Obituaries

Henry is survived by his wife Yolanda M. Cooper; son Demetrius L. Frierson. Daughters; Tamera M. Cooper and La`Shantai D. Frierson; brothers Allen Morris and Willie Cooper; sisters Elizabeth Walker and Angela Cooper; 16 grandchildren. No services

Virgil is survived by his daughter Andrea Freeman of Wichita, KS; sisters Pamela J. Beavers of Wichita, KS and Charlesetta V. Jackson of Kansas City, KS; nephew Dyrreco Andrew Beavers of Tulsa, OK.

Alonzo is survived by his mother Rachel Reyes; father Gabriel Corona; brothers Martin Francisco, Luke and Landon; sisters Emilia, Josefina, Alejandra, Laura and Anna  

He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Nikkole Burney Johnson; their four children, Tyler, Tyson, Tyonia, and Tyiah; and their grandchildren.  His siblings are Tammie Johnson-Brown (Greg), Colleen Johnson, DJ Adkins, and Christie McKay.   Preceded in death by his sister Rose Johnson.

Michelle is survived by her sister Ronda R. Vester; brothers Adam K. Davis and Kevin Vester; nieces Kiaria Ferriss, Sasha Ferriss and Europe Vester.  

Debra is survived by her parents Ted and Pearlie Mitchell; son Christopher Williams (Taylor Williams); daughters Miko Gibson (Dontrey Milligan), Debra Callahan II (Louis Champion), Janice Callahan (Matthew Sissac)  and Anderia Callahan; sisters Patrice Gibson-Taylor (Miguel Winston Taylor), Mary Underwood, Regina Stewart, Jacqueline Thrower; "God brother" Monroe Jenkins; special friend Tammy Guinn; 15 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren and 4 pending great grandchildren.

Robert is survived by his sisters JoeAnn Jones Rodgers and Diane Jones Brown (Scott) both of Chicago, IL, Patricia and Tonya Jones of Detroit, MI and Renee Spires Flowers of Michigan City, MI; his brothers Joe Louis Jones Jr of Wichita, KS and Larry Jones of Detroit, MI; a caring uncle Jerry Spires and a devoted niece DayDay.

Christian is survived by his father Shelton Watley, mother Carol Dixon-Tolbert; son Malachi Bennett; daughter Chanelle Bennett; brothers Christopher Dixon, Island Tiger Ash and Kevin Ash; sisters Christina Dixon, Ajee Ash, Sagan Delt, Shelniece Saunders; Sheltriece Watley and Ashanti Ash.  

Tom Poe 82, of Wichita, KS, passed away February 3, 2026 at home. He was born on May 21, 1943 in El Dorado, KS, the son of Roy Thomas Sr. and Nellie M. (Page) Poe.  He was raised in El Dorado and graduated from the local schools.  In 1974 Tom was united in marriage to Louise A. Garrison in Wichita.  To this union, two children were born.  They later divorced. Tom was introduced to a friend of his dad's who raised pigeons and went on to raise pigeons most of his life, ...