Massey, Gwenevera A. St. Joseph, Mo.

Gwenevera A. Massey Gwenevera Arlene Wilkinson Massey, 90, passed away Sunday morning, Sept. 15, 2024, in St.

Joseph, surrounded by her family. A St. Joseph native, she attended Bartlett High School in St.



Joseph. After getting married, she worked in factories and later did housework while raising her family. Supporting her children and grandchildren in school and activities was something she loved doing.

She loved telling hilarious stories about her family and was dedicated to them. Ms. Massey was a lifelong member of Emmanuel Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Her parents, Ira and Dycie Wilkinson; siblings, Ira Jr., Lora, Sherman Sr,, Octavia, Cora Jean, Donald, Bethel, Wanda, Gayle, and Alec Wilkinson preceded her in death. In celebration of her homegoing, she leaves her children, Victoria (Leon), Marcus (Marcella), Stephanie (Tyrone), Eric (Shirl), Jennifer (Jerome), Keith, Lisa (Harold); 16 grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Services for Gwenevera A. Massey will held Friday, Sept. 20.

at 1 p.m. at Emmanuel Seventh Day Adventist Church.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept.

19, at the church, Interment Belmont Cemetery Wathena, Kansas. Arrangements entrusted to Bullock Family Funeral Chapel. www.

bullockffc.com As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.

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