Obituaries

Bessie Mae Joshua 'Squirt'

Bessie Mae Joshua 'Squirt'

February 19, 2017

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Paradise Funeral Chapel 3100 South Washington Avenue Saginaw, Michigan 48601 (989)754-4826 Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 11:00 a.m. Pastor Angela Parkes, Greater Impact International Church Forest Lawn Cemetery

Ephraim W. Carter,  Jr.

Ephraim W. Carter, Jr.

February 19, 2017

Ephraim Winchester Carter, Jr. passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017. He was born on December 7, 1929 in Winterville, Mississippi. He was the eldest son of Ephraim Winchester Carter, Sr. and Annie Olivia Carter. Their marriage produced five siblings including Albert Carter, Charles Carter, Cleotha Carter, Penny Ann Quinn, and Thomas D. Carter. Ephraims formative years were spent on...

Vivian (Lansing) Taylor

Vivian (Lansing) Taylor

February 18, 2017

Vivian Taylor-Bowers passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017 at McLaren Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. Age 66 years. She was born February 2, 1951 in Lansing, Michigan, daughter of Robert and Carrie Hicks. Vivian was loved and favored much while growing up in a home in Lansing, Michigan with 11 other siblings. She grew to be a strong willed woman with...

Ronald 'Rootsmon Bird' Jackson (Lansing)

Ronald 'Rootsmon Bird' Jackson (Lansing)

February 18, 2017

12:00 PM, Monday, March 27, 2017 Paradise Funeral Chapel & Arrangement Services 1107 East Miller Road Lansing, Michigan 48911

Alexander Buckner (Lansing)

Alexander Buckner (Lansing)

February 18, 2017

Alexander Buckner affectionately known as Dad, Granddaddy, Alec, and Uncle Alec, was a very kind and loving man. Alexander was born May 21, 1925 in Elmore County in Titus Alabama to the late Mr. and Mrs. Reedy Buckner. He was born on a farm and worked there for many years. After relocating to Lansing, MI in 1952, he began a...

O.C.  Sr. (Lansing) Bowers

O.C. Sr. (Lansing) Bowers

February 18, 2017

O.C. Bowers, Sr. passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017 at his residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 67 years. He was born October 16, 1949 in DeKalb County, Georgia, son of Robert and Minnie Bowers. O.C. was raised in a home full of love with five other siblings who resided in Lansing Michigan. In his youth, he was known to be...

Maxicine Caver

Maxicine Caver

February 18, 2017

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Paradise Funeral Chapel 3100 South Washington Avenue Saginaw, Michigan 48601 (989)754-4826 Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 11:00 a.m. Paradise Funeral Chapel 3100 South Washington Avenue Saginaw, Michigan 48601 (989)754-4826

Patricia Stone

Patricia Stone

February 17, 2017

Ms. Patricia Stone passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017 at McLaren Hospital in Flint, Michigan. Age 38 years.

Wlodzimierz (Lansing) Eliaszewicz

Wlodzimierz (Lansing) Eliaszewicz

February 13, 2017

9:00 AM, Friday, February 24, 2017 Paradise Funeral Chapel & Arrangement Services 1107 East Miller Road Lansing, Michigan 48911

Charles F. Johnson

Charles F. Johnson

February 13, 2017

Visitation: Monday, February 20, 2017 - 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Paradise Funeral Chapel 3100 South Washington Avenue Saginaw, Michigan 48601 (989)754-4826 Funeral Service: Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 11:00 a.m. Wolverine Baptist State Headquarters 615 South Jefferson Avenue Saginaw, Michigan 48607 (989)755-3745 Officiating: Pastor Ronnie Bryant Interment: Forest Lawn Cemetery

Freddie B. Jackson

Freddie B. Jackson

February 12, 2017

Monday, February 20, 2017 - 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Paradise Funeral Chapel 3100 South Washington Avenue Saginaw, Michigan 48601 (989)754-4826 Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 10:00 a.m. Agape Faith Fellowship 8121 Dixie Highway Birch Run, Michigan 48415 (989)777-3200 Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 11:00 a.m. Agape Faith Fellowship 8121 Dixie Highway Birch Run, Michigan 48415 (989)777-3200 Dr. Joseph Rodriquez,...

Gladys Winters

Gladys Winters

February 11, 2017

Sunday, February 19, 2017 - 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Paradise Funeral Chapel 3100 South Washington Avenue Saginaw, Michigan 48601 (989)754-4826

Dominique Simmons (Lansing)

Dominique Simmons (Lansing)

February 11, 2017

The family will be holding a private memorial service at a later date.

Annie (Lansing) Smith

Annie (Lansing) Smith

February 9, 2017

Ann (Annie) L. Smith went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 9, 2017 at McLaren Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. Age 79 years. On December 6, 1937, God saw fit to bless the world with a beautiful baby girl named Annie, born to Bennie and Mamie Crump in Dublin, Mississippi. Annie accepted Christ as her personal savior at...

Kelvin Earl Arthur

Kelvin Earl Arthur

February 9, 2017

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Paradise Funeral Chapel 3100 South Washington Avenue Saginaw, Michigan 48601 (989)754-4826 Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 11:00 a.m. Faith Harvest Church 1734 North Mason Street Saginaw, Michigan 48601 (989)799-4200 Bishop Ronald E. Chipp Forest Lawn Cemetery

Silenda Thomas

Silenda Thomas

February 8, 2017

Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, Ms. Silenda Thomas, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Avista Nursing and Rehabilitation at the age of 66 years. She was born on October 1, 1950 in Prattville, Alabama to Rosa Mae Smith and David McQueen. Silenda was a resident of Saginaw, Michigan. She attended Ruben Lifelong Learning Center where...

Henry  Ii (Lansing) Hursey

Henry Ii (Lansing) Hursey

February 8, 2017

Henry Hank Hursey, II went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. Age 44 years. He was born February 8, 1973 to Henry, Sr. and Lillie Hursey in Lansing, Michigan. Henry graduated from the Lansing School District. He had a natural love for cooking great food for his family and friends....

Bruce Newsom

Bruce Newsom

February 7, 2017

Friday, February 17, 2017 - 11:00 a.m. Truevine Missionary Baptist Church 2930 Janes Avenue Saginaw, Michigan 48601 Pastor Paul E. Broaddus, Truevine Misionary Baptist Church Forest Lawn Cemetery

Pastor Nelson Smoot

Pastor Nelson Smoot

February 5, 2017

Pastor Nelson Smoot went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Atlanta Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 59 years. He was born on October 14, 1957 in Farm Haven Mississippi to Era and Henry Smoot. Pastor Smoot was the former pastor of Jesus Love Unlimited Pentecostal Church of God in Christ,...

Eva Mae Merritt

Eva Mae Merritt

February 4, 2017

Ms. Eva Mae Merritt was born November 3, 1932, to the late Rev. Earnest J. and Willie Lou Moore McGlothian in Vaiden, Mississippi. She was baptized at an early age and received her education in the Mississippi school system. She met and married Willie E. Jones (deceased) and they relocated to Saginaw, Michigan. She later married Douglas Alva Merritt (deceased)....