All Obituaries

Life's Reflections Marcus Webster was born in Kansas City, Missouri on October 3, 1978. Marcus passed away on September 11, 2019 at the age of 40 years.  He graduated from F.L. Schlagle High School and owned his own business called Wick & Da Wacker’s Yard and Lawn Services.  There was not one job that Marcus felt like he couldn’t do, and If he couldn’t, he would go and find someone who could.  Marcus loved to love on people, never met a stranger and...

Life’s Reflection Nationally known educator and historian Dr. Edward Beasley Jr. was born June 3, 1932 in Omaha, Nebraska to Edward Sr., and Vesta Sanders Beasley. He accepted Christ at an early age at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and graduated from Central High School where he obtained the rank of Sergeant First Class in Junior ROTC and commanded the Color-Bearing Unit for all military parades.  He later was honourably discharged from the Army Corps of Engineers as a First...

Life’s Reflection Brenda Ruth Caldwell blessed the earth with her presence on March 16, 1944 in Kansas City, Kansas to Henry Caldwell and Lucille Singleton.  She returned to her heavenly home on September 11, 2019.  Brenda accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior and attended Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church of Kansas City, Kansas.  Brenda loved her family and friends.  She enjoyed playing games with the children in the family, coloring, dressing her baby dolls, watching...

  Life’s Reflection John Wesley Turner Jr. arose from the restraints of this world on August 26, 2019.  Beloved son of John Wesley Turner Sr. and Eva M. Josenberger.  John Jr. was born October 24, 1955 in Kansas City, Kansas. John enlisted in the US Marine Corp and was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California.  He was a member of the Sumner High School Class of 1974. Left to cherish John’s life are his daughter, Chiquita Lynette Turner; sisters, Debra...

Life’s Reflection Willie Mae Murphy-Evan 90 passed away on August 12, 2019 at 11:49 P.M. at Delmar Gardens in Lenexa, Kansas.  She was born October 5, 1928 in Kansas City, Kansas to Richard Evans Sr. and Lillie Bailey Evans. Willie Mae grew up in Kansas City, Kansas attended school in the Kansas City, Kansas School District graduating from Sumner High School in 1946 and went on to Nursing School in Kansas City, Missouri where she received a diploma in Nursing as a License...

Life’s Reflection Queena Le’Shawn Andrews 21 passed away on August 8, 2019 at K U Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.  She was born September 24, 1997 in Denver, Colorado to Leslie Andrews and Nikita Union. Queena grew up in Denver, Colorado and Kansas City, Kansas.  She graduated from Wyandotte High School in Kansas City, Kansas in 2016.  She was attending Kansas City Kansas Community College in Kansas City, Kansas where, she was studying Forensic...

Reflections Carl Eugene “Gene” Smith 1934 – 2019 Carl Eugene “Gene” Smith was the 15th child born to Melvin James and Bessie Davis Smith, January 3, 1934 in Coffeyville, Kansas.   Eugene was preceded in death by his parents, and his siblings: Marvin Smith, Melvin Smith, II, Francis Smith, Vera Smith Jett, Octavia and Juanita Smith, Helen Smith Armstrong, Ruth Smith Yolkum, Opal Smith Lucas, Darlene Smith Jenkins, Wesley M. Smith, Christine Smith...

Life’s Reflections Phyllis Kay Pennington was born May 8, 1949 in Kansas City, Kansas to the parents of Thelma N. Davis and James A. Gaines which both have preceded her in death.  Also preceding her in death her older brother, Clifton Hite Jr.  and her sister, Carolyn Nelson. In her younger years she moved to Los Angeles, California with her mom where she graduated from John C. Fremont High School.  Phyllis married Robert Merriman, to this marriage her son, Carlos...

Life’s Reflections Miss Louise Eleanor Johnson Chatman Jenkins departed this life Thursday, August 1, 2019. She was born June 27, 1923 to George and Beatrice (Rogers) Johnson.  She was the oldest of twelve children. Louise attended the Kansas City, Kansas School District, graduating from Sumner High School “Class of 1941”.  Louise accepted Christ at an early age. She met and married Dona Chatman in 1948 and to this union three children were born (2) in...

  Obituary James Albert Cole, 70, passed away on July 24, 2019 at the Saint Luke’s Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri.  He was born June 16, 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri to Odis V. Cole and Ruby Spencer Cole. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1967.  After high school he joined the United States Army in 1968 where he served two years.  After returning home from the Army, he worked for U. S. Gypsum Company for many years.  He also worked for Julian...