Mary "Pamela" Price

Loving mother, faithful wife, and servant of Jesus Christ, Mary Pamela (Kirksey) Price of Independence, Missouri, passed on to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, March 18, at age ninety-nine, after living a life of devotion and service to the Lord.

Pamela was born on October 17, 1926, in Fisher, Arkansas, to Jesse LeRoy and Ethel May (Sanders) Kirksey.

As an infant, she was blessed by Elders A. E. Ziegenhorn and S. S. Smith of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS). She was baptized into the RLDS Church at age twelve in August 1939. She started serving the Church as a pianist and Sunday school teacher when she was twelve, and she continued serving in various RLDS congregations and independent Restoration branches for many decades. In her later years, she attended Glendale Restoration Branch in Independence, Missouri.

Pamela graduated from the Fisher, Arkansas, high school in 1944 as class valedictorian. After moving to Independence, Missouri, she met Richard David Price. They were married on July 6, 1948. From 1949 to 1950, they lived in Washington State where Richard was employed as a teacher and Pamela attended Yakima Business College, before the family returned to Independence.

Always eager to promote the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, she and Richard were instrumental in founding Cumorah Books in 1975 and Restoration Voice magazine in 1978, which were both dedicated to that goal. She served there as a board member and editor until 2001. In 1984, she and Richard founded Price Publishing Company, and in 1989, they opened the Restoration Bookstore and began publishing Vision magazine. Pamela remained active as a contributing member and decision maker on the company's board of directors to the very end.

Richard and Pamela co-authored several books, including the set of books, Joseph Smith Fought Polygamy. In addition, Pamela wrote many books and articles of her own, and edited hundreds more. As a result of their combined writing efforts, as well as their establishment of the Restoration Bookstore, Pamela and Richard kept alive the fundamental beliefs of the RLDS Church.

Pamela was predeceased by her husband, Richard; both parents; her sister, Rachel Ione Brewer; and her brothers, Joseph LeRoy and Nathan Paul Kirksey. She is survived by her brother, Anthony Richard Kirksey and his wife, Marsha, of Lebanon, Missouri. She is also survived by her three children: Amelia Fay (Price) Villers, of Independence, Missouri; Lila Rae (Price) Costa and her husband, Albert, of Forney, Texas; and David Mark Price and his wife, Charney, of Newton, Kansas.

She also leaves nine grandchildren: David Villers and his wife, Sarah, of Independence, Missouri; Norman Kaleimamahu and his wife, Ashley, of Forney, Texas; Keenan Costa of Dallas, Texas; Matthew Price and his wife, Joanna, of Wichita, Kansas; Dustin Price of Wichita, Kansas; Victoria (Price) Gilmer and her husband, Josh, of Jacksonville, Florida; Tiare Akana of Oahu, Hawaii; Jason Blank and his wife, Crystal, of Spring, Texas; and Aaron Blank of Wichita, Kansas. In addition, she leaves eleven great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held on Friday, March 27, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, in Independence, Missouri. The funeral service will also be held at Speaks Suburban Chapel on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. The burial will follow the funeral and will be held at Mound Grove Cemetery in Independence, Missouri.

Donations in memory of Pamela Price may be made to Price Publishing Company (or Restoration Bookstore), 915 E. 23 rd Street S., Independence.