Obituaries

Bernice McGlothin

Bernice McGlothin

September 10, 2025

Ms. Bernice McGlothin passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at her residence in Saginaw, Michigan.  Age 75 years.

Betty J. Brooks

Betty J. Brooks

September 10, 2025

Ms. Betty J. Brooks passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at Avista Nursing & Rehab in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 69 years.

Mary Jo Mason

Mary Jo Mason

September 9, 2025

Mrs. Mary Jo Mason passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at her residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 90 years.

Errol Sanders

Errol Sanders

September 8, 2025

Mr. Errol Sanders passed away Monday, September 8, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 84 years.

Mary Delores Rodriguez

Mary Delores Rodriguez

September 6, 2025

Mrs. Mary Delores Rodriguez (Rositas) 77, passed peacefully at home in Charlotte, Michigan, surrounded by loved ones on Saturday, September 6, 2025. She was born Saturday, July 24, 1948, in Austin, Texas, the daughter of Gloria and Pablo Hernandez.

Mary was a graduate of Eastern High School in Lansing, Michigan. She  was a woman of faith. Mary was a active member...

Jessie Mae Wyrick

Jessie Mae Wyrick

September 5, 2025

Ms. Jessie Mae Wyrick passed away Friday, September 5, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 69 years.

Contributions can be made at www.paradisefuneralchapel.com/payments 

Willie Earl Roby

Willie Earl Roby

September 4, 2025

Mr. Willie Earl Roby passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at his residence. Age 68 years, surrounded by family. Willie, affectionately known as “CHUBBY,” was born in Sallis, Mississippi, on January 2nd, 1956, to Willie and Clara Roby.

The family later moved to Saginaw, Michigan, where he grew up and obtained his schooling. To know Willie “Chubby” was to...

Joseph King

Joseph King

September 3, 2025

Joseph Perry King, known to some as “Joe” and by his parents, siblings, and others as “J.P.” was born to Julius Harry and Alma (Alexander) King, the second of eleven children, on Saturday, March 25, 1939, in Alexandria, Louisiana. It can be said of him, that he was a born leader. He was dedicated and committed to his family, his...

Yvonne McKinney

Yvonne McKinney

September 3, 2025

Ms. Yvonne McKinney passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 3, 2025. Yvonne was 77 years young. She was born on July 08, 1948, in Saginaw, Michigan to Dwight Atwell McKinney Sr. and Ms. Carrie Lee Collins-McKinney, who both loved her dearly.

Yvonne was a lifetime resident of Saginaw, Michigan. She received her high school diploma from St. Joseph High School in 1966....

Marilyn Pennywell

Marilyn Pennywell

August 30, 2025

Marilyn Pennywell, 86, of Saginaw, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home on August 30, 2025, surrounded by family.

Born June 26, 1939, in Arkansas to Rebecca and Masker Clemons, she grew up in Arkansas, later lived in Chicago, and made Saginaw her lifelong home.

Marilyn was the proud mother of five children: Denise (John) Hudson, Alonzo Bowman-El, Mark Stanley Bowman-El, Lamar Bowman...

Kenneth Dale Smith

Kenneth Dale Smith

August 30, 2025

Mr. Kenneth Dale Smith passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025, at his home surrounded by family in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 67 years. Kenneth was born May 4, 1958, in Flint, Michigan, to Robert and Retha Smith.

Ken was a loving husband, father, brother, and uncle. He loved riding his Harley-Davidson. He was a former member and in good standing of the Flyin...

Tre'Mon Anthony Phillips

Tre'Mon Anthony Phillips

August 29, 2025

Mr. Tre'Mon Anthony Phillips passed away on Friday, August 29, 2025, in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 20 years. Tre’Mon was born September 26, 2004, at Covenant Harrison Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan, to Tremaine Phillips and Candice Davis.

Tre’Mon was a resident of Saginaw, Michigan. He was a member of Word of Faith International Ministries. He was a graduate of Bridgeport High School....

Thomas Allen

Thomas Allen

August 27, 2025

Mr. Thomas Allen passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 45 years. 

Barbara Jean Townsend

Barbara Jean Townsend

August 25, 2025

Ms. Barbara Jean Townsend passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025, in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 69 years. She was born on October 13, 1955, in Saginaw, Michigan, to James and Edna Coleman.

Barbara was raised in Saginaw, Michigan, and graduated from Saginaw High School, Class of ’74. She attended Saginaw Valley State University. Barbara loved Bingo, playing casino games, watching horror...

Cortney Michelle King

Cortney Michelle King

August 23, 2025

Ms. Cortney Michelle King passed away August 23, 2025, at MyMichigan Medical Center in Saginaw, MI. Cortney, the only child of Stephanie Lorrei King, was born on January 27, 1982.

Cortney graduated from Ruben Daniels Lifelong Learning Center in 2000. She was employed by Saginaw Public Schools/First Student as a school bus driver for 14 years. She earned her Phlebotomist certification...

Nathan L. Pentecost, Jr.

Nathan L. Pentecost, Jr.

August 23, 2025

Nathan Lamarr Will Pentecost, Jr. passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 21 years. He was born on Thursday, June 10, 2004, to Nathan and Willene Pentecost, Sr. in Lansing, Michigan.

Nathan attended and graduated from Henry Ford High School in Detroit, Michigan, in 2022. Shortly after, he moved to Lansing, Michigan, where he began working at a...

Evangelist Alberta McCullem

Evangelist Alberta McCullem

August 23, 2025

Evangelist Alberta Iola Jones transitioned from her Earthly Labor to her Heavenly Reward on Saturday, August 23, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 93 years. She was born on Friday, March 11, 1932, in Jonestown, Mississippi, to Andrew Freeman and Daisy Mae Smith. She was the second of sixteen children born.

Alberta gave her life to Christ at an early age and...

Imari Domonique Thomas "Redd"

Imari Domonique Thomas "Redd"

August 23, 2025

Miss Imari Domonique Thomas "Redd" passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2025, in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 23 years.

As an expression of sympathy, you may wish to consider a contribution in Imari's name at Paradise Funeral Chapel. Please contact (989)754-4826 if you have questions.

Hazel J. Irvin

Hazel J. Irvin

August 22, 2025

Mrs. Hazel J. Jackson Irvin was born March 25, 1948, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Hayward Bell and Willie Ruth Jackson. She was raised by the late Isaac Riley, to age 12, when she moved from Pine Bluff to Saginaw, Michigan, where she completed her General Education Development (GED) in the Saginaw Public School System. She married Larry D. Irvin,...

Duane J. Fairris

Duane J. Fairris

August 22, 2025

Duane J. Fairris, 66, of Saginaw, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 22, 2025, at MyMichigan Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan.

Born on May 9, 1959, in Saginaw, Michigan, Duane was the beloved son of Johnnie T. and Elester Fairris. He spent his early years surrounded by the love of his family, forging strong bonds with his siblings that would...