Alana Mary Camacho

Alana was the beloved wife of Ariel Cesar Camacho for 58 years. She was the loving mother of Christina Camacho-Gossage, her husband Shane Gossage, Mark Camacho, Monica Camacho, Melissa Cleveland, her husband Brian Cleveland, Michael Camacho, Christopher Camacho his wife Carla Camacho, David Camacho, and John Camacho, and his wife Alison Camacho. Alana was the proud grandmother of Kimberly Camacho, Clayton Camacho, Isabella Camacho, Olivia Camacho, Josephina Camacho, Makenna Cleveland and Brianna Cleveland, Ariana Gossage, Elaina Gossage, and Shaun Gossage, Gianna Hoover, Sophia Camacho, and Eliza Camacho; great grandmother of CJ Carter. She was the sister of James (Jim) Cross and his wife Cecilia and Cherie “Kathy” Slocum Cross and her husband Jim Slocom.

Alana was a beautiful soul with a smile that can light up a room and make you feel loved. She lived her life through her faith in God, her devotion to her children, being kind to others and especially through her dedication and love for her husband, Ariel for 58 years. Alana was a talented artist. She attended Ruskin high school and pursued a degree in fine arts while attending CMSU, secured a job at the Geological Survey, which she loved. She met the love of her life Ariel Camacho through her brother Jim, as he was studying to become a civil engineer. Alana eventually started working for Hallmark cards using her talent designing cards up until the time she gave birth to her first-born child Christina, and from there, she dedicated her life to her children as a full-time mom. Alana loved spending time with their family. She was a woman of faith and was active in the church. She loved to sing in the choir, play guitar, enjoyed going on walks with the many dogs that we had growing up. Her proudest family moments were watching her children’s accomplishments, from grade school to establishing careers and then becoming a grandma. Alana would like to be remembered as a sweet, kind, loving, always thinking of others first woman of faith, and one who loved us unconditionally.

Relatives and friends are invited to the Memorial Service at White Chapel Funeral Home, 6600 NE Antioch Rd., Gladstone, MO 64118 on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 2:00pm with Visitation from 1:00pm until service time. A committal service will follow at White Chapel Cemetery Revelations Mausoleum. Please share memories and condolences on the White Chapel Funeral Home website.