Obituaries

Wanda Struchtemeyer

Wanda Struchtemeyer

Feb 2, 2005

Wanda Struchtemeyer, 74, of Independence, MO passed away February 2, 2005 at the Cedar Valley Health Center, Raytown, MO. A visitation will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 6, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. The service will be held at 10:00 on Monday at the chapel with burial at Mount Washington Cemetery. Wanda was born on June 23, 1930...

Alta Maxine Axlund

Alta Maxine Axlund

Feb 2, 2005

Alta Maxine Axlund, 79, Independence, Mo. died Feb. 2, 2005 at Independence Health Care Center. Graveside services will be held 10 am, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2005 at Mound Grove Cemetery.

Emma Lorene Evans

Emma Lorene Evans

Feb 2, 2005

Emma Lorene Evans, 86 of Bella Vista, AR, formerly of Independence, MO passed away Tue. Feb 1, 2005 at the Concordia Retirement Center in Bella Vista. Services will be 11:00 am, Sat. Feb 5, 2005 at Maywood Baptist Church, 10505 E. Winner Rd. Indep. MO. Burial in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 - 11:00 am prior...

Margaret L. Willoughby

Margaret L. Willoughby

Jan 31, 2005

Margaret L. Willoughby, 81, of Kansas City, MO passed away Monday, January 31st at her daughter�s home. Services will be 10:00 am Thursday, February 3rd at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 7-8:30 pm Wednesday, February 2nd at the chapel. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Odyssey Hospice. Margaret was born December...

Noah Harris Rogers

Noah Harris Rogers

Jan 31, 2005

Noah Harris Rogers, 89, went to be with the Lord and his family in Heaven on Monday January 31, 2005. He passed away at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 5, 2005 at the Carson Speaks Chapel 1501 W. Lexington Independence, MO. Burial in Salem Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7...

Gladys Marie Scott

Gladys Marie Scott

Jan 29, 2005

Gladys Marie (Westpfahl) Scott, 75, of Lebanon, MO, formerly of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, January 29th at the Christian Health Center. Private graveside services will be held in Windsor, MO. Gladys was born April 14, 1929 in Lebanon, MO to S.D. and Mary (Ross) Westpfahl. After graduating from high school, Gladys moved to Kansas City where she was employed...

Michael Patrick Messina

Michael Patrick Messina

Jan 28, 2005

Michael Patrick "Mike� Messina, 84, Independence, Mo. died Jan. 27, 2005 at Regency Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am, Monday Jan. 31, 2005 at Santa Fe Catholic Church, Buckner, MO. Mike was born July 10, 1920 in Buffalo, NY. He was preceded in death by his wife, Delores Messina. He is survived by...

Ellen Tippins James

Ellen Tippins James

Jan 28, 2005

Ellen Tippins James, 102, of Lexington, KY formerly of Independence, MO passed away Friday, January 28, 2005. Services will be 2 pm Thursday, February 3rd at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave; with interment in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 1 pm until service time. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Sayre Christian Village Nursing...

Lucy L. Higginbotham

Lucy L. Higginbotham

Jan 28, 2005

Lucy L. Higginbotham, 83, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday January 27, 2005. Services will be 2 pm Monday, January 31st at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave; with interment in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Chapel. Lucy was born July 16, 1921 in Kansas City, MO to Philip and Augusta...

Jerry Slaybaugh

Jerry Slaybaugh

Jan 27, 2005

Jerry, age 63, Independence, MO, passed away January 26, 2005, at St. Luke�s Hospital after a long and courageous battle with Cancer. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 30 , at Christ United Methodist Church, 14506 E. 39th St., Independence, MO, 64055. Jerry was born February 18, 1941, in Pattonsburg, MO, to Forest and Pearl Slaybaugh. He was...

Deborah Sue Ingram

Deborah Sue Ingram

Jan 27, 2005

Deborah Sue Ingram, 56, of Independence, MO went home to be with the Lord after a long battle with cancer on Thursday, January 27th at Park Place Care Center. Services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, January 29th at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 17902 Whitney Rd., Independence, MO 64058. Visitation will be 6:30-8:30 pm on Friday, January 28th at the church. Burial...

Maxine B. Auxier-Grigg

Maxine B. Auxier-Grigg

Jan 25, 2005

Maxine B. Auxier-Grigg, 87, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, January 25th at Independence Health Care. Memorial services are pending. Maxine was born August 17, 1917 in Independence, MO to Roland and Bessie (Westwood) Goold. She was a member of the RLDS Church where she enjoyed teaching 2 and 3 year old sunday school and vacation bible school. Maxine enjoyed...

Ora Lee Rasmussen

Ora Lee Rasmussen

Jan 25, 2005

Ora Lee Rasmussen, 75, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, January 25th at the Medical Center of Independence. Graveside services will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, January 29th at Evergreen Cemetery in West Plains, MO. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Friday, January 28th at Speaks Buckner Chapel. Ora Lee was born July 10, 1929 in North Kansas City, MO to Frank...

Norma Lee Crawford

Norma Lee Crawford

Jan 25, 2005

Norma Lee Crawford, 78, of Independence, MO, passed away, Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 29, 2005 at the Carson-Speaks Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Lee�s Summit Historical Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Friday at the chapel. In lieu of flowers donations...

Joyce E. Stowell

Joyce E. Stowell

Jan 25, 2005

Joyce Eva (Holden) Stowell, 80, Independence, Mo. passed away Jan. 25, 2005 at the Rosewood Center. She was born May 14, 1924 in Arkansaw, Wisconsin, the third of four children to William & Nettie Holden. Her youth was spent on the "Farm on the Hill� in Arkansaw. In 1942, she graduated from Arkansaw High School. After graduation she attended Graceland...

Francis "Frank" Anderson

Francis "Frank" Anderson

Jan 24, 2005

Frank W. Anderson, 85, of Independence, MO passed away on January 24, 2005 at the Independence Regional Health Center. A visitation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 26, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday at the chapel with burial at Floral Hills East Cemetery. Contributions may be made...

John Campbell

John Campbell

Jan 23, 2005

John Campbell, 74, Grandview MO, died Sunday, January 23, 2005, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Independence, MO 64055. Mr. Campbell was born June 6, 1930, to James and Florence (Scrom) Campbell. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean...

Loretta B. Nickelson

Loretta B. Nickelson

Jan 23, 2005

Loretta B. Nickelson, 79, of Independence, MO, passed away, Saturday, January 22, 2005 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 28, 2005 at the Carson Speaks Funeral Home 1501 W. Lexington, Independence, MO. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Donations may be made to the East Side Baptist Church. The family...

Nancy Jane Stock

Nancy Jane Stock

Jan 23, 2005

Nancy Jane Stock, 61, Kansas City, Mo. died Jan. 23, 2005. Graveside services will be 2 pm. Thurs., Jan. 27 at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:30- 8 pm, Wed. at Speaks Suburban Chapel. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the American Heart Assoc. Nancy was born Jan. 10, 1944 in Gahanna, Ohio. She was the...

Walter F. Beil

Walter F. Beil

Jan 22, 2005

Walter F. Beil, 85, of Independence, MO, passed away, Saturday, January 22, 2005 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 27, 2005 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Wednesday at the chapel. Walter was born July...