Michelle Denise Page-Akpan

MICHELE DENISE PAGE-AKPAN WAS BORN JANUARY 27, 1958, TO HARRY SALES, SR. AND HORTENSE E. PAGE WHO PRECEDED HER IN DEATH, ALONG WITH HER DAUGHTER KAYLA PAGE, HER TWIN SON’S NICHOLAS AND TYLER PAGE, HER TWO SISTER’S BRENDA VAUGHN AND ELLA MCCLELLAND.

MICHELLE WAS EDUCATED IN THE KANSAS CITY, MO SCHOOL DISTRICT, SHE THEN ATTENDED JOB CORPS IN EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO, WHERE SHE LATER RECEIVED HER HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND WENT ON TO WORK THROUGH THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY FOR NUMEROUS OF YEARS UNTIL HER HEALTH STARTED TO FAIL.

MICHELL MARRIED ARCHIE AKPAN IN 1995, THE MARRIAGE WAS DISSOLVED YEARS LATER.

MICHELLE ENJOYED SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS, SHE LOVED TO COOK AND ENTERTAIN AND WAS DEFINITELY THE LIFE OF THE PARTY, SHE WAS SO CREATIVE IN DECORATING DISHES MAKING THEM LOOK STYLISH.

MICHELLE LOVED TO READ NOVELS, SHE WOULD OFTEN FIND WORDS IN THE DICTIONARY AND USE THESE WORDS IN HER EVERYDAY LIFE.

MICHELLE HAD A COMPANION WHICH WAS HER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOG ESABELLA (ESA). SHE CATERED TO MICHELLE’S NEEDS ON COMAND. MICHELLE LOVED ESA WITH ALL HER HEART AND SOUL.

SHE LEAVES TO CHERISH HER MEMORY WITH HER OLDEST AND ONLY DAUGHTER ERICA M. PAGE OF KANSAS CITY, MO. TWO GRANDSON’S AARON AN ELIJAH PAGE OF KANSAS CITY, MO. ONE GRANDDAUGHTER ELENORA PAGE OF SOUTH DAKOTA. TWO BROTHERS MICHAEL THOMASTON (JESSIE) OF ST. JOSEPH MO, JEFFREY SPOTWOOD (DELORES) OF KCMO. AND A HOST OF NEICE’S NEPHEW’S RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. HER BEST FRIEND KATHY DAVIS OF KANSAS CITY MO, AND HER LONG TIME DEAR FRIEND MONA SINGER OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

A memorial service will be held Friday, July 11, 2025, at Golden Gate Funeral & Cremation Services, LLC , 2800 E. 18th St. Kansas City, MO 64127. The service will begin at 3:00pm, there will be no visitation.