Betty "JoAnn" Munden

Visitation will 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Floral Hills Chapel at 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64133. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Connection Point Church at 10500 E 350 Hwy, Raytown, MO 64138. Memorial contributions can be made to the Heart of America Hospice.

JoAnn was born in Coretta, West Virginia on October 1, 1943. She met and married Jack Munden in Washington D.C. in 1962. She was married to him for (35) years before he was called to heaven in 1998.

JoAnn worked for the Treasury Department. She also worked as a security officer for the First Baptist Church of Raytown (Connection Point Church) for many years up until her passing. She was a member of the ABWA, Royal Ridge Chapter, where she was named “2008 Woman of the Year” and “2011 Business Associate of the Year.” She volunteered at the Longview YMCA for many years with youth sports, coaching and refereeing soccer. JoAnn also volunteered at Edgewood Manor for (14) years, where she received “Volunteer of the Year in Healthcare” by the Missouri Healthcare Association.

JoAnn was a beautician and cake decorator. She loved crafts – made them for the Apple Festival each year, which benefited the MO Baptist Children’s Home.

JoAnn was a member of the First Baptist Church of Raytown, involved in everything possible and connected with the church.

She was preceded in death by her husband Jack; her father Walter Barrett; mother Fran Barrett Ashby; (3) bothers – Frazier Barrett, Christopher Barrett and Jerry Barrett and sister Pauline Wood. Survivors include (2) sons – Jeffrey Munden (wife Shelly Buccero-Munden) of Lee’s Summit, MO and Jonathan Munden (wife Miranda Munden) of Spring Hill, KS; (4) granddaughters – Sarah Quinn (husband Caleb Quinn) of Gardner, KS, Samantha Munden of Olathe, KS, Julianna Munden of Spring Hill, KS and Jordan Clark; (2) grandsons – Nick Buccero and Grant Buccero of Lee’s Summit, MO; (2) great grandsons – Knox Quinn and Luka Quinn of Spring Hill, KS; (1) brother – Roy Barrett (wife Pam) of Holt, MO; (3) sisters – Violet Collier (husband Duke) of Woodford, VA, Tommie Zabriskie of Lakeland, FL and Kathryn Moore (husband Daniel) of Waynesboro, VA; many family and friends nationwide.