Linda Ogelsby
Dec 3, 2017
Linda Gail Joshua was born in Lubbock, Texas, on September 10, 1966, to the union of Edward Joshua and Bertha Mae Joshua (Royal). She was the youngest of nineteen children. Linda received her formal education at Hoover High School in Des Moines, IA. While in high school she excelled academically and athletically, running track. Linda competed in the 4x100 Meter...
Delona Ashby
Dec 1, 2017
Delona "Loney" Mae Ashby; a mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend to many was called to heaven Friday, December 1st at Lakeland Regional Medical Center in Florida. Born September 1, 1954, in Des Moines, Iowa, Loney was the second oldest of six children born to Emma Lou Allen and Logan Thompson. Loney took an interest in sewing at an...
James Rolland Montogomery, Sr.
Nov 28, 2017
James Roland Montgomery Sr. was born to Jesse Howard Montgomery and Geneva Lorine Mayfield on January 28, 1936, in Ft. Scott, Kansas. The family would eventually relocate to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where James would attend Thomas Jefferson High School. Following his graduation, James went on to work for the Northwestern Railroad company, as a track switch operator and in sector...
Alice Marie Fisher
Nov 26, 2017
Alice Marie Fisher was born January 23, 1945 to the union of David Howard Fisher and Emma Marie (Smith) Fisher in Columbia, Missouri. The family moved north for job opportunities and Alice received her primary education here. Alice graduated from North High School. Sister Fisher was baptized at an early age and was a member of Evangelist Crusaders Church of...
Russell Wesley Mccurn
Nov 25, 2017
Russell Wesley McCurn was born September 10, 1945 to Truman Henry McCurn and Estella (Harper) McCurn in Batesville, Arkansas. The family moved north seeking job opportunities and settled in Des Moines. Russell was educated in the Des Moines Public School system and graduated from East High School in 1963. He was drafted into the US Army and served his country...
Loretta Williams
Nov 21, 2017
Loretta Williams was born to Daniel Williams and Doris Inez Cole in Wadesboro, North Carolina, on May 15, 1956. She was raised and educated in the area, graduating from Grimsley High School. Loretta would go on to attend Gifford Technical Community College in Jamestown, North Carolina, where she would receive her Associates Degree. For most of her professional career, Loretta...
Velma Lee Marshall
Nov 18, 2017
Velma Lee (Johnson) Marshall was born September 7, 1939 in Omaha, NE to Albert Lee Johnson and Mercedes (McKee) Price. She received her primary education at St. Marys Academy in New Orleans and also attended St Benedict Catholic High School in the city. After graduation, Velma joined the world of work. She had a caring, nurturing manner and she found...
Sean Bryson
Nov 13, 2017
Sean Eugene Bryson was born to Tooley Johnson and Katherine Laraine Bryson on August 24, 1967 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was raised and educated in the area, graduating from the Des Moines Technical High School in 1986. Following his graduation, Sean went on to attend the Des Moines Area Community College, where he would receive his Associates degree in...
Margaret Anne Ramsey
Nov 13, 2017
Margaret Anne Ramsey was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 20, 1922, where she was adopted by Emmanual and Lydia Gorman. The family would move to Rock Island, Illinois, when Margaret was about 8 years old. She was educated in the Rock Island Public School system. Following her graduation from high school, Margaret married William Banks Sr. Later in life,...
Aubrey Gillard
Nov 13, 2017
Aubrey Gillard passed away on November 13, 2017. Celebration of Life Services will be held tomorrow, November 25th at Jefferson Mortuary in Memphis Tennessee. Aubrey was born in Memphis on March 11, 1975. He moved to Des Moines in 2010 and made an impact with all who knew him. He was kind and generous. He would do anything to help...