Berniece Estella Kelley-Wright was born on September 24, 1925. She, her mother, and brother moved from Atalla, Alabama to Des Moines, Iowa in May of 1938. She was 12 years old when she moved to the Chesterfield area in Des Moines. It was there that she met the love of her life Robert A. Wright Sr., her first and only...
Freddie Jones passed away November 5, 2016. Freddie is survived by his cousin, Tony George. No services are planned at this time.
Curtis L. Caswell was born July 8, 1962 in Des Moines, Iowa to Diane (Thompson )Stovall and Wilbert N. Caswell, Jr. Curtis was educated in the Des Moines Public School System where he attended North High School. While at North Curtis played on the football team. He loved all things football, especially wearing team jersey's. His favorite team was the...
Yvonne Estelle (Brown) Reed was born on October 1, 1959 in Des Moines, Iowa to John and Dorothea Brown. Yvonne attended and graduated from Ames High School. After moving back to Des Moines, Yvonne worked at a variety of positions. She was a people person and working in the service industry allowed her to meet a wide variety of people....
Drewnissa Lynnee' Williams was born on April 17, 2016 to Andrew Williams and Larissa King, in Des Moines, IA. Her short time on this Earth was filled with spending time with her family and close family friends. She was the oldest of a set of twins, and the serious one. On October 29, 2016 Drewnissa was called back to Heaven...
Ella Wee Walker was born on January 12, 1936 to John and Ella Walker, in Sardis, MS. Later on in life she relocated to Des Moines, IA where she was a devoted citizen for 54 years. Ella was a devoted stay-at-home mother that not only cared for her own children but the others as well. She was a firm believer...
Wallace Donnell Obie Sr. was born on July 10, 1950 to Bob and Mary (Lee) Belcher in Kansas City, MO. Wallace lived the majority of his life in Kansas City, MO before moving to Des Moines, IA two years ago. Wallace was a life long humanitarian. He volunteered for various agencies around the Des Moines area including Hope Ministries and...
Patience Wolee was born on January 1, 1976 to Youboty and Mary (Deh) Wolee, in Liberia West Africa. She lived in Liberia for the majority of her life before relocating to the United States in 2004. Patience was a beautician by trade. She was known throughout the Des Moines area for her unique braiding styles. Patience took pride in her...
"Bless the Lord, O' my soul and all that is within me, bless His Holy Name" Psalms 103:1 This is the opening to a Scripture often quoted by Audie "Murphy" Mobley during his life. He was born September 19, 1957 the youngest of 11 children in Winston Salem NC to Robert Freedom Mobley and Viola Mobley Buford. He graduated from...