Posts in category Obituaries

ALEXIS HERMAN: “Keep it moving” became her special mantra at critical times throughout her life after witnessing firsthand the racial violence to which African Americans …

DICK BARNETT: NBA basketball Hall of Famer played on New York’s title teams in 1970 and 1973, and also reached the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall …

RANGE FUNERAL HOME  Marcia Johnson Saunders, 84, retired administrator Miami-Dade County Public Schools, died April 20 in Chicago, IL. Service 10am Friday at The Church …

POPE FRANCIS: Last appeared in public on Sunday with an Easter blessing and popemobile tour through a cheering crowd in St. Peter’s Square. PHOTO COURTESY …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  Mr. Curly Laws, 84, son of late John W. Laws and Bettie Rhodes Laws was born on April 8, …

GEORGE FOREMAN: Family and friends during Monday’s memorial service recalled the legendary two-time heavyweight champion, life affirming pastor at his northeast Houston church, and savvy …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  Jasper Holmes, 73, died April 3. Service 11am Saturday, April 26, at Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center. Ida Mae …

MALI’S BLIND COUPLE: Their award-winning music, which blends traditional African influences with elements of rock, blues and pop, has won them a global following. PHOTO …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  Mary L. Evans, 90, died April 5. Service 10am Saturday, April 12, at Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center. Myrtle …

SGT. JOE HARRIS: Passes at 108. His unit “had to fight to be recognized as human beings while training to fight an enemy overseas, fight …