IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Scottie Hill
Mchenry
November 3, 1920 – October 29, 2010
Obituary
Scottie Hill McHenry, 89, Kansas City, MO, formerly of Harrisonville, MO, died Friday, October 29, 2010 at the Masonic Home of Missouri, Western Unit, Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at the Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Harrisonvile United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 567, Harrisonville, MO 64701.
Scottie was born November 3, 1920 in Smithville, Clay County, MO, the son of John and Mary (Anderson) McHenry. He grew up in the Smithville, MO area and was a 1938 graduate of Smithville High School. He enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1942 and went on to serve as a co-pilot on a B-24 Liberator during WWII. He later served as a pilot during the Korean conflict, the Berlin Crisis and the Vietnam War. He retired as a full Air Force Colonel in 1980. He was the service manager at Howard McHenry Pontiac in Harrisonville, owned McHenry Flying Service and taught school 17 years at Cass County Area Vocational Technical School in Harrisonville, retiring in 1990. Scottie had served on the Harrisonville Planning and Zoning Commission and the Harrisonville Airport Committee. The Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport now serves the area and has brought new economic business to Cass County. He was a member of Cass Masonic Lodge # 147 in Harrisonville and a member of Ararat Shrine in Kansas City. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Harrisonville.
Scottie was preceded in death by his parents, an infant son, Kenneth Michael, one brother, George and two sisters, Avis and Bettie. He is survived by three daughters, Nancy J. Clawson, Lakewood, CO, Jane McHenry, Kansas City, MO and Pat Manners, Lee's Summit, MO; one brother, Howard McHenry, Raymore, MO; three grandchildren, Dan McGhee, Sam McGhee and Cory Clawson and two great-grandchildren, Abby and Elijah.
Scottie's advice to friends and family is "Have A Wonderful Life."
Scottie was born November 3, 1920 in Smithville, Clay County, MO, the son of John and Mary (Anderson) McHenry. He grew up in the Smithville, MO area and was a 1938 graduate of Smithville High School. He enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1942 and went on to serve as a co-pilot on a B-24 Liberator during WWII. He later served as a pilot during the Korean conflict, the Berlin Crisis and the Vietnam War. He retired as a full Air Force Colonel in 1980. He was the service manager at Howard McHenry Pontiac in Harrisonville, owned McHenry Flying Service and taught school 17 years at Cass County Area Vocational Technical School in Harrisonville, retiring in 1990. Scottie had served on the Harrisonville Planning and Zoning Commission and the Harrisonville Airport Committee. The Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport now serves the area and has brought new economic business to Cass County. He was a member of Cass Masonic Lodge # 147 in Harrisonville and a member of Ararat Shrine in Kansas City. He was a member of the United Methodist Church, Harrisonville.
Scottie was preceded in death by his parents, an infant son, Kenneth Michael, one brother, George and two sisters, Avis and Bettie. He is survived by three daughters, Nancy J. Clawson, Lakewood, CO, Jane McHenry, Kansas City, MO and Pat Manners, Lee's Summit, MO; one brother, Howard McHenry, Raymore, MO; three grandchildren, Dan McGhee, Sam McGhee and Cory Clawson and two great-grandchildren, Abby and Elijah.
Scottie's advice to friends and family is "Have A Wonderful Life."
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