Obituaries

Debra Holmes

Debra Holmes

May 8, 2025

Ms. Debra Holmes passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Covenant Healthcare in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 75 years

Darrell L. Taylor

Darrell L. Taylor

May 6, 2025

Mr. Darrell Laroy Taylor passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at his residence in Holt, Michigan. Age 72 years.

Deborah Smith

Deborah Smith

May 6, 2025

Ms. Deborah Smith passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at her residence in Saginaw, Michigan.  Age 65 years.

Ashley-Yvonne E. Adams

Ashley-Yvonne E. Adams

May 5, 2025

Ms. Ashley-Yvonne E. Adams passed away Monday, May 5, 2025 at the Medical City Arlington Hospital in Arlington, Texas. Age 32 years.

Marvin Lee Prince

Marvin Lee Prince

May 4, 2025

Mr. Marvin Lee Prince passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at Duane Water Health Center in Jackson, Michigan. Age 65 years.

Patrick Glenn Phifer

Patrick Glenn Phifer

May 3, 2025

Mr. Patrick Glenn Phifer passed away Saturday, May 3, 2025, at his home in Lansing, Michigan. Age 62 years.

Kevin Meese

Kevin Meese

May 3, 2025

Mr. Kevin Meese passed away Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 66 years.

Cynthia Pennywell

Cynthia Pennywell

May 3, 2025

Ms. Cynthia Pennywell passed away Saturday, May 3, 2025 at her residence in Saginaw, Michigan.  Age 64 years.

Doris Fuller

Doris Fuller

May 1, 2025

“To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.”

Mrs. Doris Ann Collier-Fuller went home to be with the Lord peacefully on May 1, 2025, at Covenant HealthCare-Harrison, with her daughters beside her, at the age of 68 years. It’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years. Doris, the youngest...

Michael Wayne Carroll Jr.

Michael Wayne Carroll Jr.

April 30, 2025

Mr. Michael Wayne Carroll Jr. passed away on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 41 years.

Shatia "Tee Tee" Walker Henderson (Lansing)

Shatia "Tee Tee" Walker Henderson (Lansing)

April 29, 2025

Shatia Micole Walker-Henderson aka “TeeTee” was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan, on December 21, 1969, to Damita Walker and Gregory R. Vick. She accepted Christ at a young age and began a lifelong journey of faith. A gifted musician, she sang in the choir and played piano at church and played the flute in the Everett High School marching...

Tyrone Delton Williams

Tyrone Delton Williams

April 27, 2025

Mr. Tyrone Delton Williams passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2025, in Monroe, Louisiana. Age 70 years.

Eddie Jackson, Sr. (Lansing)

Eddie Jackson, Sr. (Lansing)

April 25, 2025

Ellihue “Eddie” Jackson, Sr transitioned from this life to his Heavenly Home on Friday, April 25, 2025, at the age of 82 years. Eddie was born in Marvell, Arkansas on Wednesday, August 19, 1942, to Robert George and Ora Maxine (Johnson) Jackson, the third of eleven children.

Eddie’s family moved to Lansing, Michigan when he was young. He graduated from Lansing...

Melvin Barnes (Lansing)

Melvin Barnes (Lansing)

April 24, 2025

Mr. Melvin Barnes passed away Thursday, April 24, 2025, at his home in Lansing, Michigan. Age 83 years. 

Jerold McAllister (Lansing)

Jerold McAllister (Lansing)

April 20, 2025

Mr. Jerold McAllister passed away Sunday, April 20, 2025. Age 79 years.

Cleodis Blair

Cleodis Blair

April 19, 2025

Mrs. Cleodis Blair, affectionately known as “Doll” to her close family, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at the University of Michigan Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Michigan. She was 84 years old.

Cleodis was born on March 13, 1941, in Panola, Alabama, to the late Jimmie Lee Sr. and Willie Lee Turner. As a young child, she moved...

William Darden Jr. (Lansing)

William Darden Jr. (Lansing)

April 19, 2025

Mr. William Darden Jr. passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025 in Lansing, Michigan. Age 76 years.

Gertrude Pointer  (Lansing)

Gertrude Pointer (Lansing)

April 18, 2025

Mrs. Gertrude Pointer went home to be with the Lord on Good Friday, April 18, 2025, at 10:21 p.m. in Lansing, Michigan at the age of 105 years old. She was born on Tuesday, October 7, 1919, in Armorel, Arkansas to Reverend William and Mrs. Addie Harris. Gertrude was one of eight children born to their family.

Gertrude accepted Christ at...

Myanna Janae Scott

Myanna Janae Scott

April 18, 2025

Myanna Janae Scott, also known as “MyMy”, was born October 6, 2004, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Miesha Scott and Ronald Hopkins. On Friday, April 18, 2025, Myanna passed away peacefully, knowing she was loved by many, at MyMichigan Medical Center in Saginaw, with her mom and Aunt Cookie by her side. She was 20 years old.

Myanna was a member of Mt....

Elverner McGee

Elverner McGee

April 18, 2025

Mr. Elverner McGee, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and cousin, was called home to our lord on April 18, 2025, at My Michigan Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan, age 89. He was a resident of Saginaw, Michigan.

Mr. Elverner McGee, affectionately known as “Top,” was born October 21, 1935, in Hickory Plains, Arkansas, to Pink and Ednora McGee.

Top served in the...