Bates County Obituaries
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LAWRENCE, Paul Dean (1935 - 2008)
Atkinson Funeral Home
Paul Dean Lawrence. November 16, 1935 - October 13, 2008 - Paul Dean Lawrence,
72, Lee's Summit, MO, died Thursday, October 9, 2008 at the V.A. Medical Center
in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, October 13,
2008 at the Atkinson Chapel, Harrisonville, MO. Burial will be in Crescent Hill
Cemetery, Adrian. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney
Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri, 6405 Metcalf Avenue, Suite 204,
Overland Park, KS 66202. Paul was born November 16, 1935 in Blockton, IA, the
son of Howard and Cecil May (Goforth) Lawrence. He was a 1953 graduate of
Central High School in St. Joseph, MO. He attended one year at DeVry Technical
Institute in Kansas City. Paul enlisted in the U. S. Air Force where he served
honorably for six years. He married Mila Chapman in 1964. Paul was preceded in
death by his father and mother, one brother, Lyle Lawrence and one sister, Wilma
Mullen. He is survived by his wife, Mila Lawrence, one daughter, Mary Snowden
and her husband, Lyn and one grandson, Shawn Snowden, all of Lee's Summit, MO.
LAWRENCE, Ruby Mae (?? - 2009)
Kansas City Star, 19 January 2009
Lawrence, Ruby Mae - Ruby Mae Lawrence, 90, formerly of Kansas City, Mo., passed
away Friday, January 17, 2009. Visitation 12 p.m., services 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
21, Underwood-Brandtonies Funeral Home, Butler, Mo. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery,
Butler. Arrangements: Underwood-Brandtonies Funeral Home, Butler.