William Joseph Autrey

William Joseph Autrey, 65 of Raytown, MO passed away January 14, 2015 at Truman Lakewood Medical Center from respiratory failure.  Visitation and services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Pasantino Bros. Funeral Home, Kansas City, MO. Mr. Autrey was born May 28, 1949 at St. Joseph’s Hospital, in Kansas City, MO. William grew up in the historic”North End”of Kansas City, MO. He was Christened and served as an alter boy at Holy Rosary Church.  He attended Northeast High School.  He chose early retirement from the GM Fairfax plant in Kansas City, he also owned and operated a body shop in St. Petersburg, FL, and he also retired from Kenworth, of Kansas City, MO.  He owned several motorcycles and loved to ride. He enjoyed playing pool, darts and bowling and he recorded several perfect games on the lanes. Most of all he loved his children and grandchildren dearly. He was preceded in death by his mother Loretta Josephine Autrey, a brother Carl Lee Autrey, and his life-mate, Judy. He is survived by his 4 daughters; Dawn Kellogg, Jody Autrey, Billie Jo Wolfe and Dominique Autrey, 2 sisters; Barbara Welsh and Linda Hood, 8 grandchildren; Amber Conley, Brandon Conley, Cody Wilson, Megan Gorham, Kyle Gorham, Benjamin Wolfe, Hope Wolfe and Logan Russell, 6 great-grandchildren; Cayden Anders, Courtney Anders, Colton Anders, Cannon Anders, Riley Bryant and Marley Ross, 2 aunts, an uncle and a multitude of nieces, nephews and cousins.

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