Dorothy B. Jones
August 26, 2025
Dorothy was the last child born to the union of Roosevelt and Sara Madison in Shreveport, Louisiana. Her parents and all eight siblings preceded her in death.
Dorothy graduated from Argentine High School in 1963. She received her LPN in May 1964 from KU Medical Center. She went back to school 1969 and received a diploma as an RN in 1972...
Mr. Ernest Lee Brooks
August 20, 2025
Mr. Ernest Lee Brooks, age 69, was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 7, 1956, to his parents, Eddie Ward and L. E. (Dixon) Wright-Brooks. He passed away at University Health, formerly Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill, in Kansas City, Missouri on August 20, 2025, at 1:20 P.M.
Ernest was educated in the Kansas City Public School District, graduating from Lincoln High School....
Lawrence Anderson
August 21, 2025
Lawrence was born on December 24, 2004, to the union of Larry Anderson and Janet Phillips-Anderson. Lawrence now rests in peace with his beloved mother, Janet Phillips-Anderson, both joined in death on August 21, 2025. Also, preceding him in death are his maternal grandparents: James and Maxine Phillips; maternal uncles: James Kelton and Kevin Phillips; and maternal aunt Tricia Phillips.
Lawrence...
Janet Phillips-Anderson
August 21, 2025
Janet Marie Phillips-Anderson was born to the union of James and Maxine Phillips on October 28, 1973. Janet went into the light, joined side-by-side and hand-in-hand with her baby boy, Lawrence, on August 21, 2025. Awaiting their arrival into the ancestral plane were her parents: James and Maxine Phillips; bonus mother, Nola Phillips; brothers: James Kelton and Kevin Phillips; and...
John B. Black
August 18, 2025
John B. Black, 53, passed away on August 18, 2025, at Lee’s Summit Medical Center, Lee’s Summit, MO. He was born on July 1, 1972, in Kansas City, MO, to Jean M. Hack and John B. Cox.
He grew up in Kansas City, MO, where he graduated from Southwest High School. During high school he played football and was in ROTC....
Elder Albert Lee Cutts
August 18, 2025
A Glimpse Into Albert’s Life
Albert Lee Cutts, 70, passed away on August 17, 2025, at St. Luke’s East Hospital in Lee's Summit, Missouri surrounded by his loved ones. He was the eldest of 6 children, born January 9, 1955, in Little Rock, Arkansas to Clyde Cutts Jr. and Rose Marie Mack-Cutts.
Albert grew up in Little Rock and graduated from Hall...
Sheron L. Blaylock
August 16, 2025
Sheron L Blaylock, 74, passed away on August 16, 2025, at Truman Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on March 2, 1951, to Delbert Stovall and Blanche Long, who preceded her in death.
She graduated from Lincoln High School and received a cosmetology license afterward. Sheron devoted her life to helping those in need by volunteering and taking care...
Samuel Lee Hooker
August 15, 2025
Samuel Lee Hooker, 91, passed peacefully on August 15, 2025, surrounded by his family at the Kansas City VA Hospital Center. He was born October 21, 1933, in Jefferson City, Missouri, to the union of Reverend Isaac and Gladys (Berryhill) Hooker.
Samuel was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Isaac Hooker Jr. and Charley Lee; and six sisters: Temphy...
Pamela C. Ross-Holloway
August 13, 2025
Pamela (Pam) Ross-Holloway was born on November 21, 1962, at Queen of the World Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, to Ruby M. Arnold. She was the youngest daughter of seven siblings.
Pam was preceded in death by her mother, brothers: Anthony Arnold and Kenneth King, and sister, Theresa Arnold.
She graduated from Southeast High School in 1980, and later pursued higher education...
Rosa Marie Reid
August 12, 2025
Ms. Rosa Marie Reid, daughter, sister, mother, and friend, was born July 28,1963. She was a kind and strong woman. Rosa, "Rosie" as we called her, started her Journey to salvation on August 12, 2025.
She was born a special child with special needs, but with a lot of love and determination, she overcame. Rosie graduated from Bishop Hogan High School...
Ellis R. Walls
August 12, 2025
Mr. Ellis Ray Walls was born to Steven and JoAnna Walls, who welcomed him into this world on January 13, 1958.
He soon was introduced to his very best friends: Henry, Isaac, Donald, Sarah, Roland, Juanita, Larry, and Linda. He increased his loving friendships with his brothers, Alvin and Andrew. Together they became a close-knit family.
At an early age, Mr. Ellis...
Linda Gail Shaver
August 11, 2025
-In Loving Memory-
Linda Gail (Bristol) Shaver, age 68, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born and raised in Jasper, Florida, Linda made Kansas City her home in 1975, where she would go on to touch countless lives with her heart, her hands, and her unwavering spirit.
In April 1990, Linda met Claude Shaver,...