Obituaries

Diana Gail Evans

Diana Gail Evans

Jan 30, 2004

Diana Gail (Allen) Evans, 52, Independence, Mo. passed away, Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, after a strong and courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones as the Lord called her home. Services will be 2 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 3 at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Floral Hills East Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 7 - 9 pm, Monday,...

Lee Phillips

Lee Phillips

Jan 30, 2004

Lee E. Phillips, 32, Independence, Mo. died Jan. 30, 2004, at his home. Services will be 10, am, Wed., Feb. 4, 2004, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be 7 -9 pm, Tuesday at the funeral home. Lee was born May 1, 1971. A cabinet worker by trade, he had spent the last two years...

Joyce Floyd

Joyce Floyd

Jan 29, 2004

Joyce Floyd, 79 of Independence, MO passed away Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at the Independence Regional Health Center. Services will be 2:00 pm, Mon. Feb. 2, 2004 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Burial in Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Service. Mrs. Floyd was born on May 2, 1924 in Newburg, AR to...

Daniel Thomas Moore

Daniel Thomas Moore

Jan 28, 2004

Daniel Thomas Moore, 67, of Gallatin, MO passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at North Kansas City Hospital. Services will be 10:00 am Saturday, January 31, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be 7-9:00 pm Friday at the chapel. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Lodge, 1120 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO 64105. Daniel...

Halys Boman

Halys Boman

Jan 28, 2004

Halys Boman, 81, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at Blue Springs Care Center. Services will be 2 pm Saturday, January 31st at Speaks Midtown Chapel; with interment in Blue Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 1 pm until service time. Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary Baptist Church or KC Hospice. Halys was born in rural Blue...

Esther Howard Croft

Esther Howard Croft

Jan 28, 2004

Esther Howard Croft, 96, of Independence, MO passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at Rosewood Health Center. Memorial Services will be 10:00 am Monday, February 2, 2004 at Speaks Midtown Chapel. Cremation. Esther was born October 11, 1907 in Umatilla County, Michigan to Jesse and Margaret (Millen) Washburn. She is survived by her sons Gilbert Howard (Rosabelle) of Aurora, CO...

Grace Elizabeth Thompson

Grace Elizabeth Thompson

Jan 28, 2004

Grace Elizabeth Thompson, 100, of Independence, MO, passed away, Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at Rosewood Health Center. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 31, 2004 at Mound Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Village Heights Community of Christ kitchen fund or to North Care Hospice. Grace was born August 30, 1903 in Independence, MO to Charles...

James "Jim" Williams

James "Jim" Williams

Jan 28, 2004

James "Jim� Williams, 76, of Lee�s Summit, MO went to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 28, 2004 with his wife and children at his side. Services will be 7:00 pm Friday, January 30, 2004 at Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be prior to the service from 5:30 until 7:00. Graveside services will be 1:00 pm Saturday in Olive Branch...

Walter Ray Garrett

Walter Ray Garrett

Jan 26, 2004

WALTER RAY GARRETT Walter Ray Garrett, 79, Independence, Mo, passed away Monday, January 26, 2004, at The Groves. Services will be 10:00 am Thursday, January 29, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; burial in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 7-8:30 pm Wednesday at the Chapel. Mr. Garrett was born October 14, 1924, in Moody TX, to Walter Blair and Myrtle...

Martha Bringewatt

Martha Bringewatt

Jan 26, 2004

Martha Bringewatt, 80, of Columbia and Independence, MO died Jan. 26, at Columbia Manor Care Center. Mrs. Bringewatt was born Sept 26,1923, to Paul and Frieda (Lempe) Schrader of St. Louis. In July,1946 she married Rev. Ralph Bringewatt who preceded her in death. Together they served as missionaries in China, Japan and Taiwan and at various pastorates in the U.S....

Charles H. Kirk

Charles H. Kirk

Jan 26, 2004

Charles H. Kirk, 85, of Independence, MO passed away Monday, January 26, 2004 at The Fountains. Services will be 11 am Thursday, January 29th at Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church; with interment in Floral Hills Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 10 am until service time. Charles was born August 18, 1918, served in the US Army during WWII, and...

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...