Sharon Richards

Sharon Richards, 68, of Kansas City, Kansas passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Providence Medical Center. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 17 at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 7601 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Raytown, Missouri with a luncheon to follow at Oak Grove Christian Church. The family requests contributions may be made to Oak Grove Christian Church, 5703 Oak Grove Road, Kansas City, Kansas 66106.

Sharon was born October 17, 1943 in Kansas City, Kansas to Dewey James and Doris Jean (Collier) Powers. A life-long Kansas City resident, she worked at Sunflower Munitions Plant during the 1960s until she married Henry Lawrence Hiesberger, Jr. Sharon loved gardening, planting flowers and trees, landscaping and yard work.

Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, Dewey James and Doris Jean (Collier) Powers, as well as aunts, Mary Lou Beckham and Ruby Hernandez. Her first husband Henry Lawrence Hiesberger, Jr. passed away in 1963, only one year after their son was born.

She is survived by her three children, Henry L. Hiesberger, III of Fayette, Missouri, Lory R. Hiesberger of Kansas City, Kansas, Staci R. Cook of Kansas City, Kansas; six grandchildren, Hank Hiesberger, IV, Janie Hiesberger, Billy Hiesberger, Andy Hiesberger, Cheyenne Cook, Dakota Cook; four great-grandchildren, Caden Hiesberger, Arianna Hiesberger, Lexi Lesher and Xavier Lesher.

Fond memories and condolences may be left at www.chapelhill-butler.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel Hill-Butler, 701 North 94th Street in Kansas City, KS (913) 334-3366