in memoriam
Harold E. Craven Harold E. Craven, 90, of Warrensburg, died Friday, March 25, 2016, at his home. He was born Jan. 29, 1926, the son of Earl and Mary (Moffitt) Craven in Cowgill, MO. After graduating from Chillicothe Business College with a degree in accounting, Craven worked as an accountant for TWA. He went on to the University of Wisconsin Madison Graduate School of Banking and served Citizens Bank in Warrensburg for 36 years, retiring in 1993. He was a charter member of the Warrensburg Kiwanis Club where he was distinguished with 57 years of perfect attendance and served in many offices including a regional office as lieutenant governor in 1984–85. He received the distinguished International Kiwanis Fellow Foundation Award, Hixson Diamond and Zeller Diamond awards. The Cravens served as volunteers at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City for 14 years. He and his wife, Dr. Sherralyn D. Craven, UCM professor emerita of math and actuarial science, traveled extensively to all 50 states and seven continents. They established scholarships at Children’s Mercy Hospital for Nurses and for actuarial students at UCM. Their generosity funded the renovation and long-term maintenance of the math commons (room 220) in the W.C. Morris Science Building. Music was important to Craven. He played the piano and organ and was instrumental in leading the Warrensburg Community of Christ Church for a new pipe organ. He also served on the Johnson County Historical Society Board. Survivors include his wife, brother Kenneth (Pat) of Liberty, MO and sister-in-law, Loretta of Lee’s Summit. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Clifford; and sister, Margaret Genevieve Smith. Memorials are suggested to the
Harold & Sherralyn Craven Scholarship Endowment in Actuarial Science by mail to the UCM Foundation, Smiser Alumni Center, Warrensburg, MO 64093 or at ucmo.edu/giveonline.
Lori J. “Lorelei” Gallich Lori J. “Lorelei” Gallich, a former housekeeper at UCM, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, at her home in Warsaw, MO. She was born in 1945 in Allentown, PA, to James and Joyce (Yarnall) Culp. Her parents and sister, Marsha Warmkessel, preceded her in death. Survivors are a sister Melody (Wayne Sr.) Wagner of Schnecksville, PA; brother, Michael J. (Joan) Culp of Allentown; companion Rick Boka Sr. of Warsaw; daughter Tabatha (Greg) Welty of Leeton, MO; son Kevin (Ilze) Gallich of Freemansburg, PA; two stepdaughters; and four grandchildren.
Charles T. Lampman Charles T. Lampman, 85, former UCM employee, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Blue Springs. Lampman worked with UCM Physical Facilities for 28 years. He was born Oct. 28, 1930, in Warrensburg, the son of Henry T. and Flossie (Hoch) Lampman. He married Leta Doris Lones of Leeton in 1958. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; three brothers, Earl, Forrest and Stanley; and two sisters, Wanda Homefelt and Norma Dillon. Survivors include sisters Vietta Begemann of Odessa, Mary (Marcus) Noltensmeyer of Higginsville, Hattie Smith of Sedalia, Dora Alexander of North Kansas City, Christine (John) Detherage of Sedalia and Katherine Anders of Sedalia; two brothers, Everett (Marilyn) Lampman of Mayview and JR (Ruth) Lampman of Blue Springs.
Viola Lively Viola Mildred Lively, 88, of Warrensburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016, at her home. She was born April 10, 1927, the daughter
of Earl Robert Linfield Taylor and Beulah Jane (Freeman) Taylor and grew up in Holden. She married Wilbur Andrew Lively Sr. in 1945. In the mid-1970s, Viola moved to Warrensburg and found employment in the UCM cafeteria department for several years. Survivors include her caretaker Thelma Gant of Warrensburg; four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, three great-greatgrandchildren, and sister Diane Lee of Lexington, MO. Her husband, sons Wilbur Jr. and William Robert, and a brother, Forrest Taylor, preceded her in death.
Willa Mae McKean Willa Mae (Fellhauer) McKean, 97, of Warrensburg, the university’s first homecoming queen, died Thursday, April 7. She was born Aug. 7, 1918, to John J. and Mary D. Fellhauer in Ladue, MO. Shortly after, the family moved to Blairstown where Willa Mae grew up. She graduated in 1936 from Blairstown High School and completed a B.S. in Education degree from UCM in 1939. In addition to being elected the university’s first homecoming queen in 1938, she was active in student government and worked in the library for her tuition. She returned later in 1968 to finish a master’s degree. After teaching two years at Urich High School, she began teaching at Warrensburg High School in 1941. She taught four different periods of time for 25 years. She taught English, speech, drama and finished her career as librarian. In 1943, she was married to Meryl M. McKean, her high school sweetheart. He preceded her in death after 54 years of marriage. Two sisters, Merle Walker and Hazel Morrison, also preceded in death. Survivors include daughters Mary Kate (Steven) Alkire of Lexington, MO, and Meryl Lin McKean of Leawood, KS, and grandson, Bryan Alkire.
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