Retirements and Deaths
By Ed on February 21st, 2010
In Bylaws
Retirements 2010:
None at ths time
Deaths 2010:
Doreen Fitt, March 25, 2010
John S. Pelot, February 16, 2010,
Marilyn French, January 30, 2010,
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DOREEN ELIZABETH FITT
Doreen Elizabeth Fitt, 75, of Kansas City, Mo., passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care. Doreen was born on May 25, 1934, in Toronto, Canada, to Fred and Dorothy Leitch. Doreen completed her schooling and was working as an executive assistant when she met and later married Michael G. Fitt. Doreen spent the majority of her life nurturing and raising her three children. She was a loving wife, a compassionate mother of three, a doting grandmother of six and a proud great grandmother of one. She will be greatly missed by all. Doreen is survived by her husband, Michael G. Fitt; children Anne E. Fitt, Colin M-D Fitt, Ian D.G. Fitt, and mother, Dorothy Leitch. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, KS 66210. A visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, March 29, also at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County location. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at the website www.johnsoncountychapel.com Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, at (913) 451-1860.
John S, Pelot February 16, 2010
John S. Pelot, 84, of Columbia, MO, died Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at his home.
Graveside services with military rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, February 19, 2010, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall, MO, with The Rev. Doug Phillips officiating.
Pallbearers will be Robin Mull, Angelo Aslanidis, Paul Richard, Harvey Petersen and Emmanuel Oyelola.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Friday at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall. Memorials may be made to Centerpoint Church in Columbia. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell- lewis.com.
Born September 27, 1925, in Marshall, MO, he was the son of the late Frank L. Pelot and Marian Suggett Pelot.
He was a graduate of University of MO- Columbia and a U.S. Army Infantryman earning two bronze stars and a purple heart.
On August 26, 1950, he married Betty L. Miears who preceded him in death in 2005.
On May 25, 2006, he married Barbara Houston Moore who survives of the home.
He had lived in Columbia the past three and a half years, moving from Overland Park, KS, and was a retired insurance executive from Employers Reinsurance Corporation.
He was a member of Forum Christian Church in Columbia, University of Missouri Alumni Association, University Club and Marshall High School Alumni Organization.
He was co-founder of Community Living Opportunities in Overland Park, KS, an organization for developmentally disabled persons. Additional survivors include his children, Steven M. Pelot of Baldwin City, KS, Gayle P. Thompson of Overland Park, KS, and James J. (Jim) Pelot of Overland Park, KS; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one brother, Frank L. Pelot of San Diego, CA. In addition to his parents and first wife, he was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Kay Hatfield Pelot.
Marilyn French January 30, 2010,
Marilyn June French, 83, of Overland Park, KS, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her daughters on January 30, 2010.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, February 1, 2010, at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens.
Marilyn was born on January 18, 1927, to Carl and Harriett Walters.
She was employed by Employer's Reinsurance Corporation for 35 years.
She is preceded in death by her husband, C.H. French.
Survivors include daughters, Sandi Smith and Leah Schmidt; and grandchildren, Rachel Jones, Soren Schmidt, and Joel Schmidt. (Arr.: D.W. Newcomer's Son Floral Hills Chapel, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., 816-353-1218.)
