Kia Gary
SIKESTON — Shatekia Denise “Kia” Gary, affectionately known as Kia, 30, died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Sikeston, Missouri.
She was born May 26, 1990, in Sikeston, to the late Lamont Thatch and Tonya Strickland of St. Louis, Missouri. She was adopted as a baby by Dorothy Gary of Charleston, Missouri.
She is survived by her mother, Dorothy Gary of Charleston; one son, Kaiden Gary of Charleston; two daughters, Kennedi Gary and Zaria Blackmon of Charleston; four brothers, Robert Gary of Sikeston, Reginald Gary of Springfield, Missouri, Jason Gary of Fayetteville, North Carolina and Courvoisier "Red" Strickland of St. Louis; two sisters, Jacquelyn Gary of Charleston and Meisha Strickland of St. Louis; a life partner, Zack Blackmon of Sikeston; and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins, other relatives, and friends.
A walk-through visitation will be held Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at 11 a.m. at the Williams Funeral Chapel in Charleston.