Posts in category Obituaries

JAY FUNERAL HOME  Altee Cason, 93, beautician, died November 17. Viewing will be held 2pm to 6pm Thursday, December 1, at Jay Funeral Home. Funeral …

New York (AP) – Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit …

Blue Ridge, Ga. (AP) – Georgia House Speaker David Ralston was remembered Sunday as not only a powerful politician, but someone whose care for others …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  Clara Buncum, 83, died November 14. Service were held 11am Tuesday, November 22, at New Mount Olive Baptist Church. …

Fredericksburg, Va. (AP) – Fredericksburg’s slave auction block is bigger than many people knew. When it sat at the corner of William and Charles streets, …

Olney, Md. (AP) – Virginia McLaurin, the centenarian who danced excitedly with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama during a 2016 White House …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME Bernice Z. Johnson, 84, died November 10. Service will be held 10am Thursday, November 17, at New Bethel Primitive …

A second body of a possible victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has been found to have a gunshot wound, according to the city. …

Atlanta (AP) – Fans praised the musical legacy of slain rapper Takeoff on Friday at a memorial service in Atlanta, near where the artist grew …

Miami, Fla. – The Art of Transformation and the Art of an Athlete – both an exploration and celebration of Black art – are coming …