1961
Mrs.
2014
Mrs. Dena Kingcade
August 10, 1961 — November 15, 2014
Dena Rae Kingcade, age 53, of Leawood, KS, passed away surrounded by her family on November 15, 2014, after a short, courageous battle with cancer.
Dena was born in Kansas City, MO on August 10, 1961 and grew up in Raytown, MO. She graduated from Longview community College and went on to attend UMKC. Dena married her high school sweetheart, Alan Kingcade in 1986, and they lived in Raytown for 8 years and Leawood for the past 20 years. She worked at her father’s company Par-A-Graphics for 6 years after college and also worked as a preschool teacher at Discovery Ark Preschool at the Church of the Resurrection for the last 11 years. Dena was a wonderful wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend and teacher.
Dena is preceded in death by her father Ray Williams, grandparents Will and Wilma Williams and grandmother Lucile McCulley. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Alan Kingcade, daughter Ashley Kingcade of Chicago, IL, son Bret Kingcade of Overland Park, KS, mother Darlene Williams of Leawood, KS, sister Deanna (Duane) Albert of Lee’s Summit, MO, brother Todd Williams of Gallatin, MO, sister-in-law Cindy (Kelly) Johnston of Odessa, MO, and nephews, Brandon, Eric, and Chad Jones, Donald Daniel, David, and Dylan Slaten and numerous other family members.
A visitation will be held from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Wesley Covenant Chapel, 13720 Roe Ave., Leawood, KS 66224. Funeral services will be held at 10 am on Thursday, November 20, 2014 also at the Wesley Covenant Chapel. Interment will follow at Lake Viking Cemetery in Gallatin, MO, immediately following the services. Memorial contributions can be made to the National Foundation for Cancer Research Dena Kingcade Rose Fund by going to nfcr.org, clicking Ways to Give, then Donate in Honor/Memory of, and putting The Dena Kingcade Rose Fund in the field for Honoree name or comment field or by mentioning this fund while calling 301-654-1250.
Dena was born in Kansas City, MO on August 10, 1961 and grew up in Raytown, MO. She graduated from Longview community College and went on to attend UMKC. Dena married her high school sweetheart, Alan Kingcade in 1986, and they lived in Raytown for 8 years and Leawood for the past 20 years. She worked at her father’s company Par-A-Graphics for 6 years after college and also worked as a preschool teacher at Discovery Ark Preschool at the Church of the Resurrection for the last 11 years. Dena was a wonderful wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend and teacher.
Dena is preceded in death by her father Ray Williams, grandparents Will and Wilma Williams and grandmother Lucile McCulley. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Alan Kingcade, daughter Ashley Kingcade of Chicago, IL, son Bret Kingcade of Overland Park, KS, mother Darlene Williams of Leawood, KS, sister Deanna (Duane) Albert of Lee’s Summit, MO, brother Todd Williams of Gallatin, MO, sister-in-law Cindy (Kelly) Johnston of Odessa, MO, and nephews, Brandon, Eric, and Chad Jones, Donald Daniel, David, and Dylan Slaten and numerous other family members.
A visitation will be held from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Wesley Covenant Chapel, 13720 Roe Ave., Leawood, KS 66224. Funeral services will be held at 10 am on Thursday, November 20, 2014 also at the Wesley Covenant Chapel. Interment will follow at Lake Viking Cemetery in Gallatin, MO, immediately following the services. Memorial contributions can be made to the National Foundation for Cancer Research Dena Kingcade Rose Fund by going to nfcr.org, clicking Ways to Give, then Donate in Honor/Memory of, and putting The Dena Kingcade Rose Fund in the field for Honoree name or comment field or by mentioning this fund while calling 301-654-1250.
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