Kathy Jo Twaddell August 11, 1952 - July 8, 2022. Kathy passed after a long and brave battle with Stage IV breast cancer & multiple myeloma. She was born in Kansas City, MO and moved with the family as a child to Birmingham, AL. She graduated from W. A. Berry High School in 1970. She moved back to the KC area in 1976 and lived in Independence for the last 32 years. She leaves behind her loving parents, James and Beverly Twaddell, her brothers Kent and Craig (Kathy) Twaddell, her devoted sister Julie Hellman (Richard), her nieces Christy Kirchhoff and Erin Twaddell and her nephew Colin (Alison) Twaddell and great-nephews, Brandon and Caidon Kirchhoff. She will be greatly missed by her friend of almost 50 years, Eva Dickey, her companion of 30 years Carl Salucci and her dear friend, Karen Meisenheimer.
A small family service was held on July 11, 2022 at Floral Hills Cemetery.