Joyce Darlene Lang

Joyce D. “Jodie” Lang, 85, of Blue Springs, Missouri passed away on Monday, November 10, 2025. Shew was born November 2, 1940, in Clinton County, Missouri to the late Howard and Gertie (Eskridge) Taylor.

Jodie had many activities and jobs over the years, she worked for the Kansas City Police Department, and the IRS as a tax examiner. She was also a neighborhood leader of the Marlbourgh Pride for 6 years, where she was instrumental in establishing and the naming of the Marlbourgh Park. She was a little league baseball coach; she was on the school board of Center Elementary school and annex. She married the love of her life William on May 24, 1957.

She was the loving mother of William and Christopher Lang, 6 grandchildren; one surviving sister Betty Denyer, she was the “adopted Mom” of Chad, Matthew and Micah Silvey, a dear aunt, cousin and friend to many.

In addition to her parents, Jodi is preceded in death by her husband William who died in 2009; brothers Carl Taylor and Larry Zoellers, and sister Shirley Russel.

Visitation will be Thursday, November 20, 2025, form 6-8 PM at Park Lawn Funeral Home; funeral service will be Friday at 1 PM with a visitation beginning at 12 PM. She will be laid to rest next to her husband William in Memorial Park Cemetery.

If you so desire, memorial contributions may be made to the animal charity of your choice.