Individual Details
Velma L. Clason
(9 Nov 1919 - 2 May 1994)
The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO, May 4, 1994, page C4: Velma L. Clason Cassidy, 74, Kansas City, Kan., died May 2, 1994, at Trinity Lutheran Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Maple Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Barnett Chapel, Oskaloosa, Kan. The family suggests contributions to charity. Mrs. Cassidy was a lifelong area resident. She worked at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in World War II. She was a member of the Oakland Park Baptist Church. She was past president of the Ladies Society of the Rocket Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Her husband, Edward H. Cassidy, died in 1989. Survivors include a daughter, Helen M. Atkinson, Kansas City, Kan.; a sister, Alice McCool, Piper in Wyandotte County; a granddaughter; and a great-grandson.
Lawrence Journal-World, Lawrence, Kansas, May 3, 1994: Graveside services for Velma L. Clason Cassidy, 74, Kansas City, Kan., will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. The Rev. Don Phillips of Shawnee Full Gospel Church will officiate. Mrs. Cassidy died Monday, May 2, 1994, at Trinity Lutheran Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Nov. 9, 1919, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of James and Martha Barnett Clason. She grew up and attended public schools there. During World War II she was a munitions worker at Lake City, Mo. She was a member of Oakland Park Baptist Church and a Sunday school teacher at Central Methodist Church for many years. She also was past president of the Ladies Society of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and Enginemen Rocket Lodge No. 695, all in Kansas City. She married Edward H. Cassidy in 1943 at Kansas City, Kan. He died March 14, 1989. Survivors include a daughter, Helen M. Atkinson, Kansas City, Kan.; a sister, Alice McCool, Piper; a granddaughter and a great-grandson. A grandson, Roy Shoemaker, died April 8, 1984. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Barnett Funeral Home, Oskaloosa, where the family will meet with friends from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. The family suggests memorial contributions to the donors' choice and may be left in care of the funeral home.
Lawrence Journal-World, Lawrence, Kansas, May 3, 1994: Graveside services for Velma L. Clason Cassidy, 74, Kansas City, Kan., will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan. The Rev. Don Phillips of Shawnee Full Gospel Church will officiate. Mrs. Cassidy died Monday, May 2, 1994, at Trinity Lutheran Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. She was born Nov. 9, 1919, in Kansas City, Kan., the daughter of James and Martha Barnett Clason. She grew up and attended public schools there. During World War II she was a munitions worker at Lake City, Mo. She was a member of Oakland Park Baptist Church and a Sunday school teacher at Central Methodist Church for many years. She also was past president of the Ladies Society of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, and Enginemen Rocket Lodge No. 695, all in Kansas City. She married Edward H. Cassidy in 1943 at Kansas City, Kan. He died March 14, 1989. Survivors include a daughter, Helen M. Atkinson, Kansas City, Kan.; a sister, Alice McCool, Piper; a granddaughter and a great-grandson. A grandson, Roy Shoemaker, died April 8, 1984. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Barnett Funeral Home, Oskaloosa, where the family will meet with friends from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday. The family suggests memorial contributions to the donors' choice and may be left in care of the funeral home.
Events
| Birth | 9 Nov 1919 | Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas |  | ||
| Marriage | 1943 | Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas - Edward H. Cassidy | | ||
| Death | 2 May 1994 | Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Maple Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Edward H. Cassidy (1912 - 1989) |
| Child | Helen H. Cassidy ( - ) |
| Father | James H. Clason (1883 - 1947) |
| Mother | Martha E. Barnett (1888 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Arthur James Clason (1908 - 1986) |
| Sibling | William Everett "Henry" Clason (1909 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Herschel Vernon Clason (1912 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Alice Daisy Clason (1923 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Infant Son Clason (1926 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles B Clason (1926 - 1926) |
Endnotes
1. 1920 Census Wyandotte Co., Kansas.
2. Ancestry.com.
3. Lawrence Journal-World, Obituary of Velma L. Clason Cassidy (n.p: 3 May 1994, n.d).
4. Lawrence Journal-World, Obituary of Velma L. Clason Cassidy (n.p: 3 May 1994, n.d).
5. Ancestry.com.
6. Social Security Death Index.
7. Lawrence Journal-World, Obituary of Velma L. Clason Cassidy (n.p: 3 May 1994, n.d).
8. Lawrence Journal-World, Obituary of Velma L. Clason Cassidy (n.p: 3 May 1994, n.d).