Obituaries

Roy C. Seger

Roy C. Seger

Dec 18, 2004

Roy Chester Seger, 91, of Sugar Creek, MO, passed away Saturday, December 18th at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10:00 am Wednesday, December 22nd at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Tuesday at the chapel. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Grandma�s Alzheimer�s Fund, c/o Truman Heartland Community Foundation, Commerce...

Gertrude Lucille Allen

Gertrude Lucille Allen

Dec 17, 2004

Gertrude Lucille Allen, 98, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2004. Services will be 2 pm Monday, December 20th at Carson-Speaks Chapel; with interment in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 1 pm until service time. Memorial contributions are suggested to Gertrude�s Children�s Bible Fund c/o Independence Branch of Jesus Christ Restored Church, 707 Allen Rd....

Diane Basquette

Diane Basquette

Dec 16, 2004

Diane Basquette, 64, of Independence, MO, passed away Thursday, December 16th at her home. Memorial services will be 3:00 pm Sunday, December 19th at Waldo Restoration Branch. Private burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Center Place Restoration School, 819 W. Waldo, Independence, MO 64050. Diane was born August 28, 1940 in Independence,...

Alyssa Nevaeh Gardner

Alyssa Nevaeh Gardner

Dec 16, 2004

Alyssa Nevaeh Gardner of Kansas City, Mo, is now resting safely in the arms of God. Heaven will now be more beautiful to view. Alyssa passed away on her 1st birthday, December 16, 2004. In her short life her light burned bright, touching the hearts of all who knew her. Although the light has dimmed it will always burn in...

Clifford A. Cole

Clifford A. Cole

Dec 15, 2004

CLIFFORD A. COLE Clifford A. Cole, 89, Independence MO, died Wednesday, December 15, 2004, at the Rosewood Health Center. Services will be at 11:00 am Monday, December 20, at the Stone Church Community of Christ; burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Sunday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Groves Endowment Fund,...

Mark Weber

Mark Weber

Dec 15, 2004

Mark Robert Weber, 48, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 15th at Research Medical Center. Services will be 7:00 pm Sunday, December 19th at Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service in the chapel. Graveside services with honors will be 11:00 am Monday, December 20th at Leavenworth National Cemetery. Mark was born February 17,...

Ruth Joann Stoy

Ruth Joann Stoy

Dec 15, 2004

Ruth JoAnn Stoy, 67, Independence, Mo. formerly of Larned, died Dec. 14, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. A graveside service will be held 11 am, Sat., Dec. 18, 2004 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, Mo. Visitation will be 5 - 7 pm, Friday at Carson-Speaks Midtown Chapel, Independence, Mo. where the Rosary will be said at 5 pm. The...

William Wilson

William Wilson

Dec 15, 2004

William Henry "Bill� Wilson, 80 of Independence, MO, peacefully passed away, Dec. 15, 2004 at his home. Services will be 11:00 am, Sat, Dec 18, 2004 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the chapel. Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 pm, Sat. at Adams Cemetery, Warrensburg, MO. In Lieu of...

James Albert Curry

James Albert Curry

Dec 15, 2004

James Albert Curry, 87, of Independence, MO, Formerly of Raytown, MO, passed away, Tuesday, December 15, 2004 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 20, 2004 at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Sunday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. James was born December 2, 1917...

Emma A. Ward

Emma A. Ward

Dec 14, 2004

Emma A. Ward, 93, of Lee�s Summit, MO, passed away at Lee�s Summit Hospital on Tuesday December 14th. Services will be 2:00 pm Thursday December 16th at Lee�s Summit United Methodist Church. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Cremation to follow. Private interment in Lee�s Summit Cemetery. Contributions may be made to Powell Gardens,...

Alta Fern Clevenger

Alta Fern Clevenger

Dec 14, 2004

Alta Fern Clevenger, 93, Independence, Mo. died Dec. 14, 2004 at home. Services will be 10 am, Sat., Dec. 18, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Committal will be 2:30 pm, Sat. at Evergreen Cemetery, Braymer, Mo.

E. Scott Finken

E. Scott Finken

Dec 13, 2004

E. Scott Finken, 79, Independence, Mo. died Monday, Dec. 13, 2004, at home. Services will be 10 am, Friday, Dec. 17, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 39th Street & Highway 291 in Independence; interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to...

Robert Sweetland

Robert Sweetland

Dec 13, 2004

Robert Sweetland, 73, Independence MO, died Monday, December 13, 2004, at his home. Services will be 2:00 pm Thursday at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church; burial in Blue Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-8:30 pm Wednesday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Cancer Research. Mr. Sweetland was born February 9, 1931, to Carl and...

Mary E. Taylor

Mary E. Taylor

Dec 13, 2004

Mary Elizabeth Taylor, 76, of Buckner, MO, passed away, Monday, December 13, 2004 at St. Mary�s Manor in Blue Springs. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 16, 2004 at Buckner Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 12:30 until 1:45 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel. Donation may be made to the University of Missouri Extension...

Morris E. Lee

Morris E. Lee

Dec 12, 2004

Morris E. Lee, 83, Kansas City, MO, died December 12, 2004, at St. Luke�s Hospital. A Committal Service will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, at Mount Olivet Mausoleum. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm on Tuesday at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Independence, MO 64055. Mr. Lee was born March 23, 1921, in Pittsburgh KS, to Samuel and...

Nanetta S. Duncan Thompson

Nanetta S. Duncan Thompson

Dec 12, 2004

Nanetta S. Thompson, 84, Independence, MO., died Sunday morning, December 12, 2004, at Carondelet Manor. Services will be 11:00 am, Mon. Dec 20, 2004 at the Carson-Speaks Chapel. Burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be held 10:00 am, one hour prior to the service on Monday. In Lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society or...

Peggy Louise Martin

Peggy Louise Martin

Dec 11, 2004

Peggy Louise Martin, 76, of Raytown, MO passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2004 at St. Mary Hospital of Blue Springs. A visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 16, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the chapel with burial at Floral Hills Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the...

Madeline R. Ballantyne

Madeline R. Ballantyne

Dec 11, 2004

Madeline R. Ballantyne, 93, of Lee�s Summit, MO, passed away, Saturday, December 11, 2004 at Lee�s Summit Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 15, 2004 at Floral Hills East Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Donations may be made to the Lee�s Summit...

William H. Gulley

William H. Gulley

Dec 10, 2004

William H. Gulley, 58, of Independence, MO, passed away, Friday, December 10, 2004 at Independence Health Care Center. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 12, 2004 at the Praise Tabernacle Church of God. Graveside services with full military honors will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. William was born November 8, 1946...

Frieda W. Shults

Frieda W. Shults

Dec 9, 2004

Frieda W. Shults, 96, Independence, Mo. died Dec. 9, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 2 pm, Monday, Dec. 13, 2004 at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, Indep., Mo. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral at the church. The family suggests contributions to the church. Frieda was born May 4, 1908,...