Obituaries

Emma L. Lewis

Emma L. Lewis

Mar 12, 2005

Emma L. Lewis, 88, Independence, Mo. died March 12, 2005 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 10 am, Wed., March 16, 2005 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be 7 - 9 pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Emma was born on Dec. 12, 1916, in rural Wisconsin. She was preceded in death...

James I. "Jim" Plain

James I. "Jim" Plain

Mar 12, 2005

James I. Plain, 82, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, March 12th at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 11:00 am Thursday, March 17th at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at 10:00 am. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. Jim was born June 16, 1922 in Independence, MO to Christopher and Isbelle...

William T. "Bill" Marshman

William T. "Bill" Marshman

Mar 12, 2005

William T. "Bill� Marshman, 83, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, March 12, 2005. Services will be 2 pm Wednesday, March 16th at Carson-Speaks Chapel; with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Chapel. Bill was born May 13, 1921 in Jameson, MO to John and Sophia Marshman. He was a Navy...

Ralph Edgar Riley

Ralph Edgar Riley

Mar 12, 2005

Ralph E. Riley, 80, Independence, Mo. died March 12, 2005 at his home. Services will be 2 pm, Thursday, March 17, 2005 at Carson-Speaks Chapel; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to the Northland Hospice or the Greater Life Assembly of God Church,...

Forrest J. Vaughn

Forrest J. Vaughn

Mar 12, 2005

Forrest J. Vaughn, 81, of Independence, MO, passed away, Saturday, March 12, 2005 at his residence. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday. March 15, 2005 at Floral Hills Cemetery. Forrest was born August 4, 1923 in Miller County, MO to Willard and Beulah (Brown) Vaughn. He worked as a postal clerk for the Kansas City Postal Distribution Center. He...

James "Bob" Wingate

James "Bob" Wingate

Mar 11, 2005

James R. "Bob� Wingate, 77, Edwards, MO passed away March 10, 2005 at the Lee�s Summit Hospital. A visitation will be held from 9-9:45 a.m. on Monday, March 14, at St. Mary�s Catholic Church, Independence, MO. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10:00 a.m. at the church, with burial at Lee�s Summit Historical Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,...

Betty N. Austin

Betty N. Austin

Mar 11, 2005

"Hallelujah, Praise the Lord, Hot Dog!� - a recent exclamation of joy by Betty Nelle Austin, 83, a devout and active Christian, who met Jesus face-to-face on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005. She was also reunited with the love of her life, Lawrence H. "Bub� Austin, her parents, Anna Mae and Paul W. Upton and her brother, William Michael Upton. Her...

Glen O. Milligan

Glen O. Milligan

Mar 11, 2005

Glen O. Milligan, 69, of Warrensburg, MO passed away Thursday, March 11th at Western Missouri Medical Center. Private burial in Buckner Hill Cemetery. Glen was born December 26, 1935 in Buckner, MO to Alva John and Rosa (Hamilton) Milligan.

Rex L. Howe

Rex L. Howe

Mar 10, 2005

Rex L. Howe, 78, of Independence, MO went to be with God on Thursday, March 10, 2005. A memorial service will be 2 pm Monday, March 14th at Carson-Speaks Chapel; 1501 W. Lexington Ave. Visitation will be Monday from 1 pm until service time. Rex was born September 27, 1926 in Kansas City, MO and lived in the area all...

Ellis I. Linnenbringer

Ellis I. Linnenbringer

Mar 10, 2005

Ellis Linnenbringer, Independence, Missouri, passed away March 10, 2005. The family will receive friends at 9 am, Monday, March 14 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. The funeral service will follow at 10 am, with the Reverend David T. Lyon officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Luke�s United Church of Christ, 727 N. Main,...

Forest D. "Dino" Hoskins

Forest D. "Dino" Hoskins

Mar 9, 2005

Forest (Dino) Hoskins Dino Hoskins, 59, of Lee�s Summit, MO passed away in Tucson, AZ on March 9, 2005. He was valiant in his battle with mesathelioma cancer caused by asbestos while working at the BMA Tower. His condition was worsened by pneumonia. He is survived by his wife Judy, their three sons, Joseph, Tommy and Sammy, three brothers, four...

Paul E. Harris

Paul E. Harris

Mar 9, 2005

Paul E. Harris, age 88,of Independence, MO passed away on March 9, 2005 at the Independence Regional Health Center. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. The service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel with burial at Blue Springs Cemetery. Paul was born in Blue Springs, MO, the son...

Frank William Hodak

Frank William Hodak

Mar 8, 2005

Frank W. Hodak, 84, Independence, Mo., died March 8, 2005 at Medical Center of Independence. Memorial services will be held at 2 pm, Sat., March 12, 2005 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation. Visitation will be 7 - 9 pm, Friday at the funeral home. Frank was born Jan. 20, 1921 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was a U.S. Army veteran of...

Kenneth L. Flowers

Kenneth L. Flowers

Mar 8, 2005

Kenneth Leslie Flowers, 76, Independence, Mo., passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at the Monterey Park Nursing Center. Mr. Flowers was born on Dec. 14, 1928, to Richard and Pearl Flowers in Thedford, Neb., and had lived in the Independence area most of his life. He had been a truck driver with Montgomery Wards, retiring in 1985. Kenneth was a...

Emma Beck

Emma Beck

Mar 8, 2005

Emma (Winegar) Beck, 86, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, March 08, 2005 at her home. Services will be 10 am Monday, March 14th at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave; with interment in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 5 pm at the Chapel. Emma was born in Kittitas (Ellensbury County) WA to Stephen Alfred...

June Ann Mitchell

June Ann Mitchell

Mar 8, 2005

June Ann Mitchell, 82, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, March 8th at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 10:00 am Tuesday, March 15th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Monday at the chapel. Cremation to follow. June was born February 12, 1923 in Martinsferry, OH to John and Alberta (Givens) Hoffner. June enjoyed playing...

Carol Mae Suhr

Carol Mae Suhr

Mar 7, 2005

Carol Mae Suhr, 71, Independence, MO passed away Monday, March 7th at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 3:00 pm Friday, March 11th at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery. Carol was born August 13, 1933 in Odessa, MO to William and Grace (Stanfield) Suhr. She...

Larry R. Young

Larry R. Young

Mar 6, 2005

Larry R. Young, 63, Kansas City MO, died Sunday, March 6, 2005, as the result of a motorcycle accident the previous day. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Thursday at Speaks Suburban Chapel, Independence, MO; burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-9:00 pm Wednesday at the Chapel with a Tribe of Mic-O-Say service at 8:00 pm. In...

Bettyfrank Evinger

Bettyfrank Evinger

Mar 5, 2005

Bettyfrank Evinger, Kansas City, MO joined her beloved parents Frank and Lottie Evinger in Christ embrace on March 5, 2005. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Stanley, KS. Visitation from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday at the chapel. Bettyfrank, known as "Dutch� served during WWII in...

Sylvia P. Dunlap

Sylvia P. Dunlap

Mar 5, 2005

Sylvia P. Dunlap, 91, of Kansas City, MO, passed away, Saturday, March 5, 2005 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 11, 2005 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, March 10, 2005 at the chapel. Donations to Oblation Fund of donor�s church...