May was a 1969 graduate of Nevada High School. After graduation, May moved to the KC area and remained there until 1979 when she moved back to her hometown of Nevada. May married the love of her life, Donald Hutchison, on May 8, 1982, in Las Vegas, Nevada. They had just recently celebrated their 42nd wedding anniversary. May worked as a bookkeeper for both her husband Don and her brother Ralph for the majority of her career. May loved her KC Chiefs, her pets and spending time with her friends and family. Most of all she loved being with her children and grandchildren. May will be remembered for her kindness, sweet personality, and beautiful smile.
She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, Donald Hutchison, her daughter, Michelle (Wright) Kimmell and husband, Andrew Kimmell, her stepson, Mike Hutchison and wife, Andrea, her stepdaughter, Christine (Hutchison) Goddard and husband, Chris Goddard. She leaves four brothers, Harold Shumaker, Jr., and wife Margaret (Wait), Henry Shumaker and wife Polly (Mills), Ralph Shumaker and wife Sandra (Wainwright), and Raymond Shumaker and wife Brenda (Hirschman), all of Nevada, Missouri. Also surviving are four grandchildren, granddaughters Kandra, Mikayla, and Alyssa Hutchison and grandson, Nathan Kimmell. Numerous nieces and nephews survive as well.
Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, August 1, 2024 from 5:00-7:00 PM at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. Graveside services will be held at Antioch Cemetery, about 3 miles north of Nevada, on Friday, August 2, 2024 at 10:30 AM
