James A. "Jim" Been, 82, of Cedar Hill died Monday, June 29, 2020. Mr. Been was a decorated St. Louis County Police officer for 36 years. After his retirement he traveled the country with his wife.
He is survived by his wife: Dorothy R. (Stone) Been; 11 children: Michael A. (Danielle), Jim A. (Carrie), Judy M. (Javier), Lisa G., Mary J., Tess A. (Scott) Tippetts, Russell S. (Jennifer), Timothy B. (Christina), Mona (Tim), Byron (Tami) and Keith (Stephanie); 21 grandchildren: Justin, Megan (Dana), Christian, Dalia, Julian, Abriela, Maxwell, Chase, Olivia, Hannah Ruth, Benjamin Thomas, Abigail Presley, MaryJane, Curtis, Mitchell, Cecilia, Sarah, Chrissy, Nathan, Craig and Ian; three great-grandchildren: Christian, Cooper and Averi; and many other family members and friends.
He was preceded in death by his first wife: MaryJane O. (Doerhoff) Been; and seven siblings: Joseph Miller, Francis Miller, Russel Been, Michael Been, William Been, Eyleen Bickell and Cathryn Baldwin.
Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. Thursday (July 2) at Kutis Funeral Home, 5255 Lemay Ferry Road, in south St. Louis County. A private funeral Mass will be at St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church. Memorials may be made to the Backstoppers or any hospice organization. Arrangements are under the direction of Kutis Funeral Home.