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Georgia R. Shore

13 October 1903 – 29 May 2003

Died 29 May 2003 at the John Knox Care Center — Lone Jack, Missouri schoolteacher and farm wife; published in the Kansas City Star

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

29 May 2003

Date of birth

13 October 1903

Age at death

99 years, 7 months, 16 days

Place of death

passed away Thursday, May 29, 2003, at the John Knox Care Center

Inscription transcription

Georgia R. Shore

Georgia R. Shore passed away Thursday, May 29, 2003, at the John Knox Care Center. She was born to William and Eliza (Lida) ROLLS in Lone Jack, MO on October 13, 1903. She graduated from Oak Grove High School and received her teacher certification from Central Missouri Teachers College at Warrensburg. She taught school prior to her marriage to Mark SHORE on August 11, 1925. They lived and farmed in the Lone Jack and Pleasant Hill area during their 47 years of marriage. Mr. SHORE passed away on July 23, 1973. Georgia moved from the farm to Lee's Summit in 1980 and to John Knox Village where she lived for 19 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Lee's Summit. Services will be held Tuesday, June 3, at the First Baptist Church of Lee's Summit, 1st and Douglas Streets. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. with Service following at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Her survivors include her daughter, Pauline HINCK of Raytown, MO; two granddaughters, Cindy BOWMAN of Leawood, KS and Karen KUPERSMITH of Warrensburg, MO; two great-grandsons, Kyle and Tyler KUPERSMITH; and several nieces and nephews. (Arrangements: Wallace Funeral Home, Pleasant Hill, MO)

Published in the Kansas City Star on 6/1/2003.

Transcribed as submitted, including the all-caps surname convention. The original contributor's name was not recorded. The obituary does not state the town of the John Knox Care Center; the text places her at John Knox Village, Lee's Summit, Missouri, for the preceding 19 years.

People named in this record

  • Georgia R. ShoreSubject
  • William RollsParent
  • Eliza RollsParent
  • Mark ShoreSpouse
  • Pauline HinckChild
  • Cindy BowmanMentioned
  • Karen KupersmithMentioned
  • Kyle KupersmithMentioned
  • Tyler KupersmithMentioned

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From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Citation: Obituary of Georgia R. Shore (1903–2003) of Lone Jack and Pleasant Hill, Missouri, published in the Kansas City Star on 1 June 2003; transcription preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/shore-georgia-2003/ : accessed [your access date]).

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