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.
Martha L. Evins
Sep 26, 2016
Martha Lou Evins, 86, Belton, Missouri, died Monday, September 26, 2016 at Beautiful Savior Home in Belton. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 29 at the First Baptist Church in Cleveland, Missouri with burial in Glenwild Cemetery, Cleveland. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Martha was born...
Randall "Randy" Joel Ragan
Sep 26, 2016
Randy Joel Ragan, 58, Harrisonville, Missouri, formerly Adrian, Missouri, died Monday, September 26, 2016 at Meadow View of Harrisonville. Graveside services will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, September 29, 2016 at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Preferred Hospice of Lexington, 601 South Highway 13, Lexington, MO 64067. Randy was born May 2,...
Jessie Nila Marie Skinner
Sep 23, 2016
Jessie Nila Marie Skinner, 98, Greenwood, Missouri, died Friday, September 23, 2016 at St. Luke's East in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 3 at Floral Hills East Cemetery in Lee's Summit, Missouri under the direction of Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri. Jessie was born August 11, 1918 in Rantoul, Kansas, the daughter...
Charles "Charlie" Ronald Sweet
Sep 20, 2016
Charles "Charlie" R. Sweet, 74, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016 in Madison Wisconsin. Funeral services were held Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Faith Baptist Church in Harrisonville. Burial in the Garden City Cemetery, Garden City, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Faith Baptist Church, P.O. Box 345, Harrisonville, MO 64701 or American Heart Association (americanheart.org). Charlie was...
Jennifer Lynn Herren
Sep 20, 2016
Jennifer Lynn Herren, 40, Peculiar, Missouri, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016 in Trenton, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 25 at the First Baptist Church in Peculiar with visitation from 1:00-2:00. Jennifer was born January 24, 1976 in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Nelson and Glenda (Jensen) Vaughn. She grew up in Topeka. She married...
Shelby Kay Admire
Sep 18, 2016
Shelby Kay Admire, 21, Cleveland, Missouri, died Sunday, September 18, 2016 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 24 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with cremation to follow. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, September 23 at the Atkinson Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may...
Donald Loyd Horn
Sep 16, 2016
Donald Loyd Horn, 87, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Friday, September 16, 2016 at Golden Years Care Center in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 1:0 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 12:00-1:00. Burial, with military honors, will be at Mt. Washington Cemetery in Independence, Missouri. Don was born in Fullerton, Nebraska...
Ronda Carol (Burger) Stewart`
Sep 14, 2016
Ronda Carol Stewart, 62, Harrisonville, MO died Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at her home in Harrisonville. Memorial services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday, September 19 at Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, with visitation from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Ronda was born December 25, 1953 in Harrisonville, the daughter of Pauline Burger Stackhouse. She attended Harrisonville Schools, but moved to Adrian, MO...
Jimmy Gordon Haskins
Sep 14, 2016
Jimmy Gordon Haskins, 83, Lake Annette, Missouri died Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Belton Regional Medical Center in Belton, Missouri, following a lengthy illness. Military graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday September 16 at Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora, Missouri. Jimmy had been a resident of Raymore Rehabilitation since January of this year. He was born July...
Barbara "Kay" Walker
Sep 12, 2016
Barbara "Kay" Walker, 83, Goodyear, Arizona, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, September 12, 2016 in Goodyear, Arizona. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 19 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Harrisonville Public...
Matthew Eugene Bendorf
Sep 11, 2016
Matthew Eugene Bendorf, infant son of Greg and Morgan Bendorf, Adrian, Missouri, died Sunday, September 11, 2016 at K.U. Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2016 with visitation from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 15, all at Frontier Village in Adrian. Memorial contributions to: youcaring.com (search Bendorf).
Gena Danette Simpson
Sep 10, 2016
Gena Danette Simpson, 55, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 14 at Orient Cemetery in Harrisonville. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Gena was born January 26, 1961 in Oklahoma...
Jarret "J. R." Roy Auten
Sep 9, 2016
Jarret "J. R." Roy Auten, 48, Lee's Summit, MO, formerly Worth County, MO, passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at his home. Services will be held at a later date. J. R. was born February 23, 1968 in Albany, MO, the son of Charles E. and Sharon E. (Lovitt) Auten.
Kathryn Jean Fansler
Sep 3, 2016
Kathryn Jean Fansler, 77, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Meadow View of Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Burial will be held in Oakland Cemetery, Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to the Harrisonville United Methodist Church. Kathryn...
Manfred Gerd Preuss
Sep 2, 2016
Manfred Gerd Preuss, 78, of Harrisonville, MO died Friday, September 2, 2016 at Golden Years in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Manfred was born January 9, 1938 in Ostpreussen, Germany, a son of Wilhelm and Erna (Abend) Preuss. The...
Norma "Jean" Baker
Aug 30, 2016
Norma "Jean" Baker, 85, Stockton, Missouri, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Private inurnment will be held in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Harrisonville. Jean was born April 8, 1931 in Louisburg, Kansas, the daughter of Albert and Freida (Knowler) Hinds. She married Rex Baker on June 26, 1950...
William "Bud" Mccleskey
Aug 30, 2016
William "Bud" Frederick McCleskey, Jr., 82, Peculiar, Missouri, died Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. A celebration will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 3, 2016 at the Coleman Baptist Church in Peculiar. Contributions may be made to the church. Bud was born May 15, 1934 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, the son of...
Jessica Elizabeth Friend
Aug 26, 2016
Jessica E. Friend, 32, of Urich, Missouri, died Friday, August 26, 2016 at the Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be 10:00am Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00pm Monday, August 29 at the Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville. Jessica was born May 19, 1984 in Independence,...
Pamela (Dillon) Johnson
Aug 26, 2016
Pamela (Dillon) Johnson, 51, Paola, KS, (formerly of Harrisonville, MO), died Friday, August 26, 2016 at Promise Hospital of Overland Park, KS. Memorial services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 2, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO with inurnment in Holden, MO Cemetery. Pamela was born September 28, 1964 in Harrisonville, MO, the daughter of Harold...
Myrtle "Burt" Morrison
Aug 25, 2016
Myrtle Maburt "Burt" Morrison, 79, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Thursday, August 25, 2016 at her home. A Celebration of Life service will be held in the spring, 2017. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to: Harrisonville Worship Center, P.O. Box 467, Harrisonville, MO 64701. Burt was born November 21, 1936 in Cedar Point, Kansas, the daughter of Charles L. and...
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