Obituaries

James F. Koelling

James F. Koelling

Jan 19, 2005

James F. Koelling, 73 of Independence, MO, formerly of Tebbetts, MO passed away Wed. Jan 19, 2005. Services will be 2:00 pm, Monday, Jan 24, 2005 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 3 - 6 pm Sunday at the chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Special Neighbors, 1220 E. 32nd St....

Donna M. May

Donna M. May

Jan 19, 2005

Donna M. May, 55, Independence, MO., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005, at the Medical Center of Independence. Donna was born July 20, 1949, in Independence, Mo., to Lyle and Mildred (Freeman) Turner, Sr. She was a graduate of Truman High School and also attended Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg. She married Harlan May on June 14, 1969. At the...

Bill Chappelow

Bill Chappelow

Jan 19, 2005

Billy Lee Chappelow, 68, passed away January 19, 2005 at Edgewood Manor. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 23, at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. The service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday at the chapel. Billy was born on September 13, 1936 to Herschel and Lola Chappelow. He was born and raised in Independence,...

Oliver S. Quick

Oliver S. Quick

Jan 18, 2005

Oliver S. Quick, 88, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, January 18th at Maywood Terrace Living Center. Private Graveside services at Mound Grove Cemetery. Oliver was born August 2, 1915 in Pleasant Gap, MO to John and Nancy (Yoakum) Quick.

Dorothy L. Harrison

Dorothy L. Harrison

Jan 18, 2005

Dorothy L. Harrison, 81, of Independence, MO passed away January 18, 2005 at the Monterey Park Nursing Center. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday at the chapel with burial at Mount Washington Cemetery. Dorothy was born on August 28,...

Catherine Helen Pallo

Catherine Helen Pallo

Jan 18, 2005

Catherine Helen Pallo, 85, of Sugar Creek, MO, passed away, Tuesday, January 18, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 22, 2005 at St. Ann�s Catholic Church. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m., Friday evening at the Carson Speaks Funeral Home 1501...

James C. Minks

James C. Minks

Jan 17, 2005

James C. "Bill� Minks, 70, of Kansas City, MO, passed away, Monday, January 17, 2005 at the North Kansas City Hospital. Services will be 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 20, 2005 at the Carson-Speaks Funeral Home, 1501 W. Lexington Independence, MO. Visitation will follow services. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 21, 2005 in the Freeman-Holsapple Cemetery in Collins,...

Lloyd Lester Bland

Lloyd Lester Bland

Jan 17, 2005

Lloyd Lester Bland, age 94, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away Monday, January 17, 2005, at Carmel Hills Living Center in Independence, Missouri. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, January 21, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be held at the Chapel one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. In...

Ilah Fae Bauman

Ilah Fae Bauman

Jan 17, 2005

Ilah Fae Bauman, 81, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, January 17th at her home. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, January 22nd at Hill Cumorah Restoration Branch. Cremation with interment in Lakeview Cemetery, in Pekin, IL, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Ilah was born May 19,...

Wanda J. "Jeannie" Woodson

Wanda J. "Jeannie" Woodson

Jan 16, 2005

Wanda J. "Jeannie� Woodson, 70, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, January 14, 2005. Wanda was born September 28, 1934 in Fristoe, MO the daughter of Floyd and Ethel Bybee. She retired from Sears Roebuck & Co. Wanda was preceded in death by her parents; and a daughter, Vickie Barnum. She is survived by her husband, of 37 years, Wilbur...

Elmer Kueker

Elmer Kueker

Jan 15, 2005

Elmer Otto (Dutch) Kueker Elmer Kueker, 84, of Independence, MO, passed away, Saturday, January 15, 2005. Services will be 1pm Saturday, January 22, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, burial in St. Joseph Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Friday at the funeral home. Elmer was born January 8, 1921 in St. Joseph, MO. He attended St. Joseph Central High...

Judith Ellen Haas

Judith Ellen Haas

Jan 15, 2005

Judith Ellen Haas 62, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, January 14, 2005 at her home. The memorial service will be 6:30 pm Monday, January 17th at Gudgell Park Community of Christ, 500 E. Gudgell, Independence, MO. Judith was born December 27, 1942 in Binghamton, NY to Eugene and Ellen Potter. Judith received her BSN from Graceland College. She was...

Evelyn Ellis Terry

Evelyn Ellis Terry

Jan 15, 2005

Evelyn Ellis Terry, 88, of Lee�s Summit, MO passed away Friday, January 14, 2005. Services will be 10 am Monday, January 17th at Speaks Suburban Chapel; with interment in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3 to 5 pm at the Chapel. Evelyn was born June 29, 1916 in Burlingame, KS to Cleve and Maude Arnold. She was...

Dorothy Louise Gervy

Dorothy Louise Gervy

Jan 14, 2005

Dorothy Louise Gervy, 75, Grain Valley, Mo., died Jan. 14, 2005 at Independence Regional Health Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 9:30 am, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005 at St. Mary�s Catholic Church, Independence, Mo.; interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:30 - 8 pm, Monday at Speaks Suburban Chapel with a Prayer Service preceding...

Gertrude White

Gertrude White

Jan 14, 2005

There was a party in Heaven on January 14, 2005. The belle of the ball was Gertrude C. "Trudy� White, 88, who that morning went to join many of her loved ones and spend eternity with her Lord. Nanny, as her grandchildren liked to call her, was a hard worker. She was a single mother during the Depression, and served...

Ruby Adkins Propst

Ruby Adkins Propst

Jan 14, 2005

Ruby Adkins Propst, 91, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, January 14th at Rosewood Health Center. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, January 18th at Stone Church Community Of Christ. Cremation with private interment at Mound Grove Mausoleum. Ruby was born September 5, 1913 in Durango, CO to Edgar and Frances (Garnand) Stoddard. She was a member of the...

Beverly J. Sarratt

Beverly J. Sarratt

Jan 14, 2005

Beverly Sarratt, 85, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, January 14th at Rosewood Health Care Center. A memorial visitation will be held from 2-3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 16, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The memorial service will follow at 3:00 p.m. at the chapel. Mrs. Sarratt was born on September 18, 1919 in Neponset, Ill. Beverly worked for many...

David Lee O'Dell

David Lee O'Dell

Jan 14, 2005

David Lee O�Dell, 62, of Surprise, AZ, formerly of Independence, MO, passed away, Fri. Jan 14, 2005 at his home. Services will be 2:00 pm, Thu. Jan 20, 2005 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm, Wed. at the chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome....

Clarence Edgar Land

Clarence Edgar Land

Jan 13, 2005

Clarence Edgar Land, 78, Independence, MO. passed away Jan. 13, 2005 at Medical Center of Independence. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2005 at the Church of Jesus Christ, Hill Cumorah Restoration Branch. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Hill Cumorah Oblation Fund. Clarence was born Sept. 6, 1926 in...

Sarah Faith & Angelina Marie Shoemaker

Sarah Faith & Angelina Marie Shoemaker

Jan 12, 2005

Angelina Marie and Sarah Faith Shoemaker, stillborn, of Independence, MO, passed away, Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at the Medical Center of Independence. Memorial services will be at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, January 16, 2005 at the Lee�s Summit First Church of the Nazarene. Cremation. Donations may be made to the Children�s Miracle Network. Survivors include; their parents, Daryn and Heather Shoemaker...