Mother Bobbie Jean Perkins (Lansing)
Aug 17, 2020
Mother Bobbie Jean Perkins transitioned to a better life on August 17, 2020. She was born on May 18, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri to Albert and Mary Lee Hudgins. Mother Bobbie Jean Perkins attended Muskegon Public Schools and later moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan where she met her beloved husband Freddie Perkins. In 1968 they became a resident of...
Gloria Williams
Aug 16, 2020
Gloria Williams was born on October 28, 1945 in Guyana, South America to Hyacinth Trehane and raised by Edgar and Hilda Tute. Gloria passed away Sunday, August 16, 2020 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was 74 years old when she transitioned from this earthly world to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ...
Nelson T. King (Lansing)
Aug 15, 2020
Mr. Nelson Thomas King departed this life on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at his residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 97 years. He was the fifth of eight children born to the late Professor James and Mrs. Mary King on February 11, 1923 in Crowder, Mississippi. By nicknaming him “Little Wee”, the family could readily see that this little boy was...
Donna Watrous
Aug 14, 2020
Ms. Donna Watrous passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at Hoyt Nursing Home in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 88 years.
James E. Ganter
Aug 13, 2020
Mr. James Edward Ganter was born March 26, 1968 in Calion, Arkansas, the son of Ernest Flowers and Bettie Earley. He completed his earthly journey on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at the age of 52 years. James was a student of Buena Vista Public Schools. He attended both Buena Vista and Swan Valley High Schools. He was a student athlete...
Claudine Cooper
Aug 12, 2020
Our Dear Sweet Mother, Granny, Sister, Aunt and Friend went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. Born Claudine Presley on June 17, 1936 in Reform, Alabama to Oscar and Willie Mae Presley, she had a very peaceful transition from this world while resting in the arms of...
Harry G. Carruth
Aug 11, 2020
Mr. Harry Gaylord Carruth passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at his residence in Saginaw, Michigan. He was the tenth child born to Mike and Ora (Nelson) Carruth in Phillips County, Lexa, Arkansas. Harry came to Saginaw in his early teens and started working for General Motors Saginaw Malleable Iron Foundry. He retired after thirty-five years of service. Harry loved...
Mckinley Land, Jr.
Aug 9, 2020
Mr. McKinley Land, Jr. passed away peacefully at Covenant Cooper Medical Center on Sunday, August 9, 2020. He was born September 20, 1937 in Tarry, Arkansas to McKinley Sr. and Lucinda (Curry) Land. McKinley was employed at General Motors Powertrain, retiring in 2004 after more than forty years of service. He was well known as “Mr. Pete” throughout the community...
Reginald Vaughn, Ii (Lansing)
Aug 8, 2020
Mr. Reginald Vaughn, II passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan. Age 64 years.
Tony Joshua
Aug 8, 2020
Tony DeShawn Joshua was born March 14, 1986 in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of Carl Wilson and Bessie Mae Joshua. He passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020 at the age of 34 years. Tony was a graduate of Saginaw High School, “Class of 2004”. He went on to attend classes at Delta College to further his education. Tony loved to...
Toni Shanell Benson (Lansing)
Aug 8, 2020
A beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin, and friend, Toni Shanell Benson was granted her angel wings on Saturday, August 8, 2020. Age 23 years. Born in Lansing, Michigan on July 23, 1997 to Latasha Shanell Beard and Nathaniel Anthony Benson. Toni loved life from an early age up to her unexpected passing. Toni Shanell grew up in the Lansing...
Arlene Patton
Aug 5, 2020
Ms. Arlene Francis Patton, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2020 at the age of 77 after a lengthy illness. Arlene was born May 22, 1943 in Saginaw, Michigan to Willie Sr. and Ethel Patton. Arlene was a graduate of Saginaw High School, Class of 1961. She worked for St. Mary’s Hospital, retiring after thirty...
Marcus Jackson-Burton (Mansfield, Tx))
Aug 4, 2020
Marcus Shantwaun Jackson-Burton passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020. At the age of 32 years. He was born March 30, 1988 the son of Kenneth and Miranda Faye Hinton and Steven and Tanya Jackson in Houston, Texas. Marcus graduated in 2006 from Sexton High School in Lansing, Michigan. He attended Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Marcus worked 12 years...
Kaiden Mar'Quan Taylor-Pratcher
Aug 4, 2020
Kaiden Mar’Quan Taylor-Pratcher was given to us as a gift on June 25, 2015. Born at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan to Miguel Pratcher and Vanessa Taylor, he was a beautiful baby boy. Our gift became God’s gift on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at the precious age of five years. Kaiden had plans to attend Woodley Leadership Academy in...
Steven L. Jackson (Decatur, Ga)
Aug 3, 2020
Steven Lee Lecraig Jackson, Jr. made his transition on Monday, August 3, 2020 in his hometown of Lansing, Michigan at the age of 31 years. He was born to parents Steven Jackson, Sr. and Loleta Townsend. Steven received his formal education through the Lansing School District, where he received his diploma from Everett High School in 2008. He continued his...
Donnie Caddell (Lansing)
Aug 2, 2020
Reverend Donnie Earl Caddell went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 2, 2020 at McLaren Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. Age 51 years. He lost the fight to COVID-19. He was born in Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama the son of Joe Nathan Nevins and Patricia Ann Caddell Williams on March 3, 1969. Reverend Caddell attended Central...
Jimmie Ballard (Lansing)
Aug 2, 2020
Mr. Jimmie Ray Ballard passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan at the age of 64 years. He was born June 2, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Jimmie and Sue Ballard. Jimmie graduated from Flint Community Schools. He began working for General Motors Corporation at an early age, and retired after 25 years of dedicated service....
Baby Seven Harvey Pratt
Aug 2, 2020
Baby Seven Harvey Pratt passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 at his residence in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Helen Pearl Jones
Aug 1, 2020
Ms. Helen Pearl (Cook) Jones was born February 18, 1951 in McNeil, Mississippi, the daughter of Lester Cook and Essie Irby Cook Johnson. She went from labor to reward on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the age of 69 years. Helen lived in Saginaw after moving from Newton, Mississippi in the late 1970s. She journeyed north in search of a...
Rosie B. Johnson
Aug 1, 2020
Our beloved mother, Rosie B. Johnson, daughter of John and Lillie Bell Booker, was born June 8, 1923 in Grenada, Mississippi. She departed this life on August 1, 2020 at her residence with her family by her side. As a child, Rosie loved flowers and allowed her passion to flourish at her home in the form of a beautiful flower...
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