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Kansas City Star, The (MO) - February 17, 1999.
Lisle ''Bud'' Peterson Hites, 80, Overland Park, KS, died Thursday, February 11, 1999, at his home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, February 19, at St. Francis of Assisi in the Pines, 179th & Metcalf, Stilwell, KS; burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Thursday at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the charity of your choice.
Bud was born October 11, 1918, in Des Moines, IA, to Lisle and Besse (Peterson) Hites. He was a Phi Psi at the University of Illinois and proudly served his country during WWII with the Army Air Force in North Africa. He was one of the principals of the L.V. Hites Construction Co. and a member of the Associated General Contractors.
He was one of the architects of the VA Hospital in Kansas City. He was also a Kansas City Rotarian and charter member of the Homestead Country Club. Bud was an original member of the Merryweds class at Country Club United Methodist Church and was most recently an active member of the Meridian Adults at the First Baptist Church of Dallas.
Since leaving Kansas City in 1972, Bud lived in Hawaii, Phoenix, AZ, and Dallas, TX, before moving back to Kansas City in 1997 to be closer to his family. Bud enjoyed painting and antiquing and traveled extensively. Bud was preceded in death by both of his parents; his wives, Dorothy Seward Hites and Marianne Land Hites; and one grandson, Daniel A. Hites. Survivors include two sons, Lisle Hites, Louisburg, KS, and Michael Hites, Tarragona, Spain; two daughters, Linda Hites-Coffey, York, ME, andLaurie Piper Hites-Ferrell, Kailua, HI; two stepchildren, Sarah Land, Austin, TX, and David Land, Dallas, TX; and six grandchildren, Christy, Lisle Jr., Aimee, Alison, Jessica and Maya; and one great-grandson, Wesley, on the way. He will be missed by his friends, family and his dog, Maggie. (Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel).
Kansas City Star, The (MO) Date: February 17, 1999
Edition: METROPOLITAN, Page: B5
Record Number: 802829
Copyright (c) 1999 The Kansas City Star.

Birth	11 Oct 1918	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Census (family)-shared	1925	(Lisle Valentine "Sandy" Hites and Bessie Maxine Peterson) Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Enlistment	26 Mar 1943	Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
Military	24 Nov 1945	Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri
Death	11 Feb 1999	Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas
Obituary	17 Feb 1999	Missouri
Burial	19 Feb 1999	Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Father	Lisle Valentine "Sandy" Hites (1886 - 1975)
Mother	Bessie Maxine Peterson (1889 - 1948)
Sibling	Mary Louise Hites (1916 - 1926)

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