Pamela Annette Mayfield, 59, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013, at her home in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. A graveside service and burial will be at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday in the G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami, OK. Donations may be made in her name to the Great Plains SPCA, 21001 MO 78 Highway, Independence, MO 64057. She was born May 27, 1954, along with her twin brother Paul Alan, to Richard (Dick) and Refa (Hopkins) Mayfield. Pam grew up in the Miami and Fairland, OK, area, graduating from Fairland High School in 1972 where she excelled in basketball. Pam attended Rogers State College, Claremore, OK, on a basketball scholarship. Following a career in business in the Norman, OK, and Northeast Oklahoma region, she moved to the greater Kansas City area in 1985, working for General Nutrition Centers as a district manager and then attending Park College. She earned her Bachelor's degree from Park College in 1988, graduating as the honor graduate and speaker for the ceremony. Pam taught elementary school for one year before moving to Johnson County Community College in the Student Financial Aid Department. She continued to work there until her death.
Pam's father taught her to play spoons at a young age and enjoyed this skill throughout her life. She kept a set close by at all times to surprise and entertain strangers as well as family and friends in addition to relieving stress. She was an excellent cook and loved to share her expertise and the results with family and friends. She was a self-taught artist with a specialty of pencil drawings of trees representing those she loved. Pam was also an avid animal lover, owning several pets during her lifetime. She was a member of the Community of Christ. Pam was preceded in death by her father, Richard, (Dick) Mayfield, Sr., her twin brother Paul Alan, older brother Roger Evan, great-niece Kendall Pierce Mayfield, and step-father Malcolm Sawyers. Pam is survived by her mother, Refa Sawyers, Independence, MO, brother Richard (Diane) Mayfield of Tennessee, IL, and sister Delaina Sawyers of Kailua, HI, nieces and nephews, Tucker (Tasha) Mayfield and family of Frisco, TX, Janna (Marques Alex) Mayfield and family of Lewisville, TX, Troy Mayfield of Kansas City, MO, Brian (Stephanie) Mayfield and family of Columbia, MO, Jessica Newton of Fairland, OK, Jamie Mayfield and family of Columbia, MO, Tycelin Mayfield-Clay, Austin, TX, and Jennifer Mayfield and family, Miami, OK sister-in-law Linda Morrison of Poteau, OK and her beloved dogs Toby and Coco and cats Buddy and Dash. Online condolence memories may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel (816) 373-3600)
Pam's father taught her to play spoons at a young age and enjoyed this skill throughout her life. She kept a set close by at all times to surprise and entertain strangers as well as family and friends in addition to relieving stress. She was an excellent cook and loved to share her expertise and the results with family and friends. She was a self-taught artist with a specialty of pencil drawings of trees representing those she loved. Pam was also an avid animal lover, owning several pets during her lifetime. She was a member of the Community of Christ. Pam was preceded in death by her father, Richard, (Dick) Mayfield, Sr., her twin brother Paul Alan, older brother Roger Evan, great-niece Kendall Pierce Mayfield, and step-father Malcolm Sawyers. Pam is survived by her mother, Refa Sawyers, Independence, MO, brother Richard (Diane) Mayfield of Tennessee, IL, and sister Delaina Sawyers of Kailua, HI, nieces and nephews, Tucker (Tasha) Mayfield and family of Frisco, TX, Janna (Marques Alex) Mayfield and family of Lewisville, TX, Troy Mayfield of Kansas City, MO, Brian (Stephanie) Mayfield and family of Columbia, MO, Jessica Newton of Fairland, OK, Jamie Mayfield and family of Columbia, MO, Tycelin Mayfield-Clay, Austin, TX, and Jennifer Mayfield and family, Miami, OK sister-in-law Linda Morrison of Poteau, OK and her beloved dogs Toby and Coco and cats Buddy and Dash. Online condolence memories may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel (816) 373-3600)
Pamela Annette Mayfield, 59, passed away Friday, November 29, 2013, at her home in Kansas City, MO. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St., Independence, MO 64055. A graveside service and burial will be at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday in the G.A.R. Cemetery in Miami, OK. Donations may be made in her name to the Great Plains SPCA, 21001 MO 78 Highway, Independence, MO 64057. She was born May 27, 1954, along with her twin brother Paul Alan, to Richard (Dick) and Refa (Hopkins) Mayfield. Pam grew up in the Miami and Fairland, OK, area, graduating from Fairland High School in 1972 where she excelled in basketball. Pam attended Rogers State College, Claremore, OK, on a basketball scholarship. Following a career in business in the Norman, OK, and Northeast Oklahoma region, she moved to the greater Kansas City area in 1985, working for General Nutrition Centers as a district manager and then attending Park College. She earned her Bachelor's degree from Park College in 1988, graduating as the honor graduate and speaker for the ceremony. Pam taught elementary school for one year before moving to Johnson County Community College in the Student Financial Aid Department. She continued to work there until her death.
Pam's father taught her to play spoons at a young age and enjoyed this skill throughout her life. She kept a set close by at all times to surprise and entertain strangers as well as family and friends in addition to relieving stress. She was an excellent cook and loved to share her expertise and the results with family and friends. She was a self-taught artist with a specialty of pencil drawings of trees representing those she loved. Pam was also an avid animal lover, owning several pets during her lifetime. She was a member of the Community of Christ. Pam was preceded in death by her father, Richard, (Dick) Mayfield, Sr., her twin brother Paul Alan, older brother Roger Evan, great-niece Kendall Pierce Mayfield, and step-father Malcolm Sawyers. Pam is survived by her mother, Refa Sawyers, Independence, MO, brother Richard (Diane) Mayfield of Tennessee, IL, and sister Delaina Sawyers of Kailua, HI, nieces and nephews, Tucker (Tasha) Mayfield and family of Frisco, TX, Janna (Marques Alex) Mayfield and family of Lewisville, TX, Troy Mayfield of Kansas City, MO, Brian (Stephanie) Mayfield and family of Columbia, MO, Jessica Newton of Fairland, OK, Jamie Mayfield and family of Columbia, MO, Tycelin Mayfield-Clay, Austin, TX, and Jennifer Mayfield and family, Miami, OK sister-in-law Linda Morrison of Poteau, OK and her beloved dogs Toby and Coco and cats Buddy and Dash. Online condolence memories may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel (816) 373-3600)
Pam's father taught her to play spoons at a young age and enjoyed this skill throughout her life. She kept a set close by at all times to surprise and entertain strangers as well as family and friends in addition to relieving stress. She was an excellent cook and loved to share her expertise and the results with family and friends. She was a self-taught artist with a specialty of pencil drawings of trees representing those she loved. Pam was also an avid animal lover, owning several pets during her lifetime. She was a member of the Community of Christ. Pam was preceded in death by her father, Richard, (Dick) Mayfield, Sr., her twin brother Paul Alan, older brother Roger Evan, great-niece Kendall Pierce Mayfield, and step-father Malcolm Sawyers. Pam is survived by her mother, Refa Sawyers, Independence, MO, brother Richard (Diane) Mayfield of Tennessee, IL, and sister Delaina Sawyers of Kailua, HI, nieces and nephews, Tucker (Tasha) Mayfield and family of Frisco, TX, Janna (Marques Alex) Mayfield and family of Lewisville, TX, Troy Mayfield of Kansas City, MO, Brian (Stephanie) Mayfield and family of Columbia, MO, Jessica Newton of Fairland, OK, Jamie Mayfield and family of Columbia, MO, Tycelin Mayfield-Clay, Austin, TX, and Jennifer Mayfield and family, Miami, OK sister-in-law Linda Morrison of Poteau, OK and her beloved dogs Toby and Coco and cats Buddy and Dash. Online condolence memories may be expressed at www.speakschapel.com (Arrangements: Speaks Suburban Chapel (816) 373-3600)
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