Katheryn C. "Kay" Place

Katheryn "Kay" C. Place, 92, of Lee's Summit, Missouri, died June 4, 2009. Memorial services will be Wednesday, June 10 at Langsford Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. and services at 11:00 a.m. Burial in Floral Hills East Cemetery. Memorial Contributions should be made to the Lee's Summit Educational Foundation. Kay was born September 4, 1916 in Sweetwater, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert G. Place who died in 1981. Kay was a career long educator at Lee's Summit Senior High School. Kay was a member of NEA, ET chapter of the PEO sisterhood, Lee's Summit Hospital Auxiliary, Lee's Summit United Methodist Church and chaired the Lee's Summit Red Cross Volunteers. She led a successful campaign to the Missouri House and Senate that won retirement benefits for widows of Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers. Kay was a member of the planning committee of the Lee's Summit Town Council. She was a winner of the VFW Award. Kay is survived by her children Jackson Place (Joanne), Lampe, MO; Susan Sims (Bill), Lee's Summit, MO; Ann Jones (Stan), Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; and Ellen Burger (Ralph) Greenwood, MO. Grandchildren include Rob Place, Sarah Burns (Michael), Sandra Johnson, Mark Sims (Tania), Megan Jones-Smith (Nathan), Andrew Place (Ann), Joseph Burger, Katheryn Burger, Diane Jenkins (Tim), Clay Jones and six great- grandchildren. Arrangements: Langsford Funeral Home, 115 SW 3rd Street, Lee's Summit, MO 64063, 816-524-3700.