Obituaries

Steve M. Benkovich

Steve M. Benkovich

Jan 1, 2004

Steve M. Benkovich, 91 of Sugar Creek , Mo. Passed away Thu. Jan.1 2004 at the Blue Springs Manor Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Monday at St Cyril�s Catholic Church, in Sugar Creek. Visitation is 1:30-3:00 pm Sunday, with a Prayer Service at 2:00 P M at Speaks Suburban Chapel in Independence, MO with Burial...

Hope L. Tribble

Hope L. Tribble

Dec 29, 2003

Hope L. Tribble, 83, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, December 12, 2003 at Independence Regional Health Center after many years of ill health. A memorial and celebration of Life Service will be held Monday, December 29th at 3 pm in the Independence Regional Health Center Chapel. Mr. Tribble was born in Boone County, Hallsville, MO July 9, 1920 to...

Marion Newt Querry

Marion Newt Querry

Dec 29, 2003

Marion New Querry, 92, of Independence, MO died peacefully Monday, December 29, 2003. Graveside services will be 10:00 am Saturday, January 3rd at Buckner Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-8:30 pm Friday, January 2nd at Speaks Suburban Chapel with a prayer service at 7:45. Newt was born November 4, 1911 in Sprague, MO, the fifth of five children of John...

Yewell Jane Rainey

Yewell Jane Rainey

Dec 29, 2003

Yewell Jane Rainey, 80, of Blue Springs, MO passed away Sunday, December 28, 2003 at home. Services will be 10 am Friday, January 2nd at Speaks Suburban Chapel; with interment in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 9 am until service time. Jane was born August 16, 1923 in Kansas City, MO to Yewell and Blanche Tungett. She...

Grace A Crooks

Grace A Crooks

Dec 28, 2003

Grace A. Crook, 98 of Independence, MO passed away Sun, Dec. 28, 2003 at Rosewood Health Center. Graveside Services will be held at 1:30 pm, Wed. Dec 31, 2003 at Mount Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm, Tuesday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Mrs. Crook was born on Aug. 11, 1905 to Louis and Bertha...

Shirley K. Webb

Shirley K. Webb

Dec 28, 2003

Shirley K. Webb, 61, of Independence, MO, passed away, Sunday, December 28, 2003 at her home. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday at the Speaks Midtown Chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m., until service time Friday at the chapel. Donations may be made to the Sunshine School 1001 W. Walnut,...

Marvin A. Rowlett, Sr.

Marvin A. Rowlett, Sr.

Dec 27, 2003

Marvin A. Rowlett, Sr. 65, of Sibley, MO passed away Saturday, December 27, 2003 at his home. Services will be 2 pm Wednesday, December 31st at Speaks Buckner Chapel; with interment in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Chapel. Marvin was born January 11, 1938 in Skidmore, MO to Henry and...

Jeannie E. Cloyde

Jeannie E. Cloyde

Dec 27, 2003

Jeannie E. Cloyde, 76 of Oak Grove, MO, passed away Sat. Dec 27, 2003 at St. Mary�s Hospital of Blue Springs. Services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday Jan 3, 2004, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, where the visitation will be held from 2 - 3:00 pm. Inurnment will be at a later date in Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS....

Eldron L. Robison

Eldron L. Robison

Dec 27, 2003

Eldron L. Robison, 87, of Independence, MO, passed away, Saturday, December 27, 2003 at Rosewood Health Center in Independence, MO. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 31, 2003 at the Speaks Midtown Chapel. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 7 to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at the chapel. Memorial contributions may be...

Lora E. Knaus

Lora E. Knaus

Dec 27, 2003

Lora E. Knaus, 92 of Raymore, MO passed away Sat. Dec 27, 2003 at Foxwood Springs Living Center. Graveside Services were held at 10:00 am, Tue. Dec. 30, 2003 at Mount Washington Forever Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004 at Foxwood Springs Living Center. In lieu of flowers the family suggest contributions...

Aileen Smith Laybourn

Aileen Smith Laybourn

Dec 26, 2003

Aileen Smith, 92, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away December 23, 2003. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Aileen moved to Sun City 19 years ago with her late husband, Allyn Laybourn, who preceded her in death last summer....

Raymond H. Hazelrigg

Raymond H. Hazelrigg

Dec 26, 2003

nine brothers, Herbert E. Hazelrigg and Duane M. Hazelrigg both of Independence, MO, Stanley D. Hazelrigg of Sedalia, MO, Milton M. Hazelrigg of Myrtle, MO, Alan B. Hazelrigg of Cole Camp, MO, Darrell C. Hazelrigg and Roland J. Hazelrigg both of Kansas City, MO, John A. Hazelrigg of Lee�s Summit, MO, Terry L. Hazelrigg of Blue Springs, MO; one sister,...

Margaret Ann Hanaway

Margaret Ann Hanaway

Dec 25, 2003

Margaret Ann Hanaway, 74, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, December 25, 2003 at her home. A memorial visitation will be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Monday, December 29, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Margaret was born on August 7, 1929 in Brunswick, MO. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Martha Hanna; and sister,...

Naomi Ruth Gibbs

Naomi Ruth Gibbs

Dec 25, 2003

Naomi Ruth Gibbs, 83 of Independence, MO. Services will be 10:00 am, Mon. Dec. 29, 2003 at the Speaks Midtown Chapel, 1101 W. Walnut, Indep. MO. Burial in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm Sunday at the Chapel. Contributions are suggested to the Salvation Army. Mrs. Gibbs was born on Jun 29, 1920 to Robert...

Russell R. Thacker

Russell R. Thacker

Dec 24, 2003

Russell R. Thacker, 47, Odessa, MO, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2003, at Research Belton Hospital. Gravesides services will be 1 p.m. January 2, 2004 at Floral Hills Cemetery. The family suggests contributions in lieu of flowers to the American Heart Association. Russell was born March 29, 1956 to William R. and Geraldine Thacker in Kansas City, MO. He graduated...

Kathryn Ann Nauser

Kathryn Ann Nauser

Dec 23, 2003

Kathryn Ann Nauser, of Independence, MO, passed away on Tuesday Dec. 23, 2003 at Rosewood Health Care Center. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Sat, Dec. 27, 2003 at Nativity of Mary Catholic Church, 10017 E. 36th Terr., Independence, MO 64052. Burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:30 - 8:00 pm, Friday at...

Helen F. Landuyt

Helen F. Landuyt

Dec 23, 2003

Helen F. Landuyt, 85, of Lee�s Summit, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2003, at Lee�s Summit Hospital. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, December 26, 2003 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until time of service on Friday. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Chillicothe, MO....

Anna L. Miller-Mays

Anna L. Miller-Mays

Dec 23, 2003

Anna L. (Miller) Mays, 96, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 29, at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with the burial at Mound Grove Cemetery. The visitation will be held on Sunday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the chapel. Anna was...

Joseph Holloway

Joseph Holloway

Dec 22, 2003

Joseph Darrell Holloway, 35, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, December 22, 2003 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 27 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel with the burial at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The visitation will precede the service from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Contributions may be sent to the...

Alice P. West

Alice P. West

Dec 21, 2003

Alice P West, Age 87 of Kansas City, Mo. passed away Dec. 21, 2003 at the Timber Lake Care Center, Alice was born June 23, 1916, Council Buffs, Iowa the Daughter of Hans Peter and Anna Hermann Nelson. Graveside services will be held 2:00 P M Tuesday at the Mt Washington Cemetery. Alice is Survived by 2 Daughters Carole Schifman,...