Dale Glines Moorman

Dale Glines Moorman was born Irma Dale Glines in Cainsville, MO, on February 20th, 1928, and passed away on December 7th, 2025. She was clever, industrious, principled, and kind — respected and loved by her family, friends, and those she worked with over the years.

She grew up in the small northern Missouri town of Cainsville, where her parents, Bert Reed Glines and Forest Opal (Oder) Glines ran the Cainsville Cafe on the town square. She helped out in the restaurant from a young age, hauling water, boiling the linens, and waiting tables. She would work summers, after school, and on her school lunch break. When her father got a new job in Kansas City, it was up to her and her mother to run the cafe. Some nights, if they had been working late at the restaurant, they would sleep in one of the sleeping rooms near the restaurant, next to the grain mill, instead of walking for miles home in the dark.

Off the clock, she spent time dancing to the restaurant’s jukebox with friends and locals, excelling in academics in school, helping her parents at home, and cultivating life-long friendships. She loved her little home town, but eventually the family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, after Dale graduated high school, to be closer to her father’s new employment and so that Dale could go to college while living at home.

Dale took a great interest in other people and was very driven, so it was no surprise that she pursued a double major in Sociology and Psychology from the University of Kansas City (now University of Missouri-Kansas City), graduating in a brisk three years. Her care for others along with her professional degree led her to a 40+ year career at the Missouri Division of Employment Security.

On August 8th, 1954, she married John (Jack) Allen Moorman and together they had two children, John Reed Moorman and Robin Marie (Moorman) Griffith. They moved from Kansas City, Missouri, to Independence, Missouri in 1962. When her children were grown and married, Dale was blessed with three grandchildren (Collin Moorman, Matthew Moorman, and Sonya (Baughman) Andrews) and four great-granddaughters (Blair, Ivy, and Olive Moorman, and Wensley Andrews).

She invested a great deal of time and energy into her family. She was very involved with her children and grandchildren and always tried to help them be their best selves — whether it was helping them plan for their futures, cooking with them, teaching them other practical skills, giving sound advice, or simply listening and spending time with them.

Her home was a central gathering place for both local family and relatives as far afield as Hawaii. A consummate host, she took great care in entertaining guests. She was an accomplished, creative cook, and had a classic, timeless sense of style that pervaded everything from her wardrobe to her home decor and gardens.

Dale was also deeply connected to her friends and community. Throughout her life, she maintained many close friendships from her youth while growing new ones into her senior years. She also gave back to her community through volunteering at the Vaile Mansion in Independence, Missouri, for over 20 years. She served on the board of the Vaile Victorian Society and the city’s Volunteer Taskforce and was, at one point, recognized by the city of Independence as Volunteer of the Year.

Dale was preceded in death by her husband and is survived by her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Her indelible memory will live on in the hearts of her family and friends and through her good works within her community.