Bates County Obituaries

 

O'ROURKE, Sudie Elizabeth (1917 - 2008)
Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel Inc.
Sudie Elizabeth O'Rourke, July 17, 1917 - August 8, 2008 - Funeral services for Sudie O'Rourke will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel (660-679-6555) in Butler, Missouri with Gary Schowengerdt officiating. Visitation, prior to services from 1-2 p.m. at Schowengerdt Chapel. Burial, Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Butler First Christian Church or Crossroads Hospice. Sudie Elizabeth O'Rourke, age 91 of Smithville, Missouri, formerly of Butler, Missouri and Platte City, Missouri died Friday, August 8, 2008 at Golden Living Center in Smithville. She was born July 17, 1917 to Leroy and Esta Callahan Poindexter in Johnstown, Missouri. Sudie is survived by her stepdaughter, Maudeline Kerns and husband Kenneth of Harligen, Texas; three stepgrandsons, Kenneth Kerns Jr. and wife Sandy of Parkville, Missouri and James Kerns and Larry Engleman and wife Carol, all of Kansas City, Missouri; cousin Gerald Callahan and wife June of Butler, Missouri; and other cousins and relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband Estill (Sadie) Engleman and second husband Orville O'Rourke.