On March 27, 2019, "Annie" as she was known to family and friends, unexpectedly passed away at the age of 43.
Annie was born July 6, 1975 and grew up in Gladstone and lived in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated Oak Park High School in 1993. She was active in sports and band; she was a Wrestling Manager, excelled in Jazz Band and was a Drum Major for the Marching Northmen. Annie was a loyal and dedicated employee with Allied National for nearly 20 years. On January 20, 2005 her son Luke was born whom she loved and raised with all her passion.
Scouting has always been a part of Annie's life. Starting with Brownies and Girl Scouts throughout school, she spent many years as a camp counselor. She was a Certified Life Guard and a Rappel Master. Known at camp as 'Catfish', Annie was a Lifer and earned the Girl Scout Gold Award.
Annie and Luke both became members of Boy Scout Troop 179 at Avondale United Methodist Church. She was Den Leader from 2012-2015, moving to Scoutmaster in 2018 to present. She was a merit badge counselor and recently earned the Wood Badge Award. She is an Honored Woman in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say and chose 'High Flying Green Eagle' as her tribal name.
Annie's other passions included camping, hiking, music, spending time with family and friends, all Kansas City sports teams, her many pet animals, and just sitting around the camp fire.
Annie is survived by her son Luke Casebolt, fiance Michael Wood, maternal grandmother Angeline Hinkle, her parents David and Karol Relford, brother and nephew David and Dakota Relford, several aunts, uncles and cousins.
On Wednesday April 3, visitation will begin at 4:30pm followed by a Celebration of Life Service at 6:00pm at Avondale United Methodist Church located at 3101 NE Winn Rd., Kansas City, Missouri 64117.
In Lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Boy Scout Troop 179 or Avondale United Methodist Church to keep this partnership strong.
Our beloved Annie will always be in our hearts and greatly missed.