Susan Faye Conway, 61, of Independence, MO passed away October 22, 2021 in Independence, MO.
Visitation will be 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home; Independence, MO. Memorial service will follow at 12:00 p.m.
Susan was born August 3, 1960 in Marshall, MO to Nell Joann Thomas and later adopted at the age of two by her father Lester Thomas. She attended the Missouri School for the Deaf where she met her former spouse of 27 years, Ernest Conway, Sr. While married, they had two children together, Ernest Conway, Jr. (Teddy) and Leslie Nicole Conway (Nikki). Susan was a loving mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and wonderful friend.
Susan’s favorite activities included making crafts, sewing, and painting. She loved attending deaf socials thrown by the Greater Kansas City Association for the Deaf, attending her church group with Deaf Ministries, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Susan is preceded in death by her mother Nell Joann Thomas, father Lester Thomas, and granddaughter Aliyah M. Stephens.
Susan is survived by her son, Teddy Conway and his wife Hallie of Independence, MO; her daughter, Nikki Conway of Independence, Mo; her grandsons, Trevin Conway and Theo Conway; her brother, Jon Michael Thomas of Indiana; and many more family members and friends.
Obituary submitted by family
Arrangements: Royer’s New Salem Funeral Home, Independence, MO 816-796-8600