Dennis Joe McMurdo, 69, Peculiar, MO, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Highland Rehab & Health Care Center in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 16, 2022 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to in Harrisonville, MO. Boy Scout Troop #160, Belton, MO.

Dennis was born January 7, 1953 in Kansas City, MO, a son of Robert Neill and Dorthea Mae (English) McMurdo. He was a 1971 graduate of Ruskin High School, where he was in ROTC throughout his high school years. He also was a graduate of the Electronics Institute in Kansas City, MO. He married Rhonda Jean Gamble on June 26, 1976 in Kansas City, MO.

Dennis had worked at Bendix/Honeywell for 44 years as a telemetry technician. He was a member of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local No. #778 in Kansas City, MO. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Peculiar, MO, and Grandview First Baptist Church, where he was a member and served as a deacon. Dennis was highly involved in all levels of scouting. He was awarded the honor of Eagle Scout in 1968. He was a Sachem in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say and was also a member of the Order of the Arrow. Dennis co-authored a book on Revelations from the Bible.

Dennis is survived by his wife, Rhonda, of the home; two children, Larry McMurdo, Peculiar, MO and Carrie McMurdo, Cleveland, MO; they adopted two children ten years later, Jesse McMurdo, Raytown, MO and Rachel McMurdo, Harrisonville, MO; one sister, Theresa Kay Garcia of Oklahoma, and 14 grandchildren.