Eleanor Lee Gribble

Eleanor was born in Bell City, Missouri on February 25, 1927. She was named Daisy Lee by her parents. Due to the hardships of the Great Depression and her mother’s death from tuberculosis, Daisy’s father made the tough decision to place her and her siblings up for adoption. He put an ad in the local newspaper saying that he had three children needing to be placed in loving homes. On May 29, 1931, Daisy, age 4, was adopted by O.E. (Doc) and Gaynell Brown. Doc called her “My little bargain from the Kansas City Star”. The Browns changed Daisy’s first name to Eleanor, after Gaynell’s sister.

Eleanor was raised in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from Central High School in 1944. She attended KU and Lindenwood College. Because of the war, Eleanor left school to work for the Alcoa Aluminum Co. as a secretary.

Eleanor married Lawrence (Larry) Gribble on April 11, 1950. They had two children, Craig born in 1953 and Laurie in 1960.

Eleanor and Larry were married for 65 years. They lived in various places around town, moved to San Jose, California, came back to Kansas, ending up in Overland Park. Larry passed in 2015. Eleanor stayed in their Overland Park home until December 2022. She then moved to Garden Villas of Lenexa assisted living.

Eleanor and Larry were blessed with children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Eleanor is survived by her son Craig, daughter-in-law Susan, their children Jennifer, Becky and Brad Gribble, Brad’s wife Emily, and their children Everett and Lachlan. Her daughter Laurie, son-in-law Dennis Henricks, their children, Taylor and Sierra Henricks. She also leaves many nieces, nephews and cousins to cherish her memory.

Eleanor loved her family, friends, country and pets. She and Larry made travel, genealogy, and entertaining an important part of their lives.

Memorial contributions, in Eleanor's memory, may be made to Ararat Shrine Transportation Fund, 5100 Ararat Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64129, https://araratshrine.org/; and/or KC Pet Project, 7077 Elmwood Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64132, https://kcpetproject.org/donate.

A Visitation for Eleanor will be held Tuesday, February 13, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Mt. Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64131. A Celebration of Life will follow at 11:00 AM and then burial will follow in Mount Moriah Cemetery South.