Individual Details

Grace V. Huff, of Sedalia, died Jul 23, 2008 at her home.
She was born Jul 6, 1935, in the Denlow Community of Douglas Co, MO, a daughter of Noel Alsup and Trilby Estes Alsup. On Aug 2, 1955, in Senatobia, MS, she was married to Ralph Huff, who survives of the home.
She was raised and educated in Mountain Grove. She graduated Salutatorian of the Mountain Grove High School Class of 1953. She received several awards during her high school career including being selected by her teachers for the Outstanding Citizenship Award. She also represented her high school at Missouri Girl's State. After high school, she received her BS in education at Southwest Missouri State and was a Kindergarten teacher at Calvary Baptist Church.
After her marriage, she and Ralph moved to Sedalia in 1959, where they were owner/operators of a local grocery store for 25 years. She also presided as the president of McNuff Market, Inc.
She was an active member of First Baptist Church where she was involved in the Adult 8 W.C.W. (Willing Church Workers) Sunday School Class. She was a life member and volunteer of the Red Cross Volunteer program at Bothwell Regional Health Center. She loved to write stories recalled from her childhood for her children.
Also surviving are two sons, Jim Huff and his wife, Brenda, of O'Fallon, Bill Huff and his wife, Jan, of Shawnee, KS; one daughter, Katie Lewark, and her husband, Brock, of Overland Park, KS; two brothers, Charles Alsup and Tom Alsup; two sisters, Anna Belle Boswell and Jane Hegle; and two grandchildren, Ryan Huff and Ben Huff.
Pallbearers were Eldon Kreisel, Ron Cunningham, Ray Snell, Tom Alsup, Craig White and Brock Lewark. Honorary pallbearers were Pete and Mary Stober, Bob and Joyce Bailey, Loa Snell, Mark and Muriel Snell, Roy & Elaine Bryson, Gary and Linda Vestal, Lou Feeback and members of the Adult 8 Sunday School Class.

Married Ralph L. Huff, b. 26 Jul 1933, Franklin Co, MO; died 27 Apr 2015, Overland Park, Johnson Co, Kansas.
Ralph L. Huff, 81, of Overland Park, KS, formerly of Sedalia, died Monday, April 27, 2015 at Advanced Health Care of Overland Park.
Born July 26, 1933 in Franklin County, Missouri, he was the son of the late Gilman and Lottie Erbes Huff. He was married to Grace V. Alsup, who preceded him in death on July 23, 2008. Surviving are two sons, Jim Huff and wife Brenda of O’Fallon, MO and Bill Huff and wife Jan of Shawnee, KS; one daughter, Katie Lewark and husband Brock of Overland Park, KS; and three grandchildren, Ryan Huff, Ben Huff and Grace Lewark. He was also preceded in death by two brothers.
Mr. Huff was raised and educated in St. Clair, MO, and attended Southwest Missouri State University, now Missouri State University. After their marriage, he and Grace moved to Sedalia in 1959, where they were owner/operators of a local grocery store for 25 years. After his wife’s passing, he moved to Overland Park to be near his family.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2015 at Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Ted Francis officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at McLaughlin Funeral Chapel. Memorial donations are suggested to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in care of McLaughlin Funeral Chapel.

Birth	6 Jul 1935	Douglas County, Missouri
Death	23 Jul 2008	Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri

Father	Charles Noel Alsup (1893 - 1959)
Mother	Trilby Vivian Estes (1898 - 1980)
Sibling	Living
Sibling	Charles Estes Alsup (1926 - 2013)
Sibling	Living
Sibling	Wilma Jane Alsup (1934 - )