Gloria L. Wooldridge, 61, of Independence, MO passed away on March 10, 2014. Memorial Service will be Thursday at 2:00 pm, March 20, 2014 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm to service time on Thursday. Gloria was born on August 8, 1952 in Kansas City, MO to Willis and Gloria (Higgins) McDaniel. Gloria enjoyed making jewelry, playing her trombone, classic rock and travel shows. Her greatest passion was reading. She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard Wooldridge in 1987, and her father. Left to mourn her passing are two sons, Marcus and Christopher Wooldridge. Also surviving is her mother, Gloria McDaniel; sister, Eunice Plummer and husband John, and brother Willis McDaniel.