Grace was the daughter of Carl Walter Roberts and Elsetta Sophronia DeLong. She was born in Nebraska but moved to Blue Mound, Kansas as a child.
As a young woman she moved to Kansas City, Missouri where she met and married William Edward Alexander in 1953. Grace had 2 children and was a good friend as well as a great mom. She enjoyed being a grandma to her 6 grandchildren and was proud of her great grandsons.
Grace worked for many years as a waitress and could add and keep track of numbers in her mind with amazing accuracy. Once she became a mom she stayed home with her family. She was loved by all that knew her. She especially liked young people, and enjoyed being in their company. She remained friends with many people, who had been friends of her children as teenagers. That says a lot about how great she was. She took the 60's and 70's in stride. She was a cool mom. She loved music and reading. Liked the Beatles as well as Country Music.
She could tell wonderful family history stories and Mom made sure we knew our family well. Those that were dead, as well as those that were living. She loved her family dearly and wanted us too also.
She was a good cook but it was in baking that Mom could really shine. She was a great bread maker and made the best creme pies - especially lemon and banana crème.
She loved petunias. Grace also loved to crochet until her vision failed. Grace was a great lady as were her sisters.
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Kansas City Star
Feb 2009
Grace Alexander, 87, of Kansas City, Mo, passed away January 31, 2009 at Timberlake Care Center in Kansas City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at McGilley State Line Road, Kansas City, with visitation prior to the service from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made be Grace Hospice, 9233 Ward Parkway, Suite 201, Kansas City, Mo. 64114.
Grace was born March 15, 1921 in Gordon, Neb. She moved to Blue Mound, Kan., as a child and later moved to Kansas City, where she worked at Alley's Café and met and married William Alexander. After residing for several years in Chicago, William and Grace moved back to Kansas City in 1962. She was involved as a Cub Scout den mother, and enjoyed crocheting, reading and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Alexander; her parents, Elsetta Foutts and Walter Roberts; two brothers, Frank Roberts and Otto Roberts; and two sisters, Morilla Roberts and Nancy Moore. Survivors include her children, a brother, two granddaughters, four grandsons, and three great grandsons.
As a young woman she moved to Kansas City, Missouri where she met and married William Edward Alexander in 1953. Grace had 2 children and was a good friend as well as a great mom. She enjoyed being a grandma to her 6 grandchildren and was proud of her great grandsons.
Grace worked for many years as a waitress and could add and keep track of numbers in her mind with amazing accuracy. Once she became a mom she stayed home with her family. She was loved by all that knew her. She especially liked young people, and enjoyed being in their company. She remained friends with many people, who had been friends of her children as teenagers. That says a lot about how great she was. She took the 60's and 70's in stride. She was a cool mom. She loved music and reading. Liked the Beatles as well as Country Music.
She could tell wonderful family history stories and Mom made sure we knew our family well. Those that were dead, as well as those that were living. She loved her family dearly and wanted us too also.
She was a good cook but it was in baking that Mom could really shine. She was a great bread maker and made the best creme pies - especially lemon and banana crème.
She loved petunias. Grace also loved to crochet until her vision failed. Grace was a great lady as were her sisters.
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Kansas City Star
Feb 2009
Grace Alexander, 87, of Kansas City, Mo, passed away January 31, 2009 at Timberlake Care Center in Kansas City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at McGilley State Line Road, Kansas City, with visitation prior to the service from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made be Grace Hospice, 9233 Ward Parkway, Suite 201, Kansas City, Mo. 64114.
Grace was born March 15, 1921 in Gordon, Neb. She moved to Blue Mound, Kan., as a child and later moved to Kansas City, where she worked at Alley's Café and met and married William Alexander. After residing for several years in Chicago, William and Grace moved back to Kansas City in 1962. She was involved as a Cub Scout den mother, and enjoyed crocheting, reading and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Alexander; her parents, Elsetta Foutts and Walter Roberts; two brothers, Frank Roberts and Otto Roberts; and two sisters, Morilla Roberts and Nancy Moore. Survivors include her children, a brother, two granddaughters, four grandsons, and three great grandsons.
Grace was the daughter of Carl Walter Roberts and Elsetta Sophronia DeLong. She was born in Nebraska but moved to Blue Mound, Kansas as a child.
As a young woman she moved to Kansas City, Missouri where she met and married William Edward Alexander in 1953. Grace had 2 children and was a good friend as well as a great mom. She enjoyed being a grandma to her 6 grandchildren and was proud of her great grandsons.
Grace worked for many years as a waitress and could add and keep track of numbers in her mind with amazing accuracy. Once she became a mom she stayed home with her family. She was loved by all that knew her. She especially liked young people, and enjoyed being in their company. She remained friends with many people, who had been friends of her children as teenagers. That says a lot about how great she was. She took the 60's and 70's in stride. She was a cool mom. She loved music and reading. Liked the Beatles as well as Country Music.
She could tell wonderful family history stories and Mom made sure we knew our family well. Those that were dead, as well as those that were living. She loved her family dearly and wanted us too also.
She was a good cook but it was in baking that Mom could really shine. She was a great bread maker and made the best creme pies - especially lemon and banana crème.
She loved petunias. Grace also loved to crochet until her vision failed. Grace was a great lady as were her sisters.
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Kansas City Star
Feb 2009
Grace Alexander, 87, of Kansas City, Mo, passed away January 31, 2009 at Timberlake Care Center in Kansas City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at McGilley State Line Road, Kansas City, with visitation prior to the service from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made be Grace Hospice, 9233 Ward Parkway, Suite 201, Kansas City, Mo. 64114.
Grace was born March 15, 1921 in Gordon, Neb. She moved to Blue Mound, Kan., as a child and later moved to Kansas City, where she worked at Alley's Café and met and married William Alexander. After residing for several years in Chicago, William and Grace moved back to Kansas City in 1962. She was involved as a Cub Scout den mother, and enjoyed crocheting, reading and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Alexander; her parents, Elsetta Foutts and Walter Roberts; two brothers, Frank Roberts and Otto Roberts; and two sisters, Morilla Roberts and Nancy Moore. Survivors include her children, a brother, two granddaughters, four grandsons, and three great grandsons.
As a young woman she moved to Kansas City, Missouri where she met and married William Edward Alexander in 1953. Grace had 2 children and was a good friend as well as a great mom. She enjoyed being a grandma to her 6 grandchildren and was proud of her great grandsons.
Grace worked for many years as a waitress and could add and keep track of numbers in her mind with amazing accuracy. Once she became a mom she stayed home with her family. She was loved by all that knew her. She especially liked young people, and enjoyed being in their company. She remained friends with many people, who had been friends of her children as teenagers. That says a lot about how great she was. She took the 60's and 70's in stride. She was a cool mom. She loved music and reading. Liked the Beatles as well as Country Music.
She could tell wonderful family history stories and Mom made sure we knew our family well. Those that were dead, as well as those that were living. She loved her family dearly and wanted us too also.
She was a good cook but it was in baking that Mom could really shine. She was a great bread maker and made the best creme pies - especially lemon and banana crème.
She loved petunias. Grace also loved to crochet until her vision failed. Grace was a great lady as were her sisters.
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Kansas City Star
Feb 2009
Grace Alexander, 87, of Kansas City, Mo, passed away January 31, 2009 at Timberlake Care Center in Kansas City.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at McGilley State Line Road, Kansas City, with visitation prior to the service from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made be Grace Hospice, 9233 Ward Parkway, Suite 201, Kansas City, Mo. 64114.
Grace was born March 15, 1921 in Gordon, Neb. She moved to Blue Mound, Kan., as a child and later moved to Kansas City, where she worked at Alley's Café and met and married William Alexander. After residing for several years in Chicago, William and Grace moved back to Kansas City in 1962. She was involved as a Cub Scout den mother, and enjoyed crocheting, reading and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Alexander; her parents, Elsetta Foutts and Walter Roberts; two brothers, Frank Roberts and Otto Roberts; and two sisters, Morilla Roberts and Nancy Moore. Survivors include her children, a brother, two granddaughters, four grandsons, and three great grandsons.
