Independence High California Alumni Obituaries

passed away peacefully at her home in Benton on January 6 2025 surrounded by the love of her family and the life she so fully lived. Alice was born on May 19 1954 in Athens Georgia to Charles Merlyn and Anita Durand Buess. With both parents serving as college professors Alices childhood was filled w...

Avrain Donnell Pouncil was born on May 12, 1960, in Independence, Kansas, to David and Maggie Pouncil. At just seven months old, his family moved to Los Angeles, California, where he attended elementary school. Following the passing of his mother, Donnell returned to Independence, Kansas, where he c...

Mary Lee AntoineCox age 83 of Houston Texas passed away peacefully on December 29 2025 in Lake Charles Louisiana. Mary Lee was born on November 25 1942 to Loicy and Matthew Antoine in Washington Louisiana. She attended Washington High School and was a proud member of the Class of 1960. From her firs...

    Dennis David Schwedler, 81, of Edina, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 09, 2025, at the LaBelle Manor in LaBelle, Missouri.    He was born on November 5, 1943, in Burlington, Wisconsin, the son of Raymond Dyson and Hilma Mary Ott Schwedler.    He attended school i...

Jerry Wayne Stafford 73 Nevada MO passed away on Thursday January 8 2026 at Center Point Medical Center in Independence MO. Jerry was born on November 6 1952 in Orange County Los Angeles California to Gail Wanda Smith Stafford. Jerry was raised in California and Nevada MO. He attended Nevada High S...