All Obituaries
Abayomi Olusina (Shina) Oladimeji, 80 years old, passed away on April 11, 2019 at 1:15 AM. He was born in Lagos Nigeria on March 27, 1939 to the parents of Caroline Mosunmola and Olusola Oladimeji. He was the eldest of five children born to his parents. Shina grew up in Nigeria where he completed both his primary and secondary educations. He received his high school diploma from the Baptist Academy in Lagos Nigeria. He pursued his college education at Tottenham Technical College, the London...
Abayomi Olusina (Shina) Oladimeji, 80 years old, passed away on April 11, 2019 at 1:15 AM. He was born in Lagos Nigeria on March 27, 1939 to the parents of Caroline Mosunmola and Olusola...
James O. Bowland was born January 22, 1928 in Kansas City, Kansas to the late Noah Kirkwood and Nona Bell Sawyer. He received his education from the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools. James later joined the United States Army in 1946 where he received a honorable discharge in 1949. He then met the love of his life, Rebecca Taylor and wouldn’t be united in marriage for the next 70 years. Their union gifted them eleven children.
James was preceded in death by his parents,...
James O. Bowland was born January 22, 1928 in Kansas City, Kansas to the late Noah Kirkwood and Nona Bell Sawyer. He received his education from the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools. James later...
Alda Juanita (Preston) Thompson was born March 8, 1926, in East St. Louis, Illinois, the oldest of five children born to the union of Zadie Lee (Simpson) and Walter Preston. She departed this life April 17, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents and her four siblings. She was known to most people as Juanita.
The family moved to Kansas City early in her life. She attended public schools in Kansas City, Kansas, and became the first in her family to graduate from high...
Alda Juanita (Preston) Thompson was born March 8, 1926, in East St. Louis, Illinois, the oldest of five children born to the union of Zadie Lee (Simpson) and Walter Preston. She departed this life...
Joseph Nathan Cowthran was born December 29, 1926 in Caspiana, Louisiana to the late Reverend James Cowthran Sr. and Vashti Simpson-Cowthtran. As a child of twelve, Joe received Christ as his personal savior of his own confesson and was baptized by Reverend J. Jenkins in 1938 at Palestine Baptist Church.
The Cowthran family lived in Frierson, Louisiana where Joe attended Magnolia Elementary School. The family later moved to Cedar Grove, Louisiana, where as a young adult Joe was...
Joseph Nathan Cowthran was born December 29, 1926 in Caspiana, Louisiana to the late Reverend James Cowthran Sr. and Vashti Simpson-Cowthtran. As a child of twelve, Joe received Christ as his...
Alice Williams was the second of seven children born to Gurthie and James Winston on February 13, 1951 in Morrilton, Arkansas. Her family moved to Kansas City, Kansas where she received her education in the Wyandotte County School District.
Alice was united in holy matrimony November 3, 1965 to Joseph Williams, Jr. and to this union they had four children were born.
She was a dedicated worker for 35 years as a Lap Polisher for Electro Dynamics prior to that she was a Dietary Hostess...
Alice Williams was the second of seven children born to Gurthie and James Winston on February 13, 1951 in Morrilton, Arkansas. Her family moved to Kansas City, Kansas where she received her...
Betty Jean Scott, 80, of Henderson, Nevada and Kansas City, Missouri passed away at 6:45 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2019, in Henderson. Friends and family are invited to Betty’s home going services at Cleveland Avenue Baptist Church, 2853 Cleveland Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64128 at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Burial will be at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery following the service. Lawrence A. Jones & Sons Funeral Chapels, 1800 Linwood Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri 64109...
Betty Jean Scott, 80, of Henderson, Nevada and Kansas City, Missouri passed away at 6:45 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2019, in Henderson. Friends and family are invited to Betty’s home going...
Lillian Ann Smallwood was born on April 11, 1935 in Fulton, Missouri to the union of Roger and Eliza Smallwood. Lillian grew up in Fulton, Missouri and at an early age sang in the choir at Calvary Baptist Church. Lillian graduated from Lincoln High School in Jefferson City, Missouri in 1953. Lillian married Bentley Jaco of Yankton, South Dakota on December 4, 1958 in Sioux Falls South Dakota. The union produced two sons, Bentley Roger and Christopher David. In 1969, Lillian began her career...
Lillian Ann Smallwood was born on April 11, 1935 in Fulton, Missouri to the union of Roger and Eliza Smallwood. Lillian grew up in Fulton, Missouri and at an early age sang in the choir at Calvary...
Elaine Theresa Ward entered this world on October 23, 1938 to the parents of William Edward Ward and Bertie Simmons Ward. She attended Charles Summer Grade school, R. T. Coles, and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1956. Elaine was a lifelong learner of academic and the school of life. She received her AA in business and then received her Bachelor of Arts in education in order to teach elementary school (her first love). In 2005, she received her Master of Arts in...
Elaine Theresa Ward entered this world on October 23, 1938 to the parents of William Edward Ward and Bertie Simmons Ward. She attended Charles Summer Grade school, R. T. Coles, and graduated...
(Grace), daughter of Ida and George Williams, was born April 11, 1927 in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Gracie had two sisters, Bertha Watson and Emma Brown and two brothers, John Williams and Earl Williams. All siblings preceded Gracie in death.
Gracie attended Hillside Elementary School and Jones High School. Gracie was soon united in married to LaSalle Burt and had four children, Halimah, Shirlean, Bobbie and Joyce. After death of LaSalle, Grace later married,...
(Grace), daughter of Ida and George Williams, was born April 11, 1927 in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
Gracie had two sisters, Bertha Watson and Emma Brown and two brothers, John Williams...
Inia Claira Payne, 72, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019 in Columbia, Missouri.
She was born December 16, 1946 in Glasgow, Missouri to Raymond Brown and Mary L. Davis.
Inia was preceeded in death by her parents Mary L. Brown-Davis and Raymond Brown. Also preceeding Inia in death were her sisters: Jenna Marie Brown, Louise Lewis, Gertrude Smith, and Ann Brown, brothers; are Raymond Brown and John Brown, brothers in law; Kenneth M. Payne, Herman Terrill, Marvin...
Inia Claira Payne, 72, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019 in Columbia, Missouri.
She was born December 16, 1946 in Glasgow, Missouri to Raymond Brown and Mary L....
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