Billie Jean Moore
Dec 22, 2017
Billie Jean Moore was born in Des Moines Iowa March 15, 1937 . She was raised by her mother, Gladys Mae Burrell. Billie attended Des Moines Tech High School. Shortly after high school Billie wed the love of her life Mr. John Moore. They met in a barbershop in South Carolina and were married shortly thereafter. Sadly John would precede...
Patricia Marie Sparks
Dec 20, 2017
Patricia Marie (Hammes) Sparks was born March 1, 1938 in the town of Pocahontas, Iowa to Leo Peter Hammes and Marguerite Ann (Harrington ) Hammes. She completed her primary education at Corpus Christie High school in Ft. Dodge, Iowa in 1956. Patricia graduated from the Mercy School of Nursing in 1960. She was employed by Mercy Medical Center in Des...
Lester Dean Farrier
Dec 14, 2017
Lester Dean Farrier was born May 14, 1930 to Charles Marion Farrier, Sr and Tempest (Houston) Farrier in the small town of Pleasant Plain, IA After Lester got out of high school he soon found employment in Rock Island as a Maintenance man, and he worked for several firms before his retirement. Lester married the former Shirley Ecklund and they...
Jayquantay Oshay Jasont Foster
Dec 3, 2017
JayQuantay Oshay Jasont Foster was born to Charles Leroy Foster and Arleta Denise Foster on September 19, 1993, in Des Moines, Iowa and passed away on December 3, 2017. He was born and raised in Des Moines, graduating from North High School in 2012. Throughout his life, Jay was drawn to music and set out to create his own dialog...
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...