Ms. Mae Hunter

Mae Andrews Hunter, 76, went to be with the Lord on May 5, 2024, at Shawnee PARC Nursing Home in Overland Park. Afflicted by Alzheimer's these past years, she lost more and more of her memories but never her beautiful smile, kind heart, or gracious manners. A sweet and kind soul always ready to lend an ear and offer advice in the midst of trials and tribulations. She was a loving mother to her three daughters, Alanna, Kaci, and Marissa, and a doting grandmother to her grandchildren, Nathaniel, Alexander, and Kendall Lee. The oldest of seven, she was born on June 1, 1947, in Savannah, GA, to Willie Harrison Andrews and Albertha Ellis Andrews. Her Aunt Rebecca and Uncle James raised her and her sister Linda. She loved books and learning and was the first in her family to attend college. She attended Stetson University in DeLand, FL, integrating Stetson as one of the first Black students to live on campus. At Stetson, Mae met Cornelius Hunter, who integrated Stetson in 1962 as the first Black undergraduate to attend Stetson. After both graduated from college in 1969, the couple married and moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where Mae received a master's degree in Christian education at the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1974. A devout Christian, she used her degree while she worked as Minister of Christian Education for Saint Stephen Baptist Church under the direction of Rev. Dr. Mac Charles Jones. Mae taught English to middle schoolers in the Greater Kansas City area at the Loretto Academy, the Kansas City, MO, and Hickman Mills school districts until she retired 12 years ago. Even after she retired, she continued to help students by providing private tutoring. She has done much to promote community service and the “betterment of all mankind” since being a founding member of the Stetson University chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. Through her sorority, her church, and as a volunteer with Girl Scouts, Harvesters, and Habitat for Humanity, she worked to help others and improve our community. Mae is survived by her daughters, Alanna Lee (Brian), of Shawnee, KS, Kaci Hunter of Richmond, VA, and Marissa Hunter of Philadelphia, PA; her sisters Doris (David) McCullough of Tampa, FL, Wanda (Charles) Jefferson of Savannah, GA; her brothers Clarence Andrews of, Augusta, GA, and Warren (Donna) Andrews of, Savannah, GA, and her brothers-in-law Philip Hunter, Tampa, FL, and Edward Hunter, Jacksonville, FL. She is also survived by grandchildren Nathaniel, Alexander, and Kendall Lee of Shawnee, KS, as well as several nieces and nephews. She shall meet again in heaven with her parents, her husband Cornelius, who passed away in 1988, her granddaughter Hunter Nicole Lee, and her sisters Linda Andrews and Berniece Green. Funeral services Saturday, May 18, at 1:00pm at Paseo Baptist Church. Private Disposition. Visitation 11:00am -1:00pm at the church. Services conducted by Lawrence A. Jones & Sons. Condolences may be shared on our website.

Ms. Mae Hunter

June 1, 1947 - May 5, 2024