Craig Cayce

1959 - 2026

Craig William Cayce of Kansas City, MO passed away on the Sixth of March, at the age of 66. Craig was born October 19, 1959. He was proud to be a son of Charles and Maxine (Christensen) Cayce, his parents, who preceded him in death. Craig is survived by his wife of 36 years, Lois Bland-Cayce, daughter Lindsey O'Brien (Devon), sons Taylor Cayce (Amber), Dylan Cayce (Kristina), granddaughter Arianna Cayce, brother Steven Cayce (Sandra), many in-laws, nieces and nephews.

Craig had an adventurous spirit from an early age. As a young child, he raced his bicycle with his brother over mounds of dirt near their childhood home, eventually upgrading to racing fast muscle cars in the streets of KC. That racing evolved into endurance with him taking extended trips on his Harley, with his sons, brother, brother in-law, nephews, and close friend. Craig also enjoyed many road trips with Lois across the country to visit family and friends, attend concerts, sporting events, historical sites, and national parks

Craig's passion was living life to the fullest, regardless if it was work or pleasure. Craig was employed by Hallmark Cards for 45 years, with the majority of his years there being a Retail Industrial Designer. Many colleagues at Hallmark benefitted from his broad knowledge, his quiet confidence, and his calm demeanor on the many projects he worked on. At the same time Craig gave Hallmark 100%, he made time for activities such as, helping his kids with their work, their school projects, being their driving instructor, and teaching his sons how to race go-karts. These activities continued when he became Poppy to Arianna, the apple of his eye. They built many LEGO sets and chased high scores at Chuck E Cheese. After retiring from Hallmark in 2024, he was not done. Craig worked alongside his son Dylan, as co-owner of Northland Dumpsters. Craig would say, those were the most meaningful work years of his life. The two years, while short on time, filled him with endless joy and pride.

Craig was gifted with creativity and vision which he used while pursuing hobbies such as woodworking, every handyman job imaginable, as well as starting a successful business from scratch. Craig could do it all, and he was the best at getting the job done. He always extended a helping hand to family and friends on any project. No matter the conditions or complexity of the projects, he always arrived with the determination to see them through and a smile to make them a little bit easier.

While Craig's family deeply grieves for him, they are immensely grateful that Craig was a part of their lives. He made them all better people.

Services will be held on Thursday, April 16 at Newcomer's White Chapel, 6600 NE Antioch Road, Gladstone, MO. Visitation with the family from 1:00-3:00PM, memorial service immediately following. Interment at Lee's Summit Historical Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggest donations, in Craig's name, to Children's Mercy Hospital via https://give.childrensmercykids.org or The National WWI Museum and Memorial via theworldwar.org