Mary Agnes

McKinney

Mary Agnes Davis McKinney passed away peacefully on November 6, 2026.

Mary was born on August 8, 1938, in Chanute, Kansas, to Paul and Dorothy Berthot Davis. She married Richard McKinney in 1956 and followed him throughout his 20-year military career, living at Air Force bases in Okinawa, Japan, Turkey, and Germany before eventually settling in Knob Noster, Missouri.

After Richard's passing, Mary met Richard Schowengerdt, and the two spent years traveling the country on Harley-Davidson motorcycles with their dachshund, Spunkers.

Mary worked at UMB Bank on Whiteman Air Force Base for 33½ years. In her spare time, she enjoyed gardening and even redesigned her front yard with raised garden beds to make it easier to bend over and tend to her plants. She also enjoyed quilting, knitting, crocheting, and was a voracious reader. Mary made many lap blankets that she generously donated to the Veterans Hospital.

Mary will be terribly missed by her son, Richard Lee McKinney Jr., and his lady, Sue Varner, of Knob Noster; her daughter, Susan Hanson, and her husband, Tom, of Toulouse, France; her two brothers, Sam and Paul Jr., of Chanute, Kansas; her beloved dachshund, Buddy; and many dear friends.

Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, November 28, 2026, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Warrensburg, Missouri with Father Andrew Kleine officiating.

A private inurnment will take place at the Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, Missouri, at a later date.