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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.

Norma Jean Mullen

Norma Jean Mullen

Dec 9, 2013

Norma Jean (Sullins) Mullen, 79, Adrian, Missouri, died Monday, December 9, 2013 at Adrian Manor Nursing Home in Adrian. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 11 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions...

Patricia Wynn Mcdonald

Patricia Wynn Mcdonald

Dec 6, 2013

Patricia Wynn McDonald, 55, Pierce City, Missouri, died Friday, December 6, 2013 at The Rehabilitation Center of Raymore, Raymore, Missouri. Memorial services will be held 2:00pm Friday, December 13, 2013 at The Congregational Church of Pierce City, Pierce City, Missouri. Contributions may be made to the church. Patricia was born January 1, 1958 in Monett, Missouri, the daughter of Charles...

Nancy Elizabeth Dillon

Nancy Elizabeth Dillon

Dec 3, 2013

Nancy Elizabeth Dillon, 81, Freeman, Missouri, died Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at Vitas Hospice in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 7, 2013 at the Freeman Baptist Church in Freeman with burial in Freeman Cemetery, Freeman. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, December 6 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri....

Anastasia "Stacy" Marie Allen-Madison

Anastasia "Stacy" Marie Allen-Madison

Dec 2, 2013

Anastasia "Stacy" Marie Allen-Madison, 42, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, December 2, 2013 at her home. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 9, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 1:00-2:00 at the funeral home. Stacy was born October 18, 1971 in Butler, Missouri, the daughter of Wallace Ray and Esther Allen. She...

Robert "Sam" Samuel Doerflinger

Robert "Sam" Samuel Doerflinger

Nov 30, 2013

Robert Samuel Doerflinger,"Sam", Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Adrian, Missouri, died Saturday, November 30, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Overland Park, Kansas with visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made...

Joe Cole

Joe Cole

Nov 27, 2013

Joe Cole, 88, Latour, Missouri, died Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 5 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Joe was born March 28, 1925 in Wagoner, Oklahoma, the son of Joe Cole and Eula...

Jacob Lee Hendren

Jacob Lee Hendren

Nov 27, 2013

Jacob Lee Hendren, 30, Kansas City, Missouri, died November 27, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with visitation from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Burial will be in Strasburg Cemetery in Strasburg, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Jacob Hendren Memorial Fund, c/o Atkinson Funeral Home. Jacob...

Cozelia "Cozy" M. Beck

Cozelia "Cozy" M. Beck

Nov 26, 2013

Cozelia "Cozy" M. Beck, 71, Peculiar, Missouri, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Golden Years Care Center in Harrisonville. A memorial visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 8, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Cozy was born August 1, 1942 in Boonville, Missouri, the daughter of Edward and Audry (Pfeiffer) Cole. She worked as a...

Earlene Sue Tipton

Earlene Sue Tipton

Nov 26, 2013

Earlene Sue Tipton, 65, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at her home. No services are scheduled. Earlene was born August 8, 1948 the daughter of Earl and Mildred Cromwell. She was a 1964 graduate of Southeast High School. Earlene worked in the finance department at GSA. After retiring, she enjoyed traveling to Australia, Mexico, Alaska and several other...

Neva Jessie Green

Neva Jessie Green

Nov 24, 2013

Neva Jessie Green, 83, Adrian, Missouri, died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Memorial contributions may be made to Bates County Food Pantry. Neva was born December 17, 1930 in Butler, Missouri...

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,...

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