Obituaries

Dorothy "Dot" Huston

Dorothy "Dot" Huston

Dec 30, 2004

Dorothy "Dot� Huston, 67, of Kansas City, MO passed away Thursday morning December 30th at North Kansas City Hospital. Services will be 2:00 pm Monday, January 3rd at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Sunday, January 2nd at the chapel. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the National Wildlife Association....

Arnold L. Waitley

Arnold L. Waitley

Dec 30, 2004

Arnold L. Waitley, 82, Lee�s Summit, Mo. died Dec. 30, 2004 at Lee�s Summit Hospital. Visitation will be 6 - 8 pm, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2005 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the United Methodist Church of Napoleon, Mo. or Greyhound Support of Kansas City. Arnold was born Sept. 8, 1922 in...

Delilah Florence Corum

Delilah Florence Corum

Dec 29, 2004

Delilah (Dee) F. Corum, 78, of Independence, MO passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. A visitation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Monday, January 3, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the First Baptist Church, Independence, MO. Burial at Mount Washington Cemetery. Delilah...

Margaret E. Dorrell

Margaret E. Dorrell

Dec 29, 2004

Margaret E. Dorrell aged 91 years, 3 months, 14 days of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2004. Services will be 10 am Monday, January 3rd at Carson-Speaks Chapel; with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 5 pm at the Chapel. Margaret was born September 14, 1913 in Ludlow, MO to Forrest and Myrtle...

Cliff Durham

Cliff Durham

Dec 28, 2004

Clifford Durham, 46, of Rockaway Beach, MO, passed away Tuesday, December 28th at Mercy St. John�s Health System in Springfield, MO. Services will be 2:00 pm Friday, December 31st at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at 1:00 pm. Cremation to follow with interment at Old Salem Cemetery. Cliff was born May 22, 1958 in...

Vivian Jones

Vivian Jones

Dec 28, 2004

Vivian Jones, 91, Raytown MO, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2004, at Cedar Valley Health Center, Raytown MO. Graveside Services will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, December 30, at the Ebenezer Cemetery in Levasy, MO. Mrs. Jones had been an RN for some years, then worked for the Alfred Bell Appliance store in Kansas City. She was preceded in death...

Catherine A. "Sue" O'Dell

Catherine A. "Sue" O'Dell

Dec 28, 2004

Catherine "Sue� Taggart O�Dell, 86, Independence, Mo. died Dec. 28, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 10 am, Friday, Dec. 31 at Carson-Speaks Midtown Chapel; interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Federation of the Blind...

Skylar Jo Fleming

Skylar Jo Fleming

Dec 27, 2004

Skylar Jo Fleming, infant daughter of Joe and Stephanie Fleming passed away on Monday, December 27th at Children�s Mercy Hospital. Services will be 2:00 pm Friday, December 31st at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial in Blue Springs Cemetery. Skylar was born October 14, 2004 in Kansas City, MO to Joe and Stephanie (Steuart) Fleming. She is survived by her maternal grandparents...

John H. Hill

John H. Hill

Dec 27, 2004

John Howard "Jack� Hill, 91, of Independence, MO, passed away, Monday December 27, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 30, 2004 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial with full military honors will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday evening at the chapel. Jack was...

Robert "Rob" Shearer

Robert "Rob" Shearer

Dec 26, 2004

Robert Charles "Rob� Shearer, 41 of Independence, MO passed away Sun. Dec 26, 2004 at the University of MO. Hospital in Columbia, MO. Memorial services will be held 7:00 pm, Wed, Dec. 29, 2004 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO. Rob was born on July 25, 1963 to Wilbur and Patricia Shearer in Independence, MO and...

Leola Caroline Barker

Leola Caroline Barker

Dec 25, 2004

Leola Caroline Barker, 78, of Kansas City, MO, passed away, Saturday, December 25, 2004. Services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Ascension Lutheran Church 4900 Blue Ridge Blvd. Kansas City, MO. Graveside services will be in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Walton, NE. Lee was born September 25, 1926 at the farm home of her parents Frederick and Julianna...

Helen L. Holmes

Helen L. Holmes

Dec 24, 2004

Helen Louise (Constance) Holmes, 94, Independence, Mo. passed away Dec. 24, 2004, at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10 am, Friday Dec. 31, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel followed by a graveside service at 1 pm, Friday at the Delano Cemetery, Cameron, Mo. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of...

Brian O. "Butch" Gee

Brian O. "Butch" Gee

Dec 24, 2004

Brian O. "Butch� Gee, 60, of Lee�s Summit, Passed away, Friday, December 24, 2004 at Truman Medical Center East. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 28, 2004. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 28, 2004 at the Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Syracuse, MO. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Monday evening at the...

William Tommy "Bill" Schutz

William Tommy "Bill" Schutz

Dec 24, 2004

William Tommy "Bill� Schutz, 71 of Independence, MO passed away Fri, Dec. 24, 2004 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 2:00 pm, Tue, Dec 28, 2004 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Indep. MO. Burial in Oakland Cemetery. Mr. Schutz was born on Feb 18, 1933 to Willie and Alpha Schutz in Bald Knob, AR...

Sierra Hetrick

Sierra Hetrick

Dec 24, 2004

Sierra Hetrick, 16 months, formerly of Kansas City, MO passed away on Friday, December 24, 2004 at home. Sierra is survived by her parents Rachelle Hetrick and Shawn Stair, maternal grandparents David and Lesa Barb of Independence and paternal grandparents Virgil and Linda Stair from Kansas. A graveside service will be held 1:00p.m. on Thursday December 30, at Woodlawn Cemetery.

George "Allen" Wren

George "Allen" Wren

Dec 23, 2004

George Allen Wren, 57 of Independence, MO was called home to his savior following a short battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm, Thu. Dec. 30 2004 at the VA Medical Center Chapel. Allen was born on Sep 15, 1947 to George & Evelyn (Buck) Wren in Shreveport, LA. His younger days were spent in Tyrone,...

Charlotte Brown

Charlotte Brown

Dec 22, 2004

Charlotte Brown, 68, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, December 16, 2004. A memorial service will be 7 pm Monday, December 20th at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Memorial contributions are suggested to Wayside Waifs. Charlotte was born September 3, 1936 in Kansas City, MO to Garth and Irene Webb. She worked in the Department of Education at U.M.K.C. for several years,...

Winnifred Piepergerdes

Winnifred Piepergerdes

Dec 22, 2004

Winnifred Piepergerdes, 73, of Independence, MO passed away December 22, 2004 at her home following an 18-year battle with cancer. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 26, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday at the chapel, with the burial at Mound Grove Cemetery. Contributions may be...

Ruby F. South

Ruby F. South

Dec 22, 2004

Ruby F. South, 80, of Independence, MO passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at her home. A visitation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Monday, December 27, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday at the chapel. Ruby was loved by all and all who knew her. She was a...

Donald V. "Jack" Mcintosh

Donald V. "Jack" Mcintosh

Dec 20, 2004

Donald Verne "Jack� McIntosh, 87, passed away of natural causes Dec. 20, 2004, at Wilshire At Lakewood Nursing Home in Lee�s Summit where he was a resident. Services will be 2 pm, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 6:30- 8:30 pm, Wed. at the funeral home. In lieu of...