Martha Gatson
December 8, 2020
Ms. Martha Gatson passed away, Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Covenant Healthcare Harrison Hospital. Age 90 years.
Betty Dixon-Potts (Burton, Mi)
December 7, 2020
Mrs. Betty Mae Dixon-Potts, passed away Monday, December 7, 2020, at Hurley Hospital in Flint, Michigan. Age 71 years., She was a resident of Burton, Michigan. Betty was born on February 3, 1949, in Shaw, Mississippi. Betty worked at the Old’s Plaza and Jack Tar Hotels in downtown Lansing, Michigan in the early ’70s. She also worked as a Caregiver...
Lillie M. Dawkins
December 6, 2020
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and friend passed away quietly on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at Covenant Healthcare in Saginaw, Michigan. Lillie Mae (Stokes) Dawkins was born May 25, 1930 in Headland, Alabama to Rance Stokes and Minnie Bell Tiller. Lillie married Clyde Dawkins and to their union, seven children were born. They had five sons and two daughters: Tommy, J.C.,...
James Adway
December 6, 2020
James Henry Adway, Sr. was born the 6th of 13 children to Earven Sr. and Willie B. Adway on August 25, 1947 In Altheimer, Arkansas. James accepted Christ at an early age at New Hope Baptist Church in Altheimer, Arkansas under the leadership of the late Reverend Alvin Terry. Upon graduating from Martin High School, James attended Arkansas AM &...
Lucia Levario Lopez
December 4, 2020
Lucia LeVario Lopez has gone to the Mexican dance with the angels. She left on December 4, in the year of our Lord 2020. Lucia was born on March 2, 1929 to Lucio and Anita Martinez. Lucia worked all of her life and raised nine children. She is survived by four sons and one daughter, Josie (Henry) Moncada, Raymond LeVario,...
John Henry Jordan
December 3, 2020
Our beloved King, John Henry Jordan, transitioned December 3, 2020 at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw Michigan at the age of 67 years. He was born to Joseph Sr. and Rose Mae (Strong) Jordan on December 24, 1952 in Inverness, Mississippi. John was educated at Gentry High School in Indianole, Mississippi. He moved to Saginaw, Michigan in 1970, where...
Lee Carey
December 1, 2020
On December 1, 2020, Mr. Lee Von Carey received his Heavenly wings. After being a prayer warrior and living a committed life to the Lord, Brother Lee answered his Father’s call for him to come to his eternal home. Brother Lee was born October 15, 1942 in Lisman, Alabama to Frankie Lee and Mattie Mo Carey. At an early age,...
Jahrue Everett (Lansing)
December 1, 2020
Mr. Jahrue Akem Everett passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 in Bay City, Michigan. Age 48 years. He was born August 10, 1972 in Saginaw, Michigan. The son of George Everett and Mae (Cooper) Everett Hamilton. Jahrue’s life and journey was hip hop. He was a producer at TaylorMade Records, based in Lansing, Michigan in the early 90s. During this...
Elmer Charles Johnson
November 28, 2020
Mr. Elmer Charles Johnson passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at his residence in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 67 years.
Elgentine Sangster
November 27, 2020
Ms. Elgentine Sangster was born November 9, 1934 in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of James Alphonso Shy and Flora Mae Winters. She went from labor to reward on Friday, November 27, 2020 at the age of 86 years. Elgentine, known as “Tina”, was a high school graduate and later received her surgical technician certification. She retired from Saginaw General Hospital...
Joan Leslie Crawford
November 26, 2020
The Lord sealed the lips of His Child, Joan Leslie Crawford at the age of 77 on the evening of Thursday, November 26, 2020. Joan was born to the late Robert Crawford and Maxine Dangerfield on November 7, 1943 in Saginaw, Michigan. She was education in the Saginaw Public School system and graduated from Saginaw High School in 1961. She...
Courtney F. Simpson
November 25, 2020
Mr. Courtney F. Simpson passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Covenant Healthcare-Cooper Hospital. Age 42 years.
Melvin Thompson
November 24, 2020
Mr. Melvin H. Thompson, our dearly beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, and great-grandfather, transitioned peacefully on November 24, 2020 at the age of 83 years. He was born to Lewis James Sr. and Luebirtha Brownlee Thompson on February 23, 1937 in Round Lake, Mississippi. Melvin was the last living sibling. After leaving Round Lake, Mississippi in 1966, Melvin relocated to...
Andrew Perkins, Jr. (Lansing)
November 24, 2020
Mr. Andrew Perkins, Jr. passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Age 51 years. View Funeral Webcast
Gregory Keith Jones
November 24, 2020
The world was blessed with a musical gift on November 3, 1978 in the form of Gregory Keith Jones. The son of Gregory Jones and Brenda Bady Brown, this bouncing baby boy would grow up to be one of God’s very own, spreading joy and the gospel through music. He played his last song on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at...
Wealthy Howard
November 22, 2020
Wealthy Elizabeth Howard was born December 8, 1938 in Newton, Mississippi to Robert and Christine Shields. She earned her wings on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Covenant Hospital, Saginaw, Michigan. Mother Howard was married in 1956 to the late Rev. Nathaniel Howard II and was married just shy of 51 years. Together they raised ten children – Roger, Melvin, Jeanette,...
Taira Placer (Lansing)
November 20, 2020
Ms. Taira Placer passed away Friday, November 20, 2020, in Lansing Michigan. Age 29 years.
Mandie Brandon (Lansing)
November 20, 2020
Ms. Mandie Allen Brandon passed away Friday, November 20, 2020, at McLaren Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. Age 79 years. She was born in Belzoni, Mississippi to Eugene Allen and Mary Ann Ware on September 6, 1941. She received Christ at an early age prior to her familial transition from Mississippi to Michigan with her oldest children. Once in Michigan, she...
Tina Renee Jones
November 19, 2020
Ms. Tina Renee Jones was born October 4, 1971 in Picayune, Mississippi to Helen Pearl Jones. She transitioned from this life on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Tina lived in Saginaw, Michigan most of her life after moving from Mississippi. She was a member of St. Paul Episcopal Church and had a special relationship with Reverend Judith Boli. She loved spending...
Della Davis
November 19, 2020
Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, cousin and child of God, Della Mae Davis, was born February 19, 1945 in Montgomery, Alabama. The daughter of Richard Johnson and Emmaline Jackson reunited with her parents on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at the age of 75 years. Della finished school in Montgomery, Alabama and later moved to Detroit, Michigan and from there to...
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