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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.

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...

Janette Jean Johnston

Janette Jean Johnston

Oct 7, 2013

Janette Jean Johnston, 85, Peculiar, Missouri, died Monday, October 7, 2013 at Belton Regional Medical Center in Belton, Missouri, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 11, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Burial will be in Wills Cemetery in Peculiar. Visitation 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home....

Vincin W. Robinett

Vincin W. Robinett

Sep 30, 2013

Vincin Wafford Robinett, 49, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, September 30, 2013 in Plattsburg, Missouri. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November 2, 2013 at the United Methodist Church in Peculiar, Missouri. Vincin was born January 19, 1964 in Fort Carson, Colorado, the son of Louie N. and Etheldred A. (Yount) Robinett. He was a much loved...

Harry "H. R." Robert Pearson

Harry "H. R." Robert Pearson

Sep 29, 2013

Harry Robert "H. R." Pearson, III, 85, Kimberling City, Missouri, formerly of Lake Winnebago and Harrisonville, Missouri, died Sunday, September 29, 2013 at his home. A memorial/graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 3, 2013 at the Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville, Missouri, under the direction of Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be...

Carolyn Sue Shadley

Carolyn Sue Shadley

Sep 28, 2013

Carolyn Sue Shadley, 68, Olathe, Kansas, formerly of High Springs, Florida, died September 28, 2013 at Olathe Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 6, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Carolyn was born October 1, 1944 in Sedalia, Missouri, the...

Leonamae Stice

Leonamae Stice

Sep 24, 2013

Leonamae Stice, 94, Harrisonville, Missouri died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville. Memorial services will be 7:00pm Thursday, September 26, 2013 at Saved By Grace Fellowship 519 South Prairie Lane Raymore, Missouri. Leonamae was born February 5, 1919 in Davenport, Iowa, a daughter of John and Berti (Coffman) Bailey. She lived in Springfield, Missouri before...

A. Louise Dunham

A. Louise Dunham

Sep 22, 2013

Louise Dunham of Adrian, MO passed away peacefully on September 22, 2013, at Adrian Manor. Graveside services 10:00 a.m. September 26, 2013, at Crescent Hill Cemetery with Tommy Arnold officiating. Visitation 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Atkinson Funeral Home, Adrian. Louise requested any donations be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis,...

George "Wally" W. Sweitzer

George "Wally" W. Sweitzer

Sep 20, 2013

Wally Sweitzer, 63, of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Friday, September 20, 2013 at his home in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be 10:00am Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00pm Monday, September 23 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. An Elks Service will be held 8:00pm...

Teddy Richard Harper

Teddy Richard Harper

Sep 16, 2013

Teddy Richard Harper, 81, Freeman, Missouri, died Monday, September 16, 2013 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Masonic service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 22 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with funeral to follow. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00. Burial will be in Freeman Cemetery. Teddy was born August 7, 1932...

Mary Louise Williams

Mary Louise Williams

Sep 12, 2013

Mary Louise Williams, 89, of Belton, Missouri, died September 12, 2013. A memorial service, along with a tribute to Barney Ricketts, Jr., will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 4, 2013 at Park Lawn Chapel in Kansas City, Missouri, under the direction of Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's...

Mila N. Lawrence

Mila N. Lawrence

Sep 11, 2013

Mila N. Lawrence, 77, Lee's Summit, Missouri, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice House,...

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