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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.

Charles "Charlie" Ronald Sweet

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

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

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

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`

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Kenneth Tarwater, Jr.

Kenneth Tarwater, Jr.

Aug 25, 2016

Kenneth "Ken" Tarwater, Jr., 78, Kansas City, Missouri, died Thursday, August 25, 2016 at his home. Memorial services were held Sunday, August 28, 2016 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Inurnment in the Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, Missouri. Ken was born August 27, 1937 in Freeman, Missouri, the son of Marion Kenneth and Mabel Inez (Alcorn) Tarwater, Sr. He...

Shirley Jean Smith

Shirley Jean Smith

Aug 23, 2016

Shirley Jean Smith, 75 of Adrian Missouri went to be with the Lord on August 23, 2016. She passed away peacefully at the Adrian Manor after an 11 month stay. She had endured 25 years of living with Scleroderma, a disease she fought quietly and courageously. Graveside services were held Friday, August 26, 2016 at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian....

Suzann K. Greer

Suzann K. Greer

Aug 20, 2016

Suzann K. Greer, 73, of Mesquite, TX, formerly of the Butler, MO and Adrian, MO area, died Saturday, August 20, 2016 in Mesquite, TX. Funeral Services were held at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville on Friday, August 26, 2016. Burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation. A complete obituary will be...

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