Vernon E. McCurnin

The coffee shop group at Mission Bank will be a little more quiet now. Vernon McCurnin, who visited his friends at the bank daily, died on March 17, 2017. He always enjoyed a lively conversation about politics and his favorite team, the Chiefs. He was 89 years old. He leaves behind his wife, Grace McCurnin, who he has been married to for 67 years. He has been a member of Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church for nearly 60 years. He was born in Mitchellville, Iowa and enlisted in the Army in 1945. He finished his service in 1946 and then moved to Kansas City where he completed electronics technical school and eventually became an owner of Electronics, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. He retired from there in 1991. He is survived by his three children: Mark, Paul and Kate. They all attended Bishop Miege High School and have remained in the Kansas City area. He is also survived by his two sisters, Margaret Turner of Des Moines, IA and Rosemary Walter of Overland Park, KS; one granddaughter, Kelly McCurnin Chapman of Mission, KS and two great grandsons, Cale and Gage Chapman. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Daryl, Donnie and Paul McCurnin and his parents, Loren and Catherine McCurnin.

Vernon took great pride in his home and the large, beautiful yard. He enjoyed visiting with neighbors in the great neighborhood that he lived in for over 50 years. Sundays were for the Chiefs games. His beloved dog, Maggie, was always by his side. He lived independently and could be seen driving all around town with Maggie in the backseat. He passed at home, overlooking the beautiful yard just beginning to show signs of Spring on St. Patrick's Day. He truly did have the luck of the Irish.

Visitation will be held at 9:30am, Memorial Mass service at 10:30am, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Queen of the Holy Rosary, 7023 W. 71st Street, Overland Park, KS. Inurnment will follow at Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa, KS. In lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions may be given in his name to the Great Plains SPCA, Attn: Development, 5428 Antioch Drive, Merriam, Kansas 66202 or the American Red Cross, Greater Kansas City Chapter, Attn: Development Officer, 211 W. Armour Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64111.