Clyde Warren (C.W.) Moreland

Clyde Warren (C.W.) Moreland, Jr. of Independence, MO, died peacefully on February 9, 2025 at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. C.W. was born to Elizabeth Fern (Hartman) and Clyde Warren Moreland, Sr. in Camden County, MO, on June 5, 1954. He married Deborah Lynne Fund on August 21, 1976, to whom he remained happily married until his death, making their home primarily in Lee's Summit and Independence, MO. C.W. was father to two sons, Mark Warren and Jonathan Dale, and grandfather to Hannah Julia.

 C.W. grew up on a multi-generational family farm near Camdenton, MO, and enjoyed horse riding, Western films and television, birdwatching, talking with strangers, and making people laugh. He attended Camdenton High School and Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, MO, where he was a member of the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity. He graduated from Avila College in Kansas City, MO, in 1987. 

He worked passionately as a lumber and building supply salesman until his retirement in 2021, and was respected locally, regionally, and nationally by customers and colleagues alike. After beating throat cancer in 2003, C.W. dedicated himself to giving back to other survivors, and worked with the Heart of America NuVoice Club, supporting other laryngectomees and their caregivers, for which Gilda's Club of Kansas City awarded him the Cancer Survivors Day Community Impact Award in 2021. 

C.W. is predeceased by his parents and brother, Bruce Moreland. He is survived by his wife, Debby; sons, Mark and wife, Alison Gurin, of Renton, WA and Jonathan of Hugo, MN; granddaughter, Hannah; siblings, Jane Allen and husband, Larry, of Rolla, MO; Kathleen Moreland of Camdenton, MO; Christina Kilmer and husband, Jerry, of Delhi, NY; Charles Moreland and wife, Gail, of Columbia, MO; Mary Sluss of Palm Coast, FL; and Patrick Moreland and wife, Denise, of Camdenton, MO; and many nieces and nephews. 

A memorial will be held on February 28, 2025 at 2 p.m. at the Speaks Suburban Chapel in Independence. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in C.W.'s memory to the KU Endowment to support palliative education at kuendowment.org/memorials

 Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel (816) 373-3600)