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Shelia Denise Kabba
Feb 28, 2026
Sheila D. (Williams) Kabba entered eternal rest on February 28, 2026, at the age of 62. She was born on May 2, 1963, in Kansas City, Missouri to Della Williams and Otis Williams.
Sheila attended Westport High School and received her GED at Manual Career Tech Center. Shelia was also a graduate of the Victory Homes through Victory Outreach Kansas City....
Laura Claryn Darby
Mar 15, 2026
Laura “Claren” Rose Darby-Hickman was born to Hilda Chmilar and Clarence Darby on November 26th, 1949 in Whitehorse YT Canada. Laura had five siblings from both parents’ sides. Later on in 1963,Laura headed to Kansas City Missouri, USA. where she would reside.
While in Kansas City, Laura would have her first child, Paul Forsythe, at sixteen. Later on, Laura and Tommy...
Larry Sylvester Coleman Sr.
Mar 8, 2026
Larry Sylvester Coleman Sr was born on April 13, 1950, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Kenneth Coleman and Nadeane Brown.
Larry attended the Kansas City Public School District and later participated in the JROTC program at Southeast High School, where he developed discipline and leadership skills.
After high school, he continued into adulthood with a strong work ethic and a deep sense...
Joshette Elissa Stowell
Mar 20, 2026
Joshette E. Stowell (Josie Candillo), 54, of Independence, Missouri, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026.
Josie was born in Los Angeles, California on March 28, 1971 to Terry and Linda Candillo. She lived most of her life between Independence, MO and California. She attended William Chrisman High School then moved back to California where she met her husband Jeffery (Jeff) Stowell....
Kay Brooks
Mar 19, 2026
Kay Brooks 82, of Topeka passed away March 19, 2026. She was born August 14, 1943 to Olen Mumma and Juanita Foland.
Vonday Lashay Emanuel
Mar 18, 2026
Vonday Emanuel 60, of Kansas City passed away March 18, 2026. She was born September 13, 1965 to James Emanuel and Sandy K. Avalo.
Earlean Miller
Mar 17, 2026
Remembering Earlean
Earlean Miller, 84, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2026 at home with her
family next to her. She was born in Lambert, Mississippi, to the late Albert Sr. and Birdellar Pryor.
Earlean was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie Miller Sr.; her daughter, LaVoyce “Anne” Tucker; her great-granddaughter, Naomi Wood; and her siblings, Sugar Bell...
Joseph Leonard Mayfield
Mar 17, 2026
Joseph Mayfield 82, of Kansas City passed away March 17, 2026. He was born May 08, 1943 to Joseph Mayfield and Norma Lowry. He was Married to Lillian Mayfield.
Charles Earl Tate
Mar 16, 2026
Charles Earl Tate, 76, of Independence, Missouri, leaves behind a legacy shaped by his hands, his spirit, and the love he carried for his family.
Born on September 25, 1949, in Thomaston, Alabama, Charles was the son of Annie Pearl Tate and Morris Reaser, whose lives and lineage laid the foundation for the man he would become. His journey carried him...
Michael D. Cook
Mar 16, 2026
Michael D. Cook, 75, of Leavenworth passed away March 16, 2026. He was born January 04, 1951 to Lawrence L. Cook and Alice Cook.
Kristina A. Jenkins
Mar 16, 2026
Kristina Jenkins, 42, of Kansas City passed away March 16, 2026. She was born February 03, 1984 to Michael Emanuel and Teresa Emanuel.
Nelda Sue Johnson
Mar 15, 2026
Nelda Sue Johnson of Kansas City Missouri, went to her heavenly home on March 15, 2026. She was born November 22,1944, to William and Lois Brantley Johnson, in Fort Worth Texas.
Delta is preceded in death by her life partner , l Ladonna , Drury, sister Mary Hatton, brother-in-law James Hatton and her parents.
Nelda is survived by her niece, Kristina Rutherford...
Kathy Marie Livingston
Mar 15, 2026
Kathy Livingston 52, of Buhler passed away March 15, 2026. She was born September 24, 1973 to Larry Halzenbuehler and Myrtle Self.
Patrick K. Mallen
Mar 15, 2026
Patrick Mallen, 58, of St. Joseph, Missouri died peacefully on March 15th at Mosaic Hospital in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Patrick was born on May 11,1967 in Kansas City, Missouri, and was the son of Richard & Della Mallen (Plattsburg). He was preceded in death by his father Richard Mallen and wife Laneah Mallen.
Patrick is survived by his son Levi Mallen, mother...
Geraldine Hawkins
Mar 15, 2026
Geraldine Hawkins, 78, of North Kansas City passed away March 15, 2026. She was born October 29, 1947 to Parthenia Hawkins.
Alvin Vernon Peal Jr.
Mar 15, 2026
Alvin Peal Jr., 71, of Independence passed away March 15, 2026. He was born November 01, 1954 to Alvin Peal Sr. and Jimmye Wilson.
Kathy Dekle
Mar 15, 2026
Kathy Ann Jestice-Dekle, 65 of Kansas City Kansas was called home by our Lord and Savior on March 15,2026. She was born and grew up on a farm in Corpus Christi, TX to Frances and Howard Jestice she has 4 brothers (Frank Mike, Howard and Norman Jestice and a sister Loraine Jestice- Yochim ( David)
Kathy married Art Dekle and moved...
Mark William Stitt
Mar 14, 2026
Mark William Stitt of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away on March 14, 2026, at age 67. Mark was born on August 18, 1958, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Barney Stitt Jr. and Helen Stitt. Mark graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1976, later working in the Social Security Administration as a claims clerk until his retirement in 2015.
Mark had...
Willie Jean Williams
Mar 14, 2026
Willie J. Williams, 82, of Kansas City passed away March 14, 2026. She was born February 28, 1944 to John L. Findley and Pansey R. Harper.
Michael Scott Bentley
Mar 13, 2026
Michael Bentley ,70, of Belton passed away March 13, 2026. He was born February 03, 1956 to Ross Bentley and Delores Bentley.
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