Posts in category Obituaries

David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip-hop trio De La Soul, has …

ATLANTA (AP) – Roslyn Pope, a college professor and musician who wrote “An Appeal for Human Rights,” laying out the reasons for the Atlanta Student …

RANGE FUNERAL HOME  Thomas W. Walker, 71, retired mail carrier for United Postal Service, died January 28. Service 11am Saturday at New Hope Missionary Baptist …

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 …