April K. Bonds “Ape” was born April 11, 1979, to parents Kim Bonds and Cedric McKibben. On Tuesday, November 1, 2022, God quietly called her home.
April attended Brainerd High School. April was an amazing and devoted mother to her son, King. She loved her baby. King was her little twin, her only child, her little angel.
April's love for children and family was evident and experienced by all who knew her. She deeply loved and helped raise most of her nieces, nephews, and also their children. She enjoyed doing hair, cooking, and posting funny quotes on social media. April touched the lives of so many with her contagious smile, fun-loving personality, and giving spirit. She especially enjoyed family gatherings and cookouts.
April was preceded in death by her grandfather, Billy Bonds; grandmothers, Alice Faye Norman and Rose McKibben; brother, Kendrick McKibben; sister, Brittany Freeman.
Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Akingston; mother, Kim Bonds; father, Cedric (Jamie) McKibben; sisters, Erika Bonds, Seteria (Derrick) Long, Garnethia( Shay) McKibben, Destiny Freeman, Cherish McKibben, Chelse Hatten, Cedrika McKibben, Ciara McKibben; brothers, Nikko Smiley, Marcus Brown, and Rheuben McKibben; a host of loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Public viewing will be held from 9:00 am-11:00 am, Saturday, November 19, 2022, followed by an 11:00 AM funeral service at Olivet Baptist Church, 740 East M.L. King Blvd.
Interment: Lakewood Memory Gardens East.
Arrangements by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 423-622-9995.