Mr. Horace B. Lindesay, Jr.

Obituary A Glance at the Life of Horace Benjamin Lindesay, Jr. Horace “Jun” Lindesay was the seventh of nine children born to Horace Lindesay, Sr. and Annie (Washington) Lindesay on June 16, 1937, in Robeline, Louisiana. His family moved to Kansas City in 1946. His parents and siblings all preceded him in death--Lois, Verton, Vernon, Fredric, Florence, Vernell (Sonny), Reginald, and Herman Alfonse . Horace attended Kealing Elementary School, Northeast Junior High, and graduated from Sumner High School in the Class of ’57. After high school, he attended Donnelly College, Baylor University, Penn Valley College, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He was a member of the family church, Christ Temple Church of Christ (Holiness) KCK. In 1958, Horace married Angela Crompton. To this union, Antoinette was born (now deceased). Following dissolution of this marriage, he served two years in the army, and was honorably discharged in 1963. He married Constance Freeman in 1964, and to this union Kyle Edward was born. As a teenager, Horace spent weekends and summers working in his father’s trash pickup and tree trimming business where all of his brothers worked from time to time. He was employed ten years with the Kansas City Power & Light Company which mostly was spent in the tree trimming department. Encouraged by his brother Vernon, Horace decided to start his own business in chemical lawn and tree spraying, following in the footsteps of several other brothers, including Vernon, as an entrepreneur in the tree service business. He later expanded to full lawn and tree service, and achieved professional status as an arborist. Horace was exposed to many people growing up through his siblings and other relatives, and his dad’s business. He enjoyed talking to people and was often disarming with his clever sense of humor. Horace developed an interest in photography in high school, and always had a camera or camcorder nearby. He loved listening to the blues, especially ZZ Hill. He had an easy-going personality and a keen memory of people, events, and who was related to whom. He was a Scout Master for several years. His sensitivity to those in need led him to help others even when it was a challenge for him to do so. Horace and his brothers who had tree service businesses were able to help other relatives and friends by providing employment, just as his father had done. He was an active alumnus of Sumner High School through the activities of his class, and he was active in advocacy groups for minority entrepreneurs. He leaves: his wife, Constance; son, Kyle Edward; daughter, Terri; grandson, James Joshua Harrington (Antoinette); brother-in-law Edward Freeman, Jr.; nieces and nephews and their families—Harvetta, Denny, Fernando, Toby, Emery, Gwendolyn, Patricia, Arnita, Rachel, Blanche, Sharon, Stephanie, Carla, Dale, Vernell, LeAnne, Brent, Sherri, Myron, Reginald, Derrick, Alfonse, James, Craig, Brea, Bonnie, Caleb; and, many more relatives, friends, and loyal customers. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, November 20, 2021, 11:00am at First Baptist of KCK. Interment Highland Park, KS. Visitation will be from 9am-11am at the church. Service conducted by Lawrence A. Jones & Sons Funeral Chapel. Condolences may be shared on our website. To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Mr. Horace B. Lindesay, Jr., please visit our Tree Store. Read More

Mr. Horace B. Lindesay, Jr.

June 16, 1937 - November 4, 2021