Clarence “Leonard” Traylor,

78, of Independence, passed away on April 21. He is survived by his wife, Gladys Bardwell Smith Traylor; daughter, Angela Smith Palmisano (Charles); sons, Sherman (Jennifer) and Wade Smith; sisters, Jeanette West and Sharon Posey; brothers, LeRoy Navarre, Ray, Johnny, Jack, and Paul Traylor; seven grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.