Marie J. Darnell, 78, Garden City, MO, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence, MO. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, June 24, 2019 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO, with visitation from 3:30-4:00. Burial will follow in Austin Cemetery, Archie, MO.
Marie was born June 17, 1941 in Van Buren, AR, a daughter of Herschel and Ruth (Tuggle) McVeety. She was a graduate of Carson City Nevada High School. Marie married Warren Lee Darnell on August 24, 1985 in Bartlesville, OK. They moved to the Harrisonville area in 1999. She was a member of Church on the Rock in Lee’s Summit, MO and had worked as a cashier for Wal-Mart.
Marie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Warren on October 24, 2011, and one daughter, Lisa Marie. She is survived by a daughter, Becky Gibson, San Francisco, CA; one son, Raymond Osborne; 4 grandsons, and 3 great-grandchildren.