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Nickolas Thomas (Lansing)

Nickolas Thomas (Lansing)

Oct 17, 2023

Mr. Nickolas Darnel Thomas, 30, transitioned peacefully on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, surrounded by love in Lansing, Michigan. He was born on Wednesday, April 28, 1993, in Lansing, Michigan to Guy Thomas and Angela Smith.

Nick grew up in Lansing, Michigan and graduated from Holt High School with honors in 2011. Nick was heavily involved in school extracurricular activities, mainly serving...

Helen Jean Cannon (Lansing)

Helen Jean Cannon (Lansing)

Oct 17, 2023

Helen Jean Cannon went to be with the Lord on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 17, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan at the age of 66 years old. She was born in Owassa, AL, to Irene (Mims) Boykin and Isiah Mims on Friday, January 18, 1957. Helen was the oldest of 10 children. She is affectionately called “Jean” by her family.

Helen...

Stephany Terry (Lansing)

Stephany Terry (Lansing)

Oct 15, 2023

Mrs. Stephany Terry passed away Sunday, October 15, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan, at the age of 73 years. She was born June 6, 1950, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to parents, Reverend Howard E. Johnson and Ruby Haskins.

Stephany’s family relocated to Lansing, Michigan, where she would graduate from Sexton High School and attend Lansing Community College; she completed the Cosmetology program within...

Enrique Gomez Cardenas, Sr.

Enrique Gomez Cardenas, Sr.

Oct 15, 2023

Mr. Enrique Gomez Cardenas, Sr., passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 72 years. He was born to Alvino and Cristina Cardenas on April 20, 1951, in Charlotte, Texas.

Enrique, better known as “Henry,” was a resident of Saginaw, Michigan. Born and raised in Texas, Henry migrated to Saginaw in the mid-70s...

Richard L. Truman (Jackson, Mi)

Richard L. Truman (Jackson, Mi)

Oct 15, 2023

Mr. Richard L. Truman, age 72 years old, left this world peacefully at Henry Ford Allegiance Health in Jackson, Michigan on Sunday, October 15th, 2023. He was born in Jackson, Michigan on Wednesday, May 16th, 1951, to his late mother Claudia Truman and his stepfather Ernest Stone Sr.

Richard moved to Chicago as a young boy and spent his childhood in...

Alicia Gallegos (Lansing)

Alicia Gallegos (Lansing)

Oct 15, 2023

Ms. Alicia Gallegos passed on Saturday, October 15, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 29 years.

Gregory Cole (Lansing)

Gregory Cole (Lansing)

Oct 15, 2023

Mr. Gregory Deon Cole passed away Sunday, October 15, 2023, in Ionia, Michigan. Age 34 years. He is the son of Shirley Cole and Gregory Davis and was born on Sunday, October 30, 1988, in Jackson, Mississippi.

Gregory lived in Lansing, Michigan. He earned his GED and was employed at Meijer Warehouse as a production worker. Gregory loved playing basketball and...

Abram Wheeler (Lansing)

Abram Wheeler (Lansing)

Oct 14, 2023

Mr. Abram Lawrence Wheeler passed away in Lansing, Michigan at 74 years young on Saturday, October 14, 2023. He was the third child born on Monday, April 10, 1949, to Abraham Wheeler and Nannie Bell Weaver Wheeler in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Having a big sister and big brother, his sense of humor was recognized early. He would even play a lidded...

Beatrice Garcia (Lansing)

Beatrice Garcia (Lansing)

Oct 13, 2023

Mrs. Beatrice Garcia passed away Friday, October 13, 2023, in Delta Township. Age 79 years.

Jason Haines (Lansing)

Jason Haines (Lansing)

Oct 12, 2023

Mr. Jason Haines passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 48 years.

Elizabeth Maria Taylor

Elizabeth Maria Taylor

Oct 12, 2023

Ms. Elizabeth Maria Taylor, a resident of Saginaw, Michigan, passed away on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Covenant Healthcare-Cooper. Age 59 years. She was born November 22, 1963, in Alton, Kentucky, to Alex and MaryLee Taylor.

Elizabeth loved teddy bears, fire-red lipstick, and sweets. She also enjoyed watching old sitcom shows like Little House on the Prairie and the Golden Girls....

Brother Yusuf Ameer Al-Lateef

Brother Yusuf Ameer Al-Lateef

Oct 11, 2023

Brother Yusuf Ameer Al-Lateef passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 76 years. He was born on October 13, 1946, in Macon, Mississippi, to Robert Lee Jackson and Mary Dee Beck.

Yusuf was a resident of the City of Saginaw, Michigan, where he was affiliated with the Islamic Center of Saginaw, 4330 N. Center Rd. He was...

Annie Ruth Holmes

Annie Ruth Holmes

Oct 10, 2023

Annie Ruth Avery Holmes, a resident of resident of Elderado Drive Bridgeport, MI, transitioned into eternity in the late hours of October 10, 2023, in Ann Harbor, Michigan.

Time to Live

Annie started out on this journey called life on September 18, 1955. She was born the third bundle of joy to Betty Sellers Avery in Tuskegee, Alabama. Annie was a wife,...

Douglas W. Corliss (Lansing)

Douglas W. Corliss (Lansing)

Oct 10, 2023

Mr. Douglas W. Corliss passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 72 years.

Michael Carter

Michael Carter

Oct 10, 2023

Mr. Michael Carter passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at Covenant Healthcare-Cooper. Age 63 years. He was born September 29, 1960, in Louisville, Mississippi, to Katie Lee Carter and R. C. Tripplett.

Michael, a resident of Saginaw, Michigan, where he attended Saginaw Public Schools. He was the epitome of a family man, a protector, provider, who taught and led by...

Shirley Jean Porter

Shirley Jean Porter

Oct 9, 2023

Ms. Shirley Porter passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023, at Covenant HealthCare Cooper in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 70. She was born to the union of Mr. Booker T. Porter and Mary Fletcher Porter on January 16, 1953, in Huntsville, Alabama.

Shirley was a longtime resident of Saginaw, Michigan. She retired from Tendercare Nursing Home, was a hard worker, and was...

Norval D. Edwards  (Lansing)

Norval D. Edwards (Lansing)

Oct 9, 2023

Mr. Norval D. Edwards passed away Monday, October 9, 2023, at the Dimondale Nursing Center in Dimondale, Michigan. Age 81 years. He was born Friday, March 10, 1944, in Portland, Jamaica, West Indies. The son of Benjamen and Barbara Edwards.

Originally from Jamaica, West Indies. Norval was one of thirteen children. He was known as a talented self-employed architectural and construction...

Jasen Hodge (Lansing)

Jasen Hodge (Lansing)

Oct 8, 2023

Our beloved father, son, brother, cousin, and friend, Jasen Lamar Hodge, transitioned from his earthly home to his heavenly home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 8th, 2023, at his residence in East Lansing, Michigan, at the age of 39 years old. The life of Jasen began when he was born Saturday, December 3rd, 1983, in Lansing, Michigan,...

Charles Louis Valley Jr. "Chuck"

Charles Louis Valley Jr. "Chuck"

Oct 7, 2023

Mr. Charles Louis Valley, Jr. "Chuck" from Prescott, Michigan passed away Saturday, October 7, 2023 at McLaren Bay Regional Hospital in Bay City, Michigan. Age 56 years.

Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will take place at a later date.

Roger B. Shell, Sr.

Roger B. Shell, Sr.

Oct 7, 2023

Mr. Roger Shell, Sr. passed away Saturday, October 7, 2023, in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 63 years.

Services entrusted to:

Carter Funeral Home 

302 Carter Street

Union Springs, Alabama 36089

Phone: (334)738-3020

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