Posts in category Obituaries

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) – South African singer Zahara, who rose from an impoverished rural background to find rapid fame with multi-platinum selling albums …

ANDRE BRAUGHER: Breakout actor challenged himself, shifted to comedic excellence in “Brooklyn 99.” PHOTO COURTESY OF THISWASTV.COM LOS ANGELES (AP) – Andre Braugher, the Emmy-winning …

JOSEPHINE TAYLOR-ALLEN: Homegoing Services for the retired Palm Beach County educator, 81 will be held Saturday, Dec. 16, at noon at Payne Chapel A.M.E Church …

Before his peers would label him a heretic, the late Bishop Carlton D. Pearson was once one of the best-known preachers in the nation. His …

DETROIT (AP) – Influential longtime Detroit pastor the Rev. Charles Gilchrist Adams has died following an illness. He was 86. Adams died Nov. 29 following …

NEW YORK (AP) – George “Funky” Brown, the co-founder and longtime drummer of Kool & The Gang, who helped write such hits as “Too Hot,” …

FRANTZ PIERRE: Despite legal troubles, “He always emphasized education.” PHOTOS COURTESY OF VOTERSOPINION.COM NORTH MIAMI, BEACH, Fla. – Former North Miami Beach Commissioner Frantz Pierre, …

BISHOP CARLTON PEARSON: Oklahoma megachurch founder, whose theological shift prompted ministerial rejection and loss of following, passes at 70. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA OKLAHOMA CITY …

Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – The owners of a Colorado funeral home were arrested last week in Oklahoma on charges linked to the …

HUNTER JESSUP: Shot and killed by police in Southwest Baltimore on Nov. 7, his death has renewed criticism of specialized gun squads. PHOTOS COURTESY OF …