Gwendolyn "Gwen" Lorraine Gudde, 65, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday, September 21, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society.

Gwen was born October 15, 1949 in Stockton, California, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Hall) Fair. Her family moved to Joplin, Missouri, when she was four years old and later moved to Holden, Missouri, where she grew up. She was a graduate of Holden High School. She married Leon Gudde on December 2, 1978 in Holden. They had lived in Lee's Summit, Missouri, Independence, Missouri, and Belton, Missouri before moving to Harrisonville in 1994.

Gwendolyn was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Leon Gudde, of the home; one son, Jeff Gudde, Raymore, Missouri; and one grandchild, Dante Gudde, Arizona.