Donly J. Overfelt

Donly J. Overfelt, 74, of Liberty, MO, died Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at her home. Memorial services for Mrs. Overfelt will be 11 a.m. Friday, September 5, 2003, at the Church-Archer-Pasley Chapel, Liberty. Friends may call from 10-11 a.m. Friday at the chapel. The family suggests memorial contributions to Excelsior Springs Hospice, 1700 Rainbow Blvd., Excelsior Springs, MO 64024, or Animal Haven, 9800 W. 67th St., Merriam, KS 66203. Mrs. Overfelt was born January 16, 1929, in Fayette, MO, the daughter of Will G. and Frances Givens Lockridge. The family moved to Kansas City in 1942. Mrs. Overfelt had lived in Liberty for over 40 years. In 1965, she joined the Lucile Davis Shop as co-owner and became sole owner in 1980. The company was renamed Donly and Company. She retired in 2001. Mrs. Overfelt was an entrepreneur, having successfully owned and operated several businesses, among them the Branding Iron Steak House in Kansas City, MO. She enjoyed fishing and spending time at her lake house, fondly known as the "Five Sisters." She took great pleasure in sharing her lake house with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Dale E. Overfelt Sr., and a sister, Mary Lee Robyn. She is survived by a son, Dale E. Overfelt and his wife, Melissa, Parkville, MO; three sisters, Frances L. Harris, Liberty, Nancy L. Skillman, Liberty, and Billie L. LaFountain, Kansas City, MO; four grandchildren, Donli, Zachary, Ryan and Joel; as well as 10 nephews and four nieces. (Arrangements: Church-Archer-Pasley Funeral Home, Liberty, MO)