Gentry county Missouri, Obituaries: Alma DeRose Messner Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Submitted by: Don Raymond Alma D. Messner 1912 - 2004: Shawnee, Kan. - Alma DeRose Messner, 92, Shawnee, formerly of Stanberry, Mo., died Thursday, May 20, 2004, at Royal Terrace in Olathe, Kan. Born Jan. 13, 1912, in Gentry County, Mo., she was the daughter of Beverly and Emma (McCampbell) Johnson. She was a member of the Stanberry First Christian Church and attended the Merriam Christian Church in Merriam, Kan. On Dec. 30, 1933, she was united in marriage to Leonard Harvey Messner. He preceded her in death Jan. 15, 1981. They had two sons, Leland and Norman. She also was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; and a sister. Survivors include two sons, Leland and wife, Carol, Spring Hill, Kan.; and Norman, and wife, Sandy, Harrisonville, Mo.; a brother, Eldon Johnson, Barnes City, Iowa; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; six step grandchildren; and 13 step great-grandchildren. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Monday, May 24, at the Roberson-Polley Chapel, Stanberry. Burial: High Ridge Cemetery, Stanberry. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 23, at the chapel, where friends may call anytime after 2 p.m. Sunday.