Obituaries

Billie L. Kratz Kratz

Billie L. Kratz Kratz

Jan 25, 2004

Billie L. Kratz, 65, Independence, Mo. died Jan. 25, 2004, at his home. Services will be 12 noon, Wed., Jan. 28, 2004, at Messiah Lutheran Church; interment at St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery, Ernestville, Mo. Visitation will be Wed., 10 - 12 noon at the church. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions to the church. Bill was born...

Letha U. Wittman

Letha U. Wittman

Jan 24, 2004

Letha Urich Wittman, 91, of Independence, MO, passed away, Saturday, January 24, 2004 at Independence Health Care Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday at the Stucker Cemetery near Laredo, MO. The family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m., until service time Tuesday at the...

Robert L. Childs

Robert L. Childs

Jan 24, 2004

Robert L. Childs, 82 of Kansas City, MO passed away, Sat. Jan 24, 2004 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 2:00 pm, Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at the Speaks Midtown Chapel, 1101 W. Walnut, Indep. MO. Burial in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the chapel. Mr. Childs...

Richard C. Lundquist

Richard C. Lundquist

Jan 23, 2004

Richard C. Lundquist, 75, of Independence, MO, passed away, Friday, January 23, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Sunday at the chapel. Richard was born March 4, 1928 in Independence, MO to...

Da'Shawn Bradford

Da'Shawn Bradford

Jan 23, 2004

Da�Shawn Bradford, newborn son of Cassandra McMurray and Christopher Bradford, of Independence, MO was born January 23, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Graveside services will be 10:00 am Friday, January 30, 2004 at Woodlawn Cemetery. Surviving Da�Shawn are his parents; brother Kawon Bradford; and sisters Unique and Essence Bradford.

Helen Thorton

Helen Thorton

Jan 22, 2004

Helen Louise Thornton, 69, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Thursday, January 22, 2004 at her home. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 26, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, with burial at Blue Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Sunday at the chapel. Helen was born on January 25, 1934 in...

Harold "Sonny" Hageman Jr.

Harold "Sonny" Hageman Jr.

Jan 21, 2004

Harold "Sonny� Hageman Jr., 62, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2004 at Independence Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be 5-7:00 pm Saturday, January 24, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Cremation, no services scheduled. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1700 S. Lake Dr., Independence, MO 64055. Sonny was born...

Leslie Tindall

Leslie Tindall

Jan 21, 2004

Leslie Tindall, 87, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2004 at Truman Medical Center West. Services will be 2:00 pm Friday, January 23, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 7-8:30 pm Thursday at the chapel. Burial in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the choice of the donor. Les was born June...

Dorothy Jiles

Dorothy Jiles

Jan 20, 2004

Dorothy Jiles, 86, Independence, MO, passed away Monday, January 19, 2004, at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 10:30 am Friday, January 23, at Speaks Midtown Chapel; burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will precede the service from 9-10:30 am. Mrs. Jiles was born March 4, 1917, in Mayview MO, to William and Florida Bryant. She had lived in the...

Kenneth R. Anderson

Kenneth R. Anderson

Jan 20, 2004

Kenneth R. Anderson, 82, of Independence, MO, passed away, Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 23, 2004 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. Donations may be made to the...

Glenna Jane Russell

Glenna Jane Russell

Jan 20, 2004

Glenna Jane Russell, 70, of Independence, MO passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at the Independence Regional Health Center. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 24, at Mound Grove Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at the South Crysler Restoration Branch. Glenna was born on April 28,...

Jim Tom Phelps

Jim Tom Phelps

Jan 20, 2004

Tom Phelps, 72, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, January 20, at his home. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. The visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday at Suburban. Tom was born on October 17, 1931 in St. Louis, MO to Fred and Gladys Phelps. Tom...

Patricia Reagan

Patricia Reagan

Jan 20, 2004

Patricia Ann Reagan, 71, of Independence, Mo, passed away, Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 24, 2004 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Friday evening at the chapel. Patricia was born July 20, 1932...

Julia Mae Bishop

Julia Mae Bishop

Jan 19, 2004

Julia Mae Bishop, 80 of Buckner, MO, passed away Mon. Jan. 19, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 1:30 p.m., Thur, Jan 22, 2004 at the Buckner Restoration Branch, 2607 N. Twyman Rd, Independence, MO. Burial in Buckner Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7 - 8:30 p.m., Wed. at the Speaks Buckner Chapel. Mrs....

Wayne M. Lower

Wayne M. Lower

Jan 18, 2004

Wayne M. Lower, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, January 18, 2004 at Research Medical Center, just six days before his 77th birthday. Services will be 10 am Thursday, January 22nd at Speaks Suburban Chapel; with interment in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Chapel. Wayne was born January 24, 1927 in...

Felix Thomas Oziomek

Felix Thomas Oziomek

Jan 18, 2004

Felix Thomas Oziomek, 66, of Independence, MO passed away Sunday, January 18, 2004 at his home. Services will be 2 pm Wednesday, January 21st at Speaks Midtown Chapel; with interment in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Chapel. Felix was born December 31, 1937 in Akron, OH to Zigmund Oziomek and Connie...

Lester Sanders Iii

Lester Sanders Iii

Jan 18, 2004

Gene Sanders, 47, of Kansas City, MO passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2004 at his home. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 22, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with the burial at Mount Washington Cemetery. The visitation will be held on Wednesday from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at the chapel. Gene was born on August...

James R. Gibson

James R. Gibson

Jan 17, 2004

James R. Gibson, 56, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, January 17, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 10:00 am Thursday, January 22, 2004 at Speaks Midtown Chapel. Visitation will be 6-8:00 pm Wednesday at the chapel. Cremation following. Memorial contributions may be made directly to the family. James was born October 3, 1947 in Independence,...

John F. Watkins

John F. Watkins

Jan 16, 2004

John F. Watkins, age 89 of Independence, MO & a former part-time resident of the Bennett Spring area, passed away Jan. 16, 2004 at the Excelsior Springs Medical Center. A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 a. m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004 at the Masonic Cemetery, in Excelsior Springs, MO. Visitation will be held at the Speaks Midtown Chapel...

David Arnold Bodenstab

David Arnold Bodenstab

Jan 15, 2004

David Arnold Bodenstab, 63, of Independence, MO, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 20, 2004 at Messiah Lutheran Church. Graveside services 2:00 p.m. in St. Paul�s Lutheran Cemetery in Concordia, MO. Visitation will be 7-9:00 p.m., Monday at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to...