Obituaries
Ja'Marion Marcel Canada
Mar 23, 2023
Ja'Marion Marcel Canada passed away March 23, 2023.
Funeral Services are being planned for 12 Noon on April 7, 2023 at Kingdom Life Family Ministries, Int'l, 321 Euclid in Des Moines.
Visitation will be held from 10 am until the hour of service at the church.
Family is requesting that memorial donations be sent through the website to help with funeral...
Elmarine Pace
Mar 22, 2023
Elmarien Pace, age 94, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2023
Elmarine Pace was born in Gholson, Mississippi on November 23, 1928 to Coraine and Walter Hickman. Elmarine confessed her belief in Jesus Christ as a young child. She was educated in the Mississippi Public School System.
Elmarine loved to fish, travel and cook for her family. She loved her grand-kids but...
Linnie Ruth Patton
Mar 18, 2023
Mrs. Linnie Patton passed away March 18, 2023.
Linnie Ruth {Cooper} Patton was born to Winston Dan Mills and Dorothy Lee Cooper December 16, 1948 in Arcadia, Louisiana.. She received her education in the Arcadia Public School System and graduated from Arcadia High School.
Not long after high school Linnie married the love of her life, Willie Patton, in her parents living...
Pearlie Cameron
Mar 16, 2023
Pearlie Cameron passed away on March 16, 2023. Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Revival Center Church in Des Moines.
Pearlie Lucille Cameron was born on July 7, 1951 in Ripley, Mississippi to Charles Knox and Ruth Knox. Pearlie was educated in the Mississippi School System where she met James Cameron, who she married on July 27,...
Dennis Steven Ashby
Mar 16, 2023
Dennis Ashby passed away March 16, 2023.
Dennis Steven Ashby of Des Moines, Iowa was born on September 14, 1948 to Madaline Dominquez and Robert Ashby. Dennis attended Dunbar high School in Chicago, Illinois. He also attended Tech High School, in Des Moines, Iowa. He played semi-pro football for the Des Moines Vikings.
Dennis was employed at Wells Fargo, Iowa Events Center...
Johnson Hughes
Mar 15, 2023
Johnson passed away on March 15, 2023.
A Memorial Service is planned for Mr. Johnson on Friday, May 31, 2023 at 6 pm at Henderson's Funeral Home Chapel.
A full obituary will follow shortly.
Lowrine Walker
Mar 14, 2023
Lowrine passed away on March 14, 2023.
Lowrine (Carr) Walker was born January 15, 1935 in Batesville, MS to parents E.J. and Cora (Patton) Carr. She was educated and graduated from the Batesville Public school system .
Lowrine married Charles Lindberg Walker in Batesville and he went north in the early 60’s to scout out the land. He thought is was...
Rev. William Franklin Smith
Mar 11, 2023
Reverend William F. Smith passed away March 11, 2023.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 24, 2023 at Greater Love Church starting at 12:00 noon. A visitation will be held at at the church starting one hour prior to the service.
Please check back for a full obituary.
Mother Mary Merrill Nelson
Mar 8, 2023
Mary Merrill Nelson was born on June 11, 1932 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Robert and Frances Sampson. Mary Nelson obtained her secondary education in Pine Bluff, Arkansas where she graduated high school.
Mary met Burt Howard Nelson, as a young woman and celebrated their love in marriage. They grew throughout the years together for 75 years.
Mary Nelson spent most of...
Lesia Kay Holt
Mar 7, 2023
Lesia passed away on March 7, 2023. A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2023.
Ms. Lesia Kay Holt, age 58, heard her master’s call to rest
on March 7, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa after a short hardfought battle with cancer.
Born April 18, 1964, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Edward and
Trudy Holt.
Lesia was a lifelong resident of Des...
Charles Lee Cheatem
Mar 4, 2023
Charles passed away on March 4, 2023. A funeral service is planned for Friday, March 17, 2023 at Imani Church starting at 12:00 noon. A visitation will be held at the same place starting one hour prior to the service.
Charles "Chucky" Lee Cheatem was born August 2, 1950, in Chicago, IL to the union of Orange Jr. and Martha Cheatem....
Mattie Kitchen
Mar 2, 2023
Mattie Lee Kitchen, aka Suzie Q, was born January 22, 1953 at Broadlawns Hospital in Des
Moines, IA to Mildred Kitchen.
She passed away peacefully at the Urbandale Healthcare Center on March 2, 2023 at 2:38
AM Raised by her grandmother, Ada Mae Christian (Grandma Pig), Mattie was adopted by
Nolan and Ruby Fortner in 1967. She attended the Des Moines Public Schools and...
Joyce Ann Woods
Mar 1, 2023
Ms. Joyce Ann Woods, 64, passed away March 3, 2023.
Funeral services will held in Chicago, IL courtesy of Pickett's Funeral Home.
Preston Sellers
Feb 27, 2023
Preston Allen Sellers passed away on February 27, 2023.
A Memorial service is being planned for 1pm on Saturday, March 18th, at Corinthian Baptist Church.
Preston Allen Sellers was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 7th, 1945 to Oscar Peavy and Iona Sellers. He received his secondary education through the Des Moines Public School System. Preston graduated from North High School...
Anglew Toi
Feb 26, 2023
Mr. Anglew Toi passed away on February 26, 2023. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Dennis Webster
Feb 26, 2023
Dennis passed away on February 26, 2023.
A Graveside Memorial service for Dennis will be held at 2 pm at the Iowa Veteran's Cemetery in Van Meter on March 31, 2023
A full obituary will be published shortly
Barbara Ann Freeman
Feb 25, 2023
Ms. Barbara Freeman passed away February 25, 2023
Note: Date and time change.
Funeral services are planned for 11 am Saturday, March 11th at Revival Center COGIC . Visitation with family present will take place on Friday, from 5 - 7pm at Henderson's Funeral Home.
Barbara Ann (Thornton) Freeman was born October 19, 1937, in Columbia, MO, to Audrey Thornton and Zella...
Isha Mohammed
Feb 24, 2023
Isha passed away on February 17, 2023. She was buried in the traditional Muslim way at Es-Selam cemetery in Granger, IA
Bessie Elmae Price
Feb 23, 2023
Mother Bessie Elmae Warren-Price was born May 28, 1940, to Julius C. Warren and Mary G. Carter-Warren. Mother Price was born in Lexington, Missouri and later moved to Des Moines Iowa with her parents and two siblings, Merma and Roland when her father Julius was looking for better employment opportunities to support his family. After that move the Warren’s made...
Sheniqua Mcdowell
Feb 18, 2023
Sheniqua passed away on February 18, 2023. No services are planned at this time. If you would consider financially supporting the family during this difficult time, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/sheniqua-mcdowell?qid=c033e56fe1a263ea7b4fcb0fb05d6bc9
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