Mariam Estes
December 18, 2025
With deep love and sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Mariam Estes on Thursday, December 18, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan, at the age of 66 years old. She was born on Friday, November 1, 1959, in Tallulah, Louisiana, the daughter of John Estes and Doris Lee Seals Estes.
Mel, as we like to call her, was a caring...
Rickie Riley
December 17, 2025
Mr. Rickie Riley passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at MyMichigan Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 62 years. Rickie was born on December 25, 1962, in Kosciusko, Mississippi, to Ida Riley and Levi Hamilton.
Rickie was a resident of Saginaw, Michigan. He attended the Ruben Daniels Lifelong Learning Center. Growing up, Rickie attended several churches and always had a close...
Savion Weakly
December 16, 2025
Savion Devail Weakly, a man whose heart was as big as his love for the Detroit Lions, passed away on December 16, 2025, in his hometown of Lansing, Michigan. He was 53 years old.
Born on November 18, 1972, to Linda Weakly and Rance Williams, Savion was a lifelong Lansing resident who carried the spirit of his community with him everywhere...
Rosie Lee Baldwin
December 16, 2025
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt and cousin, Rosie Lee Baldwin, received her call from heaven on December 16, 2025, at the age of 81 years old. She was born July 8, 1944 to the late George Webb and Minnie (Powell) Webb in Sherrill, Arkansas.
Rosie Lee Baldwin moved to Saginaw Michigan after graduating from Martin High School in...
Ruby L. Washington
December 16, 2025
Ms. Ruby Lee Washington passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at her residence in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 62 years. Ruby was born March 6th, 1963, in Isola Mississippi to Dorothy Lee Washington and Tommy Lee Jones. Her smile could light up any room as she loved putting her makeup and clothes on exuding her bubbly personality.
Ruby enjoyed spending time...
Odie C. Houston
December 16, 2025
Mr. Odie Cole “O.C.” Houston, our beloved father, brother, uncle, and grandfather, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at his residence, with family by his side. He was 89 years old.
Odie was born March 9, 1936, to Ersular Jennings and John Henry Cole in DeKalb, Mississippi. He moved to Saginaw, Michigan, in 1956...
Mark Cosey
December 15, 2025
Mr. Mark Cosey passed away Monday, December 15, 2025, at his residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 66 years.
Lillie M. Jackson
December 15, 2025
Ms. Lillie Mae Jackson, our beloved Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Cousin, and Friend, went from labor to reward on Monday, December 15, 2025, at the age of 63 years. She was born January 16, 1962, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Leslie and Lenora Farmer.
Lillie was a graduate of Saginaw High School C/O 1981. She also attended Delta College. Lillie...
Cleo Patrick Henderson
December 14, 2025
Mrs. Cleo Patrick Henderson passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at Covenant Healthcare Cooper. Age 95 years. She was born on December 30, 1929, in Kiblah, Arkansas, to Champion and Evelyn Stuckey and stepmother, Mildred Stuckey.
Cleo graduated from Kiblah High School in 1947 and later married Ernest Henderson in 1952. They moved to Michigan in 1953 and joined Bethel A.M.E....
Mickie Johnson
December 13, 2025
Ms. Mickie Jean Johnson passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025, at University of Michigan Health - Sparrow in Lansing, Michigan. Age 88 years. She was born on Tuesday, June 22, 1937, in Greenwood, Mississippi. The daughter of Henry Humes and Sammie Harris.
Mickie moved to Hayti, Missouri where she was raised and she was a graduate of Hayti Central High School....
Joan Melton
December 13, 2025
Mrs. Joan Melton passed away Saturday, December 13, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 82 years.
Floyd Wayne Jackson, Jr.
December 12, 2025
Mr. Floyd Wayne Jackson Jr., our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 12, 2025. He passed away peacefully at Covenant Healthcare-Cooper at a blessed age of 72 years. Floyd was born on August 28, 1953, in Leighton, Alabama.
Floyd accepted Christ and was baptized as a young man. He...
William Lamont Haines
December 11, 2025
Mr. William Lamont Haines passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025, in Haslett, Michigan. Age 44 years. He was born Sunday, July 19, 1981, in Gary, Indiana, the first born of Charles and Karen Haines.
William lived in Haslett, Michigan and was a graduate of Okemos High School. He was employed at Adancez, LLC in Lansing, Michigan. Willliam served in the...
James Callahan
December 11, 2025
James Lee Callahan was called home to be with “Paw-Paw” and “Granny” on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Age 84 years. He was born Wednesday, July 30, 1941, in East Pointe, Georgia to Melvin and Willie Mae Callahan. He was an only child with a large family.
He was introduced to Christ at an early age. The family later moved to Lansing,...
Deacon William David Harris, Sr.
December 11, 2025
Deacon William David Harris, Sr., Loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, departed this life on December 11, 2025, at his residence in Frankenmuth, MIichigan.
William D. Harris Sr. was born August 16, 1931, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to David and Annie Bell Lee. William was a veteran of the United States Army, serving from 1951 to 1953. He later...
Roosevelt Jackson
December 10, 2025
Roosevelt Jackson was born December 17, 1943, and went to sleep December 10, 2025. Roosevelt was the first son and the fifth of Sam and Riferlee Jackson’s 10 seeds of love. Both parents and siblings, Dorothy Smith, Mary Barlow, Rowena Dixon, James Jackson and Melvin Jackson, preceded him in death.
Born and raised in Chicago, IL, Roosevelt was a former featherweight...
Mother Christine Coleman
December 6, 2025
A JOYOUS CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF MOTHER CHRISTINE COLEMAN
Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord. Come on and sing, be joyful unto the Lord! We raise our voices in hallelujah to Him for blessing us with the life of our Mother Christine Coleman, many know her as a church mother, sister, aunt, tee, auntie, Mama Chris, great-great-aunt, Godmother,...
Lonnie Lee Pratt
December 5, 2025
Mr. Lonnie Lee Pratt passed away Friday, December 5, 2025, at Heart-to-Heart Hospice in Lansing, Michigan. Age 73 years. He was born on Wednesday, October 22, 1952, to Lonnie Pratt and Ethel B. Clark in Birmingham, Alabama.
Shortly after Lonnie’s birth, the family moved to Flint, Michigan, then to Lansing Michigan where Lonnie spent the majority of his life. Lonnie spent...
Virgil Leon Jones, Jr.
December 4, 2025
Mr. Virgil Leon Jones Jr. passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at his residence in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 62 years. He was born on March 27, 1963, in Saginaw to Jacqueline and Virgil Jones Sr.
Virgil, lovingly known as “Pumpkin,” was a dancing machine. He could pop, lock, drop it, and light up a room like no one else could. Virgil loved...
Darlene Marie Trader
December 4, 2025
Mrs. Darlene Marie Trader passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at Bavarian Comfort Care, Bridgeport, MI. Age 66 years.
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