Jack W. Crugar

JACK W. CRUGAR 81 OF INDEPENDENCE, MO. PASSED AWAY MONDAY OCTOBER 20, 2003 AT HIS HOME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SERVICE WILL BE HELD 2:00 PM FRIDAY OCTOBER 24, 2003 AT THE SPEAKS SUBURBAN CHAPEL. BURIAL IN FLORAL HILLS EAST CEMETERY. VISITATION WILL BE FROM 7:00 TO 8:30 PM THURSDAY AT THE CHAPEL. FAMILY SUGGESTS CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY OR CATHOLIC CHARITIES HOSPICE, 2220 CENTRAL AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, KS. 66102. JACK WAS BORN DECEMBER 11, 1921 IN SUPULPA, OK. AND LIVED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN THIS AREA. HE WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF CRUGAR�S ELECTRIC SEWER SERVICE WITH HIS SON JESS FOR OVER 40 YEARS. HE WAS A WWII ARMY VETERAN OF THE 2ND ARMORED TANK DIVISION "HELL ON WHEELS� UNIT. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE IVANHOE LODGE # 446 AF & AM, THE KANSAS CITY YORK RITE AND THE SHRINERS ARARAT TEMPLE. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS 2 SONS JESS CRUGAR AND RALPH JACK CRUGAR. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIFE LILLIAN "TOOTIE� CRUGAR CELEBRATING THEIR 62ND ANNIVERSARY OCTOBER 4. 2 SONS AND DAUGHTERS IN LAW ROBERT & TERRY CRUGAR AND DAVID & SHERRY CRUGAR ALL OF INDEPENDENCE, MO. 2 DAUGHTERS AND SONS IN LAW JEANNIE & BOB MOORE OF INDEPENDENCE, MO. CAROL & CHRIS HUFFMAN OF KANSAS CITY, KS. 2 DAUGHTERS IN LAW BONNIE CRUGAR OF RAYMORE, MO. AND LORI CRUGAR OF INDEPENDENCE, MO. 9 GRANDCHILDREN JOE WILLIAMS CRUGAR, MITZI HURTADO, LORI JOHNSON, BRICE THOMPSON, KATIE CRUGAR, KELLY CRUGAR, LACY HUFFMAN, JESSICA CRUGAR AND JENNIFER CRUGAR. 4 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN RYAN JOHNSON, HADEN JOHNSON, KARSON THOMPSON AND KENNEDY THOMPSON. THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXPRESS SPECIAL THANKS TO LESLIE & JUDY AT CATHOLIC CHARITIES HOSPICE.