Bernice Rae Southard

Obituary (copied from Find A Grave):

Bernice Rae Southard, age 93, of Grandview, Missouri, passed away April 1, 1997, at Golden Years Nursing Home in Harrisonville, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at Meuhlebach Funeral home; interment at Forest Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at Meuhlebach Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to City Union Mission, 1108 E. 10th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106.

Mrs. Southard was born in Warsaw, Missouri to parents Lucy Taylor Harrison and John J. Harrison . She was a seamstress for the H. D. Lee Company in Kansas City, Missouri where she made Levi jeans. During her life, she spent many happy hours sewing for her children and grandchildren. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church where she taught 5 year old for 20+ years. She so enjoyed children. She was a wonderful cook also. She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy D. Southard, Sr. in 1974 and a son, Guy D. Southard, Jr. in 1986. Survivors include sons, John "Jack" W. Southard, Harrisonville, Missouri and James E. Southard of Kansas City, Missouri; 10 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren. KC STAR NOTICE