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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.

Dolores "Lola" Barrios

Dolores "Lola" Barrios

Jul 30, 2015

Dolores "Lola" Barrios, 88, Peculiar, Missouri, died Thursday, July 30, 2015, surrounded by her family at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at St. Sabina Catholic Church, 700 Trevis, Belton, MO 64012, with visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will be held in Peculiar Cemetery,...

Goldie L. Faught

Goldie L. Faught

Jul 27, 2015

Goldie L Faught, 75, of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, July 27, 2015 at Cass Regional Medical Center, Harrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 31, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Harrisonville, with burial in Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, July 30, at the Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville....

Brigetta Ferkenhoff

Brigetta Ferkenhoff

Jul 25, 2015

Brigetta Ferkenhoff, 79, Peculiar, Missouri, formerly of Raymore, Missouri, died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at The Rehabilitation Center of Raymore in Raymore, Missouri. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Our Lady of Loudes Catholic Church in Harrisonville. Burial will be held in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday,...

Merle C. King

Merle C. King

Jul 21, 2015

Merle King, 77, Adrian, Missouri, died Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Adrian Manor in Adrian. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 27 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, with burial in Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the Adrian Volunteer Fire Dept. Merle was born June 7, 1938 in St. Joseph,...

Mary Beatrice Meiners

Mary Beatrice Meiners

Jul 20, 2015

Mary Meiners, 102, Adrian, Missouri, went to be with our Lord on Monday, July 20, 2015. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday July 28, 2015 at Crescent Hill Cemetery in Adrian, Missouri. Contributions may be made to Adrian Manor or to your favorite charity. Mary was born December 2, 1912 to Julian S. and Ida (Dick) Snow....

Dorthy Aileen Weaver

Dorthy Aileen Weaver

Jul 20, 2015

Dorthy Aileen Weaver, 95, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Monday, July 20, 2015 at Crown Care Center in Harrisonville. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 23, 2015 at Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, under the direction of Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville. Dorthy was born July 12, 1920 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Charles and Erma Ruth (Roberts) Smith....

Luella Dodson

Luella Dodson

Jul 19, 2015

Luella Dodson, 91, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Sunday, July 19, 2015 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at Byler Cemetery in Creighton, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 21 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Luella was born July 21, 1923 in...

Cindy Anne Hoenshell

Cindy Anne Hoenshell

Jul 18, 2015

Cindy Anne Hoenshell, 59, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Wills Cemetery, Peculiar, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, July 24 at the Atkinson Funeral Home....

Charles Harold "Chuck" Blaylock

Charles Harold "Chuck" Blaylock

Jul 11, 2015

Charles Harold "Chuck" Blaylock, 92, Marshall, Missouri, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri, died Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the Mar-Saline Manor in Marshall, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 16, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Misouri with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Burial will be in the Missouri Veteran Cemetery in Higginsville,, Missouri on Thursday,...

William Walter Smith

William Walter Smith

Jul 5, 2015

William Walter Smith, 69, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Friday, July 17, 2015 at the Harrisonville VFW Building. William was born August 24, 1945 in Independence, Missouri, the son of William E. and Lavinia Smith, Sr. He grew up in Independence and graduated...

Neil G. Kohler

Neil G. Kohler

Jul 2, 2015

Neil Gordon Kohler, 89, Harrisonville, Missouri, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Villa Ventura in Kansas City, Missouri. Visitation is Wednesday, July 15, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, Missouri, followed by an 11:00 a.m. Masonic service and then the funeral service to follow. Burial will be in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville....

C. Lynn Munro

C. Lynn Munro

Jun 28, 2015

C. Lynn Munro, 66, Belton, MO, died June 28, 2015. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to favorite animal charity or shelter. C. Lynn was born June 15, 1949 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Paul and Ruth Munro. She received a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University and later received a...

Mary Sievers

Mary Sievers

Jun 28, 2015

Mary Sievers, 96, Kansas City, Kansas died Sunday, June 28, 2015 in Garnett, Kansas. Private graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. Mary was born April 6, 1919 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Alex John and Frances (Steinmeger) Plesa. She was married to Joseph B....

Kenneth "Kenny" Dan Kendrick

Kenneth "Kenny" Dan Kendrick

Jun 28, 2015

Kenneth Dean Kendrick, 79, Adrian, Missouri, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Willow Lane Nursing Home in Butler, Missouri, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri with visitation from 10:00-12:00. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Ballard, Missouri....

Joyce Louise Taylor-Burton

Joyce Louise Taylor-Burton

Jun 26, 2015

Joyce Louise Taylor-Burton, 55, of Harrisonville, Missouri, died June 26, 2015 at her home. Memorial services will be held at 9:00 a.m. Friday, July 17, 2015 at Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Church in Harrisonville, Missouri. Joyce was born August 26, 1959 in Worcester, Massachusetts the daughter of Benjamin and Grace (Gendron) Taylor. She was a member of Our Lady...

Naomi Virginia Jackson

Naomi Virginia Jackson

Jun 26, 2015

Naomi Virginia Jackson, 93, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Friday, June 26, 2015 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 30 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, with...

Doris Maxine Collins-Moore

Doris Maxine Collins-Moore

Jun 25, 2015

Doris Maxine Collins-Moore, 90, Harrisonville, MO, formerly of Grandview, MO, died Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, June 29, 2015 at the Grandview United Methodist Church in Grandview, MO. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Sunday, June 28 at the Grandview United Methodist Church in Grandview. Memorial contributions may...

Gladys Edna Hocker

Gladys Edna Hocker

Jun 23, 2015

Gladys Edna Hocker, 67, passed away on June 23, 2015 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She was a long-time resident of Archie, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 26, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri with visitation from 10:00-11:00. Inurnment will follow in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. In lieu...

Loretta M. Keller

Loretta M. Keller

Jun 23, 2015

Loretta M. Keller, 95, Harrisonville, Missouri, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Loretta was born January 14, 1920 in Todd County, Minnesota, the daughter of William Antone and Lonnie M. (Line) Biermaier. She was a homemaker. Loretta was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Grover Daniel...

Ava Irene Ray

Ava Irene Ray

Jun 23, 2015

Ava Irene Ray, 87, Lone Jack, Missouri, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 2015 at the First Baptist Church of Checotah in Checotah, Oklahoma with burial in Council Hill Cemetery, Council Hill, Oklahoma. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, June 25,...

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