GREGG OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== GREGG, Claris N. KISNER abt 1921 - 1990 Claris N. Gregg, 69, Latour, died Tuesday, May 8, 1990, at Research Belton Hospital. She was born in Deepwater and lived in Kansas City, Warrensburg, and Harrisonville before moving to Latour in 1981. She attended the East Lynne Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Ernest E. Gregg, of the home; two sons, John L. Payne, Holden, and William L. Payne, Kansas City; four daughters, Betty Jean Deardorff, Harrisonville, Karen Sue Kendrick, Garden City, Kathy N. Millican, New Albany, Miss., and Ruby Belle Gregg, Marshall; three brothers, Glenn Kisner, Centerview, Richard Kisner, Independence, and Allen Kisner, Brazil; three sisters, Ruth Jensen, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Betty Goring and Bonnie Gassen, both of Higginsville; nineteen grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services were held 2 p.m. Friday, May 11, at the Dickey Chapel in Garden City. Burial was at the Crescent Hill Cemetery near Adrian. (Note: she was the daughter of William Ezra and Effie Viola Davis Kisner) GREGG, Dorothy Juanita 1926 - 1941 The Creighton Banner July 3, 1941 - Dorothy Juanita Gregg was born at Dayton, Missouri, March 20, 1926, the youngest of ten children, to George and Pearl Gregg, and passed away June 28,1941, at the Mercy hospital in Kansas City, Mo. The family, soon moved to Creighton, Mo. and Dorothy was enrolled in the cradle roll department of the Creighton Christian Sunday school. At eleven years of age Dorothy joined the Creighton, Christian church under the preaching of Mrs. Armstrong and was baptized August 1, 1937, into the communion of the church. Although she was only fifteen Years old at the time of her passing yet Dorothy lived a life beyond her years. Quite early she cultivated a taste for good reading and in this way she spent much of her leisure time. Through her reading experiences she fared forth with birds and flowers and trees, and the fairies of the child world. As a primary child she won a place in a reading contest by her very appreciative rendition of "There Are Fairies at the Corner of Our Garden." Because of ill health Dorothy was forced to be absent from school for months at a time. During these months she constantly looked forward to the day when she could go back to school, and when she was privileged to be in attendance, even though weak of body, it was always the opinion of her teachers that she did her work as well as it could be done. She had a willing mind and her mental ability was out of all comparison with her physical strength. Dorothy was not only a good little student but she cultivated the graces of an amiable disposition. All the children at school and in the community admired and loved Dorothy. There are also many friends of mature years who will miss her coming and going among them. A large part of this companionship was centered around her mother who so constantly cared for her little daughter during the years of her sickness, and whose hopes for her recovery sometimes ran high in spite of facts to the contrary. The tie between mother and daughter was a strong one. The mother gives us these quotations from a religious journal which Dorothy loved to read. "Somewhere today, among the hills of Heaven, She walks with all the stars around her, And we, who lost her here on earth, Grow happy, knowing God hath found her. "Our frail minds cannot comprehend the mind of the infinite God, and so we are often perplexed and we wonder why some are chosen, rather than others, but when the Great School Master of our soul says, 'School is out,' it is enough. We close our books and answer to roll call." In this same journal this passage was marked by Dorothy. "He sees when their footsteps falter, When their hearts grow weak and faint; He marks when their strength is failing, And listens to each complaint; He bids them rest for a season, For the pathway has grown too steep, And folded in fair, green pastures, He giveth His loved ones sleep." Dorothy leaves, besides her mother, Mrs. Pearl Gregg. Two sisters and three brothers: Mrs. Glenn Ewing of Urich, Mrs. T. M. Bugg of Independence, Paul Gregg of Independence, Raymond Gregg of Creighton and Theodore Gregg of Creighton. Mrs. Addie Stewart, her maternal grandmother, and Mrs. Nancy Peterson, her paternal grandmother, are still living. Dr. P. H. Case conducted the funeral service from the Christian church Monday afternoon. Doris Lee Gregg sang "Does Jesus Care." Mrs. H. L. Brown sang "Peace Be still." Mrs. C. K. Lindsay and Miss Lena Randolph sang "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In the Garden." Flower girls were: Joanne Douglas, Shirley Leslie, Nona Lee Ewing, Wilda Deane Creighton, Roberta Thomas and Fern Sexson. Pallbearers were: Paul and Raymond Gregg, T. M. Bugg, Glenn Ewing, Fred Coe and John Whitsitt. Burial was made in the Parker cemetery beside her father, two sisters and two brothers, with Arnold's funeral service in charge. GREGG, Helen Gould ROBERTS 1904 - 1991 Helen Gould Gregg, daughter of William Thomas and Lou Emma Woodward Roberts, was born December 8, 1904, in Windsor, and passed away December 14, 1991, at Sycamore View Nursing Home, Clinton. She was united in marriage at George Washington Gregg April 21, 1924, at First Christian Church, St. Joseph. To this union two daughters, Reba M. Gregg and Margery Doris Gregg were born. She and her husband lived in Garden City for 50 years before she moved to Urich and later moved to Clinton in 1975. She was a member of the Northeast Baptist Church in Clinton. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George; her two daughters, Reba and Margery; one brother, Engle Gordon Roberts and three sisters, Wilma Tenna Chipps, Eula Lee Akers and Ora Marguerite Moser. She is survive by one sister, Juanita Thornton of Springfield, and one brother-in-law Harold Akers, Aurora, as well as a number of nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. Graveside services were held Tuesday, December 17, 1991, at 10 a.m. at the Grant Cemetery, Creighton, with the Rev. Jim Hammock officiating. GREGG, Lowell Don 1930 - 1997 Lowell Don Gregg, 66, Garden City, died June 30, 1997, at his home near Garden City. He was born November 1, 1930, near Creighton, the son of Arlie Preston and Hoda Hazel (Jackson) Gregg. On October 13, 1951 he was united in marriage to Evelyn Mae Darby. Lowell was employed in the final repair department for Ford Motor Company, Claycomo Plant, Kansas City, from 1956 until his retirement in 1987. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict and was a member of the Cass County Memorial Post #4409. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Harrisonville, and a member of the UAW Local 249, Kansas City, and the Garden City Pool League. Lowell had lived in Raymore before moving to Garden City in 1987. He was preceded in death by his father, and his wife, Evelyn on December 10, 1981. He is survived by four sons, Lowell Don Gregg Jr., Lineville, Alabama, Corbin W. Gregg and Steven Gregg both of Garden City, Arlin D. Gregg, Oceanside, California; a daughter, Cheryl Anne Price, Covington, Kentucky; seven grandchildren; his mother, Hoda Gregg, Garden City; a brother, Colburn Gregg, Englewood, Colorado; a sister, Colleen Vander Hoek, Garden City; other relatives and many friends. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 3, at 10 a.m. at the Dickey Funeral Home in Garden City. Rev. John Kukovich will officiate. Burial will be in the Raymore Cemetery. 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