Alfred Massey Sr.
December 19, 2022
Alfred Milton Massey Sr. “Al” a lifelong resident of Kansas City, MO, was born February 25, 1953, to the union of Charles C. Massey Sr and Bonnye L. Massey and transitioned from this earth on Monday, December 19, 2022.
Al graduated from Central High School “Class of 71”. He attended college at Kentucky State University and returned...
Leroy Harris Jr.
December 17, 2022
LeRoy Harris graciously known as Pooh was born on December 24, 1952, In Kansas City, Missouri to the union of Leroy Sr. and Helen Harris. He Is the first of six children. Pooh was educated in the Kansas City school district. If you ever had the pleasure of spending time with him, you would know that he was an...
Sade S. Parker
December 15, 2022
On February 1, 1993, an angel was born. Sade Shane Parker to Rachelle Parker and Rodney Hill in Kansas City, MO at Menorah Hospital.
Sade was a member of Jackson Memorial Free Will Baptist Church and baptized there too.
She graduated from high school in 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Sade was affectionately known...
Edna Hall
December 15, 2022
Edna Beatrice Hall was born on June 1, 1938 (hence the nickname June Bug) in Vicksburg, MS to Samuel B. Johnson and Mary L. Savage.
She was an only child and grew up in Kansas City, MO. She passed away on December 15, 2022.
She graduated from Manual High School in Kansas City, MO. She...
Deputy Marcus Donnez Champion
December 14, 2022
Deputy Marcus Donnez Champion entered eternal rest on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at the Excelsior Springs Hospital in Excelsior Springs, MO. He was born on April 4, 1988 and is the son of Sandra Champion Jones and Tyrone A. Jones. He grew up in Kansas City, MO and graduated from Hickman Mills High School in 2006. Deputy Champion was...
Leon A. Sariah Sr.
December 13, 2022
Leon Adams Sariah of Kansas City, MO passed away on Tuesday December 13, 2022, at St. Joseph Medical Center, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Leon was born in Beaumont, TX on February 7, 1946, to Lenell and Catherine Sariah. He graduated from Hebert High School in 1964 and was a warehouse worker until retirement.
Leon married...
Alice Marie Huntley
December 12, 2022
Alice Marie Huntley was born February 26, 1947 to the union of Elizabeth Toney and Jack Hawkins in Eudora, AR. She attended school in her hometown but later moved to Kansas City, MO., where she settled and started her new journey.
Alice was an employee for Bendix Plant and Harrah’s Casino where she served as a table...
Robert Butler Jr.
December 11, 2022
Robert G. Butler, Jr. passed away on December 11, 2022, in Independence, MO. He was born on May 27, 2000, in Kansas City, MO to Robert Gene Butler, Sr., and Kristin Jenell Oates.
Robert grew up in Kansas City, MO. He graduated from Central High School. After high school he attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO...
Marvin Murray
December 10, 2022
Marvin Murray was born on September 13, 1949 in Westpoint Mississippi. Marvin was preceded in death by his wife, Anita Murray, his mother, Rosia Murray, and his brother, Rudy Murray. Marvin married Anita Sanders on April 12, 1975, and they have three living children, Marvin Murray, Jr. (Shashonda Murray), Tracee Ladd (Elton Ladd) and Danica Murray. Marvin has nine...
Marsha F. Garner
December 10, 2022
Marsha Garner was born to the union of Mary and Frank Looney on December 22nd,1950 in Nowata Oklahoma. Both parents one brother, sister, and her late husband Joseph (champ) Garner preceded her in death. She was educated in the Kansas City, Mo school district, and graduated from Southeast high school in 1969. After completing high school Marsha married her...
Sterling Philip-Marcellus Burgette Sr.
December 8, 2022
On January 12, 1941, an angel was brought to this earth and gifted to Weart Burgette and Etheline (Murray) Burgette. They gave their little angel the name of Sterling Philip-Marcellus Burgette. He was raised in Kansas City, Missouri with his six siblings. Sterling attended and graduated from Central High School in 1959, having accomplished accolades in track and field...
Bertha Mae "Bert" Celestine-Bradford
December 7, 2022
Bertha Mae "Bert" Celestine-Bradford, 75, took God's hand on December 7, 2022. Bertha was born February 12, 1947, to the union of Isaiah Celestine and Ola Mae Celestine.
She was preceded in death by her father, Isaiah Celestine; mother, Ola Mae Harbin; stepfather, John W. Harbin; sisters, Marcia Lacy, and Cherita Jo Celestine; stepdaughter, Marquita Simmons; and...
Marquise "Coach" Williams
December 5, 2022
Marquise Williams, Sr. was born on September 5, 1951, in Kansas City, MO. Preceding him in death are his son, Marquise Williams, Jr.; mother, Minnie B. Nugent; father, Warren L. Williams; maternal grandmother, Thelma Nugent; stepmother, Christine Williams; sisters, Lynn Charles, and Tina Williams; aunts, Goldie Wright, and Maxine Taylor; uncle, Sylvester L. Mack; and a nephew, Marquise E....
Beverly Jo Rogers-Sanders
December 4, 2022
Beverly Jo Rogers Sanders (71) passed away on December 4, 2022 at Lee Summit Medical Center in Lee Summit Missouri. She was born May 11, 1951 in Columbia Missouri to Richard Rogers and Imogene Harvey.
She moved to Kansas City at an early age. She graduated from Bishop Lillis High School in Kansas City Missouri. After high...
Robert James Lee
December 3, 2022
Robert James Lee, 70, passed away on December 3, 2022, in Kansas City, MO. He was born on January 3, 1952, in Eudora, Arkansas to Jorden Lee and Bessie McMahon.
Robert grew up in Kansas City and graduated from Paseo High School. After graduating high school, he attended the University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC) where...