Obituaries

Baby Mykemm Duane Harper, Jr.

Baby Mykemm Duane Harper, Jr.

April 29, 2019

Baby MyKemm Duane Harper, Jr. passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 at Covenant Healthcare in Saginaw, Michigan.

Effie Conway

Effie Conway

April 29, 2019

Ms. Effie Lee Conway was born November 14, 1961 in Saginaw, Michigan, the daughter of George Conway, Sr. and Dorothy Mae Sibley. She passed away Monday, April 29, 2019. Age 57 years. Effie attended Saginaw Public Schools during her adolescent years. She was a member of New Beginning Life Changing Ministry under Pastor Otis Dickens. Ms. Conway served on the...

Marshall  Hudson, Sr.  (Lansing)

Marshall Hudson, Sr. (Lansing)

April 28, 2019

On Sunday evening April, 28th, 2019 Marshall L. Hudson, Sr., loving husband and father of two children, made his transition to his Heavenly home at 83 years old. Marshall was born on February 12, 1936 in Litchfield, Illinois, to Louis and Martha Hudson. Marshall and Ouida were joined in holy matrimony March 10, 1957. From this union two children were...

Wanda Jean Harris  (Lansing)

Wanda Jean Harris (Lansing)

April 27, 2019

Ms. Wanda Jean Harris passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Sparrow Health Systems in Lansing, Michigan. Age 61 years.

Leroy Cannon, Jr.  (Lansing)

Leroy Cannon, Jr. (Lansing)

April 25, 2019

Mr. Leroy Cannon, Jr. went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 25, 2019 at Sparrow Health Systems in Lansing, Michigan. Age 56 years. He was born May 31, 1962 in Hayti, Missouri to Mickie J. Johnson and Leroy Cannon, Sr. Leroy’s family relocated to Lansing, Michigan in 1977 when he was just a teenager. He graduated...

Gregory Cross (Lansing)

Gregory Cross (Lansing)

April 22, 2019

Mr. Gregory Bernard Cross II of Lansing MI, passed away suddenly on April 22, 2019 in Saginaw, Michigan at age 37. Gregory was born November 1, 1981 to Glenda Smith Cross and Gregory Cross in Saginaw, Michigan. Affectionately called Greggy by those who loved him best, he was very adventurous, ambitious, observant, funny, smart, protective and loyal as a child....

Remitia Brown (Lansing)

Remitia Brown (Lansing)

April 21, 2019

Ms. Remitia Brown passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. Age 91 years. She was born October 13, 1927 in St. Lucia, West Indies to Joseph and Lydia Alexander Emmanuel. Remitia came to the United States of America as a nanny in the 60’s. After paying off her debt to her employer, she was hired at Michigan State...

Delores Yvonne Harris

Delores Yvonne Harris

April 20, 2019

Ms. Delores Yvonne Harris passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 at her residence in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 61years. She was born April 13, 1958 in Saginaw, Michigan to Benjamin and Roberta Harris. Delores was a resident of Saginaw, Michigan. She attended Saginaw High School. Delores enjoyed entertaining family and friends watching her favorite TV shows, CSI and Judge Judy. She...

Alfreda Thompson

Alfreda Thompson

April 19, 2019

Ms. Alfreda Thompson passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at Riverside Healthcare Center in St. Louis, Michigan. Age 60 years. She was born February 6, 1959 in Manchester, Kentucky to Fred and Daisy Thompson. Alfreda relocated to Michigan and accepted Christ at an early age. She attended Arthur Eddy Jr. High School and Ross Medical where she became a Certified...

Verma C. Ferguson (Lansing)

Verma C. Ferguson (Lansing)

April 18, 2019

Verma C. Ferguson passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Holt Senior Care & Rehabilitation Center in Holt, Michigan. Age 85 years. She was born August 05, 1933 to Milton Green and Alzonia Wiseman in Hooks, Texas. Verma attended school in Hooks, Texas. Upon graduation she moved to California for a while, before relocating to Lansing, Michigan, where she remained...

Lewis Mendenhall (Lansing)

Lewis Mendenhall (Lansing)

April 16, 2019

Mr. Lewis Mendenhall passed away April 16, 2019 at McLaren Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. Age 79 years. He was born November 21, 1939 to the late Johnnie, Sr. and Ella Mae Mendenhall in Camden, Alabama. Lewis was educated at Camden Academy in Alabama. He moved to Lansing, Michigan in the early 1960’s. He was employed at Fisher Body until his...

Mildred D Keys (Lansing)

Mildred D Keys (Lansing)

April 16, 2019

Ms. Mildred Delores Keys, sometime referred to as “Sally or Sue” passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Lansing, Michigan. Age 63 years. She was born September 4, 1955 in Clarksdale, Mississippi to Terry Lee and Emma Wright Keys. Mildred worked as a food service clerk for the Lansing Public School District for many years. She loved to cook and serve...

Martha J. Tellis

Martha J. Tellis

April 15, 2019

Martha Jeanette Tellis was born August 22, 1935 in Detroit Michigan. She was the eldest child born with identical twin, Mary, to Olin and Ruby Mae Little. She made her transition Monday, April 15, 2019. Age 83 years. Martha married David Brown and to that union five children were born. She later moved to Saginaw, Michigan and married Joseph Tellis...

Dorothy Prince (Lansing)

Dorothy Prince (Lansing)

April 15, 2019

Dorothy (Dot) Mae Prince was born July 19, 1946 in Mobile, Alabama to parents, Dorothy Lucille Ballard and Joseph Ballard, who preceded her in death. She went to Trinity Gardens High School in Mobile, Alabama. At the tender age of 21, she moved to Lansing, Michigan with her husband, Neal Prince. They went on to have 3 beautiful children Raymond...

Carrie Owens

Carrie Owens

April 13, 2019

Carrie Owens was born March 4, 1947 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, the daughter of Jacob and Lula (Williams) Knox. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the age of 72 years. Carrie was saved at the age of thirteen in the Church of God in Christ in Manchester, Arkansas. She moved from...

William Miller (Lansing)

William Miller (Lansing)

April 13, 2019

Mr. William Miller passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Hospice House of Mid Michigan. Age 78 years.

Jeffrey Sturdivant  (Lansing)

Jeffrey Sturdivant (Lansing)

April 12, 2019

Mr. Jeffrey Dale Sturdivant passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Age 60 years old. He was born November 25, 1958 in Lansing, Michigan, the last of four children born to his parents, LC and Josephine Sturdivant. Jeffrey was raised in Lansing, Michigan. He accepted Christ at an early age. He...

Cassandra Ann Moore

Cassandra Ann Moore

April 9, 2019

Ms. Cassandra Ann Moore was born August 31, 1962 in Saginaw, Michigan to Glenzo and Mattie B. Moore. She made her transition home on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. She was 56 years of age. Cassandra, lovingly called “Sandy”, was a student of Saginaw Public Schools and graduated “Class of 1980.” After graduation she enrolled in the Army Reserve and later...

Mamie Lee Fletcher (Lansing)

Mamie Lee Fletcher (Lansing)

April 9, 2019

Mamie Lee Fletcher passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Age 85 years.

Orby Gray (Georgia)

Orby Gray (Georgia)

April 8, 2019

Journey Through The Life of Orby Gray Orby was born to the proud parents of Isiah and Ethel Gray on August 9, 1935 in a town called Wesson, which is in Mississippi. He attended St. John Elementary School in Wesson and furthered his education at Alexander High School in Brookhaven where he played varsity basketball, football and ran track. In...