hmtl5 Richard Leroy Cassity b. 25 Aug 1930 New Boston, Linn County, Missouri d. 31 Mar 1984 Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy

Richard Leroy Cassity

Male 1930 - 1984  (53 years)

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  • Name Richard Leroy Cassity 
    Birth 25 Aug 1930  New Boston, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 31 Mar 1984  Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Burial Parklawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I4553  Hedges
    Last Modified 8 May 2023 

    Father Nolan Theodore Cassity,   b. 28 May 1910, New Boston, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Mar 1968, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Helen Lucille Pealver,   b. 16 Dec 1912, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1987, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 26 Oct 1929  Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F1975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carolyn Mae Prewitt,   b. 25 Aug 1932, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Dec 2003 (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1949  Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Aug 1930 - New Boston, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Dec 1949 - Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 Mar 1984 - Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Parklawn Memory Gardens Cemetery, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Richard L. Cassity
      Richard L. Cassity, 53, died at 12:42 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Hannibal. He was a resident of Hannibal and brother of Betty Prewitt, Chillicothe.
      Surviving are his wife, Dorothy, of the home; his mother, Helen Cassity, Brookfield; two sons, Shawn, of the home, and Roger, Kansas City; two daughters, Linda Foster, Olathe, Kan., and Barbara Morris, Brookfield; three step-sons, Darrel Clark, Ocean Side, Calif.; Blake Clark, Overland Park, Kan., and Curtis Clark, Kansas City; four step-daughters, Glenda Hoy and Rhoda Storey, both of Kansas City; Velda St. Croix and Vonda Breham, both of Dallas, Texas; two sisters, Dorothy hackney, Raytown, and Betty Prewitt, Chillicothe; two grandchildren and nine step-grandchildren.
      Mr. Cassity was born August 25, 1930, in New Boston, son of Nolan and Helen Peavler Cassity. He was first married to Carolyn Prewitt December 25, 1949, and later married Dorothy Clark, Jan. 17, 1967. Mr. Cassity was a claims representative for Burlington Northern Railroad. He was a member of the Southside Baptist Church in Hannibal, and Brookfield Lodge 86, AF&AM.
      Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Smith Funeral Chapel in Hannibal with the Rev. Randy Mahurin officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Park Lawn Memorial Gardens in Brookfield. The Rev. Kenneth Kelley will officiate. Memorial contributions may be made to his children’s education fund.
      The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri. Monday, 2 April 1984.
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S48] US World War II draft registration.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S9] Obituary.

    4. [S87] Newspaper article.