Posts in category Obituaries

Atlanta (AP) – Bunnie Jackson Ransom, a former first lady of Atlanta and ex-wife of former Mayor Maynard Jackson, has died, city leaders said Thursday. …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The sound of the djembe drums started as a low tremble and grew more distinct as the musicians drew closer to …

Mary Brenda Chandler, 73, retired telemetry technician, died January 23. Service 12 noon Thursday, February 2 at Macedonia MBC. Betty Ruth Jackson, 63, CNA, died …

George G. Gillham, 73, died January 19. Service 10am Saturday, February 4, at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center. Catherine L. Sims, died January 1. …

Gene Allington Davis, 61, mechanic for Ryder System Co., died January 25 at Jackson North Hospital. Service 11am Friday in the Chapel. Cynthia Crooms, 67, …

NEW YORK (AP) – Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s …

Marcia G. Cooke, a former federal magistrate judge in Detroit who eventually became a federal judge in Miami, and handled high-profile cases including the infamous …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  Cora Lee Kelly, 83, died January 13. Service will be held 10am Saturday, January 28, at Mount Hermon A.M.E. …

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) – Annie Brown Kennedy, an attorney who was the first Black woman to serve in the North Carolina General Assembly, has died …

Miami (AP) – Professional soccer player Anton Walkes has died from injuries he sustained in a boat crash off the coast of Miami, authorities said …