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IN MEMORIAM: Former Longtime Local Entrepreneur, Hayward Spears Sr., 88, Bids Farewell; Services Oct. 14-15
Hayward Spears, 88, founder of the award-winning Hayward’s Pit Bar-B-Que, passed away peacefully at his Leawood , Kan. home on October 2, 2022. According to details posted on the website, a Visitation will be held Friday, October 14, 2022 from 4:00 p.m.to 7:00 p.m. at Thatcher’s Funeral Chapel, 1520 North 5th Street, Kansas City, Kan; and on Saturday, October 15, a Visitation will be held f...