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.
Jean Chapman
Nov 5, 2015
Jean M. Chapman, 87, Adrian, Missouri, departed this life on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Adrian Manor in Adrian, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian with visitation from 1:00-2:00. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian. Memorial contributions may be made to: Crossroads Hospice,...
Lavina (Vi) M. Cobern
Nov 4, 2015
Lavina (Vi) M. Cobern, 69 of Peculiar Missouri, passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2015 due to complications from a blood clot in her lungs. A memorial celebration will be held from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Monday, November 9, at the Peculiar Lions Club, 500 Shug, Peculiar. In lieu of flowers, the family would like to invite you to join them at the...
Jennifer Joy (Yoder) Wade
Nov 2, 2015
Jennifer Joy (Yoder) Wade, 60, Kansas City, Missouri, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri, left this earth for heaven on Monday, November 2, 2015 at St. Luke's Hospice House in Kansas City. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2016 at the Church on the Rock in Harrisonville. Visitation to follow. Contributions may be made to St. Luke's...
Arthur Carl Seibert
Oct 28, 2015
Arthur Seibert, 84, Harrisonville, Mo died Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at his home. A Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Harrisonville with burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Kansas City, Mo. Visitation will be at the Atkinson Funeral Home on Tuesday, November 3 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. with a Rosary...
Robert Leo Zimmerman
Oct 23, 2015
Robert Leo Zimmerman, 87, Adrian, Missouri, died Friday, October 23, 2015 at his home. A memorial visitation will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, October 26, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian. Memorial contributions may be made to Archie United Methodist Church, Crescent Hill Masonic Lodge #368, or Heartland Hospice. Robert was born February 14, 1928 in Garden...
Rachel Lea Maxwell
Oct 12, 2015
Rachel Lea Maxwell, 42, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, October 12, 2015 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 15 at the Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonville with burial in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, at the Atkinson Funeral Home in...
Joleta Gale Greer
Oct 12, 2015
Joleta Gale Greer, 65, Adrian, Missouri, died Monday, October 12, 2015 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 23, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the Joleta Greer Memorial contributions may be made to Atkinson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325,...
Justin Trevor Eyre
Oct 10, 2015
Justin Trevor Eyre, 32, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Saturday, October 10, 2015. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 16, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville. Justin was born January 31, 1983 in Columbia, Missouri, the son of Ben and Dorothy (Resch) Eyre. Justin was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Eyre. He is survived...
Vernon S. Spradling
Oct 9, 2015
Vernon S. Spradling, 99, formerly of Peculiar, Missouri, died Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Ozark Nursing and Care Center in Ozark, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 16, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri with burial in Peculiar Cemetery, Peculiar, Missouri. Contributions may be made to the Raymore, Missouri Lions Club....
Arlie Lee Coke
Oct 4, 2015
Arlie Lee Coke, 84, Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Sunday, October 4, 2015 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Grant Cemetery in Creighton, Missouri, under the direction of Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri. Arlie was born June 5, 1931 in Creighton, Missouri, the son of William Walter...
Mary Lou Rivers
Oct 4, 2015
Mary Lou Rivers, 93, Olathe, Kansas, formerly of Butler, Missouri, died Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Aberdeen Village in Olathe. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 12 at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church in Overland Park, Kansas, with a reception to follow. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 21 at Oak...
Charlsie "Maxine" Long
Oct 3, 2015
Charlsie Maxine Long, 82, Lee's Summit, Missouri, formerly of Peculiar, Missouri, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015 in Raymore, Missouri. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. No services are scheduled. Private inurnment will be held at a later date in Orient Cemetery. Donations may be made...
Norma Lea Wernex
Sep 29, 2015
Norma Lea Wernex, 90, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at St. Luke's East Hospital in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 5, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross. Norma was born January 9, 1925 in...
James Harvey Addleman
Sep 27, 2015
James "Harvey" Addleman, 96, Raymore, Missouri, died Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Foxwood Springs in Raymore. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 3, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri, with visitation from 1:00-2:00. Inurnment will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Crescent Hill Cemetery,...
Scharlie Anne Cantrell
Sep 25, 2015
Scharlie Anne Cantrell, 29, Freeman, Missouri, died Friday, September 25, 2015 at her home. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 10 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 1:00-2:00. Memorial contributions may be made to Healing Grace Counseling Center, a place where Scharlie attended, a place where everyone can feel peace and is...
Eleanor "Ellie" Rita Stobaugh
Sep 22, 2015
Eleanor "Ellie" Rita Stobaugh, 84, Butler, Missouri, died Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at The Village House at John Knox Village in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Funeral Mass will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, September 25 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Butler, Missouri with Rosary at 2:45. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be...
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Lorraine Gudde
Sep 16, 2015
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Lorraine Gudde, 65, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Monday, September 21, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society. Gwen was born October 15, 1949 in Stockton, California, the daughter...
Frances Anne Hoover
Sep 13, 2015
Frances Anne Hoover, 78, Raymore, Missouri, died Sunday, September 13, 2015 at Foxwood Springs Living Center in Raymore. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Wills Cemetery in Peculiar, Missouri. Friends may call from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Atkinson Funeral Home. Frances was born March...
William "Bill" Elvin Fowler
Sep 10, 2015
William "Bill" Elvin Fowler, 97, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Thursday, September 10, 2015 at his home. Memorial services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with visitation from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Inurnment in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Memorial contributions may be made to The Shriner Hospital for Children, 4400 Clayton Avenue, St. Louis,...
Albert "Perry" Fritts
Sep 9, 2015
Albert "Perry" Fritts, 87, Adrian, Missouri, departed this life on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Medicalodge of Butler in Butler, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, September 13, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri with burial in Scott Cemetery in Amsterdam, Missouri. Friends may call from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday, September 12 at the...
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