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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.

Dale Lynwood Allen, Sr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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