Posts in category Obituaries

TITO JACKSON: "You could say Tito was the glue that held the Jackson 5 together on their journey to superstardom," Motown founder Berry Gordy said …

FRANKIE BEVERLY: "His music had feeling. It had positive themes of love, happiness, family and togetherness," said former New Orleans mayor Marc Morial, now president …

Los Angeles (AP) — Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper who gained mainstream fame through the trap singles "Type of Way" and "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, …

New York (AP) — James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  Leroy Franklin, Jr., 78, died August 28, Service 11am Wednesday, September 11, at Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center. George …

DR. SOLOMON STINSON: The School Board nearly renamed its downtown headquarters after him, saying he was a highly respected figure in the Black community, revered …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  Betty Breedlove, 85, died August 21. Service 10am Saturday, September 7, at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. Martha Thomas …

MAURICE WILLIAMS: Maurice Williams (front, center) and the Zodiacs in 1960. The song was his Zodiac group’s only major success. Like many stars from the …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  Liller A. Young, 96, died August 19. Service 10am Saturday, August 31, at Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center. JC …

HETTIE JONES: Noted publisher, educator whose marriage was strained by the pressures of being an interracial couple, passes at age 90. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIEPEDIA …