Obituaries

Francis W. "Pudge" Woods

Francis W. "Pudge" Woods

Sep 25, 2004

Francis W. "Pudge� Woods, 67, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, September 25, 2004 at Excelsior Springs Medical Center. Memorial Services will be 7:00 pm Thursday, September 30th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service from 6-7:00 pm at the chapel. Cremation. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart...

Lee Hart

Lee Hart

Sep 25, 2004

Lee Hart, 65, Independence, Mo. died Sept. 25, 2004 at Kindred Hospital. Visitation will be 7 - 9 pm, Wed. Sept. 29 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation. Lee was born Jan. 24, 1939, in Independence. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. After completing his undergraduate and doctorate studies at UMKC, he served as a professor of Mathematics...

Virgil Glen Buck

Virgil Glen Buck

Sep 25, 2004

Virgil Glenn Buck, 86, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Sat. Sep. 25, 2004 at Carondelet Manor in Kansas City. A private inurnment will be held at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 2. Mr. Buck was born on Mar. 5, 1918 in DeKalb County, MO. He had owned and...

Eleanor Zoa Jean Mays

Eleanor Zoa Jean Mays

Sep 24, 2004

Eleanor Zoa Jean (Savage) Mays, 78, Independence, Mo, died Sept. 24, 2004. She was born Jan. 12, 1926, and lived most of her life in Independence. She married Clarence G. Mays in 1952 and they settled in Sugar Creek. Eleanor and Clarence were members of the Sugar Creek R.L.D.S. Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in Oct.,...

Donald Lee Milstead

Donald Lee Milstead

Sep 24, 2004

Donald Lee Milstead, 73, of Independence and Edwards, MO lost his valiant fight with pancreatic cancer on September 24, 2004. Services will be 2 pm Wednesday, September 29th at First Presbyterian Church of Independence; with interment in Floral Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 pm at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. In lieu of...

Alice Mae Tittsworth

Alice Mae Tittsworth

Sep 24, 2004

Alice Mae Tittsworth, 85, of Independence, MO passed away Fri Sep. 24, 2004 at the Monterey Park Nursing Center. Services will be 1:00 pm Mon. Sep 27, 2004 at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. In Lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Maywood Baptist Church or to Catholic Community Hospice. Mrs. Tittsworth was...

Mary Rush

Mary Rush

Sep 24, 2004

Mary Rush, 87, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Thursday, September 23, 2004. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Tuesday, September 28th at St. Ann�s Catholic Church; with interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. The Rosary will be said at 6:30 pm Monday, with visitation following from 7 until 8:30 pm at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home....

Mary Dopp

Mary Dopp

Sep 24, 2004

Mary Dopp, 76, formerly of Kansas City, MO passed away Friday, September 24, 2004 at Johnson County Nursing Center. Visitation will be 7-9:00 pm Thursday, September 30th at George C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home. Services will be 10:00 am Friday, October 1st at the chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer�s...

Melvin Dallas Fullbright

Melvin Dallas Fullbright

Sep 22, 2004

Melvin Dallas Fullbright, 74 of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at his home. Services will be 1:00 pm Saturday, September 25th at Geo. C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Friday at the chapel. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to North Care Hospice. Melvin was born September 2,...

Tutusa Taufetee

Tutusa Taufetee

Sep 21, 2004

Tutusa Taufetee, 68 of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday September 21, 2004 at Regency Care Center. Services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday, September 28th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-9:00 pm Monday at the chapel. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens.

Larry R. Hill

Larry R. Hill

Sep 21, 2004

Larry R. Hill, 55, of Independence, MO, died, Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at his residence. Services 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 25, 2004 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial with full military honors will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Westin, MO. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Friday at the chapel. Larry was born April 18, 1949 in...

Vernie C. Burgess

Vernie C. Burgess

Sep 19, 2004

Vernie C. Burgess, 77 of Independence, MO passed away Fri. Sep 17, 2004 at his home. Services will be 2:00 pm Tue. Sep 21, 2004 at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home, with visitation from 1 pm until service time. Burial in Mount Washington Forever Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to the Northland Hospice or to Cancer Action. Mr....

Bernadine Sawmiller

Bernadine Sawmiller

Sep 19, 2004

Bernadine Sawmiller of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, July 19, 2004. Services will be private. Bernadine was born July 12, 1919 in St. Mary�s, OH to Virgil A. and Florence Johnston Telljohann. She graduated from Memorial High School with the class of 1937. She married Wilbur W. Sawmiller November 12, 1942. She was a member of the Missionary Restoration Branch....

Sabastian D. Chapman

Sabastian D. Chapman

Sep 18, 2004

Sebastian D. Chapman, the infant son of David and Tara-Marie Chapman, passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2004 at St. Lukes Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September, 22, at the Timothy Lutheran Church, Blue Springs, MO.

Kenneth D. Noth

Kenneth D. Noth

Sep 18, 2004

Kenneth Daniel "Danny� Noth, 52 of Independence, MO passed away Sat. Sep 18, 2004 in Independence. Services will be 10:00 am Thu. Sep 23, 2004 at the George C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm Wednesday at the Funeral Home. Danny was born on Apr 11, 1952 to...

Robert W. Spencer

Robert W. Spencer

Sep 18, 2004

Robert W. Spencer, 81, of Lansdowne, VA formerly of Independence, MO passed away September 18, 2004 after a sudden illness. Memorial service to celebrate his life will be October 1, 2004 at 1:30 p.m. at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Friends may visit with the family immediately following the memorial service. Private burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. In lieu...

Virginia Lee Cox

Virginia Lee Cox

Sep 18, 2004

Virginia Lee Cox, 71 of Kansas City, passed away, Saturday, September 18, 2004 at her residence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at the George C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Virginia was born August 6, 1933 in Oketo,...

Ruth Catherine Sloan

Ruth Catherine Sloan

Sep 18, 2004

Ruth Catherine Sloan, 74, Independence, Mo. died Sept. 18, 2004. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel: interment at Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 - 8 pm, Wed. at the funeral home. (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel)

Bernadine M. Otten

Bernadine M. Otten

Sep 17, 2004

Bernadine M. Otten, 71, passed away peacefully at her home in Independence, MO., on Friday Sept. 17, 2004. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 am, Monday, Sept. 20 at St. Mark�s Church, 3736 Lee�s Summit Road, Independence, MO. Visitation will be 9 - 11 am, Monday at the church. Committal services will be 2:30 pm, Monday at...

Gloria M. "Marge" Mendoza

Gloria M. "Marge" Mendoza

Sep 15, 2004

Gloria M. "Marge� Mendoza, 77 of Harrisonville, MO formerly of Independence, passed away on Wed Sep. 15, 2004 at the Cass County Medical Center. A private inurnment will be held at a latter date.