obituaries

Nov 15, 2018

Larry Francis Eason, 76, Drexel, Missouri died Thursday, November 15, 2018 at the Pleasant Hill Health and Rehab Center in Pleasant Hill, Missouri after a battle with COPD and heart disease. A masonic service, under the auspices of the Grand River Masonic Lodge #276, and the funeral service was held Monday, November 19, 2018  at the Atkinson Funeral Home...

Nov 15, 2018

John Wayne Cordell, 71, Clinton, MO, died Thursday, November 15, 2018 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.  No services are scheduled.

John was born July 17, 1947 in Harrisonville, MO, the son of Claude Harold and Mary Alice (Davis) Cordell.  He married Ruth Ann Emery on October 12, 1968 in Lansing, KS.  John worked for...

Nov 13, 2018

James "Jim" Nelson Totten, 73, Peculiar, MO, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.  Memorial services were held  Monday, November 19, 2018 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO.

Jim was born August 15, 1945 in Kansas City, MO, the son of Marion L. and Thelma (Chandler) Totten.  He was...

Nov 12, 2018

Larry Eugene Moody, 68, of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, November 12, 2018 at his home.  A memorial visitation was held on Friday, November 16, 2018 at the Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville.

Larry was born January 22, 1950 in Harrisonville, a son of Branson Charles and Wilma Jean (Anderson) Moody.  He was a lifelong Harrisonville resident and a...

Nov 9, 2018

John Eugene Osborn, 90, of Archie, Missouri, died Friday, November 9, 2018 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg, Missouri.  Funeral services were held  Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Archie, Missouri.    Burial in Crescent  Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Missouri.

John was born December 5, 1927 in Harrisonville, MO, a son of Vern Ross and Eve...

Nov 8, 2018

Duane "Neil" Griffith, 83, Adrian, MO, died Thursday, November 08, 2018 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.  Funeral services were held Monday, November 12, 2018 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, MO.   Burial  in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian.  Memorial contributions may be made to Western Missouri Antique Tractor and Machinery Association.

Neil was...

Nov 5, 2018

Landen Shane Lee Lewis, age 10, of Nevada, Missouri, died November 5, 2018 at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO.  Landen was born on February 14, 2008 in Morehead, Kentucky, the son of Allen Lewis and Britany (Combs) Lewis.  Memorial services were held at 4:00p.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at the First Baptist Church in Nevada, Missouri....

Nov 2, 2018

Tonya Dawn Hockett, 42, Amsterdam, MO, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 at her home.  A Celebration of Life were held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, MO.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Tonya Hockett Memorial Fund for the children.

Tonya was born on July 7, 1976...

Oct 30, 2018

Jeanie "Jean" Dianne Dean-Rinehart, 60, Peculiar, MO, died Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Meadow View of Harrisonville in Harrisonville, MO.  A Celebration of Life was held Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the Harrisonville Elks Lodge.

Jean was born June 16, 1958 in Fairfield, MO, the daughter of Roy Edward and Ethel (King) Dean.  She was a lifelong...

Oct 30, 2018

Juanita L. Rathjen, 80, Garden City, MO, died Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Crown Care Center in Harrisonville, MO.  Funeral services were held Friday, November 2, 2018 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO.   Burial  in Raymore Cemetery, Raymore, MO.

Juanita was born July 24, 1938 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Ralph and Ida...

Oct 30, 2018

Richard "Yogi" Dean Wimsatt, 67, Adrian, MO, died Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, MO.  Funeral services were held  Monday, November 5, 2018 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian.  Cremation to follow. Memorial contributions may be made to Adrian Volunteer Fire Department.

Yogi was born January 17, 1951 in Butler, MO,...

Oct 28, 2018

David Darrell Turley, 50, Kansas City, MO, died Sunday, October 28, 2018 at his home.  No services are scheduled.

Oct 27, 2018

Larry Curtis Green, 68, Peculiar, Missouri, died Saturday, October 27, 2018 at his home after a two-year fight with cancer. A Celebration of Life service was held Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the First Baptist Church in Peculiar, Missouri.  Inurnment was Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the Clintonville Cemetery in El Dorado Springs, Missouri.

Larry was born...

Oct 21, 2018

Arden Ralph Hodges, 87, Lee's Summit, MO, passed away Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Wilshire at Lakewood in Lee's Summit.  Funeral services were held  Friday, October 26, 2018 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO.  Burial  in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, MO.

Arden was born December 19, 1930 in Archie, MO, the son of Ralph Gross...

Oct 18, 2018

Sarah Rose Spitler, 78, Pleasant Hill, MO, died Thursday, October 18, 2018 at John Knox Care Center Hospice House in Lee's Summit, MO.  A graveside inurnment was held Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at the Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville, MO.

Sarah was born November 7, 1939 in Little Blue, MO, the daughter of Samuel C. W. and Wada...

Oct 12, 2018

John Richard "John R." Johnson, 87, Harrisonville, MO, died Friday, October 12, 2018 at the Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville.  A memorial gathering was held Tuesday, October 16 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville.  Memorial contributions may be made to Casco Area Workshop.

John R. was born May 29, 1931 in Lee's Summit, MO, the...

Oct 11, 2018

Robert G. Kuntz, Sr., 71, Cleveland, MO died Thursday, October 11, 2018 at his home.  Funeral services were held  Monday, October 15, 2018 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO.  Burial will be in Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, MO.

Robert was born September 7, 1947 in Dickinson, North Dakota, a son of Jack and Mary (Heidt) Kuntz. ...

Oct 10, 2018

Eugene Scarbrough, 80, Peculiar, MO, died Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at his home.  Services will be held at a later date in Virginia.

Eugene was born September 15, 1938 in Willow Springs, MO, the son of James Ira and Sarah (Collins) Scarbrough.  He had lived in Willow Springs until enlisting in the Navy.  He had lived in...

Oct 10, 2018

Ernest "Ernie" Loyd Wilson, 66, Harrisonville, MO, died Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at his home.  Memorial services were held Saturday, October 13, 2018 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville.   Memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association. Ernie was born November 22, 1951 in North Kansas City, MO, the son of Gule Elson and Nancy Blanche (Galloway)...

Oct 9, 2018

Glenn Everett Moore, 63, Grandview, MO, died Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.  Memorial services were held October 13, 2018 at the Country Club Christian Church in Kansas City, MO.

Glenn was born September 17, 1955 in Kansas City, MO.  He was a graduate of Lee's Summit High School and was...