GenealogyBuff.com - Benton County, Missouri Obituary Collection - 7
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Dorothy H. Flippin
June 30th, 2004
Dorothy H. Flippin, age 83, passed away Wednesday afternoon, June 30, 2004, at the Warsaw Health & Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, Missouri.
She was born in Benton County, Missouri, on November 19, 1920, the daughter of James C. and Beulah E. Kirby Brown.
She grew up in the Warsaw area and spent most of her life in this community. She was trained as a Licensed Practical Nurse and was one of the original staff at the Oakhaven Manor Nursing Home in Warsaw, first started by Dr. E. L. Rhodes and his family.
Dorothy Flippin was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Deleane Hammond, of Leavenworth, Kansas.
She is survived by one daughter, Judy Gaylord, two sons, Joe Flippin and Charles Flippin, all of Warsaw, seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, one brother, James V. Brown, of Holland, Texas, other relatives and many friends.
Graveside funeral services and burial will be at 10:30 A.M. Saturday morning at the Riverside Cemetery in Warsaw with Rev. Richard Anthony officiating.
No Visitation.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Genevieve Drake
June 29th, 2004
Genevieve Drake, age 93, of North Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Tuesday morning, June 29, 2004 at Big Ben Retreat in Slater, Missouri.
She was born on July 21, 1910, at Warsaw, the daughter of Basil John and Myrza Blandin Daniel Drake. Her mother died when she was 8 years old and she then went to life in the home of her Aunt and Uncle, Abbie and Robert Hudson.
She graduated from Warsaw High School in 1929 as valedictorian of her class. She attended Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Central Misouri State Teachers College in Warrensburg and received her BS in Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She did graduate work at the University of Missouri in Columbia and Kansas City. She received a Master’s Degree from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York, NY.
She taught school for 41 years, the last twenty-five being in second grade for North Kansas City Schools. She had previously taught at Warsaw, and at rural schools in Benton, Camden, Hickory and Linn Counties. She retired from teaching in 1975.
She enjoyed traveling and had seen all the 50 states, plus Canada, Europe and Mexico.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, North Kansas City, a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma, the Clay County DAR and the Clay-Platte Retired Teachers Association.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
Surviving are several nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Genevieve Drake will be at 2:30 P.M., Friday, July 2, 2004, at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Dr. Diana Loomis officiating.
Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Warsaw. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:30 P.M, Friday prior to the services.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of North Kansas City or the First United Methodist Church of Warsaw.
Arrangements by Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Zelma May Kinder
June 29th, 2004
Zelma May Kinder, age 78, of Warsaw, Missouri, passed away early Monday morning, June 28, 2004, at the Carroll County Memorial Hospital in Carrollton, Missouri.
She was born in Ray County, Missouri, on July 24, 1925, the daughter of Robert William and Flora Bell West Butler.
She grew up in Ray County. As a young woman, she had worked at the Fred Harvey Restaurant at Union Station in Kansas City. During World War II, she worked at the Pratt & Whitney Defense Plant in Kansas City. She then worked for the Con Agra plant in Carrollton, Missouri, retiring in the mid 1980's with over twenty years of employment.
Following her retirement, she had made her home near Warsaw, and she kept herself busy enjoying the great outdoor of the Missouri Ozarks. Every November was an opportunity to go deer hunting. Other times of the year were spent bird watching, or fishing Truman Lake and the Lake of the Ozarks. And many Saturday evenings were spent playing BINGO at the Warsaw Shrine Club.
In 1944 she was married to Frantz Crumpacker. Unto this union two sons were born, Gene Crumpacker, of Carrollton, Missouri, and Ronald Crumpacker, of Lisle, Illinois. On December 23, 1953, she was married to Bruce H. Kinder. They had two daughters, Brenda Cartee and her fiancé, Gary Austin, of Carrollton, and Bonnie Hickson, and her husband, Don, of Kansas City, Missouri. She is also survived by two grandchildren, Larry Cartee and Danielle Cartee, both of Carrollton, one great-granddaughter, Jasmine B. Mae Bennett. Other survivors include one sister, Ethel Maude Teegarden, of Knoxville, Missouri, one aunt, Maggie Estes, of Richmond, Missouri, several cousins, nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Estel Butler, of Knoxville, Missouri, and her twin sister, Thelma Fay Knutter, of Warsaw.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday morning at the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw with Rev. Morris Meseke officiating.
Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. at the funeral home prior to the services.
Committal Services and Burial will be at 3:00 P.M. Friday afternoon at the Carroll County Memory Gardens Cemetery in Carrollton, Missouri.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Shriner’s Crippled Children Fund at the Warsaw Shrine Club.
"God saw our mother getting tired,
A cure was not to be.
So, He put his arms around her and
whispered, "Come with me."
With tearful eyes we watched her,
As the angels came to take our mother away.
Although we loved her dearly,
We could not make her stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands at rest.
Our Lord broke all our hearts
today to prove to us,
He only takes the very best."
Mary L. Harms
June 28th, 2004
Mary L. Harms, age 74, of Fristoe, Missouri, passed away Monday, June 28, 2004, at her ranch East of Fristoe.
She was born on January 23, 1930, in Benton County, Southeast of Lincoln, Missouri, the daughter of George and Willie Gardner Harms.
Her mother passed away when she was ten years old and she was raised by her Aunt Faye Gardner Ward and her husband Rev. Irvin E. Ward in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
She graduated from State Fair Community College where she was in the LPN Class. She worked in the nursing field most of her life working at the Health Department in Colorado Springs in Dr. Cogswell’s dental office, night shift supervisor at Lincoln, Cole Camp and Warsaw nursing homes and at the Windsor Hospital.
She enjoyed working in the yard, her horses, and or course, her dogs and cats.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Ed Harms, of Lincoln, Winfred Harms, of Shannondoah, Iowa, and one sister, Laverne Harms.
She is survived by two brothers, Denver Harms and Lawrence Harms, both of Lincoln.
She was connected to the Church of God, Independent Holiness people all of her life.
Graveside services and interment for Mary L. Harms will be held at 1:30 P.M., Thursday, July, 1, 2004 at the Fristoe Cemetery in Fristoe, Missouri, with Rev. Raymond Heyer, officiating.
Pallbearers will be John W. Fairweather, III, Jason Fairweather, James Hawley, Doug Harms, Mitchel Harms and Brad Harms.
Visitation will be held from 12:00 to 1:00 Thursday, at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to Benton County Hospice or the American Cancer Society is suggested.
Robert L. Ponder
June 28th, 2004
Robert L. Ponder, age 62, of Deepwater, Missouri, passed away Monday evening, June 28, 2004, at the Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, Missouri.
He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on February 19, 1942, the son of Carl and Ruth Lyday Ponder.
At the age of two he moved with his family to Kansas City and graduated from Turner High School in the class of 1960.
On June 12, 1964, he was united in marriage to Laurel Jean Barnett at the Roanoke Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri. They first made their home in Kansas City and then in Muncie, Kansas, where he worked with Ed Patton Realtors and Barney-Ashner Realtor in Johnson County, Kansas area. He then started CountrySide Homes, constructing custom homes in and around Johnson County.
In 1971 they moved to Stilwell, Kansas, where he started a company making Bass-Hustler Lures. He was a regular on the professional bass fishing circuit fishing tournaments throughout the mid-west and attracting corporate sponsors like Ford, Ranger Boats and Uncle Josh. He held many fishing seminars for kids at sport shows and boat shows demonstrating his professional touch to the children around the casting tanks.
In 1995 they moved to their home near Deepwater, Missouri. He then started CountrySide Cabinets near Hartwell, Missouri, building custom cabinets for many homes in the area.
Robert is survived by his wife, Laruel, of the home, one daughter, Debra Parkey, of Deepwater, Missouri, and one son, R. Jeffery Ponder and his wife, Kara, of Stilwell, Kansas. He is also survived by two grandchildren, AshLee Carlsen and Lauryn Ponder, his mother, Mrs. Ruth Lyday, of Doniphan, Missouri, three brothers, Charles Ponder, of Hollywood, Florida, Dennis Ponder, of Sikeston, Missouri, and David Ponder, of Olathe, Kansas, one sister, Sue Hill, of Doniphan, Missouri, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, July 1, 2004, at the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw, Missouri, with Rev. Dan Lehman officiating.
Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Warsaw.
Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.
Robert L. Burton, Sr.
June 17th, 2004
Robert L. Burton, Sr., age 79, of Warsaw, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2004, at the Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, Missouri.
He was born on April 11, 1925, at Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Albert and Carrie Argo Burton, Sr.
He grew up in Kansas City, Missouri and on January 29, 1943, he was united in marriage to Mary K. Younger. Following their marriage, they made their home in Kansas City, later moving to Blue Springs, Oak Grove, Bates City and Concordia. Unto this union, three sons and one daughter were born. Their daughter, Carrie Lee, died when she was only three days old.
On September 6, 1944, he was inducted into the United States Navy, serving during World War II. He was honorably discharged on February 22, 1946.
He returned to the Kansas City area and worked as a night shift supervisor for Certain-Teed Roofing Company for 25 years. Following his retirement, they moved to North Shore Resort near Warsaw and then to Bent Tree Harbor in 1995. While living in Warsaw, he was a Security Guard for Bent Tree Harbor for 18 years.
He was of the Baptist faith. He was a life-time member of the V.F.W. Post # 8100 and the Masonic Lodge of Kansas City.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, on June 6, 1997, two brothers and two sisters.
He is survived by three sons, Robert L. Burton, Jr., and his wife, Edna, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, William Burton and his wife, Nita, of Corder, Missouri and Bud Burton, and his wife, Sondra, of Windsor, 8 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services for Robert L. Burton, Sr., will be at 1:30 P.M., Saturday, June 19, 2004, at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Rev. Bill Hix officiating.
Burial will be in the Shawnee Cemetery, Warsaw.
Pallbearers will be Joel Burton, Jim Bob Burton, A.J. Burton, Josh Burton, Jeremiah Burton and Frank Gregg.
Visitation will be an hour prior to the services at the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Elva Mae Hickman
June 13th, 2004
Elva Mae Hickman, age 87, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Sunday morning, June 13, 2004, at the New Mark Care Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
She was born on the family farm S. E. of Warsaw, Missouri, on June 23, 1916, the youngest of seven children, with five brothers and one sister, born to Pink and Mettie Elva Salley Short.
In March of 1936 she was united in marriage to Harry Lee Hickman in Springfield, Missouri. They lived in Wheatland, Missouri, for seven years except for two short periods living in Redland, California.. In 1943 she moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and there went to work for Lawrence Traffic Bureau as a typist. She became President and owner of the same business in August of 1968.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Warsaw. She was a member of Osage Valley Chapter #502 of the Order of the Easter Star in Warsaw, the Heart of America Riding Club, Women’s Traffic Club of Greater Kansas City, Zonta Club I of Kansas City (an International Service Organization), and the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City.
Elva Mae is survived by three nieces, Marjorie Fetterhoff, of Tempe, Arizona, Elizabeth Short, of North Kansas City, Missouri, and Merilyn Fanjul, of the state of Arizona, three nephews, Merton D. "Buster" Short, of the state of California, Vaughn Hopkins, of Sacramento, California, and Jimmie Hopkins of Bella Vista, Arkansas, sixteen great-nieces & nephews, twenty-two, great-great-nieces & nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday morning, June 16, 2004, at the Parklawn Funeral Home in Kansas City, Missouri, with a visitation one hour prior to the services at 9:00 A.M. at Parklawn.
Graveside committal services & burial will be at 2:30 P.M. Wednesday afternoon at the Riverside Cemetery in Warsaw under the direction of the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
Bonnie Boring
June 12th, 2004
Bonnie Boring, age 67, of Warsaw, passed away Saturday morning at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.
She was born on October 1, 1936, in Lincoln, Missouri, the daughter of Theodore and Leota Kelb Fischer.
She grew up in Lincoln and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1954.
On January 10, 1954, she was married to Robert E. Boring at the Lincoln United Methodist Church. They lived for a short time in St. Louis, Missouri, but most of their married life was spent in Warsaw. Unto this union, two sons, and one daughter were born.
Bonnie was a helpmate to her husband and with him they owned and operated the Boring’s Drug Store in Warsaw from 1957 until retiring in March of this year.
In January of this year, Bob and Bonnie celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their home with their family and many friends. She was a devoted mom and grandmother and was always there for her children in anyway she could be. Bonnie was a caring neighbor and friend to all and could always be counted on when one was in need.
She was a member of the St. Ann’s Catholic Church of Warsaw.
She was preceded in death by her father, Theodore Fischer in December of 1994.
Surviving is her husband, Bob, of the home, two sons, Andrew Boring and his wife, Deborah, of Liberty, Missouri, Matthew and Melissa Boring of Naperville, Illinois and a daughter, Sarah Wynn and her husband, Doug, of Lonoke, Arkansas, six grandchildren, Belinda, Nicholas, Adam, Ashley, Katie and Cedric. Also surviving is her mother, Leota Fischer, of Lincoln, a brother, Lester Fischer of Galena, Missouri, other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services for Bonnie Boring will be at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at the Reser Funeral Home with Fr. Richard Colbert officiating.
Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery, Warsaw. Friends may call after 10:00 A.M., Monday at the Reser Funeral Home.
No visitation.
Memorials may be made to the Benton County Hospice in care of the Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw.
