ARCHER OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== ARCHER, Howard Wilson "Red" Sr. 1912 - 1986 Kansas City Times, Thursday, Nov 6 1986 - Howard Wilson "Red" Archer, Sr., 73, Raymore in Cass County, a former business owner, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Health Center. Mr. Archer had owned and operated the Soil Service Co. in Kansas City since 1935. He also owned and operated the Archer Minnow Hatcheries, near the Lake of the Ozarks and at Stover, MO. He was a lifetime area resident. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Naomi Slade Archer of the home; a son, Howard W. Archer Jr., a brother, Russell Archer, and a sister, Mrs. Thelma Archer O'Meara, all of Kansas City; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 1 p. m. Friday at the Park Lawn Chapel, burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City. Friends may call from 7 to 8 p. m. today at the chapel. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society. (Note: b: Nov 28 1912, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO - d: Nov 5 1986, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO) ARCHER, John D. Sr. 1911 - 1963 Kansas City Times, Monday, Sep 2 1963 - John D. Archer, Sr., 52, of 6311 Woodland, died last night at he home. He was born in Russell, Kansas, and lived here 40 years. He was the owner of Archer's Nursery at the home address. Surviving are two sons, John D. Archer and Paul W. Archer, both of 2445 South Twelfth Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas; a daughter, Mrs. Sharon Ellis, 2432 South Twelfth Terrace, Kansas City, Kansas; two brothers Russell Archer, 1416 East 108th, and Howard W. Archer, Stover, MO.; a sister, Mrs. Thelma O'Meara, 728 East Seventy-second Terrace, and six grandchildren. (Note: b: Jan 20 1911, Russell, Ellis Co, KS - d: Sep 1 1963, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO) ARCHER, Joseph D. 1881 - 1930 Kansas City Star, Monday Dec 8 1930 - Killed in a car wreck, Adrian, Bates, MO. - Archer, Joseph D., age 49 years, passed away December 7. Survived by his wife, Mrs. Zetta Julian Archer, of the home; 3 sons, Howard Archer and Russell Paul Archer of the home, John Archer, 6321 Woodland Avenue; 1 daughter, Thelma Elizabeth Archer, of the home, and 3 brothers, Roy L. Archer and Harry Archer of the home, and Harve Archer of Salt Lake City, Utah; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Watson, of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Carrie McCowan, Lake Charles, LA. Funeral services will be held at Mrs. C. L. Forster's Funeral Home, Wednesday at 2 o'clock. Burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. (Note: b: Jan 9 1881, Indianapolis, IN - d: Dec 7 1930, Adrian, Bates Co, MO - husband of Zetta Bell Julian Archer) ARCHER, Myrle "Lucy" abt 1922 - 1997 Myrle "Lucy" Archer, 75, Holden, died Saturday, March 8, at Holden Care Manor. She lived in Warsaw and Belton before moving to Holden in 1980. She owned and operated Archers Grocery and Bait Shop in Warsaw at one time, and Lucy's Lunch at Belton. She leaves a son and a daughter. Services were Tuesday in Holden. Memorials are suggested to the Hope Coalition in that city. Ben Cast & Son-Wood Funeral Home was in charge of services. ARCHER, Russell Paul 1918 - 1997 Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO, Tuesday, July 22 1997 - Russell Paul Archer, 79, Kansas City, MO. passed away Monday, July 21, 1997, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a. m. July 23, at McGilley Funeral Home; burial in Mt. Mariah Cemetery South. Friends may call 6-7:30 p. m. Tuesday and 10-11 a. m. Wednesday at McGilley State Line Chapel, 123rd. & State Line. Contributions may be made to the Shiners Hospital for Children (Burn Unit) c/o Ararat Shrine Temple, 5100 Ararat Drive, Kansas City, MO. 64129 or Rockhill Baptist Church. Mr. Archer was born in Kansas City, on April 4, 1918. He was a Baptist. Russell joined his brother, the late Howard Archer, Sr. at Soil Service Co. after serving in the Army during WW 11. Russell was active over 50 years in designing and maintaining lawns and gardens in the Kansas City area. He was a member of the Masons, Scottish Rite Shrine, Western and American Association of Nurserymen, Kansas City Nurserymen Association and Central Plains Turf Foundation before he retired in 1990. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Archer, of the home; a daughter, Sandra Donohue, of Peculiar, MO.; a son Don Archer, of Lee's Summit, MO.; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. ARCHER, Zetta Belle JULIAN 1834 - 1942 Kansas City Star, Sunday, Nov 22 1942 - Mrs. Zetta Belle (Julian) Archer - Widow of landscape Architect in Kansas City, Thirty Years. Mrs. Zetta Bell (Julian) Archer, 57 years old, died yesterday at her home, 6632 Virginia Avenue. She had lived in Kansas City thirty years and was the widow of Joseph D. Archer, landscape architect, who died in 1930. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Thelma O'Meara of the home; three sons, Howard W. Archer, 7111 Harrison Street, John Archer, 6311 Woodland Avenue and Pvt. Russell Archer, Ft. Belvoir, VA.; two sisters, Miss Ethel Julian, Aurora, Ore., and Mrs. Lona McFadden, San Francisco, and a brother Willis Julian, Clinton, MO. (Note: b: Mar 22 1834, Leesville, Henry Co, MO - d: Nov 21 1942, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO. Her children were John, Howard, Thelma, Russell, Archer) ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. 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