Sister, aunt, friend, retired special education teacher, Chestony S. Darris, suddenly passed away on January 18, 2021 at the age of 74. Family will be celebrating her life in Missouri.. In lieu of flowers please feel free to offer condolences to a St. Louis charity in her name.
Homegoing Service will be Saturday, January 23, 2021, 11am Central at The Baptist Church Of The Holy Communion in University City, MO.
Information will be provided for remote participation in the service in consideration of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Beloved sister of Anthony and Cranston and the late Henrine Darris; sister-in-law Chrystal Darris; dear aunt of Sean Brooks, Samantha and Hope-Elizabeth Darris, and great aunt, cousin and friend to many. Chestony graduated Beaumont High School in 1964, and The Missouri School of Journalism at The University Of Missouri in Columbia in 1968. She will be missed by family and friends.
Because I call myself a friend of yours.
I choose to laugh when you laugh and mourn when you mourn.
May God Be Kind to You during this difficult time.
Thoughts and Prayers with you and your family.
My beautiful lady you don’t know how much Your missed ..I miss sitting down with you listening to music doing our nails..Every day you always looked Beautiful perfect make up, matching your beautiful outfits very fashionista. Even though we met for a short period of time you grew in my heart and you were the grandmother I didn’t have here in St. Louis. I will always cherish this beautiful memories of Us laughing and I am glad that you enjoyed dancing to my Spanish music, thank you for being my biggest fan on my foods that I would make because God knows that’s not my forte LOL but you always motivated me to do better you were so full of life always happy never complained kind hearted, kind soul,Beautiful human being. I wish more people could be more like you. You taught me to be a better person because of that and I promise to keep your memory alive and I know you’re in a better place now please look down upon us now my sweet angel Now You’re your favorite person with God now. I love you always my beautiful lady Rest In Peace .. my condolences to all the family sending prayers and thank you for sharing her with me.
Yours truly
María Natera
To the Darris Family,
Please accept my deepest condolences to your family. I pray that you all find peace and comfort during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Christiane Horton (Nancy’s daughter)
I will miss you my friend. I will miss our talks about your teaching at school’s and the role model you set!! I learn from you that all dreams can come true. I will be that Nurse I told you about because of your example as a classy intelligent God fearing women you are!!!! See you soon❤
My friend I am going to miss our talk’s and your wisdom. Your example as a teacher showed me that dreams can come true❤. I will be the Nurse I told you about. My classy intelligent friend tony❤ Kimberly and I will miss you. You were a bible reader and we both have faith in Jesus! So” I will see you in paradise” Jesus words. We will be walking hand too hand soon. Our tear’s of cry will be tears of joy❤❤ God spoke it so it will be!!
You will be in my heart
I didn’t have the pleasure of getting to Tony well but what I knew of her I admired. I knew she was a superstar because her family talked about how smart and talented she was. I met her on my first visit to St Louis, we stopped by her apartment and I was amazed, it looked like something you see in a magazine. She was a gracious host, warm and friendly. She was a wonderful aunt, always sending birthday and Christmas cards to her niece. Those cards and her gifts like the baby plate with the abc’s on it are cherished. I was cleaning out cabinets recently and came across cards that Tony sent when Sammy was a little girl. We put them in a decorative box, a place to hold precious memories. As Tony arrived in heaven I could almost hear her sister Henrine saying “ girl you had better come on in here” and her mother with tears of joy hugging her child. I know she’s resting peacefully. All her hopes and dreams have been fulfilled in her savior Jesus Christ.
As a friend of the Darris family since the 1960’s, it is with deep sympathy that this note is written. Our family connection began on Natural Bridge Street across from Fairgrounds Park in North St. Louis. During the summer heat all four of the Darris siblings played tennis: Chestony, Anthony, Cranston and the late Henrine. Cranston continues to play tennis in the New York City area winning competitions in his age group. On behalf of my 98 year old mother, Cleo Anderson, our family cherishes the living memory of the Darris family.
Thank you for being an important part of my childhood. Sincerely,
Chestony you are in my bank of pleasant memories. May you rest in heavenly peace.
Chestony was my second cousin. Though it has been decades since contact with the Darris family, Tony was never forgotten. I alway thought it was amazing that she had two family first names, for uncles Chester and Anthony. I was saddened to read that she passed. And equally saddened to know I loss the opportunity of a reunion with her, for now. Blessings to my cousins Brother ( Anthony Jr.) Cranston and the late Henrine.
I often think of Uncle Son and Aunt Tops.
My grandmother Nartica , was Uncle Sons sister. Whom I’m named after.
Nartica “Tish” Cross. Phoenix,Az