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.
Dale Lynwood Allen, Sr.
Dec 31, 2016
Dale Lynwood Allen, Sr., 89, Adrian, Missouri, died December 31, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Memorial contributions may be made to the Masonic-Eastern Star Home for Children, (MESHC), P.O. Box...
Beulah May Horn
Dec 29, 2016
Beulah May Horn, 85, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at Golden Years Care Center in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 2, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery. Beulah was born October 16, 1931 in Clinton, Missouri, the daughter of Samuel...
Virginia Elizabeth Unnewehr
Dec 28, 2016
Virginia Elizabeth Unnewehr, 86, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Meadow View of Harrisonville. Memorial services will be held at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Virginia was born March 2, 1930 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of Orville and Alice R. (Bowden) Perrine. She married Harold Unnewehr in August,...
Judy Kay Smith
Dec 27, 2016
Judy Kay Smith , 73, was born April 30, 1942, to Burle Milo Milner and Willie Bee (Hyden) Milner and sadly passed away on December 27, 2016, at the Crystal Manor Nursing Home in Adrian, MO; she was preceded in death by her father (Burle) in the winter of 1967, her mother (Bee) in the fall of 1993, and her...
Lloyd Reed Branstine
Dec 25, 2016
Lloyd Reed Branstine, 93, Harrisonville, MO, died Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Adrian Manor, Adrian, MO. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Lloyd was born September 1, 1923 in Pueblo, Colorado, the son of Guy...
Debra Lynn Schlesener
Dec 25, 2016
Debra Lynn Schlesener, 60, Clinton, MO, died Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Memorial services will be held at 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO. Debra was born January 19, 1956 in Humansville, MO, the daughter of Billy Joe and Eva Lavern (Petrie) Houston. She grew...
Norma Jean Downer
Dec 24, 2016
Norma Jean (Fisher) Downer, age 81 of Baytown, Texas, went to be with the Lord on December 24, 2016 at Cedar Bayou Health and Rehabilitation. A visitation for family and friends will be held at the Fair Play Baptist Church in Fair Play, Missouri on Friday December 30 at 10:30 a.m. followed by a funeral at 11:00 a.m. Interment in...
Edsel R. Wallace
Dec 21, 2016
Edsel R. Wallace, 92, of Peculiar, Mo died Wednesday, December 21, 2106 at the Kansas City Hospice House. He was born March 7, 1924 in Monte Valley, Mo to Emery Grandville and Dora Anis (Sheppard) Wallace. He was a US Army WWII veteran. Edsel married Virginia Lee Welborn in May 1941; they had one daughter, Sandy. Prior to his military...
Deborah Ann Stark
Dec 20, 2016
Deborah Ann Stark, 65, Kansas City, MO, died Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, December 30 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO. Debbie was born October 3, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri the daughter of Orville Lee and Mary-Louise (Wagner) Clark. She married Billie Wayne...
Violet Jean Brewster
Dec 19, 2016
Violet Jean Brewster, 87, Peculiar, Missouri, died Monday, December 19, 2016 at The Rehabilitation Center of Raymore, Raymore, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 22 at the First Baptist Church in Peculiar with burial in Wills Cemetery, Peculiar. Friends may call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Contributions...
Jimmie "Big Jim" Mitchell
Dec 17, 2016
Jimmie Dale Mitchell, 71, Weslaco, Texas, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Gentiva Hospice House in San Antonio, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Friends may call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 22, at the Atkinson...
Doris D. Edwards
Dec 13, 2016
Doris D. Edwards, 89, of Harrisonville, MO died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Crown Care Center in Harrisonville. Funeral Services were held Saturday, December 17, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville. Burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made the Cass Regional Medical Center Auxiliary. Doris was born December 20, 1926 in Clinton, MO, a daughter of...
Kitty L. Brewer
Dec 12, 2016
Kitty L. Brewer, 83, of Harrisonville, MO., died Monday, December 12, 2016 at her home in Harrisonville. Graveside service were held December 16, 2016 at Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or Serenity Hospice. Kitty was born October 5, 1933 in Breckenridge, MO., a daughter of Ray...
Wayne M. Thomason
Dec 12, 2016
Wayne M. Thomason, 48, of Garden City, MO lost his fight for life but won his battle for freedom from multiple sclerosis on Monday, December 12, 2016 at Kindred Hospital in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services were held Friday, December 16, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO. Burial was in the Garden City Cemetery, Garden City, MO....
William "Bill" Henry Maxon
Dec 10, 2016
William "Bill" Henry Maxon, age 82, of Peculiar, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016, at his home. Funeral services were held Saturday, December 17, 2016 at the First Christian Church, Harrisonville, MO. Burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial donations be made to Week of Compassion by writing a check to First Christian...
Lewis Wayne Buhr
Dec 8, 2016
Lewis Wayne Buhr, 85, Pleasant Hill, Missouri, died Thursday, December 8, 2016 at Lee's Summit Medical Center in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Funeral services were held December 13, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with burial in Ball Town Cemetery, Horton, Missouri. Lewis was born March 23, 1931 in Horton, Missouri, the son of Karl Frank and Rilla...
Margaret Eleanor Overley
Dec 6, 2016
Margaret Eleanor Overley, 92, Harrisonville, Missouri, formerly Kansas City, Missouri, died December 6, 2016 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. Visitation will be from 12:30-1:00 p.m. with services at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 10 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri, with cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association, Heart of...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Carney
Dec 4, 2016
Jacqueline "Jackie" Carney, 87, Freeman, Missouri died Sunday, December 4, 2016 at her home in Freeman. Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, Missouri. Jackie was born May 10, 1929 in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Monroe Dewey and Helen Mae (Kellogg) Almquist. She married Melvin Carney on May 26, 1969...
Kay Frances Cole
Dec 4, 2016
Kay Frances Cole, 72, Adrian, Missouri, died Sunday, December 4, 2016 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, 142 East Main Street, Adrian, MO 64720, with visitation from 5:00-6:00. Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice House...
Robert "Bobby" Earl Schock
Nov 30, 2016
Robert "Bobby" Earl Schock, 57, Kansas City, Missouri, died Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in Kansas City. A memorial visitation will be held from 4:00-5:00 p.m. Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Bobby was born September 6, 1959 in Columbia, Missouri, the son of Calvin and Darlene (Peterson) Schock, Sr. He had worked at various...
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