Julie Ann (Simone) Hughes, 52, passed away October 1, 2021. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. with the Rosary at 6:30 p.m., Eulogy at 6:50 p.m., and the Funeral Mass at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 7, at St. Therese Catholic Church, 7207 NW Highway 9, Kansas City, MO 64152.

Julie was born July 5, 1969, in Kansas City, MO, and attended Holy Cross Grade School and St. Pius X High School, graduating in 1987. She was preceded in death by her grandparents Joseph M. and Katherine Distefano, and Joseph and Anna Simone; her mother Sylvia A. (Distefano) Simone; and her mother-in-law Margaret Hughes. She is survived by her husband of 13 years Jeffery Hughes; her son Robert Lawrence III; her daughter Katherine Lawrence (Dalton); her stepdaughters Alexa Bostick (Phillip) and Maizey Knifong (Derrick); her grandchildren Aspen Arnold, Presley Knifong, Ember Knifong, and Asa Knifong; her father John J. Simone; her father-in-law Louis Hughes; her brother John G. Simone (Rose); brother-in-law Billy Hughes; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Kathy and Mike Lawrence; nieces Sara Humphrey (Seth), Hannah Simone, Hope Simone, and Mia Simone; nephew Michael Lawrence; former spouse Robert Lawrence, Jr.; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and dear individuals she considered family and friends.

Pallbearers: Dalton Major, Derrick Knifong, Phillip Bostick, Michael Lawrence, Nick Simone, and Dominic Cuccia.

Blessed.

Blessed is the word Julie always held close to her heart. She was blessed in so many ways with everything that God provided. The biggest blessing of all was her loving family. But even more so, Julie blessed everyone around her. She was the most selfless person and always put everyone before herself. Julie taught everyone around her what love and family is and should be. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, and friend. Julie was an amazing person that would go above and beyond for anyone.

Julie loved so many things in the beautiful life she lived. Her most favorite was spending time with family and traveling the world. She loved to plan everything down to the very fine details and always based her decisions on including everyone around her. Julie loved everything about the water. She loved cruising around on her boat, crappie fishing, and soaking up the sun. She sure had that beautiful olive skin. She also loved going on cruises with friends and family. Julie was a very strong woman, absolutely beautiful inside and out.

Rest In Peace our wonderful guardian angel, Julie! You will be deeply missed by so many.

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