Posts in category Obituaries

JAY FUNERAL HOME  Willie L. Adams, 77, US postal carrier, died June 4. Service 11am Saturday, June 14, at Morning Star MBC. Esperanza D. Ortega …

NGŨGĨ WA THIONG’O: "He wrote English like an African, another gift that very few people have," and later transitioned to writing only in his native …

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Former Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall, one of the four members of the famed Purple People Eaters front that formed …

JAY FUNERAL HOME  Marie Riles, 79, DOT toll attendant, died May 21. Service 10am Saturday, June 7, at Lee C. Jay Memorial Chapel. Annie C. …

U.S. REP. CHARLES RANGEL: Defeated the legendary Adam Clayton Powell in 1970 to start his own nearly 50-year congressional career. His distinctive gravelly voice was …

LARRY DEMERITTE: Became the second Black trainer since 1951 in the 150th Derby last year. “My motto is, ‘I don’t buy cheap horses. I buy …

JAY FUNERAL HOME  Emery Wallace Jr., 73, laborer, died May 17. Service was held on Wednesday, May 28 at Second Baptist Church. Mary Strawbridge, 97, …

FRUSTRATION IN ISRAEL: A small but growing number of Israelis are refusing to show up for military service, even risking imprisonment. Others have been displaying …

CORNAL HENDRICKS: Passed after heart attack. "Cornal was one of those players who loved the game and he worked extremely hard, but he always did …

HUED SONGS: Members Ja’Nia Harden, vocalist; John Harden, pianist and Sharlia Gulley, director of programming, were among the 2026 grantees who livened the celebration, among …