Ida May Brunson

Ida May Brunson, 92, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away at home peacefully in her sleep on the morning of November 19, 2010.

Ida May was born August 14, 1918. She met the love of her life Maurice Brunson and married on January 1, 1936 and they had two sons and two daughters. In 1958 the family moved to Shawnee , Kansas. She loved to garden, birdwatch, Kansas City Royals games, sew, bake and cook. Holiday meals were a special time she treasured and nothing gave her more pleasure than spending time with family and taking care of those she loved. She was a loving mother and grandmother that lived a long full life and she will be very missed by all her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years Maurice Brunson, her son Irvin Brunson, and 4 sisters. Ida May is survived by her son Donald Brunson; daughters Phyllis Brunson and Anita Cannon, Sharon Kenton; grandchildren Theresa Prue, Debbie Compton, Tammy Glenn-Brunson, Rhonda Stuart, David Brunson and Charles Cannon; 12 great grandchildren; 2 great-greatgrandchildren; and sister Josephine Tabbert.

Funeral Service and Visitation

Visitation will be from 6-8 pm, Monday, November 22, 2010, at Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at the chapel, followed by burial at Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens .