Jean Louise Assel
Jean Louise Assel, age 86, of Cameron, MO, formerly of Hamilton, Lathrop, and Kansas City, passed away on Apr. 21, 2019, at her home in Cameron.
Jean was born on Mar. 3, 1933, near Nettleton, to Troy and Flossie (Warden) Henley. She graduated from the Hamilton High School and the Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe. She worked as a secretary and performed clerical work for many local companies including the Metropolitan Community College and the Acorn Inn in Cameron.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Cameron and the PEO Chapter in Lathrop. Jean had a great love of music and was the church organist at the Hamilton Baptist Church for many years. She also had a passion for reading.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, William Dean Henley.
Survivors include her children, Paula Linsman, J. Andrew Assel, Laura Pitman, Julia Thomas, Martin Assel, Sarah Duncan, and Phillip Assel; sister, Mary D. Phelps; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Cremation has been entrusted to Bram Funeral Home in Hamilton. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Bram Funeral Home in Hamilton. Interment will be at Highland Cemetery in Hamilton. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be given to the Cameron Municipal Band summer evening performances at McCorkle Park in downtown Cameron, for the purchase of a bench in Jean’s honor and memory.
