Stanley, Mary Ellen 1945-2024 Smithville, Mo.
By NewsPress Now
SMITHVILLE, Mo. – Mary Ellen Stanley- Reeves, 78, of Smithville, Missouri, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2024, from Alzheimer’s disease.
Mary Ellen was born in Fort Madison, Iowa, to Leo S. Stanley and Eleanor M. (Schreiner) Stanley on Aug. 5, 1945. She grew up in Kansas City, attended Visitation grade school and St. Teresa’s Academy.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Leo E. Stanley; and sister, Loretta L. Uebele.
Survivors include her former husband, Jim L. Reeves; daughter, Kimberly A. Colclough (Philip), of Smithville; son, Leo A. Reeves (Kimberly), of Cameron, Missouri; sister, Carol C. Warner (Roy), of Peru, Indiana; brother, Andrew W. Stanley (Rebecca), of Leawood, Kansas; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial on Friday, April 12, 2024, at 11 a.m., preceded by a rosary at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, in Smithville. Graveside service will be Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 11:15 a.,m. in Topeka, Kansas, at Mt Calvary Cemetery.
A full obituary and condolences may be found at www.reflectionsmemorialservices.com/obituaries/.
Donations to KU Alzheimer’s Research Center: www.kumc.edu/research/alzheimers-disease-research-center.html?=redirect As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.
