Juanita Marie Henderson

Juanita Marie Henderson, 44, of Kansas City, Mo., loving mother and grandmother, passed away August 14, 2007, at Research Medical Center following an 11-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, August 17, 2007, at Muehlebach Funeral Home, 6800 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo., followed by funeral services at noon. Interment will be at Forest Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Life Outreach International, 1801 W. Euless Blvd., Euless, TX 76040. Juanita was born December 20, 1962, in Kansas City, Mo., and worked for the Division of Family Services. She was a devoted Christian and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, baking and cooking. Juanita loved helping people. She always put needs of others before her own. She was preceded in death by her mother, Carol Maxine Henderson; brother, Denny Henderson and maternal grandmother, Dorothy Cummings. Juanita is survived by her daughters, Lilia M. Rodriguez and Sara V. Rodriguez; exhusband, Gabriel Rodriguez; sister, Diane Vega; brother, Robert Henderson; two grandchildren, Alexis Williams and Carlos Williams; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. (Arrangements are by the Muehlebach Funeral Home, 816-444-2060)