Obituaries (557)
Memorial services have been scheduled for Arlene C. Ackerman, the former superintendent of the Philadelphia School District, in Philadelphia and Albuquerque, N.M. In Philadelphia, a…
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Moses Thompson was a longtime member of Hickman Temple AME Church. Thompson died Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. He was 89. He was born April 5,…
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Joan Fontaine Caffee was an advocate for education. She died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. She was 70. Caffee was born July 31, 1942. Caffee was…
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Naomi Bond, also known as “Nae,” was an educator. Bond died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013. She was 77. She was born Oct. 22, 1935 in…
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PORTLAND, Ore. — James DePreist, one of the first African-American conductors and a National Medal of Arts winner, died Friday, Feb. 8 at his home…
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A memorial service was held Jan. 19 for Carol Ann Sample. Sample died Jan. 11, 2013. She was 61. She was born Jan. 30, 1951…
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Services were held Feb. 9 for Elder Ida M. Perry. Perry died Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. She was 88. She was born Feb. 13, 1924…
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For days, rumors had been circulating on social media that legendary trumpeter Donald Byrd had died away. On Thursday, reports of the jazz musician and…
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Edward E. Tinney was a longtime employee of Merck and Company. Tinney died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. He was 65. He was born Nov. 1,…
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Eula M. Cousins was a former social worker. She died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. She was 100. She was born Sept. 14, 1902 in Camden,…
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