Obituaries

Thelona R. Dowis

Thelona R. Dowis

Oct 21, 2004

Thelona R. Dowis, 85, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, October 21, 2004 Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 1:00 pm Friday, October 22nd at George C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service from 12:00 until 1:00 at the chapel. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Thelona was born March 10,...

Alaya Lanae' Hornsby-Swanson

Alaya Lanae' Hornsby-Swanson

Oct 20, 2004

Alaya Lanae� Hornsby-Swanson, infant daughter of Matrika Nicole Hornsby and Justin Mark Swanson, was stillborn Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Graveside services will be 4:00 pm Monday, October 25th at Brooking Cemetery. Alaya is survived by her parents Matrika Nicole Hornsby of Independence, MO and father Justin Mark Swanson of Kansas City, KS; maternal grandparents...

Ema "Betty Lou" Callahan

Ema "Betty Lou" Callahan

Oct 18, 2004

Ema "Betty Lou� Callahan, 90, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, October 18, 2004. Services will be 10 am Thursday, October 21st at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home; with interment in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to Northcare Hospice. Betty...

Jacqueline Sue Morton

Jacqueline Sue Morton

Oct 18, 2004

Jacqueline Sue "Jackie� Morton, 60, Independence, Mo. died Oct. 18, 2004 at North Kansas City Hospital. A visitation will be held 7 - 9 pm, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004 at Lee Andrew Hall and Garden, 8510 South 7 Hwy., Blue Springs, Mo. 816-228-3030. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions to the American Cancer Society. Jackie was born June...

Barbara J. Rohrman

Barbara J. Rohrman

Oct 18, 2004

Barbara J. Rohrman, 78, of Independence, Missouri passed away Monday, October 18, 2004 at her home after a courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig�s disease). Services will be 2:00 pm Friday, October 22nd at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 7-9:00 pm Thursday at the chapel. Burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the ALS Association. Barbara...

Charles T. Thatch

Charles T. Thatch

Oct 16, 2004

Charles T. Thatch, 84, of Belton, MO, died, Saturday, October 16, 2004 at the Independence Health Care Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 20, 2004 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 on Wednesday at the chapel. Charles was born August...

Mildred Maxine Burton

Mildred Maxine Burton

Oct 15, 2004

Mildred Maxine Burton, 67, of Buckner, MO, passed away, Friday, October 15, 2004 at St. Mary�s Hospital of Blue Springs. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday October 19, 2004 at the Buckner Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Monday evening at the chapel. Mildred was born September 4, 1937 in Crocker, MO to Robert and...

Bill R. Dent

Bill R. Dent

Oct 14, 2004

Bill R. Dent, 62, of Blue Springs, MO passed away on October 12, 2004 at his home. A visitation will be held from 9-11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 14, at the St. Lukes United Church of Christ, Independence. The service will follow at 11:00 a.m. at the church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to I.C.A.N., a center...

Kathryn M. Dunning

Kathryn M. Dunning

Oct 14, 2004

Kathryn Marie Dunning, 80, of Lee�s Summit, MO passed away on October 14, 2004. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 16, at the First Presbyterian Church of Independence. The service will follow the visitation at 11:00 a.m., with the burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the American Heart...

Carol Kay Gentry

Carol Kay Gentry

Oct 11, 2004

Carol Kay Gentry, 57 of Kansas City, KS passed away Mon. Oct. 11, 2004 at Shawnee Mission Hospital. Services will be 1:30 pm Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Burial in Mount Washington Cemetery. Contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Mrs. Gentry was born on Aug 4, 1947 to Melvin and...

Susannah Catherine Gentry

Susannah Catherine Gentry

Oct 11, 2004

Susannah C. �Sue� Gentry Susannah Catherine �Sue� Gentry of Independence, Mo., a former editor of The Independence Examiner, long-time journalist and local historian, died Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, at The Groves in Independence. Sue was born May 5, 1905, in a red-brick, Civil War bullet-ridden farm house in Eastern Jackson County, just off U.S. 24 at Salem Church. Her parents...

Carole J. Elliott

Carole J. Elliott

Oct 10, 2004

Carole J. (Gore) Elliott, 62 of Independence, MO passed away Sun, Oct. 10, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 1:30pm, Thu, Oct. 14, 2004 at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm Wed. at the Funeral Home. Contributions are suggested to...

Marie Wennersten

Marie Wennersten

Oct 10, 2004

Marie Wennersten, 91, of Independence, MO, passed away, Sunday, October 10, 2004 at the Regency Care Center. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 15, 2004 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday at the chapel. Marie was born August 17, 1913 in Lincoln, NE toAdam...

Jack Edward Holland

Jack Edward Holland

Oct 10, 2004

Jack Holland, 68 died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Family and friends will celebrate Mr. Holland�s special life with a visitation from 6 - 8:00 pm, Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home, 1501 E. Lexington Ave, Indep. MO. The family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association. Mr....

Martha G. Berndt

Martha G. Berndt

Oct 9, 2004

Martha Gladys Berndt, 100, of Independence, MO passed away on Saturday, October 9th at Independence Manor Care Center. Services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, October 13th, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 pm. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Martha was born August 14, 1904 in Harrison, OH to Clarence and...

Roger Alan Hunt, Sr.

Roger Alan Hunt, Sr.

Oct 8, 2004

Roger Alan Hunt, Sr., 53, of Independence, MO passed away on Friday, October 8th at his home. Memorial Services will be 2:00 pm Monday, October 11th, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service from 1-2:00 pm. Cremation. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the NE Medical Center, c/o Lied Transplant Center,...

Bessie Marie Chartier

Bessie Marie Chartier

Oct 6, 2004

Bessie Marie Chartier, 89, passed away Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at Lawson Manor, Lawson, MO. A graveside service will be 11 am Friday, October 8th at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 7 to 8:30 pm at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Bessie was born March 29, 1915 in Wyandotte County, KS to Joseph and Bertha...

Roger William Stinnett

Roger William Stinnett

Oct 6, 2004

Roger William Stinnett, 64, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2004. Visitation will be Friday, October 8th from 7 to 8:30 pm at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. A memorial service for Roger will be 2 pm Sunday, October 17th at the Church of Jesus Christ Zion�s Branch, 108 S. Pleasant, Independence. Interment will be...

William Anthony "Bill" Riley

William Anthony "Bill" Riley

Oct 6, 2004

William Anthony "Bill� Riley, 46, Independence, Mo. went to live in Heaven on Oct. 6, 2004. Services will be 10 am, Friday, Oct. 8 at Crown Pointe Assembly of God Church, 5950 N.E. Lakewood Way, Lee�s Summit, Mo.; interment at Floral Hills East Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 6 - 8 pm, Thursday, Oct. 7 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. The...

Erma Snow

Erma Snow

Oct 6, 2004

Erma Snow, 93, of Buckner, passed away, Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at her home in Buckner. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday at the Speaks Buckner Chapel. Burial will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday at he Greenwood Cemetery in Weatherford, OK. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. until service time Friday at the chapel. Erma was born March 4, 1911 in Mountain...