Posts in category Obituaries

Al Cobb, 83, hospitality Manager, died September 2. Service was held 11am Wednesday September 30 at New Birth Baptist Church. Elise Barbara Dean, 75, secretary, …

 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Rosemary Lowe, a longtime civil rights leader in Kansas City, has died. She was 94. For decades, Lowe served as …

CHICAGO (AP) – Gale Sayers, the dazzling and elusive running back who entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame despite the briefest of careers and …

JAY FUNERAL HOME  Joyce Brown, 66, sales associate, died September 10. Service will be held 1pm Thursday, September 24, at Jay- Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. …

New York (AP) – Stanley Crouch, a contentious and influential critic, columnist and self-taught Renaissance man who in fiction and nonfiction was inspired by his …

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co-founder, singer and producer of the group Kool & the Gang, has died. He was 68. Bell …

NEW YORK (AP) – Toots Hibbert, one of reggae’s founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it …

AJ MANUEL FUNERAL HOME Hollywood Jeffrey Bruce Smith, 56, warehouse, died August 10. Service will be held 12noon Saturday at Apostolic Revival Center. Viewing: A. …

Robert Ryland, the first Black professional tennis player and later a coach to such stars as Arthur Ashe and Serena and Venus Williams, has died. …

Miami (AP) – Florida International University said Sunday night that wide receivers coach Aubrey Hill, a standout player at Florida before becoming a longtime coach …