Obituaries

August 11, 2020

Mr. Harry Gaylord Carruth passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at his residence in Saginaw, Michigan. He was the tenth child born to Mike and Ora (Nelson) Carruth in Phillips County, Lexa, Arkansas. Harry came to Saginaw in his early teens and started working for General Motors Saginaw Malleable Iron Foundry. He retired after thirty-five years of service. Harry loved...

August 9, 2020

Mr. McKinley Land, Jr. passed away peacefully at Covenant Cooper Medical Center on Sunday, August 9, 2020. He was born September 20, 1937 in Tarry, Arkansas to McKinley Sr. and Lucinda (Curry) Land. McKinley was employed at General Motors Powertrain, retiring in 2004 after more than forty years of service. He was well known as “Mr. Pete” throughout the community...

August 8, 2020

Mr. Reginald Vaughn, II passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan. Age 64 years.

August 8, 2020

Tony DeShawn Joshua was born March 14, 1986 in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of Carl Wilson and Bessie Mae Joshua. He passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 at the age of 34 years. Tony was a graduate of Saginaw High School, “Class of 2004”. He went on to attend classes at Delta College to further his education. Tony loved to...

August 8, 2020

A beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin, and friend, Toni Shanell Benson was granted her angel wings on Saturday, August 8, 2020. Age 23 years. Born in Lansing, Michigan on July 23, 1997 to Latasha Shanell Beard and Nathaniel Anthony Benson. Toni loved life from an early age up to her unexpected passing. Toni Shanell grew up in the Lansing...

August 5, 2020

Ms. Arlene Francis Patton, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2020 at the age of 77 after a lengthy illness. Arlene was born May 22, 1943 in Saginaw, Michigan to Willie Sr. and Ethel Patton. Arlene was a graduate of Saginaw High School, Class of 1961. She worked for St. Mary’s Hospital, retiring after thirty...

August 4, 2020

Marcus Shantwaun Jackson-Burton passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020. At the age of 32 years. He was born March 30, 1988 the son of Kenneth and Miranda Faye Hinton and Steven and Tanya Jackson in Houston, Texas. Marcus graduated in 2006 from Sexton High School in Lansing, Michigan. He attended Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Marcus worked 12 years...

August 4, 2020

Kaiden Mar’Quan Taylor-Pratcher was given to us as a gift on June 25, 2015. Born at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan to Miguel Pratcher and Vanessa Taylor, he was a beautiful baby boy. Our gift became God’s gift on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at the precious age of five years. Kaiden had plans to attend Woodley Leadership Academy in...

August 3, 2020

Steven Lee Lecraig Jackson, Jr. made his transition on Monday, August 3, 2020 in his hometown of Lansing, Michigan at the age of 31 years. He was born to parents Steven Jackson, Sr. and Loleta Townsend. Steven received his formal education through the Lansing School District, where he received his diploma from Everett High School in 2008. He continued his...

August 2, 2020

Reverend Donnie Earl Caddell went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 2, 2020 at McLaren Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. Age 51 years. He lost the fight to COVID-19. He was born in Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama the son of Joe Nathan Nevins and Patricia Ann Caddell Williams on March 3, 1969. Reverend Caddell attended Central...

August 2, 2020

Mr. Jimmie Ray Ballard passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan at the age of 64 years. He was born June 2, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Jimmie and Sue Ballard. Jimmie graduated from Flint Community Schools. He began working for General Motors Corporation at an early age, and retired after 25 years of dedicated service....

August 2, 2020

Baby Seven Harvey Pratt passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 at his residence in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

August 1, 2020

Ms. Helen Pearl (Cook) Jones was born February 18, 1951 in McNeil, Mississippi, the daughter of Lester Cook and Essie Irby Cook Johnson. She went from labor to reward on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the age of 69 years. Helen lived in Saginaw after moving from Newton, Mississippi in the late 1970s. She journeyed north in search of a...

August 1, 2020

Our beloved mother, Rosie B. Johnson, daughter of John and Lillie Bell Booker, was born June 8, 1923 in Grenada, Mississippi. She departed this life on August 1, 2020 at her residence with her family by her side. As a child, Rosie loved flowers and allowed her passion to flourish at her home in the form of a beautiful flower...

July 30, 2020

Mr. Eddie Lee “Big E” Vaden passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 at McLaren Greater Lansing in Lansing, Michigan. Age 86 years. He was born in Quitman, Mississippi, the son of Pearl White and William Vaden on July 29, 1934. Eddie was a certified engineer who worked for the City of Lansing. After many years of service, Eddie retired and...

July 29, 2020

July 28, 2020

Mrs. Margaret Cunningham passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at her residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 65 years.

July 27, 2020

Dallas Lee Jones went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 27, 2020. Age 64 years. He was born January 14, 1956 in Saginaw, Michigan to M.T. and Ethel Jones. Dallas attended Saginaw Public Schools and was a graduate of Saginaw High School, “Class of 1975”. He was employed with Saginaw Steering Gear/Delphi Automotive until his retirement in...

July 27, 2020

Mother Eliza Walls-Houston departed this life Monday July 27, 2020 at McLaren-Greater Lansing in Lansing Michigan. Age 92 years. The indefinite wisdom of God was cherished when he blessed the household of Tensley, Sr. and Eliza (King) Walls of Marengo County, Alabama with a loving daughter on July 30, 1927 whom they named Eliza Walls. She was the 9th of...

July 27, 2020

Ms. Brenda Gochett passed away Monday, July 27, 2020 at Avista Nursing Home in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 57 years.