Rachel W. Barbee
December 15, 2023
Rachel Wilhemena Barbee passed away on December 15th,2023 in Kansas City Kansas. She was born on January 13, 1991, to Lamont Barbee and Arnena Jones.
She grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. She graduated as Valedictorian from Washington High School. After high school, Rachel explored and excelled in several career paths including healthcare and education.
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Raymond L. Johnson, Jr.
December 12, 2023
Raymond L. Johnson Jr. (June Bug), 69, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on December 12, 2023, at home surrounded by loved ones. He was born on May 16, 1954, to the union of Raymond L. Johnson Sr. and Mazarie A. Johnson in Kansas City, Missouri. He was proceeded in death by both his father and...
Joseph N. Wilson
December 9, 2023
Joseph Norvall Wilson, 64, was born on August 5, 1959, in Kansas City, Missouri to Doris Wilson. He departed this life on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at St. Lukes Hospice House. He is preceded in his homegoing by his mother, Doris A Moore; and one brother, Jefferey.
Joseph attended East High School in Kansas City, Missouri. He...
Jacqueline Moore
December 8, 2023
Jacqueline M. Moore (Burks) was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 29, 1948. She departed this life on December 8, 2023.
She attended school in Kansas City, Missouri at W.W. Yates Elementary, Lincoln Jr, Lincoln Sr, and Manual Vocational High School and received a GED from the Missouri Department of Education. While living in the St....
Rose M. Hamilton
December 7, 2023
Rose Mary Hamilton was born July 30, 1949 to James and Mary Carolyn Sims in Ruston Louisiana. She was baptized at an early age at Zion Travelers Baptist Church in Lousiana.
Rose worked as a secretary at Sumner High School from 1970. In 1979 she started working for The Federal Bankruptcy Court. She retired in 2004. In...
Alanna M. Henlon
December 6, 2023
Alanna Marie Henlon graced the world with her presence on November 6, 2001, in Kansas City, MO, to her loving parents Diane Hopkins-Nickens and Ralph Seymour Henlon. Tragically, she departed from this earthly realm on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. She was preceded in this transition by her beloved Aunt Kotera Jordan and a host of other cherished family members....
Diana Dunn
December 5, 2023
Diana Dunn, affectionately known as, “Nene” by her family and friends, was born November 23, 1957. She was the 7th of 14 children born to Jiles and Mae Nell Dunn.
Nene accepted Christ at a very young age. She was a member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. Nene was educated in the Kansas City Missouri Public School...
Frances R. Russell
December 5, 2023
On July 12th, 1927, during some of the worse times for people of color Frances Rosalind (aka Rose) Shipley was born in Tipton, MO. She was the last child born (and the last to pass away) to the proud parents of Galveston Leroy Shipley and Francis Arvenia (Redmond) Shipley. Rose was protected and blessed with four brothers Lee, James,...
Catherine A. Wright
December 4, 2023
Catherine A. Wright, also known as,” Queen B, a.k.a. Aunt Cat was born in Lyon, Mississippi on June 15, 1935 to Lonzo Adams and Nancy McCullum. Catherine received her early education in Lyon, Mississippi, and later moved with her grandparents to Sumner, Mississippi. She was brought up in church and accepted Christ at an early age. She met and...
Dessie R. Morrison
December 3, 2023
Dessie Rea Morrison passed away at the age of 83, on December 3, 2023, in Kansas City, MO. She transitioned at home surrounded by family. Dessie was born on November 3, 1940, in Riverton, Louisiana, to Counsel Smith Sr. and Mary Smith. She graduated from Union Central High School in Brownsville, Louisiana. In 1963, Dessie moved to Kansas City,...
Randolph Williams
December 3, 2023
Randolph Williams, Age 67, passed away December 3, 2023 at home in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on September 4, 1956 in Midnight, Mississippi to Jesse Williams and Sonora Williams. He graduated from Edward Tilden High School in Chicago, Illinois. He began work for The City of Kansas City, MO as a Wastewater Treatment Plant Utility Superintendent where...
Frankie P. Glenn
December 3, 2023
Frankie P Glenn, 65, passed away on December 3rd, 2023, at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She was born on March 30th, 1958, in Monroe, Louisiana to Charles Evans and Arbella Moore Evans. She grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated from Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Frankie married Lonnie Smith of Kansas City,...