Aniyah Monèt Williams
March 15, 2023
Our beloved, Aniyah Monèt Williams transitioned on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, surrounded by her family in the comfort of her home; she was 12 years old. Aniyah was born to Angela Nicole Haywood and Quincy Monte Williams Jr., on August 1, 2010, in Kansas City, MO.
Aniyah most recently attended Barry Middle School in North Kansas City...
Nehemiah Clark Jr.
March 14, 2023
Nehemiah Clark, Jr. passed away on March 14, 2023, in Kansas City, MO. He was born on February 22, 2023, in Kansas City, KS to Nehemiah Clark, Sr., and Mary (Clark() Brown.
Nehemiah grew up in Kansas City, KS. He graduated from Turner High School in Kansas City, KS and afterwards attended Kansas City Kansas Vocational School...
Lucile D. Dobbs
March 13, 2023
Lucile Dobbs was born in Macon, Georgia to Jim Anderson & Clara A. Anderson. Later on in life she married Gerome Dobbs on March 8, 1956 and moved to Kansas City Missouri where they settled down and enjoyed raising their beautiful family, Clara Ann, Gerome III, (GG), Rob and Steven (T).
While living in Kansas City, MO,...
Carrie Collins
March 11, 2023
Carrie Bell Collins, 70, departed this life on March 11, 2023, in Kansas city Missouri. She was born on May 27, 1952, in Jonestown, Mississippi to Robert James Collins, Sr., and Florida Bell Collins. She grew up in Kansas City, Missouri.
She worked over 20 years as a CNA throughout the metropolitan area doing what she loved;...
Melvin Lee Davis Jr.
March 11, 2023
Melvin Lee Davis Jr 21 was born March 6, 2002 in Kansas City Missouri to Melvin Davis and Nykea Rowe. He grew up in Kansas City where he attended Dale M Thomas Trails West School. He was proceeded in death by his great great grand parents Otis & Edna Davis, Irma Coleman and Melvin Beasley, Grandfather Michael Rowe, and...
Rev. Walter Thomas Tyson
March 11, 2023
Walter Thomas Tyson’s journey in this earthly life began in a East Texas town in Marion County Texas, on August 13, 1936. Walter, affectionately known as “Big Red” or “W.T.” was the eight child of thirteen born to Elaska “Hoot” Tyson and Essie Mae Waites Tyson.
Big Red worked the family farm along with eleven of his...
Deontia "Deonte" Wade Brown, Sr
March 7, 2023
Deonte Wade Brown Sr. was born on January 29, 1982, in Kansas City, KS to his father: Wade Brown; and raised by his mother: Monica T. Doran; and his stepfather: John S. Doran Sr. He grew up in Kansas City, KS and attended F.L Schlagle High School. Deonte held a variety of jobs until he followed his passion for...
Henrean Newman
March 7, 2023
Henrean Newman passed away on March 7, 2023, in her home in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born on November 9, 1938, in Goodman, MS to Henry and Emma Mabry. She grew up in Kansas City and graduated from Manual High School. Henrean worked at Sears Roebuck & Co. for over 30 years. She married Paul Newman on December...
Juan Jose Ornelas
March 3, 2023
Juan Jose Ornelas, 71, passed away on March 3, 2023, at Overland Park Regional, in Overland Park, Ks. He was born June 27,1951 in Alamo, Texas to Inocencio Ornelas and Atanacia Aldana. He received a GED in Texas Education Agency. He began work for American Maintenance Company as a Maintenance Supervisor where he worked for 20 years. He retired...
Modesty Love Bennett
February 28, 2023
Modesty Love Bennett, 17, passed away on February 28, 2023 at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO. She was born on February 20, 2006 at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, KS to Eurachol Anthony Bennett and Modesty Lynn Jones. She grew up in Kansas City, KS. While attending JC Harmon High School she began work at Skate...
Bobbie Jo Houston
February 26, 2023
Bobbie Jo Houston was born on July 4, 1957 in Kansas City, KS to Luke Roy and Lola Houston. Bobbie Jo was a great conversationalist, which shined through her service as a telecommunications switchboard operator for Crown Center.
In 1981, Bobbie Jo met Lathan Griffin, her life-long partner of more than 40 years in Kansas City, KS....
Dr. Melvina Ruffin
February 25, 2023
Dr. Melvina Phillips-Ruffin was born December 12, 1926, in Mooringsport, Louisiana. She was the 13th child born to Sam Phillips and Mary Liza Davis Phillips. Born with an undiagnosed illness she was not expected to live more than a few weeks, but God had other plans. At the age of three, she experienced an unimaginable tragedy when her mother...
Delbra L. Johnson
February 23, 2023
Delbra Johnson was born December 28, 1953 In Des Moines, Iowa to Louila Viola and Oliver Hayes. She accepted Christ at an early age. Mrs. Johnson attended the Antioch Church for the deaf until her health began to fail.
She grew up in Armstrong, Missouri. She attended and graduated from the Missouri school for the deaf, where...
Leeverlie Covington
February 17, 2023
Born on Jan. 12, 1963 in Charleston Mississippi to Dorothy Mae and Claude Earl Covington, LeeVerlie Covington was the apple of her parents eye. She was a friend to many but her best friend and only sibling, John Covington were as thick and thieves and always had each other’s backs. Lee, PeeWee, had a family full of love with...
