Obituaries

Adah Strauss

Adah Strauss

December 24, 2025

Ms. Adah Strauss passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 100 years.

Hattie Rhinehart

Hattie Rhinehart

December 23, 2025

Ms. Hattie Rhinehart passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 91 years.

Herley James Harrison

Herley James Harrison

December 22, 2025

Mr. Herley James Harrison passed away Monday, December 22, 2025 at University of Michigan Health - Sparrow  in Lansing, Michigan. Age 79 years.

David Lewis Lloyd

David Lewis Lloyd

December 20, 2025

Mr. David Lewis Lloyd passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025, at the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Health System in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Age 80 years. 

Baby Nae'Omi Irie Nelson

Baby Nae'Omi Irie Nelson

December 20, 2025

Baby Nae'omi Irene Nelson gained her angel wings on Saturday, December 20, 2025, in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 4 months and 14 days.

Marguerite Gonzales

Marguerite Gonzales

December 19, 2025

Mrs. Marguerite Gonzales passed away Friday, December 19, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 80 years.

Marianne Gibson

Marianne Gibson

December 19, 2025

Ms. Marianne Gibson passed away Friday, December 19, 2025, at University of Michigan Health Sparrow in Lansing, Michigan. Age 74 years.

Sammie Joe Hall III

Sammie Joe Hall III

December 19, 2025

Mr. Sammie Joe Hall III passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025, at his residence in Saginaw, Michigan.  Age 44 years.

Raymond Dye

Raymond Dye

December 19, 2025

Mr. Raymond Dye, known to many as Ray, was born February 25, 1945, in Oakland, Tennessee, to Jim Will Dye, Sr. and Virginia Wilson Dye. Raymond passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025, at Covenant Healthcare Cooper, in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 80 years..

Raymond married Martha Conway in 1971 and shared 54 years; from this union, they welcomed two children. Ray...

Mariam Estes

Mariam Estes

December 18, 2025

Ms. Mariam Estes passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025, at McLaren Greater Lansing in Lansing, Michigan. Age 66 years.

Rickie Riley

Rickie Riley

December 17, 2025

Mr. Rickie Riley passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at MyMichigan Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 62 years.

Savion Weakly

Savion Weakly

December 16, 2025

Mr. Savion Weakly passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 53 years. 

Rosie Lee Baldwin

Rosie Lee Baldwin

December 16, 2025

Mrs. Rosie Lee Baldwin passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Covenant HealthCare-Cooper. Age 81 years.

Ruby L. Washington

Ruby L. Washington

December 16, 2025

Ms. Ruby Lee Washington passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at her residence in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 62 years. Ruby was born March 6th, 1963, in Isola Mississippi to Dorothy Lee Washington and Tommy Lee Jones. Her smile could light up any room as she loved putting her makeup and clothes on exuding her bubbly personality.

Ruby enjoyed spending time...

Odie C. Houston

Odie C. Houston

December 16, 2025

Mr. Odie C. Houston passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at his residence in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 89 years.

Mark Cosey

Mark Cosey

December 15, 2025

Mr. Mark Cosey passed away Monday, December 15, 2025, at his residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 66 years. 

Lillie M. Jackson

Lillie M. Jackson

December 15, 2025

Ms. Lillie Mae Jackson, our beloved Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Cousin, and Friend, went from labor to reward on Monday, December 15, 2025, at the age of 63 years. She was born January 16, 1962, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Leslie and Lenora Farmer.

Lillie was a graduate of Saginaw High School C/O 1981. She also attended Delta College. Lillie...

Cleo Patrick Henderson

Cleo Patrick Henderson

December 14, 2025

Mrs. Cleo Patrick Henderson passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Covenant Healthcare Cooper. Age 95 years. She was born on December 30, 1929, in Kiblah, Arkansas, to Champion and Evelyn Stuckey and stepmother, Mildred Stuckey.

Cleo graduated from Kiblah High School in 1947 and later married Ernest Henderson in 1952. They moved to Michigan in 1953 and joined Bethel A.M.E....

Mickie Johnson

Mickie Johnson

December 13, 2025

Mickie Jean Johnson Ms. Mickie Johnson passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025, at University of Michigan Health -Sparrow in Lansing, Michigan. Age 88 years. She was born on Tuesday, June 22nd, 1937, in Greenwood, Mississippi. The daughter of Henry Humes and Sammie Harris.

Mickie Jean Johnson Ms. Mickie Johnson passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025, at University of Michigan Health -Sparrow...

Joan Melton

Joan Melton

December 13, 2025

Mrs. Joan Melton passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 82 years.