Ms. Bernice Waters

Obituary Bernice Elverda Waters, age 94, of Kansas City, MO, died Friday, March 17th, 2023, peacefully in her sleep at her residence. She was born March 9, 1929, in Calhoun, Oklahoma to the union of Precious Williams and James Dixon, who both preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were both of her spouses, James “Fuzzy” Waters and Leon Sexton, stepfather William D. Matthews, sister Mattie Anderson, daughter Stephany Massey and son Gregory Waters. After moving to Kansas City, MO in 1939, she attended Attucks grade school and RT Coles for middle school. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1947. She excelled in Drama and singing while there and received good grades as well. She accepted Jesus Christ into her life at an early age. As an adult, she attended Zion Grove Missionary Baptist Church for many years, during which she sang in the choir. Later on, she became a member of Lift Him Up Ministries. Bernice worked for Tierra Royal Pottery for 34 years making lamps and vases. She also was the president of the Steelworkers Union for 20 years before retiring in 1985. She also worked at St. James Pantry and St. Vincent de Paul Pantry. She was a constant source of strength, courage and inspiration to everyone who knew her. Her laughter and warm smile always lit up a room. She was always ready to feed you even if you weren’t hungry because that’s how she showed she cared about you. She could also unflinchingly tell you hard truths and snap you back to reality if you needed it or not, but that just made you love her even more. Those were just some of the many traits that made her into the wonderful woman, mother, grandmother and great grandmother that she was. She is survived by her children, David Waters, Sr (Lorraine) of Sedalia, MO, Veronica Criss (Wayne) of Raytown, MO and Roderick Waters (Charlotte) of Belton, MO, 10 grandchildren (David Harrison, Chandra Robinson, Brandon Waters, Joshua Sodie, Leon Waters, Bobbi Jackson, David Waters, Jr, Marcus Waters, Delon Gravitt, and Keegan Harrison), 22 great grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023, 11am at Life Him Up Ministries 6940 James A Reed KCMO. Visit 10-11am. Interment Brooking Cemetery. Services conducted by Lawrence A. Jones & Sons Funeral Chapel. Condolences maybe shared on our website. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Ms. Bernice Waters, please visit our floral store. Read More

Ms. Bernice Waters

March 9, 1929 - March 17, 2023