Posts in category Obituaries

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Gangsta Boo, a Southern rapper who was a former member of the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia, has died. She was …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  Alfred Lewers, Sr., 85, died December 18. Memorial service was held Tuesday, January 3, at Mizell & Kurtz Worship …

Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP) – Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday …

Drummer Fred White, who backed up his brothers Maurice and Verdine White in the Grammy-winning ensemble Earth, Wind & Fire, has died. He was 67. …

New York (AP) – Pele was remembered for a life beyond the field, for transcending the sport of soccer and becoming perhaps the most well-known …

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME  William T. Gillespie, 78, died December 13. Service will be held 11am Friday, December 23, at South Florida VA …

Atlanta (AP) – A Georgia Court of Appeals judge has died at age 64. Judge Clyde Reese died on Saturday, the court announced, saying he …

Stephen “tWitch” Boss, the longtime and beloved dancing DJ on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and a former contestant on “So You Think You Can Dance,” …

NEW YORK (AP) – Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a pioneering Black feminist, child welfare advocate and lifelong community activist who toured the country speaking with Gloria …

Basketball taught Paul Silas how to be patient. As a player, he waited 10 years before winning his first championship. As a coach, he waited …