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Recent obituaries in Bates and Cass County, MO.

The obituaries in the Bates and Cass Counties reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity Bates and Cass County, MO history and identity.

Davona Charlene Cox

Davona Charlene Cox

Mar 13, 2015

Davona Charlene Cox, 57, Adrian, Missouri, died Friday, March 13, 2015 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with burial in Wills Cemetery, Peculiar, Missouri. Visitation 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville. Davona was born...

Catherine Erma Morgan

Catherine Erma Morgan

Mar 12, 2015

Catherine Erma Morgan, 85, Garden City, Missouri, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at her daughter's home in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 16, 2015 at the New Covenant Fellowship Church in Garden City with burial in Austin Cemetery, Archie, Missouri. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 15 at the church....

Roy "Bobby" Edward Dean, Jr.

Roy "Bobby" Edward Dean, Jr.

Mar 11, 2015

Roy "Bobby" Edward Dean, Jr., 58, Creighton, Missouri, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at his home. Private memorial at a later date. Bobby was born November 17, 1956 in Morenci, Arizona, the son of Roy and Gean (King) Dean. He married Kathy Newlen on March 19, 2003. Bobby worked for Sioux Chief in Peculiar, Missouri. Bobby was preceded in death...

Justin "Ed" L. Brown

Justin "Ed" L. Brown

Mar 11, 2015

Justin L. Brown (Ed), age 25, died unexpectedly Wednesday March 11, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri. A memorial service is scheduled for Thursday March 26, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at Heartland Baptist Fellowship, 21203 E 283rd Street, Harrisonville, MO. Justin was born May 22, 1989 in St Joseph, Missouri, the son of Larry Judd and Debra Kay (Brannum) Brown. He...

Carolyn (Runnenburger) Hasek

Carolyn (Runnenburger) Hasek

Mar 10, 2015

Carolyn (Runnenburger) Hasek, 76, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at her home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2015 at the Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville with visitation from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Saturday at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Harrisonville Animal Shelter. Carolyn was born October 16,...

Ben M. Cole

Ben M. Cole

Mar 6, 2015

Ben M. Cole, 79, Archie, Missouri, died Friday, March 6, 2015 in Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 13, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with burial in Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, Missouri. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 12 at the Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be...

Julia Ann Daley

Julia Ann Daley

Mar 4, 2015

Julia Ann Parrish Daley, 55, Sugar Creek, Missouri, formerly Harrisonville, Missouri, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at her home. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2015 at the Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville. Visitation will be from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Monday at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Julia was born January 15, 1960 in Harrisonville, Missouri,...

Eugene Moss Breaux

Eugene Moss Breaux

Mar 3, 2015

Eugene "Gene" Moss Breaux, 72, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, March 9, at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. In lieu of flowers,...

Dennis O'Dale Moles

Dennis O'Dale Moles

Feb 27, 2015

Dennis O'Dale Moles, 78 Harrisonville, Missouri, died Friday, February 27, 2015 at his home with his family near, as he had hoped for, and with help from Blessed Trinity Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 2, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Missouri. Visitation will be...

Lola Bernice Owenby

Lola Bernice Owenby

Feb 26, 2015

Lola B. Aldridge Wingate Owenby, 97, Peculiar, Missouri, died Thursday, February 26, 2015 at her home. Services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2015 with visitation from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Lola was born June 8, 1917 in Iona, South Dakota, the daughter of Emil and Ethel (Muckey) Peterson. Her mother...

William "Bill" Brian Shope

William "Bill" Brian Shope

Feb 24, 2015

William "Bill" Brian Shope, 82, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at his home. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 28, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Food 4 Thought Backpack Program or the Cass Community Health Foundation Dental Program. Bill was born September 15, 1932...

Herschel Franklin

Herschel Franklin

Feb 23, 2015

Herschel Franklin, 95, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, February 23, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 26, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, with visitation from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society. Herschel was born June...

Helen Louise Lee

Helen Louise Lee

Feb 23, 2015

Helen Louise Lee, 83, of Harrisonville, Mo. died Monday, February 23, 2015 at Vitas Hospice in Kansas City, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, Mo. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be...

Donald Harry Trinkle

Donald Harry Trinkle

Feb 20, 2015

Donald Harry Trinkle, 82, long-time resident of Adrian, Missouri, died Friday, February 20, 2015 at John Knox Village in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 27, at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Butler, Missouri with visitation from 9:30-10:00. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in...

Luther "Shelby" Cross

Luther "Shelby" Cross

Feb 19, 2015

Luther "Shelby" Cross, 78, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Thursday, February 19, 2015 at his daughter's home in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at the Faith Baptist Church in Harrisonville, with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Inurnment will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or...

Robert K. Morris

Robert K. Morris

Feb 18, 2015

Robert K. Morris, 88, Garden City, Mo died at home Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Masonic Service 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 20, 2015 with funeral to immediately follow at the Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, MO. Visitation from 1-2. Burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to Blessed Trinity Home Health, Harrisonville, Mo. Robert was born January 16, 1927...

Chrystal Juanita Atkins

Chrystal Juanita Atkins

Feb 17, 2015

Chrystal J. Atkins, 94, passed away at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Home in Belton, Missouri, on February 17, 2015, almost two years following a diagnosis of lung cancer. Visitation will be held at Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri on Monday, February 23rd at 11:00 AM with the memorial service to follow at 12:00 noon. Burial will take place at Adrian's...

Chad Earl Smith

Chad Earl Smith

Feb 13, 2015

Chad Earl Smith, 39, Harrisonville, Missouri, went to be with the Lord Friday, February 13, 2015 at Belton Regional Medical Center in Belton, Missouri. A Celebration of Life will be held from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, February 20, 2015 at the Archie Community Center in Archie, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Chad Smith Memorial Fund,...

Allison Whitney Smith

Allison Whitney Smith

Feb 12, 2015

ALLISON W. SMITH Portsmouth, NH – Allison Smith entered eternal life on Thursday, February 12th, 2015. A devoted wife, daughter, sister, and friend, Allison died tragically in an auto accident on February 12th in Milton, NH. She was 31. Her spirit is carried on by her wife, Lucy Pollard of Portsmouth, NH, her loving parents, Renee and Laurence Smith of...

J. D. Lancaster

J. D. Lancaster

Feb 12, 2015

J. D. Lancaster, 78, Peculiar, Missouri, died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at his home. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 16 at the New Hope Christian Church in Belton, Missouri with visitation from 1:00-2:00. Memorial contributions may be made to New Hope Christian Church Building Fund. Inurnment will be held at the Peculiar Cemetery at a...

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