Orvella M. Promroy

A Life Remembered

To our dearest mother, this is a moment of honor. How honored we are to be your daughters. How honored we are to have had an amazing, vibrant, respectful mother. Your presence, your energy and your unconditional love was everything. We have so many memories of you Mama, that we will cherish and smile. We’re going to miss you so much. I pray for us to make it. We love you, Mama, in this life and the next.

Orvella Promroy was born to Orville H. Clay and Arquillar M. Clay on January 3, 1951. She was fondly called “Vell” by her family and friends.

Orvella married James H. Promroy in August of 1970 and became a devoted wife and mother to their two children Meeca and Chicoiya.

Orvella departed this life on June 26, 2026. She received Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at Metropolitan Baptist Church in 1958 at the age of seven, making her a member for 68 years. She loved attending the Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting service weekly and would often encourage others to attend with her.

Orvella attended Northwest Junior High and Wyandotte High School where she graduated in the class of 1969. She began her career at Douglas Bank as a teller, AT&T as an engineer and the USPS where she retired from as an Assistant Supervisor.

Orvella was preceded in death by her parents, Orville and Arquillar; her nephew, Rodney Hudsepth; and her sister-in-law, Trina Rice.

To treasure her memories, Orvella leaves her beloved husband, James H. Promroy; her two dearly beloved daughters, Mecca Promroy of Gladstone, MO and Chicoiya (Ashley) Letcher of Kansas City, KS; her dearly loved sister Elaine Hudspeth of Kansas City, KS; her special beloved sister/best friend, Rita Hamilton of Kansas City, KS; her seven grandchildren, Saria Letcher, Daeton and Dinasti Scruggs of Gladstone, MO, Kristian Lee, Ashtin, Cameron and Kyndell Letcher of Kansas City, KS; her five nieces, Jill Hudspeth of Springfield, MO, Darrlynn Franklin of Richmond, VA, Angela Davis of Kansas City, KS, Tammy Hughes of AZ and Tasha Rice of Denver, CO; her nephew, Troy Hughes of Kansas City, MO; her two sister-n-laws, Carol Ann (Curtis) Davis of Kansas City, MO and Cheryl (Paul) Tilford of Kansas City, MO; her three brother-n-laws, Ronnie Rice of Kansas City, MO, Donnie Rice of MN and Andre Pomroy of Atlanta, GA; a host of other relatives, nieces, nephews and numerous friends who will miss her dearly.

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