Quenemo - Jackie L. Cade, 72, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023, at his home in Quenemo, Kansas. He was born on April 26, 1951, in Ottawa, Kansas, the son of Jasper and Sarah (Wadkins) Cade.

Jackie graduated from Quenemo High School in 1969. He then graduated from the U.S. Trade School in Kansas City, Missouri for auto body repair and paint. He worked for several body shops in Ottawa for five years before going to work for Duke Manufacturing in Ottawa as a sheet metal finisher and painter. Jackie owned and operated his own auto and tire repair shop for three years. He was a member of the American Motorcycle Racing Association, racing drag bikes for three years. He then worked construction, joining Local 1290 Union where he worked until he retired in January of 2016.

On July 1, 1973, Jackie married Jane Smith. They were divorced on January 1, 1988.

Jackie enjoyed motorcycle riding, old cars and friends. He will be missed by his close friends Kenny and Juanita Adams and Sam Watts as well as all who knew him.

Jackie is survived by his sister Janice (Ray) Wards of Garnett; a niece Rachel Burgio of Tooele, Utah and a nephew Kyle Trendel of Baldwin City.

Graveside memorial services for Jackie will be at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday May 7th, at the Oak Hill Cemetery at Quenemo.