Keiara Marie Johnson

The Life of

Keiara Marie Johnson

Keiara Marie Johnson, age 40, affectionately known as "Key", was born on February 18, 1986, to her parents, Allie Eugene Johnson and Joyce Marie (Daniels) Johnson. She was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, where she grew up with her brother Gregory.

Keiara received Jesus Christ into her life at an early age. She loved God deeply. She was a very friendly and caring person. She had a heart of love for her family, friends and other people, and would not hesitate to encourage and help other people who were in need. She had a great personality, sense of humor, and was very ambitious, knowledgeable and outspoken.

Keiara attended the public schools in Raytown, Missouri and was a graduate of Raytown South High School class of 2004. Throughout her school years she excelled in her classes. In all aspects of her life if given the opportunity she always proved that she could successfully complete an assignment in the spirit of excellence. Upon completion of high school, she attended Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri (now Missouri State University). Her major was in Accounting. She later attended the University of Missouri (UMKC) in Kansas City, Missouri. She worked at various jobs before she began her employment with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). She was a faithful and dedicated employee for 20 years.

In the year of 1992 at the age of 7 years old, Keiara proudly became a "Debutante Page" for the "Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Ball" in Kansas City, Missouri. Keiara enjoyed watching and participating in sports. She played on the baseball, basketball and soccer teams in Raytown, Missouri. She played many positions on the soccer team, but the Goalkeeper position was the one that she excelled at the most. She won top honors for helping her Soccer Team win a major Soccer Tournament. She was the recipient of an Outstanding Performance Trophy and was recognized in a Raytown newspaper for her outstanding performance. Keiara attended dance classes at the Wynn Twins School of Dance in Raytown. She loved dancing and participated in the Studio's annual dance recitals.

The hobbies she enjoyed were creative cooking, crafting, crocheting, reading, writing poems and lyrics to music. In her leisure time she enjoyed spending time with her family, friends and traveling.

Keiara departed this earthly life on Monday, June 29, 2026. She was preceded in death by her father, Allie Eugene Johnson; her maternal grandfather, Robert L. Daniels Sr.; her paternal grandmother, Bernice Burns; her aunts, Laura (Daniels) Bonwell-Savage and Mildred Jones.

Keiara leaves to cherish her memory: her mother, Joyce M. Johnson; her brother, Gregory T. Johnson; her half-brother, Michael A. Johnson, all of Kansas City, Missouri; her grandmother, Geraldine Daniels of Des Moines, Iowa; her aunts: Rita Davenport (Jeremy) of Stone County, Missouri, Alice Francis Lincoln of Bettendorf, Iowa, and Stephanie Watkins of Des Moines, Iowa; her uncles, Robert L. Daniels Jr. and Matthew S. Daniels, both of Des Moines, Iowa; a host of cousins, and other loving relatives and friends.