Obituaries
Levi White
Aug 24, 2018
Levi White passed away on August 24, 2018. A public visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at Henderson's Highland Park Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Glendale cemetery. Visitation Tuesday, September 4, 2018 11:00am - 2:00pm Glendale Cemetery
Michael A Cason
Aug 22, 2018
Michael A Cason, an all around 'Cool Guy', passed away August 22, 2018. Michael worked at Mediacom as a dispatcher and loved comic books and superhero's.. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Catherine Cavil
Aug 16, 2018
Catherine's family has chosen to plan their own service. The funeral home has no information at this time. Services are to be announced Faith Missionary Baptist Church
Tierra Sanders
Aug 15, 2018
Tierra Lynn Sanders born April 14, 1996 to Alex Christopher West and Patricia Lynn Sanders in Des Moines, Iowa. She was raised and educated in Des Moines, where she attended Scavo High School. Following her primary education, Tierra accepted a sales associate position with Wal-Mart. Tierra also was self educated in a variety of interests, and she was a quick...
Cecil Scott
Aug 14, 2018
Cecil Scott passed away on August 14, 2018. A memorial service is being planned for a later date.
Lavone 'Binky' Burks
Aug 14, 2018
Lavone "Binky" Burks was born February 6, 1951, to the parents of Frank and Ellamae Burks in Des Moines, Iowa. He was raised and educated in the area, graduating from North High school in 1969. Following his primary education, Lavone became part of the brick layers union. Later on in life he worked as a groundskeeper for Mercy through Drake...
Mariah Leann Morton
Aug 8, 2018
On March 13, 1992, in Kansas City, Missouri, a beautiful baby girl named Mariah Leann Morton was born to the union of Rex and Connie Morton. In 2006 Mariah moved with her family to Des Moines, Iowa where she continued her education. She graduated from Hoover High School and went on to attain an Associates degree from DMACC. Mariah was...
Asada Shakur Moore
Aug 7, 2018
Asada Shakur Moore-Hicks was born January 29, 1985 to Mary Moore, Jr. and Sekou Choqwe Mtayari, Sr. in Des Moines, Iowa. Asada attended and graduated from the Des Moines Public School system. She continued her education and received certification as a nursing assistant and medication distributor. She was an entrepreneur and worked at various jobs throughout her life. Asada was...
Rebecca Jean 'Rea' Stonehocker
Aug 3, 2018
She was born on July 10th, 1956, to Walter and Betty Stonehocker. She spent her formative years in Stuart, Iowa, before moving to Des Moines, Iowa, where resided for the rest of her life. 'Aunt Rea', as she was known to her family and friends, loved to cook, raise house plants, fish, camp, travel, work in her garden, play pool...
Jacqueline Kay Parkey
Aug 3, 2018
Jacqueline Kay Parkey was born to J. Wilbur Jones Jr. And Ruth (Mendenhall) Jones on December 3, 1945, in Indianola, Iowa. She was raised and educated in the area, graduating from the Indianola public school system in 1963. Later in life, she would marry James L. Wright. Together, the two would make their home in Des Moines. James would pass...
Nora Fowler
Jul 31, 2018
Nora Lee Fowler was born January 25, 1926 to Frank Lee and Daisy Lee (Vaughn) Edwrds. Nora was a life long resident of Des Moines, IA. She grew up attending Union Baptist Church, but later was a member of Morning Star. She graduated from high school in Des Moines and was employed by Iowa Methodist Medical Center for many years...
Barbara Lou Jones
Jul 26, 2018
Barbara Lou (Shepherd) Jones was born January 4, 1933. The daughter of Alfred Franklin and Bernice Vaughnceil (Finley) Shepherd, Barbara was a lifelong resident of Des Moines and also a lifetime member of St. Paul AME church. Barbara was educated in the Des Moines Public School system, where she graduated from North High school. After advanced education at AIB and...
Mother Doris Crystal Peavy
Jul 23, 2018
Doris Crystal Peavy was born to Alpha Omega (Thomas) and Isaiah Davis Jones on May 29, 1926, in Pershing, IA She was raised and educated in Des Moines, graduating from East High. Following her primary education, Doris went on to attend Drake University and became the first black woman to graduate from that institution with Masters degrees in Sociology and...
Booker T Phillips
Jul 15, 2018
Booker T. Phillips passed away on July 15, 2018. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. at Henderson's Highland Park Funeral Home. Booker T. Phillips Jr. was born to Booker T. Phillips Sr. and Rosalie Eubanks on December 29, 1927. Together, the family would make their home in Chicago, where Booker would be raised...
Donna Lewis
Jul 13, 2018
Donna Jean Lewis was born to Willard Tom Lewis and Evelyn K. Davis on December 9, 1938, in Hiteman, Iowa. She was raised and educated in the area, graduating from the Des Moines public school system. Later in life, she would relocate to Seattle, Washington. After 15 years, Donna would come back to Iowa and make her home in Des...
E. Nathaniel Quinn
Jul 10, 2018
Edward Nathaniel Quinn was born March 22, 1948 in Des Moines, Iowa to Hershel Quinn and Grace Mae (Taylor) Quinn. Nate attended Dunlap Elementary School, Amos Hiatt Middle School, and then graduated from Des Moines Tech High School. He could run like a rabbit and was on a record breaking track team. On the baseball field he excelled among the...
Glance Yang
Jul 10, 2018
Glance Yang passed away on July 10, 2018. Services will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Dorothy Avant Taylor
Jul 8, 2018
Dorothy Avant Taylor was born January 5, 1920 in Des Moines, Iowa to Mattie (Bradshaw) Avant and Thomas Avant Sr. Dorothy graduated from North High School in Des Moines, and received a bachelors degree from Drake University, also in Des Moines, IA. In her early life, Dorothy worked in her familys tailoring business located in the historic African-American business district...
Marion Edward Williams
Jul 6, 2018
Marion E. Williams passed from this life to Gods unending realm and is chillaxing with Jesus and many family members, friends and fraternity brothers from his beloved Kappa Alpha Psi. Dad was a deeply respected community leader, a retired pharmacist, and man of great faith and social justice activism. The Des Moines Mens Ministry, which he founded, has an active...
Frances Louise Collier
Jul 1, 2018
Frances Louise (Johnson) Collier was born May 18, 1924 in Des Moines, Iowa to Ralph and Juanita (Johnson). Frances was educated in the Des Moines Public School system where she graduated from East High School. She furthered her education by attending and graduating from the first class of Licensed Practical Nurses in the city. Frances spent 23 years as a...
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