Jeanette Darlene Wales

     Jeanette Darlene (Maring) Wales, 87, formerly of Nevada, MO passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2024 in Grain Valley, MO following a brief illness. Jeanetta was born June 20, 1937 in Goodland, KS to Max Vance and Marie Dottie (Billings) Maring.

     Jeanette came to Nevada with her family at the age of eight where she attended Nevada Schools. Most of her life was lived in Blue Springs, MO. She worked as an office manager for “George Will Company” in Kansas City, MO for over 30 years.

     Survivors include a son, Jim Cooper (Regina), Oak Grove, MO; two grandsons, Doug Cooper, Grain Valley, MO, and Kevin Cooper (Shalom), Blue Springs, MO; three great-grandchildren, Callie Cooper, Grant Cooper, and Charlotte Cooper; a sister, Maxine Brown, Kansas City, MO; and one niece and two nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Cheryl Cooper; one sister, Donna Cullor; and two brothers-in-law, Bud Culler, and Harold Brown.

      Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Milo Cemetery in Milo, MO with Chaplain Scott Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 10-10:30 a.m. prior to the service at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.

     Memorials are suggested in her name to Phoenix Hospice c/o Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.

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