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Leva Fern Cain

Female 1933 - 2015  (81 years)

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  • Name Leva Fern Cain 
    Born 18 Oct 1933  Elkhorn, Ray County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 19 May 2015  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Leva Fern Penny, 81, of Richmond, MO passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, MO.
      Leva was born on October 18, 1933 in Elkhorn, MO to John Bryon and Nora E. (Norris) Cain. She first married Howard E. McGinnis of Richmond on August 8, 1950. He preceded her in death on November 8, 1958. She later married Kenneth Charles Penny of Stet, MO on August 17, 1960. He preceded her in death on November 14, 2009.
      Survivors include three sons and three daughters-in-law, Johnny and Vickie McGinnis of Hardin, MO, Dwayne and Marsha Penny of Stet, MO and Stephen and Jami Penny of Hardin, MO; one daughter and one son-in-law, Belinda and Darrell Flick of Carrollton, MO; one brother and one sister-in-law, Byron “LeRoy” and Linda Cain of Richmond; 8 grandchildren , Jeremy McGinnis and his wife, Jamie, Julie (McGinnis) and her husband, Scott McClure, Derek Flick, Kayla (Flick) and her husband, Daniel Harris, Mary Penny, Emma Penny, Addison Penny and Carson Penny; 8 great-grandchildren, Kinley McClure, Kottin McClure, Lindsey Clemens, Kassie McGinnis, Kaden McGinnis and Karson Harris; and 1 great-great-granddaughter, Amaryllis Neff; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
      In addition to her parents and husbands, Leva was preceded in death by one brother, Robert L. Cain
      Leva graduated from Excelsior Springs High School in 1950. She was a housewife & homemaker. She was a cook at the Stet High School for 10 years. Over the years Leva was a member of the Jolly Jill’s Couples Club in Richmond, Extension Club in Russellville, MO and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority in Norborne. Leva loved to garden and play cards. Leva has been a member of the Rock Falls Baptist Church since childhood. She lived in the Stet area most of her life.
      The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Ray County Hospice.

      Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond. Visitation will be Thursday, May 21, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond. Burial will be in the Richmond Memory Gardens Cemetery.
    Buried 22 May 2015  Richmond, Ray County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I43952  Family
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2023 

    Father John Bryon Cain 
    Mother Nora E. Norris 
    Family ID F16651  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Howard Edward McGinnis,   b. 12 Mar 1932, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1958, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years) 
    Married 8 Aug 1950  Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Johnny McGinnis
     2. Belinda McGinnis
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F16648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Kenneth Charles Penny,   b. 25 Jun 1935, Stet, Ray County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 2009, Stet, Ray County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 14 Aug 1960  Ray County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Penny-McGinnis Marriage Record 1960
    Penny-McGinnis Marriage Record 1960
    Children 
     1. Dwayne Kenneth Penny
     2. Stephen Penny
    Last Modified 30 May 2024 
    Family ID F16644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Aug 1950 - Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Aug 1960 - Ray County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 May 2015 - Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 22 May 2015 - Richmond, Ray County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S4964] Thurman Funeral Home, online; 24 June 2023; Leva Fern Penny obituary 2015.

    2. [S2973] Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online; 24 June 2023; Kenneth Charles Penny and Leva Fern McGinnis Marriage Record 1960.