He was born on October 12, 1941 in Lebanon, Missouri. He was the son of Hubert Charles and Ruth Irene (Roark) Begley.
A Memorial Visitation will be held from 9:30am – 10:30am on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Mt. Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64131, followed by a Memorial Service at 10:30 am. Private burial of ashes in Mount Moriah Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association 3846 West 75th Street, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208; (913) 831-3888; https://www.alz.org/kansascity/
Jack was a claims manager at Yellow Freight for many years. He was an outdoorsman and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Jack was a very proud grandfather & great-grandfather. He loved spending time with them all as they were truly his pride and joy.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Ruth Begley, and his infant brother.
He is survived by his loving wife, Nancy Begley of 60 years; son, Brent Begley (Bethany); daughters, Cristy Roecker (Gary) and Beth Essman (Tony); brother Jim Begley (Sue); grandchildren, Jeff, David, Lauren, Jessica, Alisha, Casey, Kara, Mitchell, Justin, Kaleb, Kylie, Tyler, and Spenser; great-grandchildren, Carter, Brooke, Layton, McKinley, Lily, Brynnley, Caden, Carson, BrookLynn, Isabella, Hadley, Jaxon, and soon to be twins, Lucy & Liam.