Alice L. (Platter) Lanning, age 78 years, of Warsaw, Missouri passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation Center, Warsaw, Missouri. Graveside services will be held 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Clinton Memory Gardens, Clinton, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that memorial contributions be made to the Alice Lanning Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the funeral home. Fond memories and condolences can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Alice was born March 8, 1935 in Cherokee, Iowa the daughter of Lester and Della (Burk) Platter. She was a life member of the Warsaw American Legion Auxiliary Post 217. Alice loved to bake and cook, and enjoyed taking care of her family. She was a loving mother and grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brother, Kenneth Platter.

Survivors include daughter, Andrea (Johnny) Jones of Warsaw, Missouri; five grandchildren, Tyler Jones, Christy Graham, Stephanie Worthington, John Jr., and Jessica Jones; five great-grandchildren, Rayden, Hayden, Stephen, Lilly, and William, as well as a host of other relatives and friends.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.