Obituaries

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,...

Lester L. Merrell

Lester L. Merrell

Feb 21, 2004

Lester L. Merrell, 65, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, February 20, 2004 at his home. Services will be 10 am Tuesday, February 24th at Noland Road Baptist Church; with interment in Mound Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the Church. Lester was born January 17, 1939 to Albert and Lottie Merrell. He was...

Ruby Pearl Coleman

Ruby Pearl Coleman

Feb 21, 2004

Ruby Pearl Coleman, 80, of Independence, MO, died, Saturday, February 21, 2004 at the Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The family will greet friends from 9:00 a.m., until service time on Wednesday morning at the chapel. Ruby was born March 31, 1923 in...

William Manford Buck

William Manford Buck

Feb 20, 2004

William Manford Buck, 89, of Independence, MO passed away Friday, February 20, 2003 at his home. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25, at the George C. Carson and Son�s Funeral Home, with the burial at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. The visitation will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the chapel, with a Masonic...

Joseph W. Flood, Sr.

Joseph W. Flood, Sr.

Feb 20, 2004

Joseph W. Flood, Sr., 61 of Blue Springs, MO, passed away Fri. Feb 20, 2004 at his home. Services will be 11:00 am, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004 at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Burial in Mount Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 - 8:30 pm, Monday at the Funeral Home. Contributions are suggested to the...

Sister Mary Hildegarde Heiss

Sister Mary Hildegarde Heiss

Feb 19, 2004

Sister Mary Hildegarde Heiss, 100, of Independence, MO, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2004. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:00 am Saturday February 21 at Our Lady Of The Angels Chapel, Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Eucharist. Visitation will be 7-9 pm Friday with a Prayer service at 7:00 pm. Burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Nevada,...

Dorothy "Dot" M. Faulkner

Dorothy "Dot" M. Faulkner

Feb 18, 2004

Dorothy "Dot� M. Faulkner, 84, died Tuesday February 17, 2004 at her home. Services will be 10 am Friday, February 20th at George C. Carson and Sons Funeral Home; with interment in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 7 to 8:30 pm at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Paul�s United Methodist Church or Kansas...

Martha Lee Stodghill

Martha Lee Stodghill

Feb 18, 2004

Martha Lee Stodghill, 55 of Independence, MO passed away Wed. Feb. 18, 2004 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Graveside services will be 1:30 pm, Tue. Feb 24, 2004 at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 7 - 8:30 pm, Monday at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Independence, MO. Mrs. Stodghill was born on Jul 27,...

Sam J. Lucito

Sam J. Lucito

Feb 17, 2004

Sam J. Lucito, Jr., 72, of Independence, MO, passed away, Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 21, 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., Friday at the Chapel. Sam was born May 16, 1931...

Frances M. Burk

Frances M. Burk

Feb 17, 2004

Frances M. Burk (Williamson), 91, of Independence, MO, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2004. She was preceded in death by her husband Clyde. She is survived by a son, Robert Burk; daughters, Carolyn Trees and Dorothy Collins, and her beloved sister, Dorothy Wahrenbrock. She will be missed by all who knew her. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday at...

Frances R. Cornell

Frances R. Cornell

Feb 17, 2004

Frances R. Cornell, 92, of Kansas City, MO, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at the Barry Manor Nursing Home. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 20, at Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, MO. Contributions may be sent to Clay Platte ARC, 7400 C. North Oak Traffic way, Gladstone, MO 64118. Frances was born on...

Cynthia Luanne Vaughan

Cynthia Luanne Vaughan

Feb 17, 2004

Cynthia Luanne Vaughan, 45, of Independence, MO passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2004. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 29, at the Fort Osage Church of the Nazarene. Contributions may be made to the church or to Kansas City Hospice. Cynthia was born on March 19, 1958 to Bryan and Beverly Vaughan. She was...

Hazel A. Friedley

Hazel A. Friedley

Feb 15, 2004

Hazel A. Friedley, 60, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, February 14, 2004 at her home. A memorial service will be 7 pm Tuesday, February 17th at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 pm until service time. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the American Diabetes Association. Hazel is survived by her husband of 37...

Michael D. Everley

Michael D. Everley

Feb 14, 2004

Michael D. Everley, 49, of Independence, MO, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2004 at his home. Services will be 11:00 am Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 9-11 prior to the service where a Rosary will be recited at 10:00. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memory Gardens. Michael was born May 27, 1954 in...

Lewis Allen Carpenter

Lewis Allen Carpenter

Feb 14, 2004

Lewis Allen Carpenter, 71, of Independence, MO passed away Saturday, February 14, 2004 at the Haleakala Crater National Park in Maui, Hawaii from an ongoing heart condition. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 21, at the Community of Christ Stone Church, Independence, MO. The visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until service time. Contributions may...

Lester L. Wendleton, Sr.

Lester L. Wendleton, Sr.

Feb 14, 2004

Lester L. Wendleton, Sr. 88, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, February 12, 2004 at the Medical Center of Independence. Services, with Masonic Rites, will be 2 pm Monday, February 16th at Speaks Suburban Chapel; with interment in Mt. Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 1 pm until service time. Lester was born April 27, 1915 in Passaic, MO....

Miriam Jean Shahan

Miriam Jean Shahan

Feb 14, 2004

Miriam Jean (Faler) Shahan, 77, Independence, Mo. died Feb. 12, 2004, at Independence Regional Hospital. Funeral Mass will be 10 am, Wed. Feb. 18, at St. Cyril�s Catholic Church of Sugar Creek. Interment will be 1:30, Wed., at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 - 8 pm, Tuesday, where the Rosary will be said at 7:30 pm, at...

Virginia L. Phillips

Virginia L. Phillips

Feb 13, 2004

Virginia L. Phillips, 80, of Independence, MO, passed away Friday, February 13, 2004 at Rosewood Health Center. Services will be 10:00 am Monday February 16, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 7-9:00 pm Sunday February 15th at the chapel. Burial will take place in Mound Grove Cemetery. Virginia was born March 10, 1923 in Pittsfield, IL to William...

Mary Dolt

Mary Dolt

Feb 12, 2004

Mary (McInturff) Dolt, 83, of Excelsior Springs, Mo. died Feb. 10, 2004, at the Excelsior Springs Convalescent Center. Services will be 2 pm, Friday, Feb. 13 at Speaks Midtown Chapel; interment at Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be 12 - 2 pm, Friday at the funeral home. Mary was born Aug. 16, 1920, in Fairmount, Mo. to Gene McInturff...