Obituaries
Leonard Art "Leo" Fields
Aug 31, 2022
Leonard Art “Leo” Fields, 78 of Blue Springs, MO passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Ignite St. Mary’s Care Center. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. The family will greet friends from 1:00 pm until service...
Luella Charmein Dillard (Coy)
Aug 31, 2022
Luella Charmein Dillard, 88 of Independence, MO went to see her savior on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at HCA Hospice at Centerpoint Medical Center. She touched many lives and was called Charmein by all her friends and family. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th...
Amy Charline Bruce
Aug 30, 2022
Amy Bruce, 37, of Independence, MO, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at Centerpoint Medical Center, Independence, MO. Memorial services will be Saturday, September 3, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO, 816-373-3600. In lieu of flowers the family is asking you bring dog food to be donated to the Wayside Waifs....
Eva Venita Starr
Aug 30, 2022
Eva Starr, 95, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at Oak Grove Nursing and Rehab in Oak Grove, MO. Visitation will be Sunday, September 4, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Speak Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence, MO, 64055, 816-373-3600. A private burial will be held at Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, MO....
Jeanne Marie Rollins
Aug 30, 2022
Jeanne Marie (Shamblin) Rollins, 64, of Belton, MO passed away August 30th, 2022, surrounded by her family. Services will be 11am Sunday September 4th, 2022, at Carson-Speaks Capel: 1501 W. Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Visitation will begin at 10 am before the service. Jeanne was born October 03, 1957, in Charleston, West Virginia. She retired from the VA medical...
Connie Kay John
Aug 29, 2022
Connie Kay John, of Lee’s Summit, MO, a loving wife and mother, passed away on August 29, 2022, within her home. She was 82. Connie was born on July 19, 1940 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Joseph and Marcella (Poell) Kassick. After graduating from Loretto Academy and the College of St. Teresa, she married her beloved husband Edward...
Charles Calvin Shropshire
Aug 28, 2022
Charles Shropshire, 97, of Sibley, MO, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at his home in Sibley, MO. Visitation will be held Saturday, September 3, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams, Buckner, MO, 64016, 816-650-5555. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at the chapel with burial...
Barbara Ann Archambeau
Aug 27, 2022
Barbara Archambeau passed away suddenly Aug. 27, 2022. Her celebration of life will be held Sept. 17, 2022 at 2pm at Liberty Christian Church Disciples of Christ, 427 E. Kansas, Liberty, Mo.
Brooke Renee Hurley (Gibb)
Aug 27, 2022
Brooke Renee Hurley, 39 of Grain Valley, MO passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022. Cremation is planned with a memorial service to be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 2, 2022 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m., until service time Friday at the chapel. In lieu...
Gilbert Lee Pickle
Aug 27, 2022
Gilbert Lee Pickle, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, August 27th, 2022. He was 71 years old. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date.
Joanna Sue Mayo (Crigler)
Aug 25, 2022
JoAnna S. (Crigler) Mayo JoAnna S. Mayo, of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022. She was 90 years of age. JoAnna was born on July 13, 1932, in Mercer, Missouri, the daughter of Joe and Marjorie (Holmes) Crigler, she was one of three children. After Graduating from Mercer High School she moved to Kansas City to persue...
Thomas Louis Hackley
Aug 25, 2022
Thomas Louis Hackley, 61 of Buckner, Mo passed away Thursday, August 25, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at the Speaks Buckner Chapel, 300 Adams St., Buckner, MO 64016 with visitation to follow until 6:30 p.m. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 1, 2022 at...
Anthony John "Butch" Bootka, Sr.
Aug 23, 2022
Anthony John “Butch” Bootka, Sr. Anthony Bootka, Sr., of Independence, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2022. He was 87 years of age. Anthony was born on July 11, 1935, in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended East High School and in 1954 married his best friend and love of his life, Mary Martin, from their union came 3 children. Anthony...
Margarete A. "Gretchen" Thum (Itzban)
Aug 22, 2022
Margarete A. “Gretchen” Thum, of Independence, Missouri, passed away on August 22, 2022. She was 92 years old. Gretchen was born on July 21, 1930 in Usch, Poland. In the early 1950’s, she met the love of her life, Heinz, in Berlin, Germany. They married in 1954, and moved to the United States of America in 1958. Gretchen loved to...
Dale Kenneth Kemery
Aug 20, 2022
Dale Kenneth Kemery Dale Kenneth Kemery of Independence, Missouri, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022. He was 70 years of age. Dale was born on October 20, 1951, in Peru, Illinois. The son of Dale and Betty (Smith) Kemery, he was one of two children. Dale moved to the Kansas City area with his family at a young age, graduating...
Jessie G. Gordon
Aug 19, 2022
Jessie G. Gordon, of Sugar Creek, MO, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022. She was 86. A visitation will be held from 10-11am on Thursday, August 25th with a funeral following at 11am, both at Carson-Speaks Chapel, 1501 W Lexington Ave., Independence, MO 64052. Interment will follow at Mt. Washington Cemetery in Independence. Jessie was born on October 30,...
Dona Elaine Hattey
Aug 19, 2022
Dona Wertz Hattey, 94, of Independence, MO, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at the Villages of Jackson Creek, Independence, MO. Visitation will be Friday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. August 26, 2022, at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO, 64055, 816-373-3600. Graveside services will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Mound Grove Cemetery, Independence, MO. A...
Glenn E Harbaugh Iii
Aug 18, 2022
Glenn E. Harbaugh III, 69, passed away on August 18, 2022. A lifelong resident of Independence, MO, is survived by his sister, Shaun, and her husband, Steve Smith; a niece, Blair Smith; two nephews, Taylor Smith and Cooper Smith; five great nieces; three great nephews; one great-great nephew; two uncles and an aunt, Harold and Betty Lou Harbaugh, and William...
Richard B. Kelley
Aug 18, 2022
Richard Burgess Kelley, 82, of Independence, MO, passed away on August 18, 2022. A visitation will be held from 6-8:00pm on Thursday, August 25th at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E 39th St.; Independence, MO 64055. A graveside service with full military honors will take place at 9:00am on Friday, August 26th at Leavenworth National Cemetery in Leavenworth, KS. Richard was...
Psalm Valarie Alesha Lee-Tillman
Aug 18, 2022
Little Angels When God calls little children to dwell with Him above, we mortals sometimes question the wisdom of His love. For no heartache compares with the death of one small child who does so much to make our world seem wonderful and mild. Perhaps God tires of calling the aged to His fold, so he picks a rosebud before...
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