Thora Darleen VanPelt, 94, Kearney, Missouri, formerly of Maryville, died November 21, 2013, at Heartland Regional Medical Center, Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Thora was born Thursday, June 19, 1919, in Shambaugh, Iowa to Walter Henry and Gertrude (Beery) Huff.
A graduate of Bloomfield, Iowa High School, Thora was a member of the Countryside Christian Church, Maryville, and was a homemaker.
She married Charles Franklin VanPelt on September 20, 1941, in Maryville, Missouri.
Preceding in death were her husband Charles Franklin VanPelt (June 18, 2003, and brother Ronald Huff.
Survivors include her children: son Steven Charles (Jeanie) VanPelt, Kearney, Missouri and daughter Kathleen (Henry) Hopper, Saint Joseph, Missouri, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Memorial funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Monday December 2, 2013, at Price Funeral Home, Maryville, Missouri with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow the service in Nodaway Memorial Gardens, Maryville, Missouri.
Arrangements: Price Funeral Home (www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com)