Obituaries

Martha Mae Dewey

Martha Mae Dewey

Jul 6, 2004

Martha Dewey, 87, of Independence, MO passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 10, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The visitation will be held one hour prior, from 2-3:00 p.m. in the chapel. Martha was born on September 19, 1916 in Shawnee, OK to...

Darrol G. "Woody" Woodward

Darrol G. "Woody" Woodward

Jul 6, 2004

Darrol G. "Woody� Woodward, 74, Independence, Mo. died July 6, 2004 at K.U. Medical Center. Services will be 10 am, Sat., July 10, 2004, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Friday at the funeral home. Woody was born July 1, 1930, in Greenleaf, KS. He was an Army veteran...

Gertrude E. Powers

Gertrude E. Powers

Jul 5, 2004

Gertrude E. Powers, 85, of Independence, MO passed away July 3, 2004 at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Thursday, July 8th at St.Joseph The Worker Catholic Church; with interment in Mt. Washington Cemetery. A Rosary will be said at 6:30 pm Wednesday with visitation following at the Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions are...

Mary Louise Cain

Mary Louise Cain

Jul 5, 2004

Mary Louise Cain, 75, Independence, Mo. died July 2, 2004 at her home. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am, Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at Nativity of Mary Catholic Church; interment a Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Monday with a Rosary at 7 pm, at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. The...

Wilma F. Allen

Wilma F. Allen

Jul 3, 2004

Wilma F. Allen, 89, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, July 3, 2004 at her home. Services will be 10:00 am, Thu., Jul 8, 2004 at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home, with interment in South Point Cemetery, Orrick, MO. Visitation will be from 6 to 8:00 pm Wed. at the chapel. In Lieu of Flowers contributions are...

J. Durwood Shrout

J. Durwood Shrout

Jul 2, 2004

Durwood Shrout, 74, of Buckner died Friday, July 2, 2004 at his home. Services will be 10:00 am Wednesday, July 7, 2004 at 1St Baptist Church of Buckner. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Tuesday at Speaks Buckner Chapel. Burial will be in Buckner Hill Cemetery. Durwood was born Jesse Durwood Shrout, Jr. on December 8, 1929 in Grain Valley, MO...

Samuel Kanu Toomey

Samuel Kanu Toomey

Jul 2, 2004

Samuel Kamu Toomey, Jr., Col. Ret., 93, Independence, Mo. died July 2, 2004 at Independence Regional Hospital. Memorial services will be 2 pm, Sunday, July 25, 2004 at New Hope R.L.D.S. Church, 220 W. Moore, Indep., Mo. Cremation. Visitation will follow the service. A full Military Honors Service will take place at the National Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI...

Anthony Michael Nigro

Anthony Michael Nigro

Jul 1, 2004

Anthony Michael Nigro, infant son of Benjamin and Sarah (Miller) Nigro passed away July 1, 2004 at Overland Park Regional Hospital. Private graveside services are scheduled at Woodlawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit at Overland Park Regional Hospital. Anthony was born June 29, 2004 and is survived by his parents; maternal grandparents Terry...

Lona Curtis

Lona Curtis

Jul 1, 2004

Lona H. Curtis, 93, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday July 1, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday July 6, 2004 at Geo. C. Carson and Sons funeral home. Visitation will be 6-7:30 pm Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to NorthCare...

Arthur W. Parker

Arthur W. Parker

Jun 30, 2004

Arthur W. "Art� Parker of Blue Springs, MO was born January 13, 1915 and departed this life June 30, 2004 in Independence, MO. Services will be 10 am Saturday, July 3, 2004 at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Art...

Wilma Schlie

Wilma Schlie

Jun 29, 2004

Wilma "Billie� Schlie, 80, of Leawood, KS departed this life on Tuesday June 29, 2004 at her home. She will be deeply missed by all those who loved her, her family and friends. She led a full life in the business world as well as her retirement in Leawood clubs and her church. Billie went to Northwest Business College in...

Michael Christopher Mcdowell

Michael Christopher Mcdowell

Jun 29, 2004

Michael Christopher McDowell, 21, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, June 28, 2004. Services will be 10 am Friday, July 2nd at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home; with interment in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the funeral home. Michael was born March 24, 1983 to Stephan Lee McDowell and Heidi...

Evelyn L. Stokes

Evelyn L. Stokes

Jun 29, 2004

Evelyn L. Stokes, 83, of Independence, MO passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 at the Rosewood Health Center. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 2, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with the burial at Roanoke Cemetery in Randolph County, Missouri. Contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice. The visitation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m....

Francis A. "Bud" Frechin

Francis A. "Bud" Frechin

Jun 28, 2004

Francis A. "Bud� Frechin, Jr. 68, Independence, Mo. passed away June 28, 2004 in Alamo, TX. Graveside services will be 10 am, Friday, July 2, 2004 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Thursday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Bud served his country from Oct. 19, 1953 to Oct. 18, 1955 in the U.S. Army. He was...

Candy Robison

Candy Robison

Jun 28, 2004

Candy Rauber Robison, 41 of Kansas City, MO passed away on Mon. Jun. 28, 2004 at home with her family by her side after a long battle with cancer. Services will be 2:00 pm, Thur. Jul 1, 2004 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO. Burial in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour...

Wayne Martin Parker

Wayne Martin Parker

Jun 27, 2004

Wayne Martin Parker, 63 of Sibley, passed away on Sun. Jun 27, 2004 at his home. Services will be 1:00 pm, Wed. Jun 30, 2004 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams St., Buckner, MO. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm Tuesday at the Chapel. Mr. Parker was born on Dec. 28, 1940...

Lee Oma White

Lee Oma White

Jun 27, 2004

Lee Oma White, 88, Independence, MO. died June 27, 2004 at Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, July 1, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Floral Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. White was born Dec. 7, 1915 in Paducah, KY. Following her graduation form...

Wanda M. Eckart

Wanda M. Eckart

Jun 27, 2004

Wanda Mae Eckart, 66, of Independence, MO, passed away, Sunday, June 27, 2004 in Independence, MO. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, 2004 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The family will greet friends following the service Wednesday at the chapel. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday at the Shady Grove Cemetery in Racket, MO....

Sean Wayne Clark

Sean Wayne Clark

Jun 25, 2004

Sean Wayne Clark, infant son of Mark W. Clark and Mira McCabe, died June 25, 2004 at Truman Medical Center West. Graveside services will be held 2 pm, Thursday at Odessa Cemetery.

Martha Ruth Luckenbaugh

Martha Ruth Luckenbaugh

Jun 24, 2004

Martha Ruth Luckenbaugh, 55 of Independence, MO passed away Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at her home. Memorial Services will be held 1:30 pm, Tue. Jun 29, 2004 at the George C. Carson Funeral Home. A private inurnment will be held at a later date. Contributions are suggested to the Independence Dialysis, 1135 S. Clarmont, Independence, MO 64050 or the American...