St. Clair County Obits

RAYMOND C. HARPER

Kansas City Star
15-17 April 2008
Raymond Charles Harper, 90, of Leavenworth, Kansas, formerly of Osceola, Missouri, and Buena Park, California, passed away Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at the Medicalodge of Eudora, Kansas. Funeral services will be held at the Sheldon- Goodrich Funeral Home in Osceola, Missouri, at 11 a.m. on April 19, 2008. Burial will follow at the Humansville, Missouri Cemetery. The visitation will be from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home. Raymond was born July 30, 1917 in Gerster, Missouri, to Richard Charles and Matilda Jane Harper. He graduated from Humansviille High School. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He later graduated from Central Bible Institute in Springfield, Missouri. He lived for many years in California with his family and retired from McDonald Douglas Aircraft. He spent many years working in the local Assembly of God Church where he resided. Mr. Harper was preceded in death by his wife, Clara, and a son, Timothy; his parents; brothers Nolan John and Joy; and sisters Laura, Elmyra and Neva. He is survived by sons Joe (wife Kathie) and Tom (wife Rosie); daughter Bonnie Bathuly (husband Walter) and Ruth Brewer (husband Geoff); brother R.C. and sister Betty Ellsworth; grandchildren Rachel, Michelle, Melissa, Aaron, Rebekah, Nathan, Patrick, Jonathon, and LaVona; and great- grandchildren, Dustin, Taylor, Juliana, Tyson, Alejandra, Jonathon, Katelyn and Gwynevere. He is also survived by several step-grandchildren and great grandchildren.