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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.

Cecil Ford Orr

Cecil Ford Orr

Nov 23, 2013

Cecil Ford Orr, 89, Garden City, Missouri, died Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Meadowview of Harrisonville, Harrisonville, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at the Sycamore Grove Mennonite Church in Garden City with burial in Garden City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:30-7:45 p.m. with Masonic services at 7:45 Tuesday at the...

Raymond "Roy" Leroy Anderson

Raymond "Roy" Leroy Anderson

Nov 20, 2013

Raymond "Roy" LeRoy Anderson, 49, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Harrisonville. Visitation 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, November 22 at the funeral home. Roy was...

Melvin Douglas Taylor

Melvin Douglas Taylor

Nov 18, 2013

Melvin Douglas Taylor, 62, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, November 18, 2013 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may...

Samantha Ann Schaffner

Samantha Ann Schaffner

Nov 18, 2013

Samantha Ann Schaffner, 40, Hastings, Nebraska, died November 18, 2013 at her home. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 23 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with visitation from 1:00-2:00. Samantha was born September 9, 1973 in Harrisonville, Missouri the daughter of Terry Lee and Kathryn Arlene (Frye) Schaffner, Sr. She grew up in...

Arthur "Art" E. Sage

Arthur "Art" E. Sage

Nov 17, 2013

Arthur Erwin Sage, 89, of Adrian, Missouri died Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the family home in rural Adrian, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Fairview Baptist Church in Ballard, Missouri, with burial in Cloud Cemetery, Ballard. Visitation 6:30-8:00 p.m. Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian,...

Ronnie Dale Nichols

Ronnie Dale Nichols

Nov 15, 2013

Ronnie Dale Nichols, 61, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Friday, November 15, 2013 at Golden Years Care Center in Harrisonville. No services are scheduled. Ronnie was born August 11, 1952 in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, the son of Homer Lee and Juanita (Taylor) Nichols. He had lived in Harrisonville most of his life.

Janice Ruth Harris

Janice Ruth Harris

Nov 12, 2013

Janice "Jan" Ruth Harris, 64, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at her home. A memorial/visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 16 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to Serenity Care Hospice, 1626 Elm Street, Harrisonville, MO 64701. Jan was born August 16, 1949 in Cole Camp, Missouri, the daughter...

William E. James

William E. James

Nov 6, 2013

William E. "Bill" James, 65, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the United Methodist Church in Harrisonville, Missouri with visitation from 3:00-4:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice House. Bill was born...

Arthur Clifton Oatman, Jr.

Arthur Clifton Oatman, Jr.

Nov 3, 2013

Arthur Clifton Oatman, Jr., 86, Overland Park, Kansas, died Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Benchmark Healthcare in Harrisonville, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at the Belton Restoration Branch, 16630 S. Mullen Road, Belton, MO 64012. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association. Arthur was born June 16, 1927 in Lawrence, Kansas...

Donald "Don" Eugene Long

Donald "Don" Eugene Long

Nov 3, 2013

Donald "Don" Long, 52, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Sunday, November 3, 2013 at his home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 9 at the United Methodist Church in Harrisonville. Family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, November 8 at the church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Working Families' Friend, Donald Long Memorial,...

Janie Ruth Baughman

Janie Ruth Baughman

Nov 1, 2013

Janie Ruth Baughman, 90, of Harrisonville, MO died Friday, November 1, 2013 at her home. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Grand View Burial Park. Visitation will be held 9:00 to 10:30 AM Saturday at Smith Funeral Home and Chapel in Hannibal. Janie Ruth Baughman was born August 10, 1923 to Emma Janie McPike...

Robert Roy Fine

Robert Roy Fine

Oct 31, 2013

Robert Roy Fine, 82, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Thursday, October 31, 2013 at his home. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Olden, Missouri at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2013. Mr. Fine was born August 12, 1931 in Howell County, Missouri, the son of Alvie and Millie (Priddy) Fine. He was a Korean War Navy veteran. Mr. Fine owned...

Henry Ford

Henry Ford

Oct 29, 2013

Henry Ford, 91, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 1 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Orient Cemetery. Visitation 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association. Henry was born...

Daniel Joseph May

Daniel Joseph May

Oct 24, 2013

Daniel Joseph May, 57, Peculiar, Missouri, died Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Belton Regional Medical Center in Belton, Missouri. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, November 7 at the First Baptist Church in Peculiar. Daniel was born March 27, 1956 in Leavenworth, Kansas. He was a lifelong resident of Peculiar, Missouri. He worked as a welder....

Golda Mae Umstattd

Golda Mae Umstattd

Oct 24, 2013

Golda Mae Umstattd (nee Turner), 81, passed away October 24, 2013, at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 28, at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri, with visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Ballard, Missouri. Memorial gifts...

Rogers H. Saathoff

Rogers H. Saathoff

Oct 21, 2013

Rogers H. Saathoff, 82, Adrian, Missouri, died Monday, October 21, 2013 at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, Missouri. Graveside/burial services will be held Saturday, October 26 at Sharon Cemetery in Drexel, Missouri. The family requests no flowers or memorials. Rogers was born November 12, 1930 in Walker, Missouri, the son of Henry and Mary (Shuhart) Saathoff. He was a...

Eleanor Jane Stollfus

Eleanor Jane Stollfus

Oct 19, 2013

Eleanor Jane (Eaton) Stollfus, 89, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Friday, October 18, 2013 at her home. Memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, November 2 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 2:00-2:30. Inurnment will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 4 at the Springfield National Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made...

Richard Lee Beal

Richard Lee Beal

Oct 13, 2013

Richard Lee Beal, 72, Harrisonville, Missouri, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, died Sunday, October 13, 2013 at his home. Visitation will be from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Thursday, October 17 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Richard was born August 20, 1941 in Independence, Missouri and had lived in the Kansas City, Missouri area for most of his life. He had...

James Floyd Sanders

James Floyd Sanders

Oct 11, 2013

James Floyd Sanders, 63, West Line, Missouri, died Friday, October 11, 2013. Burial was October 11, 2013 at Glenwild Cemetery in Cleveland, Missouri. Mr. Sanders was born July 7, 1950 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of James Robert and Julia Ruth (Wayman) Sanders. He worked for Allied Signal as a mechanical inspector. He is survived by his wife, Susan,...

Velma Nadine Beckerdite

Velma Nadine Beckerdite

Oct 7, 2013

Velma Nadine Beckerdite, 87, lifelong resident of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, October 7, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 10, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Harrisonville. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 9 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial...

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