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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.

Donald Dean Clawson, Jr.

Donald Dean Clawson, Jr.

Mar 19, 2008

Donald Dean Clawson, Jr., 41, Harrisonville, MO, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Saint Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. Funeral services 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at the Atkinson Chapel, Harrisonville. Visitation 1:00-2:00 PM Tuesday at the chapel. Burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Contributions to Children's Mercy Hospital, Attn: Resource Development, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108....

Lula Mae Howerton

Lula Mae Howerton

Mar 19, 2008

Lula Mae Howerton, 91, Harrisonville, MO, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at Crown Care Center, Harrisonville, MO. Friends may call 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Friday, March 21, 2008 at the Atkinson Chapel, Harrisonville, MO with funeral services at 1:00 PM Friday at the chapel. Graveside services 1:00 PM Saturday, March 22 at Thornfield Cemetery, Thornfield, MO. Contributions may be...

Carl Smith

Carl Smith

Mar 18, 2008

Carl Smith, 76, Adrian, MO, died Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at Adrian Manor, Adrian. Graveside services 1:00 PM Saturday, March 22 at Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Visitation 6:00-8:00 PM Friday, March 21 at the Atkinson Chapel, Adrian. Contributions may be made to the charity of choice. Carl was born January 24, 1932 in Boston, Arkansas, the oldest son of Orval...

Esther Dorette Wharton

Esther Dorette Wharton

Mar 18, 2008

Esther Dorette Wharton, 91, Norton, KS, died Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at the Andbe Home in Norton. Graveside services 10:30 AM Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at the Wills Cemetery, Peculiar, MO. Esther was born November 9, 1916 in Athol, KS. She attended rural grade school and graduated from Athol, Kansas High School. She attended beauticican school in Kansas City and...

Nora Isabelle Downey

Nora Isabelle Downey

Mar 17, 2008

Nora Isabelle Downey, 92, Adrian, MO, died Monday, March 17, 2008 at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, MO. Funeral services 2:00 PM Thursday, March 20, 2008 at the Atkinson Chapel, Adrian, MO. Visitation 1:00-2:00 PM Thursday at the chapel. Burial in Lee's Summit Cemetery, Lee's Summit, MO. Contributions to Adrian Chrisitan Church, Adrian, MO. Isabelle was born April...

Clark Russell Duley

Clark Russell Duley

Mar 16, 2008

Clark Russell Duley, 60, Raymore, MO, died Sunday, March 16, 2008 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, MO. Memorial services 5:00 PM Thursday, March 20 at the Atkinson Chapel, Harrisonville, MO with visitation from 4:00-5:00 PM at the chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fraternal Order of Eagles #4146, 314 S. Washington Street, Raymore, MO 64083. Clark...

Liam Michael Paul Downey

Liam Michael Paul Downey

Mar 15, 2008

Liam Michael Paul Downey entered this earth on January 12, 2008 and departed on Saturday, March 15, 2008. Graveside servies 1:30 PM Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, MO. Visitation 10:00-12:00 noon Tuesday at the Atkinson Chapel, Adrian. Contributions to the Liam Downey Memorial Fund, c/o Adrian Bank, P.O. Box 127, Adrian, MO 64720. Liam was preceded...

Ian Xavier Harleman

Ian Xavier Harleman

Mar 13, 2008

Ian Xavier Harleman, infant son of Joel Edward and Cecelia Marie (Conley) Harleman, of Garden City, Mo., died Thursday, March 13, 2008, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo. Family memorial services will be held at a later date.

Elmer Floyd Theener

Elmer Floyd Theener

Mar 13, 2008

Elmer Floyd Theener, 92 of Harrisonville, MO died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Golden Years Care Center in Harrisonville. Graveside/inurnment services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, March 21, 2008 at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Harrisonville, MO. Elmer was born October 2, 1915 in Carrollton, MO the son of Edward George and Lydia A. (Draper) Theener. Elmer was preceded in...

Dorothy Jean Bledsoe

Dorothy Jean Bledsoe

Mar 12, 2008

Dorothy Jean Bledsoe, 76, Peculiar, MO, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO. Funeral services 10:00 AM Monday, March 17, 2008 at the Atkinson Chapel, Harrisonville. Visitation 3:00-5:00 PM Sunday, March 16 at the chapel. Burial in Wills Cemetery, Peculiar. Contributions to American Heart Association. Dorothy was born October 2, 1931 in Mapleton, Bourbon County,...

Helen Imogene Hays

Helen Imogene Hays

Mar 10, 2008

Helen Imogene Hays, 76, formerly of Harrisonville, MO, died Monday, March 10, 2008 at Elmhaven West Nursing Home in Parsons, KS, where she had resided since August, 2007. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, March 13, 2008 at the Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville with visitation from 10:00-11:00 AM at the Atkinson Chapel, Harrisonville. The family suggests memorials to...

Bernie W Bien

Bernie W Bien

Mar 10, 2008

Bernie W Bien, 83, Harrisonville, MO, passed away Monday, March 10, 2008 in the cardiac care center at Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at the Harrisonville United Methodist Church with visitation from 9:30-11:00 AM at the church. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. In lieu...

Ester Frances Best

Ester Frances Best

Mar 7, 2008

Ester Frances Best, 86, Belton, MO, died March 7, 2008. Funeral services 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the Atkinson Chapel, Harrisonville. Visitation 1-2:00 P.M. Tuesday at the chapel. Burial in Freeman, MO Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 7611 State Line Road, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64114. Ester was born September 15, 1921...

Robert William Hocker

Robert William Hocker

Mar 7, 2008

Robert William Hocker, 81, Harrisonville, MO, died Friday, March 7, 2008 in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Monday, March 10, 2008 at Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, with burial at Freeman Cemetery in Freeman, MO. The family will receive friends 6-8:00 PM Sunday evening at the chapel. Contributions may be made to Freeman Baptist Church. Bob was born March...

Lawrence Lavon Stafford, Sr.

Lawrence Lavon Stafford, Sr.

Feb 29, 2008

Lawrence Lavon Stafford, Sr., 73, of Harrisonville, MO, died Friday, February 29, 2008 at his home. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at the Stafford Family Cemetery in Bradleyville, Missouri. The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 1 from 2:00-4:00pm at Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville. Contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice or to the...

Shirley Bernice Smith

Shirley Bernice Smith

Feb 29, 2008

Shirley Bernice Smith, 71, Adrian, MO, died Friday, February 29, 2008, at her home, in the presence of her loving family. Funeral services 10:00 AM Monday, March 3, 2008 at the First Baptist Church, Drexel, MO. Burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice, 9237 Ward Parkway, Suite 300, Kansas City, MO 64114 or to...

George Taylor Lawson, Jr.

George Taylor Lawson, Jr.

Feb 26, 2008

George Taylor "G. T." Lawson, Jr., 82, Harrisonville, MO, died Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at Cass Medical Center, Harrisonville. Funeral services 10:00 AM Friday, February 29, 2008 at Atkinson Chapel, Harrisonville. Burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Visitation 6:30-8:00 PM Thursday, February 28 at the chapel, with Masonic services at 8:00 PM. Contributions to The Shriner Hospital for Children, 2001 South...

Charles Duane Cornelius

Charles Duane Cornelius

Feb 25, 2008

Charles Duane "Bud" Cornelius, 76, Archie, MO, died Monday, February 25, 2008 at home. Funeral services 11:00 A.M. Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Atkinson Chapel, Archie, Missouri. Visitation 10:00-11:00 A.M. at the chapel. Interment Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Missouri. Contributions to the Salvation Army. Bud was born March 5, 1931 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Fred Oliver and...

Ella Pearl Reitz

Ella Pearl Reitz

Feb 25, 2008

Ella Pearl Reitz, 93, Adrian, MO, died Monday, February 25, 2008 at Bates County Memorial Hospital, Butler, MO. Funeral services 3:00 PM Thursday, February 28 at the Calvary Baptist Church, Adrian. Visitation 6:00-8:00 PM Wednesday at the Atkinson Chapel, Adrian. Burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Contributions to the Butler Public Library.

Marilyn Mae Tiedeman

Marilyn Mae Tiedeman

Feb 24, 2008

Marilyn Mae Tiedeman, 82, Harrisonville, MO, died Sunday, February 24, 2008 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO. Funeral services 1:00 PM Thursday, February 28 at the First Baptist Church, Peculiar, MO. Visitation 6:00-7:30 PM Wednesday at the Atkinson Chapel, Harrisonville. Burial in Wills Cemetery, Peculiar. Contributions to the church youth center. Marilyn was born April 22, 1925 in Lamoni,...

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