Monzola Gaines Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Monzola Gaines (Peoria, Illinois), who passed away at the age of 79, on May 21, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Romeo Robert and Ethel Lee Bennett McKinney; her son Brian L. Gaines; her siblings, Romeo Milton McKinney, Wayne McKinney, Alberta McKinney Reddick, Sandra McKinney Bell, Masone Lajoice McKinney and Verlinda McKinney Fields; and her great grandchild Troy Erving II.
She is survived by: her husband Leon P. Gaines; her children, Everett McKinney (Lillie) of Indianola, MS, Demetri Gaines of Houston, TX, LaTonya Franklin (Terence) of Atlanta, GA and Tisha Anderson (Courtney) of Peoria, IL; her siblings, Ambrose McKinney (Linda) of Sunflower, MS, Alfonzo McKinney of Drew, MS, Carl McKinney (Helen) of Nashville, TN and Pernella Shortie (Jesse) of Greenville, MS; her sisters-in-law, Gloria Hayes of Pulaski, IL and Linda Gaines of Houston, TX; her grandchildren, Marquis Jordan-McKinney, Brandis Johnson, Brittney Gaines, Brandon Daniels, Darius Williams, Ariel Ivory, Darrion McKinney (Kennara), Brian Gaines, Arneisha Walls, Mickayla Alexander and Isaiah Alexander; and her great grandchildren, Aidan, Alaysia, A'mere, Amiri, Amori, Ariane, Brielle, Da'Layja, Daleah, D'Ari, Jr., Kingston E., Kingston M., Laedon, Marion, Marleigh, Nazier, Phoenix, Ramani, Rayniah, Sage, Tasia, Treshaun and Tristan.
