Posts in category Obituaries

Alexander Poinsett was born in Chicago on January 27, 1926 to Alexander A. Poinsett and Adele L. Poinsett (née Prindle).  He was the third oldest …

Although inevitable, dealing with death remains one of the most difficult experiences that humans encounter. The loss of a family member or close friend produces …

According to a report from CNN, Los Angeles has agreed to pay $2.85 million to the family of a 56-year-old grandfather who died in police …

To celebrate his 93rd birthday, 19 of Alphonso “Al” Giles’ family and friends feted him on a three-decker yacht called “Insanity.” His daughter’s role in …

By AUSTIN FULLER GLENWOOD, Fla. (AP) – Benjamin Smith swung a machete as he cut his way through the brush looking for the graves of …

  MIAMI, Fla. — Because his mother, was a “pretty industrious person,” Jeffrey Swain became the first person in his family to go to college. …

BLACKNEWS — In his first televised interview since his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown died, singer Bobby Brown and his wife appeared on The Real and he finally …

By DAN SEWELL MIDDLETOWN, Ohio —  Confronted with the sudden death of their 18-year-old daughter, Fred and Dorothy McIntosh Shuemake made a defiant decision: they …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who helped lead the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march and was the first …

By DAVID McFADDEN KINGSTON, Jamaica — Frank Lumsden, a Jamaican who worked as a commodities trader in Chicago before returning to his homeland to focus …