Leta J. Kates

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Park Lawn Funeral Home - Kansas City

Posted events

October 29, 2025

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Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Park Lawn Funeral Homes

8251 Hillcrest Rd, Kansas City, MO 64138

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Funeral service

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Park Lawn Funeral Homes

8251 Hillcrest Rd, Kansas City, MO 64138

Park Lawn Funeral Home - Kansas City

Posted an obituary

October 29, 2025

Leta Kates Obituary

Leta J. Kates was born in Weatherford, Texas, August 5, 1932, to Charles Edward McDonald and Mabel Arlene McDonald. She was preceded in death both parents, Husband Archie Kates, and son Robert Kates,. And all 10 of her siblingsShe met and married... Read Leta Kates's Obituary