Posts in category Obituaries

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME Baron Edwards, 97, died March 2. Service 10am Saturday, March 16, at Banner of Love Apostolic Church. Ida Smith, …

HISTORIC COMPLICITY: The oversight group also called on the church to apologize “for denying that black Africans are made in the image of God and …

NAOMI BARBER KING: Affectionately called the “Butterfly Queen” for her love of butterflies, she set an example of courage, resilience and grace in the face …

JUANA BACALLAO: Performed at the famed Tropicana club in the 1940s and ’50s and sang alongside artists such as Nat King Cole. "I will never …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  Laura L. Smith, 82, died February 23. Service 11am Saturday, March 9, at Williams Memorial C.M.E. Church. Catherine Gibbons, …

PHOTO COURTESY OF RANGE FUNERAL HOME Miami, Fla. – “It is with profound sadness that I convey the news of the passing of our esteemed …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  Pearline B. Gayle, 92, died February 5. Service 11am Saturday, February 24, at St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church (Miami, …

HAGE GEINGOB: Lauded by South Africa’s president as “a towering veteran of Namibia’s liberation from colonialism and apartheid,” in January he criticized former colonial master …

RICHARD CASTER: Was “most proud of being able to play as long as I did, getting 13 years in the league.” PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA …

HENRY FAMBROUGH: Their first big hit for Motown was "It’s A Shame" in 1970. Their songs received six Grammy Award nominations and earned 18 platinum …