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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.

Betty Jo Walker

Betty Jo Walker

Sep 17, 2011

Betty Jo Walker, 85, Harrisonville, MO, died Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Golden Years Care Center in Harrisonville. Services will be held at a later date with inurnment in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield, MO. Memorial contributions may be made to American Foundation for the Blind, ATTN: Audrey Taylor, 2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102, New York, NY 10121. Betty...

John Elwood Garrett

John Elwood Garrett

Sep 17, 2011

John Elwood Garrett, Freeman, MO, lost his battle with cancer on Saturday, September 17, 2011. Memorial services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, September 24, 2011 at the Beacon of Hope Church in Raymore, MO. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64115 or The Shriner Hospital for Children, 2001 S....

John Wilson Payne, Jr.

John Wilson Payne, Jr.

Sep 15, 2011

John Wilson Payne, Jr., 66, Harrisonville, MO, died Thursday, September 15, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 19, 2011 at the Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to: American Cancer Society (Breast Cancer), 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City,...

Alberta Alice Jones

Alberta Alice Jones

Sep 13, 2011

Alberta Alice Jones, 88, Harrisonville, MO, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, September 19, 2011 at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian. Alberta was born December 10, 1922 in Reeds Spring, MO, the daughter of Sydney and Naomi (Bolling) Davis. She was very devoted to her...

Calvin L. Waggener

Calvin L. Waggener

Sep 9, 2011

Calvin LeeRoy Waggener, 83, Overland Park, Kansas died Friday, September 9, 2011 at his home in Overland Park. Funeral services will be 10:30am Monday, September 12, 2011 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Missouri. Military services will be provided by the Harrisonville Honor Guard. Contributions may be made to the...

Kenneth Lee Rennison

Kenneth Lee Rennison

Sep 4, 2011

Kenneth Lee Rennison, 79, Adrian, MO, died Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Overland Park, KS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Adrian. Friends may call 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Atkinson Chapel in Adrian. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Harrisonville, MO. Memorial...

Louis Garland Morrison

Louis Garland Morrison

Sep 2, 2011

Garland Morrison, 87, Drexel, Missouri died Friday, September 2, 2011 at Beautiful Savior Home in Belton, Missouri. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at the Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville, Missouri. The family will receive friends 1:00-2:00pm Wednesday at the chapel. Burial in Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, Missouri. Contributions to the American Cancer Society. Garland was born June 23,...

Laverne Darr

Laverne Darr

Sep 2, 2011

LaVerne Darr, 73, Harrisonville, Missouri died Friday, September 2, 2011 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held 10:00 am Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at the First Baptist Church in Peculiar, Missouri. Burial in Wills Cemetery, Peculiar, Missouri. The family will receive friends Tuesday, 6:00-8:00 pm at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Contributions to the...

Ruby Coraetta Johnson

Ruby Coraetta Johnson

Sep 1, 2011

Ruby Coraetta Johnson, 88, Montrose, MO, died Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler, MO. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at the Atkinson Chapel in Adrian, MO. Friends may call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, September 5 at the chapel. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler, MO....

Leroy Johnson

Leroy Johnson

Aug 30, 2011

Leroy Johnson, 57, Kansas City, MO, formerly of Harrisonville, MO, died Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at his home. A memorial gathering will be held from 2:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday, September 18, 2011 at BB's Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E. 85th, Kansas City, MO. Leroy was born May 30, 1954 in Harrisonville, MO, the son of Harold Leroy and Avis Evelyn (Barnard) Johnson....

Vernon Lee Walker

Vernon Lee Walker

Aug 22, 2011

Vernon Lee Walker, 80, Harrisonville, MO, died Monday, August 22, 2011 at his home on the farm on Walker Road. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the United Methodist Church in Harrisonville. Friends may call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 24, at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Burial will be in Orient...

Genevieve Lee Todd

Genevieve Lee Todd

Aug 19, 2011

Genevieve Lee Todd, 85, of Peculiar, Missouri died Friday, August 19, 2011 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, Missouri. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 22, 2011 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. The family will receive friends Monday from 1:00-2:00 pm at the Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville. Burial in Glenwild Cemetery, Cleveland, Missouri. Genevieve...

Ruth Ann Schmoll

Ruth Ann Schmoll

Aug 19, 2011

Ruth Ann (Knuckles)Schmoll, 73, of Harrisonville, MO died Friday, August 19, 2011 at her home. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 28, 2011 at Kingdom Hall in Harrisonville. Ruth was born October 16, 1937 in Kansas City, MO to Frankie Newton and Eleanor (Keller) Dudley. On November 12, 1955 Ruth was united in marriage to Robert...

James "Jim" Wesley Perdue

James "Jim" Wesley Perdue

Aug 19, 2011

James "Jim" Wesley Perdue, 77, Harrisonville, MO, died Friday, August 19, 2011 at Mission Hospitals in Asheville, NC. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville, MO. Friends may call from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Harrisonville. Jim was born January 24,...

Thelma Faye Sterns

Thelma Faye Sterns

Aug 19, 2011

Thelma Faye Sterns, 86, lifelong resident of Adrian, MO, died at her home on Friday, August 19, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 22, 2011 at the Atkinson Chapel in Adrian, MO with visitation from 10:00-11:00 at the chapel. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian. Thelma was called to be with her...

Joe Wesley Gregg

Joe Wesley Gregg

Aug 16, 2011

Joe Wesley Gregg, 74, East Lynne, MO, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at Benchmark Healthcare of Harrisonville, Harrisonville, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 19, 2011 at the Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville, MO with visitation from 1:00-2:00. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Joe was born...

Lelia Orene Morrison

Lelia Orene Morrison

Aug 15, 2011

Lelia "Orene" Morrison, 87, Freeman, MO, died Monday, August 15, 2011 at Beautiful Savior Nursing Home in Belton, MO. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 18, 2011 at the Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville, MO with visitation from 12:00-1:00. Burial will be in Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, MO. Orene was born March 2, 1924 in Paola, KS, the...

William Dean Macdonald

William Dean Macdonald

Aug 10, 2011

William Dean "Mac" MacDonald, 90, Lees Summit, MO, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at Truman Medical Center, Lakewood in Kansas City, MO. Private family inurnment will be held at Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville, MO. Mac was born April 23, 1921 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Walter and Gladys (Bussey) MacDonald. He was raised in Kansas City and was...

Alice Elizabeth Stitt

Alice Elizabeth Stitt

Aug 5, 2011

Alice Elizabeth Stitt, 70, Amsterdam, MO, died Friday, August 5, 2011 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at the Atkinson Chapel in Adrian, MO. Burial will be in West Point Cemetery, Amsterdam, MO. Friends may call from 6-8 pm Tuesday, August 9 at the chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to...

Bryant Laine Boggs

Bryant Laine Boggs

Aug 4, 2011

Bryant Laine Boggs, 53, Amsterdam, MO, died Thursday, August 4, 2011 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 6, 2011 at West Point Cemetery in Amsterdam, MO. Friends may call from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Atkinson Chapel in Adrian, MO. Memorial contributions may be made to the...

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