Yaya Kabba Kamara

Maryville - Yaya Kabba Kamara, 52, of Maryville, passed from this life on Wednesday, February 18, 2008 at a St. Louis Hospital.

Born on April 18, 1956 in Makeni, Sierra Leone, West Africa, he was the son of the late, Mohamed Kabba Kamara and Mabinty Sillah.

He was formerly employed with Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation, Maryville.

He is survived by his devoted wife, Sue Griffin Kamara, whom he married on December 30, 2007, loving children, Adama Kabba Kamara, step-children, Michael Dean Owens, Independence, MO, Pamela Sue Bears, Maryville, Amy Lee Weese, Burlington Junction, Robert Brandon Owens, Maryville, Laura Nicole Owens, Graham, brothers, Idrissa Kabba Kamara, Ibrahim Kabba Karmara, Mohamed Kabba Kamara, sisters, Janatu Tarawally, Kadiatu Kabba Kamara, Sunkari Kabba Kamara, Ariatu Sesay, he is also survived by the family that brought him to the states, Dr. Jack & Marilyn Flinner, Mankato, MN, 9 grandchilden.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the Danfelt Funeral Home, 951 S. Main Street, Maryville, MO 644688. Final Resting Place will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville.
There will be no evening visitation however the family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12 Noon to 2 P.M. The family has requested memorial donations to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society.

Online condolences and tributes may be left at www.danfeltfuneralhome.com