Obituary

James P. Guffey of Lee’s Summit, MO, passed away, May 27^th, 2020 at the age of 91 yrs. Visitation is 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at Langsford Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at 2:30 PM at Salem Cemetery in Independence, Missouri. Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church of Lee’s Summit.

He is the son of Paul and Violet Guffey; He has 3 brothers: FA Guffey, Richard Guffey and Clyde Guffey; and 1 sister, Charlene Hart.

He and Gail (Cooper) Guffey were married December 17, 1949. They have 3 daughters, Jennifer (Randy) Lillard of L.S., Claudia (Ed) Scott of Foley, MO, and Jayme (Charles) Webb of Oak Grove, and are blessed with 8 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Jim and Gail celebrated their 70^th wedding anniversary in 2019.

Jim moved his family to Lee’s Summit in 1960 where they lived 33 yrs. Jim worked as a builder/contractor before retiring in 1991. They moved to Elsberry, MO where they lived over 20 yrs., recently returning to the LS area in 2015.  Jim was a long serving member of the Carpenters Union 1329 where he was honored with a gold watch and a 70 yr. membership pin in 2016. As a member and Deacon of Lee’s Summit First Baptist Church, he served in various leadership church positions and actively served on the Church New Sanctuary Building Committee.

Jim was a 4-H supporter and leader in the local Greenwood Hustlers 4-H Club, and actively served on the University of Mo. Extension Council, Jackson County 4-H Foundation, and the Kansas City Area III 4-H Advisory Board.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Richard Guffey; and sister, Charlene Hart.