Monica Porter
September 19, 2021
Monica Lynette Porter, 49, affectionately known as, “Moni”, passed away on, September 19, 2021, at St. Joseph Medical Center in, Kansas City, MO.
She was preceded in death by, her grandparents, Catherine Frazier, Baby Banks, Essie Williams, Dorothy Skillman, Willie Banks, and Melvin Porter; as well as two special cousins, Nick Graves, and Oriana Starr; and an...
Helen Edwards
September 19, 2021
Helen Francis Edwards, 72, departed her life on, September 19, 2021 at home surrounded by her husband, children, and family. She was born on, October 31, 1948 in Tupelo, Mississippi to the late Cornelius Sr. and Dessie Bell Ruff, who both proceed her in death.
She is also preceded in death by: daughter, Damone Ruff; brothers, Jessie...
Charlie Clayton Wiggins, Jr.
September 19, 2021
Charlie Clayton Wiggins Jr. (a.k.a Lil Charlie) was born May 18, 1972, at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia to Charlie and Deborah Wiggins. Charlie was educated in the Portsmouth Public School Systems and later attended Flatwoods Job Corp where he learned the trade of becoming a skilled welder. Charlie was the apple of both his grandmother’s eyes (Lillian...
Mary Donaldson
September 17, 2021
Mary Ann Donaldson was a caring mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend. She transitioned from this earthy realm on, Friday, September 17, 2021 at her home in Kansas City, MO, at the of age 72.
She was born in Warren, Oklahoma on, December 2, 1948 to Samuel Donaldson and Mary E. Green-Maynard. At an early age...
Stephen Mckenzie
September 15, 2021
Stephen passed away at the age of 29 in Kansas City, MO. He was born on, June 12, 1992, in Kanas City, MO to Rhoda Rebecca Sawyer and Hubert Handson Jr. He attended Central High School where he played on the football team. He was a private paint contractor. He enjoyed music. Those who knew him knew that they...
Alicia Janae Norwood
September 15, 2021
Alicia Janae’ Norwood, age 23, passed away on September 15th 2021 at her home in Kansas City, Kansas, leaving behind her two daughters, Leonna August Norwood and Diamound Lamyla Norwood-Lawson. She was born on October 20th, 1997 , 2 minutes after her twin sister, Aalayah Norwood to her parents, Bari Grayson and Albert Norwood.
Alicia grew in...
Bernetta Owens-Taylor
September 15, 2021
Bernetta Owens-Taylor was born to Ralph & Arvella (Jones) Owens on October 8, 1955 in Magnolia, Arkansas. She was 5th in the order of her mother’s children. She was a tomboy and loved to play in the fields and climb trees with her cousins. Bernetta often reminisced about eating muscadines from the vines as a child while hanging out...
Floral Green
September 14, 2021
Floral Green, aka “Big Red”, departed life on, Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Floral was born on, August 13, 1950, in Augusta, Arkansas to the union of Searcy L. Hamm and Jessie Green, Sr. Both parents preceded her in death, along with one son, Jermaine Green; 2 grandsons, Joe Theus, and De’Anthony Clemmons; 3 brothers, Jessie Green Jr., Manuel Green...
Cleora Cozart
September 13, 2021
Ms. Cleora Cozart was a caring Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, Cousin, Elder, and Friend. She transitioned from this earthy realm on Monday September 13, 2021 at age 81.
She was born in Muskogee, OK. on January 6, 1940 to the union of Chester Leo (CL) and Alberta Cozart. At an early age she moved to Kansas City,...
Sheybeon Wyatt-Thompson
September 12, 2021
Sheybeon Pierre Wyatt-Thompson was born on December 8, 1991, to his parents, Michael and Janelle Wyatt. He passed away on September 12, 2021, at Research Medical Center. Sheybeon was a resident of Raytown, Missouri where he graduated from Raytown South High School. Sheybeon’s greatest joys in life were being a father, entrepreneur, and mentor.
Sheybeon supremely prided...
Lenora Miller
September 12, 2021
Lenora Miller was born March 20, 1952 in Holly Grove Arkansas to the late Leroy Davis, and Catherine Brown/Davis. She was the sixth of twelve children
She attended Holly Grove Vocational High School and later moved to Kansas City, MO in 1970 where she met and married her late husband William Miller. The two were joined in...
Aaron Jamison, Jr.
September 11, 2021
Aaron Jamison was born on April 20, 1954, in Robinsonville, Mississippi. God bestowed upon Aaron and Dollie Jamison a gift of a son the named Aaron “AJ” Jamison, Jr. Aaron was a devoted brother, uncle, father, and grandfather. Aaron confessed Christ at an early age. Aaron attended the Kansas City Public Schools.
Aaron was preceded into death...
Lotus Goodlow
September 11, 2021
Lotus V. Goodlow was born December 19, 1940, to the union of Theodore and Genevieve Buford of Kansas City, Mo. She departed this life on September 11, 2021, at KU Medical Center
Lotus was the fifth child out of ten. She was preceded in death by 5 brothers, Theodore, James, Charles, Richard, and Albert, and 3 sisters,...
Willie Sims Jr.
September 10, 2021
Willie Sims, Jr. was born June 16, 1930 in Palestine, Arkansas to Willie Sims and Lucinda Dade. He was preceded in death by his brothers; Lawrence Dade and Billy Pettus, sisters; Verna Lee Sanders, Ester Sims, and Ola Mae Thomas, granddaughter JaVon Littlejohn, and daughter Phyllis Sims.
Willie attended school in Arkansas before joining the armed forces...