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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.

Catherine Lucille Harper

Catherine Lucille Harper

Mar 2, 2013

Catherine Lucille Harper, 90, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at her home in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 4 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Monday at the chapel. Burial in Oakland Cemetery, Harrisonville. Catherine was born August 18, 1922 in Harrisonville, Missouri, the...

Rex Ro Garland

Rex Ro Garland

Mar 1, 2013

Rex Ro Garland, Jr., 90, Harrisonville, Missouri, formerly of Archie, Missouri, died Friday, March 1, 2013 at Crown Care Center in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Visitation will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Burial will be in Crescent...

Martha Jane Cook

Martha Jane Cook

Mar 1, 2013

Martha Jane Cook, 94, Adrian, Missouri, died Friday, March 1, 2013 at Adrian Manor in Adrian. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 5 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian. Cremation with inurnment at Clearfork Cemetery in Garden City, Missouri. Martha Jane was born October 19, 1918, the daughter of James Monroe and Jessie Edna (Gordon)...

Betty Jane Shannon

Betty Jane Shannon

Feb 27, 2013

Betty Jane Shannon, 88, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Golden Years Care Center in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Private family burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to...

Gene F. Grover

Gene F. Grover

Feb 21, 2013

Gene Francis Grover died at his home in Peculiar, Missouri on February 21, 2013 with his family by his side. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Peculiar. In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to the church. Gene was born on June 12, 1935 in Kansas City,...

Carl Henry Selle

Carl Henry Selle

Feb 19, 2013

Carl H. Selle, age 67, of Adrian, Mo. died on February 19, 2013 at his home in Adrian. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 25 at the First Baptist Church in Adrian. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian. Memorial...

Margaret Jean Hedrick

Margaret Jean Hedrick

Feb 18, 2013

Margaret Jean Hedrick, 82, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, February 18, 2013 at Golden Years Care Center in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to Vitas Hospice, Independence, Missouri. Margaret was born...

Mildred Pulliam Otto

Mildred Pulliam Otto

Feb 18, 2013

V. Mildred Otto, 104, Lee's Summit, Missouri, formerly of Archie, Missouri, died Monday, February 18, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 24 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Archie, Missouri with visitation from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Archie United Methodist...

Kenneth E. Colvin

Kenneth E. Colvin

Feb 17, 2013

Kenneth E. Colvin, 67, Archie, Missouri, died Sunday, February 17, 2013 at Golden Years Care Center in Harrisonville, Missouri. Services will be scheduled at a later date. (Cremation). Kenneth was born August 7, 1945 in Cabool, Missouri, the son of William Otto and Wilma Ruth (Bufford) Colvin. He married Doris Louise Colvin on November 27, 1993 at the First Baptist...

James C. Tripod

James C. Tripod

Feb 16, 2013

James "Jim" Clifford Tripod, 85, of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at his home in Harrisonville. Memorial services, with military honors, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 22, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Jim was born February 11, 1928 in Paragould, Arkansas, the son of Clifford F. and Vivian (Underwood) Tripod. Jim grew...

Lois Lucille Cumpton

Lois Lucille Cumpton

Feb 12, 2013

Lois Lucille Cumpton, 73, Butler, Missouri, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, February 16, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri with visitation from 10:00-11:30. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler. Memorial donations may be made to...

Dennis Edward Stucky

Dennis Edward Stucky

Feb 12, 2013

Dennis Edward "Papa" Stucky, 78, of Raymore, Missouri, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Belton Regional Medical Center in Belton, Missouri. Cremation. No services are scheduled. Memorial contributions may be made to America German Shepherd Rescue Association, (www.agsra.com). Dennis was born Sept. 6, 1934 in Hutchinson, KS to Harold and Elsie (Reimer) Stucky. He was a former resident of Kimberling...

Dorothy Rae Horner

Dorothy Rae Horner

Feb 8, 2013

Dorothy Rae Horner, 86, of Butler, MO, formerly of Harrisonville, died Friday, February 8, 2013 at the Villa Ventura Retirement Community in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services are 2:00 pm Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, MO with visitation at 1:00 until service time. Burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Dorothy was born September 17, 1926 in...

Dayle Price Lindsey

Dayle Price Lindsey

Feb 7, 2013

Dayle Price Lindsey, 74, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Thursday, February 7, 2013 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 13 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday with Elks Lodge service at 8:00 p.m. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to...

Aubrey "Benny" B. Carpenter

Aubrey "Benny" B. Carpenter

Feb 4, 2013

Aubrey B. "Benny" Carpenter, 71, Garden City, Missouri, died Monday, February 4, 2013 at Benchmark Healthcare of Harrisonville, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 1:00-1:30. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: Harden Hospice of Missouri, 4731 South Cochise Drive,...

Betty Jane Hinken

Betty Jane Hinken

Feb 1, 2013

Betty Jean Hinken, 76, of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Friday, February 1, 2013 at her home in Harrisonville. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at the United Methodist Church in Harrisonville. Private burial will be in the Garden City Cemetery in Garden City, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the Interstitial Cystitis Association or...

Andrew "Andy" Johnson Ray

Andrew "Andy" Johnson Ray

Jan 26, 2013

Andrew "Andy" J. Ray, 80, of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, Missouri. Services will be held Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. A Masonic service will begin at 12:30 p.m., with the funeral service following the...

Frances "Fran" D. Ferguson

Frances "Fran" D. Ferguson

Jan 24, 2013

Frances "Fran" D. Ferguson, 90, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Crown Care Center in Harrisonville. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 25 at Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice. Fran was born April 29, 1922 in Jerome, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Anna (Williams) Donahue. She...

Marcus "Denny" D. Morton

Marcus "Denny" D. Morton

Jan 24, 2013

Marcus Demmon (Denny Lee) Morton, 65, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at Benchmark Healthcare of Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 10:30-11:00. Burial will be in Brady Cemetery, Harrisonville. Denny was born October 15, 1947 in Dallas County, Missouri, the son...

Jarrod Blaine O'Connor

Jarrod Blaine O'Connor

Jan 24, 2013

Jarrod Blaine O'Connor, 20, Adrian, Missouri, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian. Burial will be in West Point Cemetery in Amsterdam, Missouri. Visitation from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jarrod O'Connor...

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