Mary 'Mae' Smith
Sep 14, 2017
Mary Smith was born in Portageville, Missouri to Walter Smith and Mary Catherine (Whitfield) Smith on June 10, 1951. Mary was part of a family of ten children. She received her primary education in Missouri before her family relocated to Des Moines. Mary graduated from North High School and went on to further her education at Des Moines Area Community...
Calvin Lamar Edwards
Sep 12, 2017
Calvin LaMar Edwards was born on August 2, 1977 to Al Garrett and Mary Ann Edwards. Calvin was born and raised in Des Moines, IA. With his personality, he was a friend to many. After graduating from East High School, He was employed through various jobs. Calvins desire to be great was shown in his daily actions, through the good...
Mary Lou Triska
Sep 10, 2017
Mary Lou (Sanders) Triska was born on April 23, 1968 to Jim Sanders and Donna Fisher in Iowa City, Iowa where she was also raised and educated. She was the oldest of five children. Immediately after high school she moved to Des Moines, IA Mary married Junior Triska and with this union came one child, Anthony. The marriage later dissolved...
Taina Lynne Martin
Sep 10, 2017
Taina Lynne Martin, was born on November 20, 1963 to Louis Martin and Barbara Jean Jones in Des Moines, Iowa where she was also raised and educated. Taina attended and graduated North High School. She worked primarily as a secretary but was able to do anything she put her mind to. She was very much her own person. Taina was...
Tyanne D. Duncan
Sep 4, 2017
Tyanne DeNene Duncan was born on July 20, 1968 to Phillip S. Mozee and Mary Louise Duncan. She was raised and educated in Des Moines. Tyanne graduated from Hoover High School. With hopes to further her education Tyanne attended Des Moines Area Community College. She was employed with the State of Iowa for 10 years. It was always instilled in...
Doris L. Mielak
Sep 1, 2017
Doris Lorraine Mielak was born on July 21, 1948 to Clifford and Mildred (Hahn) Mielak, in Lincoln, Nebraska. The family would eventually settle in Grinnell, Iowa, to raise their family and where she would receive her education. Later in life, Doris would meet her partner, Richard L. Williams. Together, they would make their home in Des Moines, Iowa. She was...
Rita Joyce Rabon-Howell
Aug 29, 2017
Rita Joyce Rabon-Howell was born to Theodore Roosevelt Parsons and Lenora Flossie Massey in Des Moines, Iowa, May 3, 1941. She grew up with a brother, Howard and a sister, Betty Lou, along with extended family members. Rita was educated in the Des Moines Public School system and earned an Associate of Arts degree in General Education at Los Angeles...
Barbara Adair
Aug 29, 2017
Barbara Florence Adair was born July 4, 1962 to the union of Charles Lee and Eunice Mae (Pigues) Adair. Barbara attended Des Moines' Tech High School where she graduated. Baptized at an early age, Barbara attended Mt. Hebron Missionary Baptist Church for many years. Barbara worked briefly for Titan Tires and Heather Manor Nursing Home; but for most of her...
Ali Hashim
Aug 29, 2017
At just 13 years old, Hashim led a life that invited others to gravitate around him well exhibited by the mixture of people attending his burial. Students, women, men and children sang together as his life was remembered. Ali was someone who attracted people because he had such an easy way of living life and he made life look fun....
Anthony D. Green
Aug 27, 2017
Anthony Duane Green, was born to Deborah Green and Butch Williams on April 5, 1967, in Des Moines, Iowa. He was raised and educated in the area, attending Des Moines Technical School. Following his general education, Anthony worked for the Des Moines public school system, primarily in the pre-school areas. He was also employed at the Des Moines Airport, working...