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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.

Robert W. Atkinson

Robert W. Atkinson

Apr 23, 2016

Robert W. Atkinson, 86, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services were held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at Faith Baptist Church, 23705 East State, Route 2, Harrisonville, with burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Visitation was held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, April 25, at the church. Memorial...

J. D. Johnson

J. D. Johnson

Apr 22, 2016

J. D. Johnson, 90, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Friday, April 22, 2016 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 25, 2016 at the Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonville. Visitation from 10:00 – 11:00 at the church. Burial will be in Cadmus Cemetery, Cadmus, Kansas. J. D. was born June 15, 1925...

Cassie Marie Hamilton

Cassie Marie Hamilton

Apr 19, 2016

Cassie Marie Hamilton, 52, Humansville, Missouri, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in Harrisonville, Missouri. A memorial gathering BBQ will be held from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Lord's Park in Harrisonville, at the shelter house. Meat and some sides to be provided. Everyone is asked to bring a side dish, snack, etc. Cassie was...

James "Jim" Russell Ray

James "Jim" Russell Ray

Apr 16, 2016

James "Jim" Russell Ray, 80, Adrian, Missouri, died Saturday, April 16, 2016 at his home. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the Adrian United Methodist Church with visitation Tuesday, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Adrian United Methodist Church Building Fund or to Heartland Hospice. Very...

Marilyn Nadine Hale

Marilyn Nadine Hale

Apr 15, 2016

Marilyn Nadine Hale, 89, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Friday, April 15, 2016 at her son's home in Garden City, Missouri, surrounded by family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 1:00-2:00. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to...

Thomas Granvil Perdee, Jr.

Thomas Granvil Perdee, Jr.

Apr 11, 2016

Thomas Granvil Perdee, Jr., 78, Garden City, Missouri, died Monday, April 11, 2016 at KC Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 14 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with burial in Lee's Summit Cemetery, Lee's Summit, Missouri. Friends may call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Atkinson Funeral...

H. O. "Hoop" Mattingley

H. O. "Hoop" Mattingley

Apr 6, 2016

H. O. "Hoop" Mattingley, 90, Archie, Missouri, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016 in Archie. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Archie, with visitation from 1:00-1:30. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Missouri. Hoop was born April 17, 1925 in Archie, Missouri, the son of James Shepherd and Bessie...

Marie Williams Cox

Marie Williams Cox

Apr 5, 2016

Marie Williams Cox, 94, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016 in Cass Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at the Atkinson Funeral Home. Marie was born May 1,...

Doris Anne Butler

Doris Anne Butler

Apr 5, 2016

Doris Anne Butler, 86, Adrian, MO, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian with visitation from 10:30-11:30. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rural Fire Department, Crescent Hill Cemetery, Grace Hospice,...

Anita N. Kupersmith

Anita N. Kupersmith

Apr 4, 2016

Anita N. Kupersmith, 65, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, April 4, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10;00 a.m. Friday, April 8 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kansas City. Anita was born March 16, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Julius and Lillian...

Verna Lenore Roberts

Verna Lenore Roberts

Mar 31, 2016

Verna Lenore Roberts, 86, Adrian, Missouri, died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Lee's Summit Medical Center, Lee's Summit, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri with visitation from 1:00-2:00. Burial will follow in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Verna was born January 17, 1930 in Barada, Nebraska,...

Donald "Don" D. Graham

Donald "Don" D. Graham

Mar 30, 2016

Donald "Don" Graham, 68, Garden City, Missouri, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at his home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 2 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 10:30-11:00. Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project (woundedwarriorproject.org), P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516. Don was born April 4, 1947 in...

Chloris Henrietta Richardson

Chloris Henrietta Richardson

Mar 25, 2016

Chloris Henrietta Richardson, 94, Louisburg, Kansas, formerly of West Line, Missouri, died Friday, March 25, 2016 at Saint Luke's South Hospital in Overland Park, Kansas. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Glenwild Cemetery in Cleveland, Missouri. Chloris was born March 9, 1922 in Windsor, Missouri, the daughter of William Warren and Sarah Elizabeth...

Tonya Doraine Bareli (Craighead)

Tonya Doraine Bareli (Craighead)

Mar 23, 2016

Tonya Doraine (Craighead) Bareli, 37, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 2:00-3:00. Tonya was born May 6, 1978 in Hurst, Texas, the daughter of Calvin Wesley and Linda Gay (Walker) Craighead. She was a 1996 graduate...

Lenvil "Gene" Eugene Wright

Lenvil "Gene" Eugene Wright

Mar 22, 2016

Lenvil Eugene "Gene" Wright, 69, Pleasant Valley, Missouri, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, Missouri, surrounded by family and friends. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Sharon Cemetery in Drexel, Missouri, with visitation from 11:00-1:00 p.m. Saturday at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Gene...

Sharon Louise Thompson

Sharon Louise Thompson

Mar 22, 2016

Sharon Louise Thompson, 78, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, formerly of Archie and Raytown, Missouri, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at home surrounded by family. Visitation will be Monday, March 28 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Archie, Missouri, followed by a celebration of Sharon's life at 11:00 a.m. Graveside services at 2:30 p.m. at Brooking Cemetery in...

Matthew Spencer Smith

Matthew Spencer Smith

Mar 21, 2016

Matthew Spencer Smith, 43, St. Peter's, Missouri, formerly of Plattsburg, Missouri died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 in Cozumel, Mexico. Funeral service 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri with burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Visitation from 1:00-2:00 p.m. A memorial service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the First Baptist Church...

Nora Lee Perry

Nora Lee Perry

Mar 15, 2016

Nora Lee Perry, 85, Cleveland, Missouri died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at Foxwood Springs, Raymore, Missouri. Funeral services 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 18, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri with burial in Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, Missouri. Visitation on Friday from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Nora Lee was born November 3, 1930 to Coy Basil and Della Alma (McKinney) Hagerman. On...

Ada Ellen Bradley

Ada Ellen Bradley

Mar 11, 2016

Ada Ellen Bradley, 85 Raymore, Missouri, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Friday, March 11, 2016 at Belton Regional Medical Center, Belton, Missouri. Funeral services will be 2:00 Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Harrisonville, Missouri with visitation from 1:00-2:00. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Ada was born April 11, 1930 in Leavenworth, Kansas, the...

Robert Eugene Lynn

Robert Eugene Lynn

Mar 10, 2016

Robert Eugene Lynn, 79, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Foxwood Springs Living Center in Raymore, Missouri. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice. Robert was born August 16, 1936 in Harrisonville, Missouri, the son of Ernest Robert and...

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