DENVER — Marie Greenwood, a pioneering Denver teacher who devoted decades to fighting segreg…
Obituaries
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
Milton S. Hammond, an entrepreneur and longtime member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, died …
Joan E. Dillard, a former licensed practical nurse, died on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. She was 76.
Harrison Dillard, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, was considered the world’s best hurdler…
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Juanita Marks Boyer, a retired U.S. postal clerk, died on Thursday, Oct. 31,2019 after a bri…
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Edward Brockenbrough, an Army veteran and construction worker, died on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2…
Charmaine Hamilton, a life-long Philadelphian and faithful church servant, died on Tuesday, …
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Frances Berline Akins, a luncheonette owner, died on Wednesday, October 30, 2019, she was 100.
Muriel Janyce Graves, a dental hygienist, died on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. She was 69.
Monday, November 11, 2019
DETROIT — Former Michigan State star and Detroit Lions receiver Charles Rogers has died.
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Health care provider Kaiser Permanente said Sunday its chairman and CEO, Bernard J. Tyson, h…
Friday, November 08, 2019
Marian Francis Bell, who was active in civic and political efforts, died on Wednesday, Oct. …
John McKnight Jr., a retired security officer, died on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. He was 78.
Thursday, November 07, 2019
Dennis A. Hopson Jr., an avid Eagles fan, died on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. He was 75.
NEW ORLEANS — Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana plantatio…
Wednesday, November 06, 2019
Islin Amanda Paul, a homemaker and nanny, died on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. She was 80.
Tuesday, November 05, 2019
NEW ROADS, La. — Novelist Ernest J. Gaines, whose poor childhood on a small Louisiana planta…
Monday, November 04, 2019
LOS ANGELES — Actor-comedian John Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube’s father in the…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Ella Bell, a longtime member of the Alabama School Board, has died, the A…
Saturday, November 02, 2019
Ethel Mae Lamar, a seamstress, and stay at home mother died on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. She was 98.
Dorothy Barnett-El, a dietary aide, died on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. She was 73.
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Michele Yvonne Cottom, a retired Philco Ford Electronics/Visteon employee, died on Sunday, O…
Barbara Bryant Forbes, a family counselor, died on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, at her home. She…
Nelson Peter Brown, Jr. a U.S. Navy veteran, landscaper and entrepreneur, died on Saturday, …
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Alva Virginia Adams, a retired secretary and a longtime member of Corinthian Baptist Church …
Gloria Ricks Carter, a social worker, died on Friday Sept. 13, 2019 in Philadelphia, after a…
Latasha Louise Duncan Warring, a former airport employee, artist, and a loving mother, died …
LOS ANGELES — Actor-comedian John Witherspoon, who memorably played Ice Cube's father in the…
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Oscar Dillard Bowen, an Army veteran, entrepreneur and police officer died on Wednesday, Oct…
Monday, October 28, 2019
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — John Walker, an Arkansas lawmaker and civil rights attorney who represe…
Sunday, October 27, 2019
DETROIT — Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whos…
Saturday, October 26, 2019
WASHINGTON — Former major league umpire Chuck Meriwether, who was behind the plate when the …
Friday, October 25, 2019
William Campbell Jr., a loving father and an avid sports fan, died on Thursday, Oct. 17, 201…
ATLANTA — A former Georgia state senator who was the first Black lawmaker elected to the upp…
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Leathea M. Solomon, a longtime member of Second Pilgrim Baptist Church, died on Friday, Oct.…
Bruce E. Martin Sr., a former baseball umpire, died on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. He was 66.
Thelma Marie Blaylock, a caregiver, died on Tuesday Oct. 15, 2019. She was 73.
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Sybil Williams-Clarke, widow of internationally famed historian/educator John Henrik Clarke,…
Thomas Anderson Jr., a former Associate Vice President for Community Relations at Temple Uni…
Evan Stacey Jones, an avid sports fan and cook, died on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. He was 51.
Kathryn Johnson, a trailblazing reporter for The Associated Press whose intrepid coverage of…
Maliek Benjamin Walker, a loving brother, died on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. He was 20.
Monday, October 21, 2019
William B. Richardson Sr., the former owner of the Rose Flower Shop, died on Saturday, Oct. …
Pearl Kinsey, a community servant, died on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. She was 88.
Theodore A. Hudson, a retired Budd Company employee, died on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. He was 80.
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Robert Lee Davis, a former Army vet, and security guard died on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. He was 92.
Friday, October 18, 2019
Richard O. Womack, a retired Underwriter’s Laboratories employee, died on Sunday, July 7, 20…
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Dessie Delmar Hightower III, a caterer and a long time resident of the Wynnefield area, died…
John DeHaven Manns, a former U.S. Navy veteran and security officer, died on Thursday, Oct. …
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper’s son who rose to become a…
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