Obituaries

Irene Manning

Irene Manning

Mar 3, 2004

Irene P. (Felarski) Manning, 80, of Independence, Mo. died March 3, 2004. Committal services will be 2:30 pm, Sat., March 6 at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 - 2 pm, Sat. at George C. Carsons & Sons Funeral Home. The family suggests contributions to the American Diabetes Assoc. Irene was born March 2, 1924 in Pierce City, Mo....

Pearl A. Wonsey

Pearl A. Wonsey

Mar 2, 2004

Pearl A. Wonsey, 86, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2004 in Greeley, CO. A graveside service will be 2 pm Saturday, March 6th at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. A memorial service will be 10 am Saturday, March 13th at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home; with visitation from 9 am until service time. Memorial contributions may be made to...

Pauline Wickham

Pauline Wickham

Mar 1, 2004

Mary Pauline Wickham, 85, of Smithville, MO passed away Monday, March 1, 2004 at Beverly Health Care, Smithville, MO. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 6, at the Geo. C. Carson and Son�s Funeral Home with the burial at Mount Washington Cemetery. The visitation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Friday at the chapel. Contributions...

Harry Neal Boone

Harry Neal Boone

Mar 1, 2004

Harry Neal Boone, 84 of Independence, MO passed away Mon. Mar 1, 2004 at the Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10:00 am, Fri. Mar. 5, 2004 at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Burial in Floral Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7 - 8:30 p.m., Thursday at the Funeral Home. Mr. Boone was born on...

Rick James Bass

Rick James Bass

Mar 1, 2004

Richard James "Rick� Bass, 46, Independence, Mo., died March 1, 2004. Services will be 1 pm, Friday, March 5, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery, Higginsville, Mo. Visitation will be 6 - 8 pm, Thursday at the funeral home. The family suggests contributions to the Rick Bass Memorial Fund, c/o Naomi McDonald, Bank of Jacomo,...

Russell S. Monaco, Sr. Monaco

Russell S. Monaco, Sr. Monaco

Feb 29, 2004

Russell S. Monaco, Sr, 74, of Independence, MO, died Feb. 25, 2004 at Liberty Hospital. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 am, Monday, March 1, 2004 at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 - 8 pm, Sunday with the Rosary being said at 7:30 pm at Speaks Suburban...

Barbara Kankey

Barbara Kankey

Feb 29, 2004

Barbara June Kankey passed away Sunday, February 29, 2004 in her home after a long hard battle. Services will be 10 am, Thursday, March 3, 2004, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Lobb Cemetery. Visitation will be 7 - 8:30 Wed. at the funeral home. Barbara was born November 18, 1941 in Violet Hill, Arkansas to Clifton and Carma Bookout....

Louise Gross

Louise Gross

Feb 29, 2004

Louise Gross, 92, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, February 29, 2004 at St. Mary�s Hospital, Blue Springs, MO. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 5, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with the burial at Mt. Washington Cemetery. The visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Thursday at the chapel. Louise was born on January...

Mary E. Fainter

Mary E. Fainter

Feb 29, 2004

Mary E. Fainter, 94, of Kansas City, M, passed away, Sunday, February 29, 2004 at Little Sisters of the Poor care home. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 3, 2004 at Little Sisters of the Poor. Burial will be in Longview Cemetery. Donation may be made to the Little Sisters of the Poor, 8745...

Mary Josephine Koehler

Mary Josephine Koehler

Feb 29, 2004

Mary J. Koehler, 80, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, February 28, 2004 in Mt. Ayr, IA. Services will be 10 am Wednesday, March 3rd at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home; with interment in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the funeral home. Mary was born September 13, 1923 in...

Gwendolyn Zellers

Gwendolyn Zellers

Feb 28, 2004

Gwen F. Zellers, 60, of Independence, MO, died Feb. 27, 2004 at St. Mary�s Hospital in Blue Springs, MO. Services will be 3 pm, Monday, March 1, 2004, at Walnut Gardens Community of Christ Church. Cremation. Visitation will be 1 - 3 pm, Monday at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Gwen Zellers I.N.E.A....

Earl Allen, Csm, Ret.

Earl Allen, Csm, Ret.

Feb 28, 2004

Earl R. Allen, CSM, Ret., 78, of Grain Valley, MO, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2004 at St. Joseph Health Center after a short illness of lung cancer. Services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 3, 2004 at Oak Grove Restoration Branch, 1203 N. Broadway, Oak Grove, MO. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Tuesday at Speaks Buckner Chapel. Burial in...

Ruth E. Wilson

Ruth E. Wilson

Feb 26, 2004

Ruth E. Wilson, 73, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 2 pm Saturday, February 28th at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home; with interment in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Friday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the funeral home. Ruth was born October 29, 1930...

Georgia R. Warnock

Georgia R. Warnock

Feb 26, 2004

Georgia R. Warnock, 87, of Independence, MO, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2004 at her daughter�s home. Services will be 10:00 am Monday, March 1, 2004 at George C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday, February 29, 2004 at the chapel from 3-5:00 pm. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Georgia was born December 25, 1916 in Enid,...

William E. "Bill" Harleman Sr.

William E. "Bill" Harleman Sr.

Feb 26, 2004

William E. Harleman Sr., 74, of Independence, MO, passed away Thursday, February 26, 2004 at his home surrounded by family. Services will be 10:00 am Monday, March 1, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Sunday at the Chapel. Graveside services will be 2 pm Monday in Lowry City Cemetery. Bill was born July 9, 1929 in...

Bernes Marie Thorp

Bernes Marie Thorp

Feb 25, 2004

Bernes Marie Thorp, 73, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 1, at the Resurrection Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum, Lenexa, KS. The visitation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 29, at St. Mark�s Catholic Church, Independence, MO with a rosary...

Aristina M. Wright

Aristina M. Wright

Feb 24, 2004

AriStina M. Wright, 2, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Graveside services will be 10:00 am Friday, February 27, 2004 at Mound Grove Cemetery. Aristina was born December 18, 2001 in Kansas City, MO. She is survived by her parents Michael and MeShelle (Neumann) Wright; grandparents Carl and Sue Hunt, Richard Biggs,...

Dora Elizabeth Anderson

Dora Elizabeth Anderson

Feb 23, 2004

Dora Elizabeth Lyford Anderson, 100, of Independence, MO, passed away, Monday, February 23, 2004 at St. Joseph Health Center. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday at Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Dora was born August 19, 1903 in Helena, AR to William Tappen and Dora (Baker) Lyford. She was a teacher and member of the Episcopal Church. Survivors include; a daughter,...

Mary Lucille Flynn

Mary Lucille Flynn

Feb 23, 2004

Mary Lucille Flynn, 83, passed away at the home of her daughter on Feb. 23, 2004. Services will be 7:30 pm, Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation. Visitation will be 5:30 - 7:30, Friday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Crossroads Hospice of Kansas City, 8540 Blue Ridge Blvd.,...

Gayle F. Davidson

Gayle F. Davidson

Feb 21, 2004

The life of Gayle Frances Davidson was marked with great accomplishment and service to her family and community. She was born on October 12, 1942 in Independence MO, the first child of Robert and Norma (Sterrett) Kuhnlein. She was a 1959 graduate of Lillis High School and attended Mount Saint Scholastica College where she graduated in 1963. Beginning in 1973,...