Susan (Susie) Louise Knight was born to James Edison Wilson and Edna Elmira Williams on July the 5th, 1965 in Hale, MO. Susie grew up in small towns across Missouri but mostly in Tightwad, MO where she attended and graduated high school. She enjoyed watching traffic and working with her siblings and father at the family saw mill in her early years of her life. As an adult she enjoyed a wild spirit and reinvented her life a few times whether it be working in a mailing factory or waitressing; she loved to keep herself busy. Susie always enjoyed making crafts for those she loved and making them happy through her art. There have been many people touched by her artistry throughout the years.

Susie had 2 daughters she loved dearly, Crystal Rashay Culley 36, and Tiffany Rachelle Evans (Tim Ryun) 31. She also had 5 grandchildren that were the light of her life Ashanti Sanders 17, Cane Sanders 15, Jasmea Sanders 13, Triniti Thompson 15, and Braydon Thompson 13. Susie cherished her siblings both here and gone, she is survived by 1 sister Jan Taylor (Mark), and 6 Brothers Robert Shadwick (Leisa), Jim Merchant, Kenny Wilson (Pam), Chuck Wilson (Kim), John Wilson (Dawn), James Strohkirch (Jackie). She was preceded in death by both of her parents as well as a brother Donald Wilson, and a sister Charlotte McClellen. 

Susie passed away on April the 5th at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, MO after a 2-week battle from a stroke. Susie will be dearly missed by not only her large family but many friends who have become family over the years. 

Obituary submitted by family

Arrangements:  Royer Funeral Home, Grain Valley, MO   816-847-4441