<PERSON>, <DATE_TIME>, of <LOCATION>, <LOCATION>, passed away on <DATE_TIME>.
<PERSON> was born on <DATE_TIME>, in <LOCATION>, <LOCATION>, where she grew up on a farm. She moved to <LOCATION> in <DATE_TIME> with the dream of forging a different life for herself. Her first job in <LOCATION> was working at Mrs. <PERSON>'s Fairway Restaurant, which she later purchased from Mrs. 890
<PERSON> in <DATE_TIME>.
<PERSON> became one of the most well-known restaurateurs in the <LOCATION>, named "Restaurateur of <DATE_TIME>" in <DATE_TIME> by the <LOCATION> chapter of the Missouri Restaurant Association. Her restaurant was featured in many books, including "Two for the Road" by <PERSON> and Kansas City: A Food Biography by <PERSON>.
She was preceded in death by her son, <PERSON>. <PERSON> is survived by her brother, <PERSON>; grandchildren, <PERSON>, <PERSON>, and <PERSON>; and great-grandchildren, <PERSON>, <PERSON>, <PERSON>, <PERSON>, and <PERSON>.
A memorial service will be held on <DATE_TIME> at <DATE_TIME> at the Porter Funeral Home in <LOCATION>, <LOCATION>. Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Women's Business Center. 62