obituaries
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.
Helen L. Swofford
Oct 30, 2010
Helen L. Swofford, 93, Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Saturday, October 30, 2010 at her daughter's home in Peculiar, MO. Memorial services will be held at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. The family will receive friends from 4:30-5:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in Orient Cemetery...
Scottie Hill Mchenry
Oct 29, 2010
Scottie Hill McHenry, 89, Kansas City, MO, formerly of Harrisonville, MO, died Friday, October 29, 2010 at the Masonic Home of Missouri, Western Unit, Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at the Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 p.m....
Josefine Mayes
Oct 24, 2010
Josefine Mayes, 80, Harrisonville, MO, died October 24, 2010 at Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 29, 2010 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 2:00-3:00. Josefine was born in Austria. She moved to Raytown, MO in 1967 and to Harrisonville in 1986. She married Russell...
Douglas Joseph Eckerle
Oct 22, 2010
Douglas Joseph Eckerle, 78, Harrisonville, MO died Friday, October 22, 2010 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Church in Harrisonville. Burial and graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Joseph Cemetery in Clifton City, MO. The family...
Sarah Lee Greer
Oct 16, 2010
Sarah Lee Greer, infant daughter of Amanda Michelle Clark and Harold Douglas Greer, of Urich, MO, died Saturday, October 16, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at the Austin Cemetery in Archie, MO. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sarah Lee Greer Memorial Fund, c/o...
Donald Shane Cameron
Oct 15, 2010
Donald Shane Cameron, 49, of Harrisonville, Missouri died Friday, October 15, 2010 at his home in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at the Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville with visitation from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the chapel. Burial and Graveside service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 20 at the Austin Cemetery in Archie, Missouri. Memorial...
Terry Eugene Lofstrom
Oct 14, 2010
Terry Eugene Lofstrom, 75 of Belton, MO, died Thursday, October 14, 2010 at his home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 18, 2010 at the Raymore Christian Church, Raymore, MO with visitation at the church from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Cremation. Terry was born February 10, 1935 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Eugene and Dorothy (Benton)...
Vernon Ray Houts
Oct 14, 2010
Vernon Ray Houts, 70 of Chilhowee, MO, died Thursday, October 14, 2010 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 18, 2010 at the Chilhowee Cemetery in Chilhowee, MO with visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, MO. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests...
Diana Marie Kemper
Oct 11, 2010
Diana Marie Kemper, 51 of Independence, MO, died Monday, October 11, 2010 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 14, 2010 at the Cornerstone Community Church in Harrisonville with visitation from 9:00-10:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Swan Lake Memorial Park Cemetery in Grain Valley, MO. Memorial contributions may be made...
William "Bill" Gene Depugh
Oct 9, 2010
William "Bill" Gene DePugh of Belton, age 83, beloved husband, father and grandfather, went to be with Jesus on October 9, 2010. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Harrisonville. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the William G. DePugh Scholarship Fund or to Continua...
Aubrey Kenneth Hartsell
Oct 7, 2010
Aubrey Kenneth Hartsell 89, of Stockton, MO passed away October 7, 2010 at his home. He was born November 29, 1920 in Adrian, MO the son of George Washington and Bertha Lorene (Graves) Hartsell. A visitation will be held at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian from 3:00-5:00 pm on Sunday, October 10, 2010. A private burial will be in...
Walter Larrise Heckadon
Oct 5, 2010
Walter Larrise Heckadon, 83, Adrian, MO, died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 8 at the Atkinson Chapel in Adrian. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at the chapel. Burial will be in Virginia Cemetery, Virginia, MO. Memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice of Butler, 612...
Elaine Mae Ellis
Oct 5, 2010
Elaine Mae Ellis, 77 of Chillicothe, MO, formerly of Harrisonville, MO, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at the Missouri Baptist Home in Chillicothe, after battling Parkinson's Disease and heart disease. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 9, 2010 at the First Baptist Church, 1601 Bryan Street, Chillicothe, MO 64601 with visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Saturday...
Donald Lee Wills
Sep 29, 2010
Donald Lee Wills, 71 of Peculiar, MO, died Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville with visitation from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Burial will be in Wills Cemetery, Peculiar, MO. Don was born May 15, 1939 in Peculiar, MO, the son of Howard Lee...
Fedora E. Blair
Sep 26, 2010
Fedora E. Blair, 87, of Harrisonville, MO passed away Sunday, September 26, 2010 at the Benchmark Health Center in Harrisonville. Memorial services are 10:00 am Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Harrisonville. Fedora was born August 14, 1923 in Putnam, Connecticut to Wallace and Dianna (Favreau) Jones. Fedora was preceded in death by her...
Leila B. Rogers
Sep 25, 2010
Leila B. Rogers, 85, Gallatin, MO, died Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Cameron Regional Medical Center, Cameron, MO. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at the Atkinson Chapel in Adrian with visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Memorial contributions may be made to the...
Darrell L. Parks
Sep 25, 2010
Darrell Lynn Parks, 62, of Peculiar, Missouri, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Saturday, September 25, 2010 at his home in Peculiar. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at the Rock Brook Church, 1715 E. 173rd Street, Belton, MO. Family will receive friends from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial will be in Wills...
Mildred Ellen Ham
Sep 25, 2010
Mildred Ellen Ham, 93, Kansas City, MO, died Saturday, September 25, 2010 in Kansas City. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 1, 2010 at the Atkinson Chapel in Harrisonville, MO with visitation from 10:00-11:00 Friday at the chapel. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday in Rosedale Cemetery, Walnut, KS. Mildred was born December...
Harry Lee Adams
Sep 20, 2010
Harry Lee Adams, 89, Liberty, MO died Monday, September 20, 2010 at Liberty Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Freeman Presbyterian Church in Freeman, MO. The family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be in Freeman Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St Luke...
Evelyn Jane Wyatt
Sep 19, 2010
Evelyn Jane Wyatt, 98, Butler, MO died Sunday, September 19, 2010 at Willow Lane Nursing Center in Butler. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Atkinson Chapel in Adrian, MO with visitation from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the chapel. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Medford Cemetery in Holden,...
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