Obituaries

Mary Frances "Francie" Mills

Mary Frances "Francie" Mills

May 4, 2005

Mary Frances "Francie� Mills, 87, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2005 after a long battle with a terrible cancer. Services will be 10 am Saturday, May 7th at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Independence; with interment in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 7 :30 pm at the Chapel. In lieu...

Elizabeth Sigman

Elizabeth Sigman

May 4, 2005

Elizabeth "Betty� Ann Sigman, 78, of Independence, MO, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at Rosewood Health Center. Memorial Services will be 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at Heritage House, 660 N. Spring, Independence, MO 64050. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 6-7:00 p.m. Cremation. Memorial contributions may be made to Outreach International, 129 W....

J.C. Leslie

J.C. Leslie

May 3, 2005

J.C. Leslie, 84, of Independence, MO, a former paint company executive, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2005. Services will be 10 am Friday, May 6th at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence; with interment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 pm Thursday at the Chapel. J.C. was born May 13, 1920 at home near...

Addie Perkins

Addie Perkins

May 3, 2005

Addie "Estylene� Perkins, 85 of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, May 03, 2005 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 2:00 pm, Fri, May 6, 2005 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with the visitation being held one hour prior to the service. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, MO. Contributions are suggested to the American Heart Association or...

Dorothy E. Blocker

Dorothy E. Blocker

May 3, 2005

Dorothy E. Blocker, 85, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10:00 am Saturday, May 7, 2005 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 9-10:00 a.m. in the chapel. Burial will take place in Longview Memorial Gardens. Dorothy was born February 7, 1920 in...

Pamela Sue Lusso

Pamela Sue Lusso

May 1, 2005

Pamela Sue Lusso, 50, of Buckner, Mo, passed away, Sunday, May 1, 2005 at the St. Mary�s Hospital of Blue Springs. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 5, 2005 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with cremation to follow. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Thursday at the chapel. Donations may be made to the...

Thelma Lucille Truman

Thelma Lucille Truman

May 1, 2005

Thelma Lucille Truman, 83, Kansas City, Mo. died May 1, 2005 at Swope Ridge Geriatric Center. Services will be 10 am, Wed., May 4, 2005 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. Thelma was born...

Maxene Meador

Maxene Meador

Apr 29, 2005

Maxene Meador, 87, passed away at her residence in the Carmel Hills Living Center on April 29, 2005. A memorial visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th, Independence, MO 64055. The memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the chapel. Memorial contributions in her memory may be...

Charles B. Barr

Charles B. Barr

Apr 29, 2005

Charles B. Barr, 92, Independence MO, died Friday, April 29, 2005, at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be at 10:00 am Tuesday, May 3, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel; burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-8:30 pm Monday at the Chapel. Mr. Barr was born September 26, 1912, in Lucedale, MS, to Charles S. and May (Graves) Barr....

Harlan Tyler

Harlan Tyler

Apr 29, 2005

Harlan Tyler, 89, Independence, MO, died Friday, April 29, 2005, at the Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, May 7, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel; burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 1-2:00 Saturday at the Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Outreach International, or a charity of choice. Mr. Tyler was born...

Orfelina P. Rodriguez

Orfelina P. Rodriguez

Apr 28, 2005

Orfelina P. "Linda� (Pinon) Rodriguez, 75, of Independence, MO passed away April 28, 2005 at Independence Regional Health Center. Memorial visitation will be Monday, May 2nd from 6 to 8 PM at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Independence, MO. A memorial service will be 2 pm Saturday, May 7th at Pacific Heights Congregation. In lieu of flowers, family...

Worth C. Johnson

Worth C. Johnson

Apr 26, 2005

Worth C. Johnson, 74, of Independence, MO passed away on April 26, 2005 at the Independence Regional Health Center. A visitation will be held from 1-1:45 p.m. on Friday, April 29, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington, Indep. MO. A Masonic Service will be held from 1:45-2:00 p.m. The funeral service will start at 2:00 p.m. at the chapel....

Ethel Mae Rucker

Ethel Mae Rucker

Apr 26, 2005

Ethel Mae Rucker, 82, Lee�s Summit, Mo. formerly of Springfield, passed away April 26, 2005 at St. Joseph Health Center in Kansas City, Mo. Services will be 2 pm, Friday, April 29, 2005 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, Mo.; interment at Blue Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the funeral...

Oren Eugene Mccart

Oren Eugene Mccart

Apr 25, 2005

Oren Eugene "Pat� McCart, 80, of Independence, MO, passed away, Monday, April 25, 2005 at Medical Center of Independence. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 29, 2005 with full military honors in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday evening at the chapel. Pat was born May 14, 1924 in...

Nadine Barth

Nadine Barth

Apr 24, 2005

Nadine Barth, 79, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2005 at St. Joseph Health Center. Memorial services will be 11:00 am, Saturday April 30th at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1400 W. Sheley Rd, Independence, MO 64052. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Nadine was born May 28, 1925 in Kansas...

Lola Elizabeth Reed

Lola Elizabeth Reed

Apr 24, 2005

Lola Elizabeth Reed, 91, of Buckner, passed away, Sunday, April 24, 2005 at St. Mary�s Hospital in Blue Springs, MO. Services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 30, 2005 at the First Baptist Church in Buckner. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 2:00 until service time on Saturday at the church. Donation may be...

Mildred Mcvey

Mildred Mcvey

Apr 24, 2005

Mildred Mabel (Wallace) McVey, 97, of Independence, MO, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2005 at Rosewood Health Center. Memorial services will be 7:00 pm Thursday, April 28, 2005 at Christ United Methodist Church, 14506 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service from 6-7:00pm at the church. Cremation with interment in Memorial Park...

Ethel Zwingle

Ethel Zwingle

Apr 23, 2005

Ethel Zwingle, 94, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, April 23, 2005. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 26th from 2 to 4 pm at Carson-Speaks Chapel; 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Interment in Salem Cemetery will be private. Ethel was born February 17, 1911 in Independence, MO to Walter and Emma Johnson. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband John...

Gerald M. "Jerry" Franks

Gerald M. "Jerry" Franks

Apr 22, 2005

Gerald M. "Jerry� Franks, 64, Buckner, Mo. passed away April 21, 2005 at Blue Springs Care Center. Services will be 2 pm, Monday April 25, 2005 at Speaks Buckner Chapel; interment Buckner Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 - 5 pm, Sunday at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society or Odyssey Hospice. Jerry was...

Anna Lou Lewis

Anna Lou Lewis

Apr 21, 2005

Anna Lou Lewis, 90, Independence, MO passed away April 21, 2005 at the Blue Hills Rest Home. A visitation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 24, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday at the chapel. Burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Survivors include her son, John W. Miller; grandson, Clifford W. Miller;...