Barbara J. Graham

Barbara J. Graham, 76, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away December 14, 2009.

Barbara was born August 25, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She proudly worked for many years as a dispatcher with the Upland, California Police Deptartment and the Butler County, Kansas Sheriff's Office. She later worked on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri as a restaurant hostess and enjoyed spending time with her friends and beloved family.

She is survived by her sister Leah Yenni; by her children Kendra O'Brien, Kristen Schonter, Scott O'Brien, and Richard Crabtree; 10 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

She will be missed until we are together again.

The family suggests memorial contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1893, Memphis, Tennessee 38101 or www.stjude.org

Visitation and Mass

A Rosary will be recited Thursday, December 17, 2009, at 6 pm followed by a visitation until 8 pm at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. A Mass will be held Friday, December 17, 2009 at 11 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Shawnee, Kansas followed by burial in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.