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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.

Robert Wallis Spangler

Robert Wallis Spangler

Feb 11, 2015

Robert Wallis "Bob" Spangler, 87, Harrisonville, Missouri, died February 11, 2015 at Crown Care Center in Harrisonville, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, February 13 at the Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri, with Masonic Service at 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Harrisonville United Methodist Church. Interment...

Earl "Gene" Powers

Earl "Gene" Powers

Feb 10, 2015

Earl "Gene" Powers, 81, Kansas City, Missouri, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospice, Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 13, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 1:00-2:00. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Saint Luke's Hospice,...

Jack David Ford

Jack David Ford

Feb 7, 2015

Jack D. Ford, 76, Archie, Missouri died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at his home in Archie. Cremation with inurnment in Crescent Hill cemetery at a later date. There will be a memorial jam session/pot luck at the Adrian Optimist Building on Sunday, March 8, 2015, starting at 10:00 a.m. Jack was born January 14, 1939 in Adrian, Missouri, the son...

Marilyn Margaret Paul

Marilyn Margaret Paul

Feb 5, 2015

Marilyn Margaret Paul, 84, Archie, Missouri, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Golden Years Care Center in Harrisonville, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 12, 2015 at the United Methodist Church in Archie, under the direction of Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri. Friends may visit from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Thursday at the church. Memorial contributions may...

Norma Ellen Dodson

Norma Ellen Dodson

Feb 4, 2015

Norma Ellen Dodson, 79, Drexel, Missouri, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Monday, February 9, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with visitation from 11:00-12:00. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery in Drexel. Norma was born October 5, 1935 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of William...

David Earl Reiman

David Earl Reiman

Feb 2, 2015

David Earl Reiman, 80, Adrian, Missouri, died Monday, February 2, 2015 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 p.m. with Masonic service at 2:00 p.m. and funeral services to follow on Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Archie, Missouri. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. David...

Dorothy Maxine Wormsley

Dorothy Maxine Wormsley

Feb 1, 2015

Dorothy "Maxine" Wormsley, 92, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Golden Years Care Center in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, with burial in Orient Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Atkinson Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to...

Kathryn Marie Plumb

Kathryn Marie Plumb

Jan 31, 2015

Kathryn Marie Dobbs Plumb, 53, Adrian, Missouri, died Saturday, January 31, 2015 at her home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at the Adam Howell Cemetery in Butler, Missouri, under the direction of Atkinson Funeral Home, Adrian. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kathryn Plumb Memorial Fund or to the First Baptist Church,...

Anthony "Tony" Gerard Lees

Anthony "Tony" Gerard Lees

Jan 28, 2015

Anthony "Tony" Gerard Lees, 59, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at his home. Cremation. No services are scheduled. (A complete obituary will be posted when available).

Patricia Sue Mclaughlin

Patricia Sue Mclaughlin

Jan 28, 2015

Patricia "Patty" Sue (Christy) McLaughlin, 78, Harrisonville, Missouri, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Crown Care Center in Harrisonville, with her family at her side. In celebration of her life, visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until services at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 2, 2015, at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Graveside services...

Virginia Jane Weber

Virginia Jane Weber

Jan 26, 2015

Virginia Jane Weber, 98, Archie, Missouri, died Monday, January 26, 2015 at Adrian Manor Nursing Home in Adrian, after an extensive illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 30, 2015 at the United Methodist Church in Archie, Missouri with visitation from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery in Drexel, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be...

Sandy Lee Flanders

Sandy Lee Flanders

Jan 24, 2015

Sandra "Sandy" Lee Flanders, 61, Branson, Missouri, died Saturday, January 24, 2015 in Harrisonville, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Our Lady of the Presentation Catholic Church, 130 Northwest Murray Road, Lee's Summit, MO 64108, with visitation from 9:30-10:30. A reception will follow the service at 11:30 at the church. Sandy was...

Larry Wayne Bohannon

Larry Wayne Bohannon

Jan 21, 2015

Larry Wayne Bohannon, 68, Creighton, Missouri, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at K.U. Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 1:00-2:00. Inurnment will be in Urich Cemetery, Urich, Missouri following the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the...

Margaret Cecelia Fox

Margaret Cecelia Fox

Jan 20, 2015

Margaret Cecelia Kelley Fox, 83, Raymore, Missouri, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 in Raymore. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 23, 2015 at Lee's Summit Christian Church, 800 Northeast Tudor Road, Lee's Summit, Missouri with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville. In lieu of...

Milton Oliver Huggins

Milton Oliver Huggins

Jan 20, 2015

Milton Oliver Huggins, 71, Garden City, Missouri, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 6, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Burial will be in Wills Cemetery, Peculiar, Missouri. Milton was born April 22, 1943 in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Lars Albert...

Franklin Logan Wisely

Franklin Logan Wisely

Jan 19, 2015

Franklin Logan Wisely, 59, Butler, Missouri, died Monday, January 19, 2015 at his home. A memorial visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Adrian United Methodist Church in Adrian, Missouri. Franklin was born June 22, 1955 in Lamar, Missouri, the son of Edwin Logan and Nadine Frances (Shepherd) Wisely. Franklin is survived by two...

Florence Marie Todd Edmonson

Florence Marie Todd Edmonson

Jan 18, 2015

Florence Marie Todd Edmonson, 86, Walnut Grove, Missouri, formerly of Harrisonville/Peculiar, Missouri, passed away Sunday morning, January 18, 2015 at her daughter's home in Willard, Missouri. Funeral services in Willard will be held 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Willard, Missouri. The family will receive friends from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Funeral...

Virginia "Ginny" Louise Zellmer

Virginia "Ginny" Louise Zellmer

Jan 14, 2015

Virginia "Ginny" Louise Zellmer, 78, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Golden Years Health Care, Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 19, 2015 at the Cornerstone Community Church in Harrisonville with burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Friends may call from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 18 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Memorial...

Linda G. Mix

Linda G. Mix

Jan 8, 2015

Linda G. Mix, 71, Peculiar, Missouri died Thursday, January 8, 2015 at her home in Peculiar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Sharon Cemetery in Drexel, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to PKD Foundation (Kidney), P.O....

Mary Beth Brummett

Mary Beth Brummett

Jan 7, 2015

Mary Beth Brummett, 51, Archie, Missouri, died Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Golden Years Care Center in Harrisonville, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri with visitation from 1:00-3:00. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mary Brummett Memorial Fund, c/o Atkinson Funeral Home, P.O. Box...

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