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Catherine Logan McCann

  • July 28, 1913 - November 28, 2011
  • Kansas City, Missouri
  • Christ Episcopal Church
    207 N. Seventh Street
    St. Joseph, MO 64501
  • Grace Episcopal Church
    520 S. 291 Highway
    Liberty, MO 64068
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“Charles & John, Your Mother was not only a wonderful client of ours but also a very dear friend. Her love of life, spunky personality, positive...Read More » ”
1 of 4 | Posted by: Alan & Vicki McGrew - Leawood, KS

“God Bless you all during your time of sorrow. I never knew your mom but it sounds like she was a woman after my own heart. I am sure we would have...Read More » ”
2 of 4 | Posted by: Stena - St. Joseph, MO - friend

“Dear McCann family, Our hearts go out to you on the passing of Catherine. She sounds like a wonderful person we all should have come to know. We...Read More » ”
3 of 4 | Posted by: Jerry and Bonnie Burnett - KS

“Dear Charles, Marjean, Chris, and Jonathan, We are very sorry for the loss of your mother and grandmother. She sounds like an amazing woman and we...Read More » ”
4 of 4 | Posted by: Michael, Jas, Andrew, and Emily Nellestein - MO


Catherine Logan McCann died Monday, November 28, 2011, at Bishop Spencer Place in Kansas City. She was born July 28, 1913, in Nevada, Missouri, to Charles A. and Amy (Harding) Logan. She grew up in Nevada and graduated from the University of Missouri in 1936. She was devoted to her family and is survived by her beloved sons Charles H. McCann (Marjean), St. Joseph, and The Reverend John H. McCann (The Reverend Susan), Liberty, ten grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, several cousins, and many friends. She was a dedicated and faithful life-long member of the Episcopal Church, a noted equestrian, an accomplished pianist, and one who loved classical music. For many years she resided in St. Joseph where her sons grew up, and then lived thirty years in Mission Hills, Kansas. In 1979, she began to fulfill a life-long promise she made to herself to see the world "with her own eyes." She was a spirited adventurer whose travels included the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia, riding camels near the Sphinx, Victoria Falls, canoeing up the Congo River, the Trans-Siberian Railroad, and tea with the Dahli Lama. Many of her adventures were in the most isolated, remote places on earth where lodging was tents or mud huts. She was especially excited to have hiked in the Himalayan foothills with Tenzing Norgay, a member of the team that first summited Mt. Everest. The funeral service will be at Grace Episcopal Church, 520 S. 291 Highway, Liberty, Missouri, Saturday, December 3, at 1:00 pm, with reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Grace Episcopal Church, 520 S. 291 Highway, Liberty, Missouri 64068, or Christ Episcopal Church, 207 N. Seventh Street, St. Joseph, Missouri 64501.