Obituaries
Sandra Fae Brown-Brewton
Apr 18, 2022
Sandra Fae Brown-Brewton was born on July 11, 1957, into the family of Daniel Brown and Jewelene Oakley Brown. Sandra, or Fae, as she was affectionately known, was the youngest of four kids. Fae attended and graduated from St Johns Catholic and Roosevelt High School. Fae furthered her education by receiving a Masters Degree in Journalism and a Doctorate Degree...
Deacon Richard Lee Fisher
Apr 15, 2022
Deacon Richard L. Fisher went home to be with the Lord April 15, 2022. Private Services were held in his honor. Richard Lee Fisher was born May 16, 1960 to Orville Bell and Emma Smith in Des Moines, Iowa. Richard was a Deacon at Corinthian Baptist Church and enjoyed being with his church friends, family, and grandkids. Fourth of July...
Paula Jean Smallwood
Apr 14, 2022
Paula Jean Smallwood was born September 8, 1953 in Freeport, Illinois; the daughter of Tom Davis, Jr. and Arlene Houston. She graduated from Freeport Sr. High School. After graduating from high school received her training to become a CNA. She spent most of her life as a caregiver while working in many of the area nursing homes. While living in...
Morris Johnson
Apr 12, 2022
Morris Allen Johnson was born December 21, 1951 to Nathaniel and Naomi (Baker) Johnson in Centralia, Missouri. He graduated from Centralia High School and later obtained an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from DMACC in Des Moines, Iowa. While in high school, Morris set a record for the long jump. 20.8 3/4 feet, which was only broken a few years...
Fadia Najjar
Apr 10, 2022
Fadia Najjar passed away April 11, 2022. Traditional services were held at Es-Salem Cemetery.
Ruben Lee Porter
Apr 7, 2022
Ruben Lee Porter was born May 12, 1985 to Fred Ferguson and Gracie Ann Porter in Joliet, Illinois. His Auntie Felicia Woods took one look at him and declared him, "Her Baby". He attended and graduated from Joliet West High School. Ruben was united in marriage to Shantdoria Frazier. Together they were raising their 8 children. Ruben was a fun,...
Fredrick Leroy Duncan
Apr 6, 2022
Frederick Leroy Duncan was born July 1, 1942 in Hannibal, Missouri. His parents were Ruth Kathryn (Turner) Reading and Charles Duncan. Fred was the oldest of six siblings. He departed this life April 6, 2022. Fred and Betty Jean Jones married in 1972. They remained married until her transition in 2015. They were the parents of Stephen, who was the...
Joseph 'Butch' Williams
Apr 5, 2022
Joseph Richard Williams was born in Des Moines, Iowa to Joseph and Effie (Moody) Williams on November 12, 1946. Joseph (aka) Butch was educated in the Des Moines Public School System and graduated from North High School. Butch was self employed and spent more of his career detailing cars and took pride in his work. Butch enjoyed playing cards and...
Jeffrey Gillom
Apr 4, 2022
Jeffery (Jeff Jellyroll) Dwayne Gillom, Sr. was born to Johnnie Mae Gillom and Robert Blackman on June13, 1963. Jeffery attended and received his education though the Kansas City, Kansas School District. Jeff (jellyroll) as we called him was a Jack of all trades, He knew how to do all things you could think of, but most of all he was...
Alice Diane Grover
Apr 1, 2022
Alice Diane (Johnson) Grover passed away April 1, 2022. Private Services have been held in her honor.
Terry Lee Maricle
Apr 1, 2022
Terry Lee Maricle was born February 21, 1958 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Charles and Lavon (June) Maricle. Terry was educated in the St. Paul School System and graduated from Washington High School. Terry was an entrepreneur, owning many businesses. Among these were a bar, therapists office and a tree service. He had many hobbies such as fishing, playing poker,...
Herbert E. Bundy
Mar 29, 2022
Herbert E. Bundy was born July 11, 1932 in Hannibal, Missouri to Jessie and Mamie Bundy. His family then moved to Des Moines where he attended and graduated from North High School. After high school, Herbert enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served on active duty for 4 years. Following his time in the military, Herbert worked as...
George Woods, Ii Jr.
Mar 24, 2022
George Woods, Jr., II went home to be with the Lord March 24, 2022. George Woods Jr. II, was born November 20, 1946 to George Woods, Jr. and Vivian Hortense (Williams) Woods in Des Moines, Iowa. George attended and graduated from East High School. George, was a quiet man who enjoyed his alone time. He liked going on walks and...
Evielean Thomas
Mar 22, 2022
Evielean Green Thomas was born May 14, 1936 to Eugene Williams Sr. and Flora Ezell-Hopkins in Linden Alabama where she grew up in the country. During her school aged years, her and 3 of her siblings traveled to school in a boat. One day traveling to school, the boat tipped over. The only one in the boat that could swim...
Lovrenti Curtes Thomas
Mar 20, 2022
Lovrenti Curtes Lamar-Thomas was born August 4, 1967 in Iowa City, Iowa. Lovrenti or Curtes, (as he was affectionately called), was raised by his parents, Harriett and Carl Lamar along with his brother, Carl, Jr. and sister, Angelique. Curtes attended and graduated from Tech High School. He obtained his CDL license and drove trucks over the road for many years....
Senad Beganovic
Mar 18, 2022
Senad Beganovic passed away March 18, 2022. Traditional Services were held Es-Salem Cemetery in Granger, Iowa.Burial Sunday, March 20, 2022 Es-Salem Cemetery
Deacon Robert L. Parks
Mar 17, 2022
Deacon Robert Leon Parks, of Corinthian Baptist Church, went home to be with the Lord March 17, 2022. Born in Appleton City, Missouri on April 7, 1936 as the 4th child of Lyman and Tessie Parks. He began his education in a one-room schoolhouse, and his parents later moved to the larger city of Sedalia, Missouri seeking opportunity for the...
Jason Winfrey
Mar 12, 2022
Jason Winfrey was born July 31, 1967 in Des Moines to Johnnie Lewis and Jennie (Winfrey) Lewis. Jason graduated from high school and became a self employed carpenter. He started his own business as Able Handyman Services. As a little boy, Jason loved to take things apart to see how they worked. Sometimes he could put them back together and...
Martha Byrge
Mar 10, 2022
Martha (Freeman) Byrge passed away March 10, 2022. Martha Freeman Byrge, was born to the Union of Francis and Mary Freeman, on Aug. 6, 1948. She was born in the town of Seneh-wen, Grand Gedeh County, (back then it was the Tchen District). In the late 1950s she was sent to live with her aunt, Gertrude Pennue Graves and her...
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