LILLIAN ANDERSON
Lillian Elizabeth (Holmes) Anderson, 81, best known as “Ms. Lil” of Kansas City, KS transitioned to eternal life peacefully in her sleep on Friday, June 21, 2024 at North Kansas City Hospital.She was born March 2, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois as the only child to the proud parents Benjamin Holmes and Irene Middleton. Post her mother’s death in her early childhood, her paternal grandmother, Arrella A. Victrum, stepped in to raise her in Dixon, IL, intimately gaining the title...
Lillian Elizabeth (Holmes) Anderson, 81, best known as “Ms. Lil” of Kansas City, KS transitioned to eternal life peacefully in her sleep on Friday, June 21, 2024 at North Kansas City...
ETHEL COLEMAN
Ethel M. Coleman was born November 24, 1934, to Wylie and Bertha Lyons in Little Rock, Arkansas.Ethel departed this life on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at the Shawnee Gardens Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.Ethel received her formal education in Little Rock, AR and an associate’s degree from the University of Kansas.Ethel was employed with the Salvation Army Day Care as a teacher for 30 years until she retired.Ethel was a profound member of New Seasons Christian Church for...
Ethel M. Coleman was born November 24, 1934, to Wylie and Bertha Lyons in Little Rock, Arkansas.Ethel departed this life on Saturday, June 15, 2024, at the Shawnee Gardens Healthcare and...
ARTHUR SELECTMAN, JR
Every once in a while, a man comes along that is talented, yet humble. Fierce, yet peaceful. Risky, yet calculating. Blessed, yet a giver, both Loving and Kind. And above all a man of God with blind faith that allowed him to see the world quite differently.The son of enterprising parents, Arthur Bernard Selectman, Jr. was born December 10, 1938, in Kansas City, Kansas. Lettie and Art, Sr. were very proud parents of a precocious child who affectionately became known as "Sonny". He...
Every once in a while, a man comes along that is talented, yet humble. Fierce, yet peaceful. Risky, yet calculating. Blessed, yet a giver, both Loving and Kind. And above all a man of God with...
BRUNA BRISCOE
May was born on October 22, 1957, in Warrensburg, MO. She was the 3rd and youngest child born to Angeline Briscoe and George Briscoe Sr. Her early childhood was spent in rural Holden, MO. She attended grade school in Centerview, MO and Jr. Highschool in Warrensburg, MO and Olathe, KS. May graduated in 1976 from Olathe North H.S., Olathe, KS.While in Jr. High School, May became a cheerleader for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1974-1977 along with her sister, Lanita. She was the youngest to...
May was born on October 22, 1957, in Warrensburg, MO. She was the 3rd and youngest child born to Angeline Briscoe and George Briscoe Sr. Her early childhood was spent in rural Holden, MO. She...
SHERELL SMITH-LYNCH
Sherell Marie Smith-Lynch was born in Kansas City, Kansas on December 11, 1926 as the sixth child of James and Hazel Nance. She was raised in the Armourdale area of Kansas City, Kansas and attended schools in the Kansas City, Kansas school district. She was later employed at Olsen’s egg plant for several years. Sherell attended Psyche Pate’s modeling school and became one of the first black fashion models in the greater Kansas City area, taking the social...
Sherell Marie Smith-Lynch was born in Kansas City, Kansas on December 11, 1926 as the sixth child of James and Hazel Nance. She was raised in the Armourdale area of Kansas City, Kansas and...
JOHNNIE FOSTER
Johnnie Lee Foster Jr. 76 passed away on June 4th, 2024, at the Kansas City, MO VA Hospital. He was born on April 2, 1948, in Kansas City, KS to Mary Williams Foster and Johnnie Lee Foster, Sr.He had one sister Marquetta Foster, who preceded him in death.Johnnie grew up in K.C.K. attending Keiling Stowe, and Northwest Jr. He was a proud Sumner High School graduate class of 1967.He was a drummer under Leon Brady and played in the school band. After graduating in...
Johnnie Lee Foster Jr. 76 passed away on June 4th, 2024, at the Kansas City, MO VA Hospital. He was born on April 2, 1948, in Kansas City, KS to Mary Williams Foster and Johnnie Lee...
ELIZEBEATH HELAIRE
“Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10 Elizebeath Helaire departed this life peacefully on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at The Healthcare Resort of Kansas City, surrounded by loved ones, gospel music, and scriptures. Elizebeath was born February 6, 1944, to proud parents Roy Kirk and Lillie Mae Watson. She was preceded in death by both of her...
“Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10 Elizebeath Helaire departed this life peacefully on Thursday, June 6, 2024,...
MERTHA DANIELS
Mertha Blackmon Daniels, also affectionately known as “Mama”, “Maw Maw”, or “Grandma Ma” was born on January 1st, 1949, in Morrilton, Arkansas to Elliot and Althaline Hammond Blackmon. She was the eleventh of twelve children born to this union. In 1953 the Blackmon family moved to the Kansas City metropolitan area, to enhance their way of life from being in the south. Mertha began her early childhood education at a preschool provided by a friend of the...
Mertha Blackmon Daniels, also affectionately known as “Mama”, “Maw Maw”, or “Grandma Ma” was born on January 1st, 1949, in Morrilton, Arkansas to Elliot and...
MILDRED BURNS
Barbara Jones
Barbara Orange Jones, 94, passed away on May 31, 2024, at Brookdale Rosehill in Shawnee, Kansas. She was born on May 2, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois to Grady and Ruth Orange. Barbara grew up in Louisiana and graduated from Gilbert Academy in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1946. After high school, she attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee where she received a degree in English in 1950 and began working for Universal Life Insurance Company as a secretary.Barbara was involved...
Barbara Orange Jones, 94, passed away on May 31, 2024, at Brookdale Rosehill in Shawnee, Kansas. She was born on May 2, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois to Grady and Ruth Orange. Barbara grew up...
