Posts in category Obituaries

ROY MIZELL & KURTZ FUNERAL HOME Mary Elizabeth Oatman, 93, died October 23. Service will be held 11am Friday, October 30, at New Hope Baptist …

East Lansing, Mich. (AP) – Merritt Norvell Jr., the first Black athletic director at Michigan State, has died. He was 79. A spokesman at the …

Jackson, Miss. (AP) – W.C. Gorden, a Hall of Fame coach who led Jackson State to a 28-game Southwestern Athletic Conference winning streak while building …

Minneapolis (AP) – Matt Blair, one of the great linebackers in Minnesota Vikings history and a six-time Pro Bowler who played in two Super Bowls, …

Port Barre, La. (AP) – From her front steps, Debra Mallet can see the plot of sandy-colored earth where her church once stood. It was …

Darryl Keith Jordan, 20, laborer, died October 10. Service will be held 10am Saturday in Chapel. ROY MIZELL & KURTZ Betty McGauley, 74, died October …

New York (AP) – Joyce Dinkins, the former first lady of New York City, has died at 89. Dinkins died Sunday at home, her family …

Kim Massie, St. Louis blues and soul singer with big voice dies ST. LOUIS (AP) – Kim Massie, a St. Louis blues and soul singer who …

San Francisco (AP) – Fred Dean, the fearsome pass rusher who was a key part of the launch of the San Francisco 49ers’ dynasty, has …

JAY FUNERAL HOME Kristi White. Memorial service will be held 10am Saturday, October 17, at Jay Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. Claudia Ward, 89, domestic, died …