Sonya Louise Emery

Sonya Louise Emery (Chronister) was born on March 13, 1945 in Poplar Bluff, MO. She later moved to Kansas City, MO where she graduated from Paseo High School in 1963. She met her husband at the University of Missouri, Columbia in 1965. They were married in 1966 in St. Joseph, MO.

Sonya taught at St. James Catholic School in 1967- 68, while her husband was in Vietnam. They both returned to Columbia in 1968 and received their degrees in 1969. They moved to the Kansas City area and lived in Blue Springs, MO for 25 years. Together they raised four children. Sonya taught at Nativity of Mary School from 1980 to 1998 and then worked for JC Penney until she retired in 2010.

Sonya was preceded in death by her parents, Norman and Callie Chronister, and her brother Norman Lee Chronister.

Sonya is survived by her husband of 57 years, Terrance L. Emery, four children: Scott (Jennifer), Spencer, Shane, and Sabrina; three grandchildren: Sean (Cassie), Josie, and Jack; one great grandson: Oliver; and four cousins: Timothy Wiese (Cindy), Lori Knox, Pam Heisey (Bryce), and Joe Wiese.

Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at the McGilley & Frye Funeral Home 105 East Loula Street Olathe, Kansas. Burial in Leavenworth National Cemetery 150 Muncie Road Leavenworth, Kansas. Visitation will be Wednesday morning from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. prior to the funeral service at the funeral home.

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