Nevin E. Wasson

NEVIN E. WASSON 97 OF LEE�S SUMMIT, MO. PASSED AWAY AUGUST 25, 2003 AT THE WILSHIRE AT LAKEWOOD CARE CENTER IN LEE�S SUMMIT. SERVICES WILL BE HELD 10:00 AM THURSDAY AUGUST 28, 2003 AT THE RAYMORE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. BURIAL IN MOUNT WASHINGTON CEMETERY. VISITATION WILL BE FROM 9:30 TO 10:00 AM THURSDAY PRIOR TO THE SERVICE. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS FAMILY SUGGESTS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, P.O. BOX 2680, NORTH CANTON, OH. 44720 OR FELLOWSHIP OF JOHN, 1500 W. FOXWOOD DRIVE, P.O. BOX 1400, RAYMORE, MO. 64083. NEVIN WAS BORN IN MONTEZUMA, IOWA ON JULY 24, 1906 AND LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA. HE WAS DIRECTOR OF THE BAND AND ORCHESTRA IN DES MOINES IA. EAST HIGH SCHOOL FROM 1927- 1937 AND AT NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL, KANSAS CITY, MO. FROM 1937-1961 AND THE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY EDUCATION FOR THE KANSAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM 1961-1969. HE WAS FORMERLY: GENERAL CHAIRMAN OF THE SAFETY EDUCATION SUPERVISORS SECTION OF THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL, PRESIDENT OF THE KANSAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT MEN�S CLUB, TREASURER OF THE KANSAS CITY, MO. CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSN., FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE MISSOURI DRIVER AND SAFETY EDUCATION ASSN., MEMBER OF THE RAYMORE LIONS CLUB. FORMER DEACON AND MEMBER OF THE RAYMORE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE MRS. FRIEDA C. WASSON IN 2002. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW NANCY M. AND JACK E. ROBERTS OF LEE�S SUMMIT, MO. 3 STEP DAUGHTERS JOANN TRUSSELL OF OVERLAND PARK, KS. DONNA R. AND HUSBAND GLENN OWINGS OF LAKE WINNEBAGO, MO. AND KATHY LEMONS OF OVERLAND PARK, KS. 10 GRANDCHILDREN AND 18 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.