Posts in category Obituaries

MIA LOVE: Utah representative, 49, daughter of Haitian immigrants, had been receiving cancer treatment. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA Salt Lake City (AP) – Former U.S. …

GEORGE FOREMAN: Olympic gold winner proceeded to upset world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier, lost memorable "Rumble in the Jungle" to Muhammad Ali in Zaire, returned …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  Lillieth Womack, 93, died March 20. Service 1pm Saturday, March 29, at Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center. Willie C. …

SLICK WATTS: Known for his broad smile, bald head and crooked headbands, he led the league in steals in the 1975-76 season, was named to …

SYLVESTER TURNER: Texas Democratic “spent decades fighting for the people of Houston," said House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA Houston (AP) – …

JAY FUNERAL HOME  Willie Yvonne Kemp, 74, bellsouth programmer, died March 14. Service 9:30am Friday, March 21, at Center of Hope. Darien Brown, 73, american …

ROY AYERS: Passes at 84, but his music never went out of style: "I have more sampled hits than anybody." PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA New …

ROBERT CLARK: State’s first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era rose to second-highest leadership role in the state House of Representatives. He was motivated by …

RANGE FUNERAL HOME Marilyn Joyce Lumpkin, 79, retired bus operator for Metro-Dade Transit System, died February 28 at Sunny Days Alf of Hollywood, Fl. Service …

HAZEL DUKES: Passes at 92. The York State NAACP leader for nearly five decades fought tirelessly for voting rights, economic development, fair housing and education …