Linda Lea Haas, 78, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Westridge Gardens in Raytown, MO. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 5th at Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO. The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Asana Hospice.
Linda was born September 6, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Frank and Cleo (Duke) Steiner. She was a housewife and enjoyed collecting frogs, playing cards, bingo, and dominoes, and having fish fries. She always said, “Eat your dessert first!”. Linda loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and many friends. She was a member of AA with 29 years sobriety and was very thankful to God for helping her get to that point.
Linda was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Sheldon David Haas in 2010; two sons: Ted Lewis Rigdon in 1961 and Billy Rigdon in 2012; and sister, Boba Dean Fairchild.
Her survivors include two daughters: Kathy Richardson (Jim) of Oak Grove, MO, and Rhonda Smith (David) of Sugar Creek, MO; son, Michael Crabtree (Maria) of San Jose, CA; twelve grandchildren: Garrett Richardson, Josh Richardson, Brandy Gruell, Christina Ellifrits, David Smith, Codi Rigdon, Willy Bill Rigdon, Levi Rigdon, Jeremy Rigdon, Michael Crabtree, Frankie Crabtree, and Marcus Crabtree; eight great-grandchildren: Lane Richardson, Patrick Gruell, David Mychael Smith, Brady Smith, Avery Smith, Kristofer Rigdon, Derrick Rigdon, and Aaliyah Rigdon; two sisters-in-law: Shawna Rigdon and Tracie Yazel; two nephews: David Fairchild (Judy) and Perry Fairchild; and all her friends in California.
Arrangements: Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO 816-847-4441
Condolences:
Linda was my mother-in-law – actually she was more than that. She was my friend. She loved her family with everything she had. She told her life story with pride and made sure that she gave God credit for getting her where she was. The last time I visited with her, she told me she loved me and I told her that I loved her and she said that she was happy with how her life story was ending, and that she was leaving it in God’s hands as to when it was her time. She told me no tears – that she lived an exciting, fun, and full life, and that she would be watching and looking in on us from time to time. So, Momma, I hope you’re enjoying your wings and flying with the angels up in heaven and smiling down on us.
– Love you, Tracie Glass