away in her home February 25, 2006. She is survived by her sister Grace Nasci; Reno, NV; three children and spouses, Bill and Angie Mollenhour, Harrisonville, MO; Ann Miller- Pack and Rick Pack, Lee�s Summit, MO; and Jane and Larry Minkler, Shawnee, KS. As a legacy she...

Donald Edward Dumas

Donald Edward Dumas

Feb 25, 2006

Donald Edward Dumas, 87, of Southern Pines, North Carolina, died February 25, 2006 in his home, a longtime resident of Independence, Missouri and Marysville, Michigan. Visitation will be Thursday, March 2, 2006 from 6-8 p.m. at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 3, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. at the Speaks Suburban Chapel in Independence, Missouri....