Joseph W. Flood Sr.

Joseph W. Flood, Sr., 61, of Blue Springs, MO, passed away Fri., Feb. 20, 2004, at his home. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004, at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home, Independence, MO. Burial in Mount Washington Forever Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Contributions are suggested to the Sheffield Family Life Center Building Fund. Mr. Flood was born on Apr. 16, 1942, to German and Nina Flood in Mt. Judea, AR, and has lived in this area since 1951. He was a very active member of the Sheffield Family Life Center, where he served as an usher and a member of the Feed the People Ministry. He had been a meat cutter in the Kansas City area for 25 years and had also been a custodian with the Blue Springs R-4 School District, retiring in 1998. He was a devoted supporter of the Odessa Football Teams, attending all the games and being the Number One fan of his grandsons. He was a member of the Mt. Washington Masonic Lodge and had previously coached Little League Baseball, which he dearly loved. He had also previously been involved with the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Flood is survived by his wife, Donna Flood of Blue Springs, MO. A son, Joseph W. Flood, Jr., and his wife, Becky, of Bethel, MO. Two daughters and their husbands, Marie and Matthew Morgan of Odessa, MO, and Valerie M. and Scott Kondas of Independence, MO. Five grandchildren, Jason Flood and wife, Becky, Vanessa Flood, Thomas White, Mitchell White and Hannah Flood. Four stepgrandchildren, Mateo Morgan, David Morgan, Miguel Morgan and Nico Morgan. His mother-in-law, Virgie Lackey of Independence, MO, and by a brother, Dennis Flood of Anderson, MO. (Arrangements: George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home)