James C. Hargrave

James C. Hargrave, 70, Pleasant Valley, MO, formerly KCK, passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2005, at N. Kansas City Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 14, 2005, at Joseph A. Butler and Son Funeral Home, 19th & Minnesota Ave., KCK. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends may call 6-8 p.m., Sunday, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the American Lung Assoc. of KS., 4300 SW Drury Ln., Topeka, KS. 66604-2419 or to the Alzheimer's Assoc., 3846 W. 75th St., Prairie Village, KS, 66208-0076. Mr. Hargrave was born in Cameron, MO; He retired after 34 years as an over-the-road truck driver with Dealers Transport/Allied Transport. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Oscar Hargrave; sister, Kay Frances Hargrave; and brother, Donald Lee Hargrave. Besides his friends, he will be missed by his devoted family; wife, Gladys Hargrave; mother, Dorothy Whitaker, Cameron, MO; daughter, Sheila Krull, Pleasant Valley, MO; stepdaughters, Deborah Gibbs, KCK, Sherrie Dale, Lawrence, KS; son, James Irvin Hargrave, Kearney, MO; stepsons, Steve Merritt, Chattanooga, TN, Dr. Michael Merritt, Lenexa, KS, Allen Merritt, Irvin, CA, William Merritt, Gladstone, MO, Pete Merritt, Loveland, OH; brothers, Leroy Hargrave, Cameron, MO, Wayne Hargrave, Lee's Summit, MO, Marvin Hargrave, Apache Junction, AZ; 22 grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren. (Arr; Joseph A. Butler and Son, (913) 371-7000).