Lucille Irene McPherson

Lucille Irene McPherson, 92, Lee’s Summit, died December 19, 2015, after a 25 year battle with dementia. She was an extremely kind person born on April 19, 1923, to Henry and Edith Reider. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Lewis (Mac) McPherson, and son-in-law, Bill Sanders. Lucille is survived by children Michael (Donna) McPherson, Barbara (Michael) Bartmann, Patricia (Gary) Denny, and Karen Curtis Sanders. She is also survived by her brother, Bob (Pat) Reider, eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Lucille retired from Western Electric/AT&T in 1987, and was an active member and past president of VFW 7900 Ladies Auxiliary.
Visitation will be at Mount Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman, 10507 Holmes Rd., on Tuesday, December 22, at 10:30 a.m. with graveside services at noon. The family thanks the staff of John Knox Village Memory Care Unit 1 for the exemplary care provided Lucille the past seven years, and to Village Hospice and JKV Care Center staff for their care the past three weeks. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to Alzheimer’s Association.