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...
Glance Yang
Jul 10, 2018
Glance Yang passed away on July 10, 2018. Services will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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...
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...