Mary Ann Tyler
June 15, 2021
Ms. Mary Ann Tyler passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at her residence in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 63 years. She was born on December 3, 1957, in West Helena, Arkansas to Ruby Smith and Lonnie Tyler. Mary was a resident of Saginaw, Michigan after relocating from West Helena, Arkansas. She attended Central High School in West Helena, and the...
Jerry Scates (Lansing)
June 15, 2021
Mr. Jerry Scates peacefully passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at his residence in Lansing, Michigan after a brief struggle with cancer. Age 71 years. Jerry was born on November 29, 1949, in Tiptonville, Tennessee, to the late Johnny Hunter and Margie Ree Allen. Jerry was one of seventeen children. Jerry spent his adolescent years in Tiptonville until the...
John Henry Brown (Lansing)
June 15, 2021
Mr. John Henry Brown passed away June 15, 2021, at his residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 50 years. He was born April 30, 1971, in Yazoo City, Mississippi, to parents, Lamar Love and Georgia Mae Madison. As a resident of Lansing, Michigan, John was affiliated with many churches and area clergy members, but mainly New Life Community Church. He worked...
Damon Lamar Johnson, Jr. (Lansing)
June 14, 2021
Mr. Damon Lamar Johnson, Jr. passed away Monday, June 14, 2021, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 19 years. He was born March 18, 2002, in Lansing, Michigan to his parents. Nikole Smith and Damon Johnson. Damon attended Waverly and Lansing Schools. In 2015, Damon gave his life to the Lord as he became a member of Mind, Body, and Soul Outreach...
Marshawn Beard (Lansing)
June 14, 2021
Marshawn Malcolm Martin Beard moved from his earthly home to his Heavenly Home on Monday, June 14, 2021, at Sparrow Healthcare System in Lansing, Michigan at the age of 16 years old. He was born to his loving and supportive parents, Shree Deshawn Ross and Marlon Wardell Beard on October 31, 2004, in Lansing, Michigan. Marshawn lived in Lansing his...
Maria J. Tyler (Lansing)
June 14, 2021
Ms. Mara J. Tyler passed away Monday, June 14, 2021, at McLaren Greater Lansing in Lansing, Michigan. Age 68 years.
Demitrice A. Riley (Lansing)
June 13, 2021
Mr. Demitrice “Bone” A. Riley unexpectedly passed away Sunday, June 16, 2021, at his residence in Lansing. Michigan. Age 51 years. He was born July 22, 1969, to parents, John and Cora Riley in Detroit, Michigan. He accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of LaMay Church of Christ in Detroit, Michigan. Demitrice attended Detroit Public School...
Sittina Moore
June 12, 2021
Sittina Moore, beloved mother, sister, aunt and grandmother, gained her heavenly wings and went to be with the Lord on June 12, 2021. Age 52 years. She was born December 25, 1968 in Saginaw, Michigan to Smith and Gladys Moore. Sittina attended Arthur Hill High School and graduated with the “Class of 1987.” She loved to dance and was part...
Mary Hutchinson (Lansing)
June 11, 2021
Ms. Mary Hutchinson passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021, at her residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 96 years. She was born February 6, 1925, in Wetumpka, Alabama, the daughter of Henry and Ada Hendrick. Mary was a member of Second Baptist Missionary Church in Wetumpka, Alabama. She attended school at the Elmore County Training School. Mary was employed at...
John Parham
June 11, 2021
Mr. John Thomas Parham Sr., affectionately known as, “JT”, made his transition from this life on Friday, June 11, 2021 at the age of 91 years. JT was born May 30, 1930 in Alligator, Mississippi to John & Lillie (Washington) Parham. He was born the ninth of ten children and was the sole survivor of his siblings. JT migrated to...
Patricia Ann (Mcfadden) Rosario (Lansing)
June 11, 2021
Mrs. Patricia Ann (McFadden) Rosario passed away Friday, June 11, 2021, at her family residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 65 years. She was born in Lansing, Michigan on September 18, 1955, to her parents, Cleo McFadden and Alfonso McFadden. Patricia “Patti” was baptized at an early age at Friendship Baptist Church. She was a graduate of J. W. Sexton High...
Elcust "Ricky" Jackson
June 11, 2021
Mr. Elcust “Ricky” Jackson II was born April 18, 1956 to Elcust Jr. and Mildred Jackson. He passed away Friday, June 11, 2021 at the age of 65 years. Ricky worked at the Nodular and General Motors Steering Gear for many years. He also worked for Saginaw Public Schools District as a custodian before he retired. He was a funny...
Mary Allen
June 10, 2021
Mary L. Allen was born October 23, 1943 in Clarksdale, Arkansas to Hattie Mae Billings and Aaron Phillips. Our beloved mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend went home to be with the Lord on June 10, 2021. She confessed a hope in Christ at the age of ten at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksdale, Arkansas, where she sang...
Leroy Pearson, Jr. (Lansing)
June 10, 2021
Mr. LeRoy Pearson, Jr. passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021, at McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. Age 50 years. Born to parents, Dorothy and LeRoy “Toby” Pearson, Sr. on October 31, 1970. He will be remembered for making people laugh through jokes and storytelling. LeRoy had such a tough exterior yet big heart. He loved fishing, music, good...
Earsline Taylor
June 7, 2021
Ms. Earsline Taylor passed away Monday, June 7, 2021 at her residence in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Age 62 years.
Mother Eva Lee Whitt
June 6, 2021
Eva Lee Whitt was born February 8, 1916 in Yazoo, Mississippi, the daughter of John and Minerva Addison. The Lord called Eva home in the stillness of the morning on Sunday, June 6, 2021. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age. After her mother passed away, Eva and her siblings moved with their older...
Marcia Ruth Shaw
June 6, 2021
Marcia Garner Shaw was born on April 25, 1959, to the late Catherine Garner and the late James Banks Jr. in Beulah, Mississippi. She is preceded in death by one sister Jacqueline Johnson, one brother Anthony Ray Garner and one daughter Selena Martin. She confessed a hope in Christ at an early age at Mr. Moriah Baptist Church in Beulah,...
Annie Pearl Young (Lansing)
June 5, 2021
Ms. Annie Pearl Young passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at Sparrow Health Systems Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. Age 73 years.
Clarence Streeter Knox, Jr. (Lansing)
June 4, 2021
Mr. Clarence Streeter Knox, Jr. passed away on Friday, June 5, 2021, at his residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 62 years.
Sandra Gordon Holiday
June 1, 2021
Sandra Gordon Ramzey Holiday was born March 26, 1965 in Saginaw, Michigan to John E. Ramzey and Dorothy G. Moore. She passed away on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at the age of 56 years. Sandra had been a resident of Charlotte, North Carolina for the last fifteen years. When in Saginaw, she was a member of Christ Community Church under...

