Stella Deloris Lopes, a 73-year-old Trenton resident, passed away at 10:18 a.m. on Friday, June 17, 2016 at Saint Luke’s East in Lee’s Summit.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today (Monday, June 20, 2016) at Whitaker-Eads Funeral Home in Trenton. Burial was in Campground Cemetery near Osgood.
Mrs. Lopes was born May 21, 1943 in Sullivan County, the daughter of Louden and Edith Pierce Humphreys. She graduated from Trenton High School before attending classes at Trenton Junior College and then receiving her LPN degree from the Vocational Board of Education of Kansas City. She worked at Wright Memorial Hospital following graduation, for many years. She married and moved to Hawaii, where she worked for Pearlridge Hospital. She moved back to Trenton in 1982, returning to Wright Memorial Hospital until 1998.
Mrs. Lopes was on the Green Hills Community Action Agency Advisory Board for many years as well as the OATS and food pantry boards.
Survivors include her step-son, Ray Lopes and his wife, Allison of Milinani, HI; a step-daughter, Debbie Lopes of Wainaei, HI; and step-grandchildren, Aulani and Alakai Lopes and Alvin Dunston Jr.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Memorial donations are suggested to either the Food Pantry or Campground Cemetery and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left at www.whitakereads.com.
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