Obituaries

Dorothy Holcomb

Dorothy Holcomb

Apr 1, 2004

Dorothy "Dee� Holcomb, 77 went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 01, 2004 after a long battle with Alzheimer�s. Services will be 3 pm Tuesday, April 6th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1 pm until service time. Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer�s Association. Dee was born October 25, 1926 to Charles and Gladys...

Royce Arey

Royce Arey

Mar 31, 2004

Royce Arey, 68, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, March 29, 2004 at his home. A memorial service will be 10 am Thursday, April 8th at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Visitation will be Thursday from 9 am until service time. Royce was born November 4, 1935 in Polo, MO to Leon Royce and Carrell V. Arey. He...

William Wesley Bayless

William Wesley Bayless

Mar 31, 2004

William Wesley "Shorty� Bayless, 103, of Independence, MO, formerly of Springfield, MO died Tuesday at the Groves in Independence. Graveside services will be 1:00 pm, May 8, 2004 in White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Springfield, MO. Mr. Bayless was born on Nov. 18, 1900 to William Harrison and Jenny Hodson Bayless in Douglas County, MO. He retired from the Springfield...

Helen Witte

Helen Witte

Mar 29, 2004

Helen E. Witte, 91, Independence, Mo. died March 29, 2004, at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10 am, Sat., April 3, 2004, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; entombment in Mound Grove Cemetery Mausoleum. Visitation will be 9 - 10 am, Sat. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to The Groves Endowment Fund, 1515 W....

Ernest Thomas Hamilton

Ernest Thomas Hamilton

Mar 29, 2004

Ernest Thomas Hamilton, 61 of Independence, MO passed away Monday, March 29, 2004 at his home. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 1, at the George C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home. A visitation will be held before the service from 1-2:00 p.m. in the chapel. Mr. Hamilton was born on July 27, 1942 to...

Katherine Blankenship Ellsberry

Katherine Blankenship Ellsberry

Mar 29, 2004

Katherine Louise Blankenship Ellsberry, 86, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away Monday, March 29, 2004 at St. Mary�s Hospital Blue Springs. Services will be 11:00 am Friday, April 2, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service at the chapel. Cremation. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to City Union...

J.D. Sellers

J.D. Sellers

Mar 29, 2004

J.D. Sellers, 75, of Independence, MO, passed away, Monday, March 29, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 1:30 p.m., Friday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday evening at the chapel. J.D. was born October 22, 1928 in Ft. Scott, Kansas...

Lowell T. "Tom" Hearron

Lowell T. "Tom" Hearron

Mar 28, 2004

Lowell T. "Tom� Hearron, 65, of Sugar Creek, MO passed away Sunday, March 28, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 10 am Wednesday, March 31st 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. Contributions may be made...

Frederick Lee Young

Frederick Lee Young

Mar 27, 2004

Frederick Lee Young, 82, of Independence, MO passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2004 at the Rosewood Health Center. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 1, at the Geo. C. Carson and Son�s Funeral Home. The visitation will be held on Wednesday, from 5:30-7:30 at the chapel. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to...

John Emory Jameson

John Emory Jameson

Mar 27, 2004

John Emory Jameson, 68, of Independence, MO, passed away, Saturday, March 28, 2004 at his home. Military graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 1, 2004 at the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, MO. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. John was born November 4, 1935...

Duane E. Couey

Duane E. Couey

Mar 26, 2004

Duane E. Couey, 79, Independence, Mo. died March 26, 2004 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 7:30 pm, Wed., March 31, 2004 at the East 39th Street Community of Christ Church. Committal services will be private. Visitation will be 4:30-7:30 pm, Wed. at the church. Duane was born Sept. 13, 1924, to Ralph and Hazel (Lindsey) Couey. He graduated...

Charles R. Kramer, Jr.

Charles R. Kramer, Jr.

Mar 26, 2004

Charles R. Kramer, Jr., 77, of Independence, MO, passed away Friday, March 26, 2004 at Independence Health Care Center. Visitation will be 6-8pm Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Memorial services will be 7:00 pm Tuesday, April 6, 2004 at East Alton Community of Christ Congregation. Cremation. Mr. Kramer was born March 23, 1927 in Honolulu, HI, the...

Margaret Mcsparren

Margaret Mcsparren

Mar 24, 2004

Margaret Simpson McSparren, 90, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2004 at her son�s home. A graveside service will be 10 am Friday, March 26th at Mound Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions are suggested to Crossroads Hospice, 8540 Blue Ridge Blvd, KCMO 64138. Margaret was born July 18, 1913 in Bevier, MO to John and Lena Simpson, and moved...

Venita R. Kemmerly

Venita R. Kemmerly

Mar 24, 2004

Venita R. Kemmerly, 84, of Independence, MO, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2004 St. Luke�s Northland Hospital. Visitation will be 10-11:00 am Saturday at George C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home with graveside services to follow at Green Lawn Cemetery. Venita was born September 28, 1919 in Atchison, KS to Joseph and Vivian (Stanley) Arthur. She graduated from Atchison High...

Orval W. Salter

Orval W. Salter

Mar 22, 2004

Orval W. Salter, 85, Independence, Mo. died March 22, 2004, at Regency Care Center. A memorial service will be held 10:30 am, Sat., March 27, 2004 at Beacon Heights Community of Christ Church. Committal services will be private. Visitation will be 7-8:30 pm, Friday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to help Donna Mireles,...

John Frederick "Fred" Fisher

John Frederick "Fred" Fisher

Mar 22, 2004

John Frederick "Fred� Fisher, 60, of Independence, MO, went home to heaven on Monday, March 22, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 10:00 am Friday March 26, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Thursday at the chapel. Burial will be in Lobb Cemetery. Fred was born July 18, 1943 in Independence, MO...

Brodie Mccree Jones

Brodie Mccree Jones

Mar 20, 2004

Brodie McCree Jones, 99, of Kimberling City, MO passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2004 at the Table Rock Retirement Center. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23, at Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. Brodie was born on March 10, 1905 in Henderson, Tennessee to David and Parlee Jones. Brodie was preceded in...

Barney Mcmillian

Barney Mcmillian

Mar 20, 2004

Barney C. "Chris� McMillian, 47 of Independence, MO passed away, Sat, Mar. 20, 2004 at Truman Medical Center West. Services will be 1:00 pm, Tues. Mar. 23, 2004 at Noland Road Baptist Church, 4505 S. Noland Road, Indep. MO. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time. Burial in Floral Hills East Cemetery. Chris was born on Sep....

Elsie L. Dinwiddie

Elsie L. Dinwiddie

Mar 19, 2004

Elsie L. (Doss) Dinwiddie, 80, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, March 19, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 22, at the Speaks Buckner Chapel. Contributions may be sent to the American Heart Association. Elsie was born on September 25, 1923 in Hardin, MO to James and...

Leona May Mcmurray

Leona May Mcmurray

Mar 18, 2004

Leona May McMurray, 75 of Independence, passed away Thur. Mar. 18, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Mrs. McMurray was born on May 15, 1928 to Russell and Missouri Belle (Irwin) Highfill, in Kansas City, MO and was a life long area resident. She was a loving homemaker, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband,...