Ziaire Thomon Smith (Lansing)
Aug 19, 2023
Mr. Ziaire Thomon Smith passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 20 years.
William Tucker
Aug 18, 2023
Mr. William A.D. Tucker, Jr. passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023, at Covenant HealthCare Cooper in Saginaw, Michigan, at the age of 73. He was born June 10, 1950, in Braden, Tennessee, to Mary and William A.D. Tucker, Sr.
William relocated to Saginaw, Michigan where his 3 beautiful children were born. He was employed at Saginaw County Community Action Center...
Olivia Serena Caston (Columbia, Tn-Lansing, Mi)
Aug 18, 2023
Ms. Olivia Serena Caston passed away Friday, August 18, 2023 in Columbia, Tennessee. Age 33 years. She was born on November 16, 1989, to her biological parents, Elder Richard A. Todd, Jr. and Ivy Lou Hannah-Todd, in Jackson, Michigan. She was adopted by her parents, Pastor Bennie L. and Pastor Donna Renee' Caston at the age of 3 of Columbia,...
Amelia Gray (Lansing)
Aug 18, 2023
Mrs. Amelia Gray passed away Friday, August 18, 2023, at her home in Lansing, Michigan. Age 69 years.
Corey Edwards (Lansing)
Aug 17, 2023
“Sprit lead me where my trust is without borders, let me walk upon the waters, wherever You would call me. Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander, and my faith will be made stronger in the presence of my Saviour”.
On August 17, 2023 surrounded by his fiancé and cousins, Corey peacefully ended his battle with leukemia and began...
Glenn Ussery (Lansing)
Aug 16, 2023
Mr. Glenn Ussery passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 71 years.
Ada Mae (Blount) Childress
Aug 15, 2023
On August 15, 2023, the loving and kind-hearted Ms. Ada Mae (Blount) Childress gained her wings and her earthly book of life closed. Ada transitioned peacefully at home surrounded by family. Ada was 75 years wise, born the second of eleven children on June 23rd, 1948, in Canton, Mississippi, to Mary Blount.
Ada moved to Saginaw, Michigan, in the late 1960s....
Earl Trouse
Aug 14, 2023
Mr. Earl Trouse, a wonderful father, brother, grandfather, and friend, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023, at Covenant HealthCare Harrison. Age 80 years. He was born on February 9, 1943, in Greenville, Mississippi, to Ledora Price and Julur Trouse.
Mr. Trouse moved to Saginaw, Michigan in 1964. Earl had a “big heart,” and would always help out if he could....
Thomas C. Baskin
Aug 12, 2023
Mr. Thomas C. Baskin passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 58 years. He was born January 10, 1965, in Union Springs, Alabama, to Johnnie Mae and M.C. Baskin.
Thomas, a resident of Saginaw, Michigan. He attended Buena Vista Public Schools and was a graduate of Buena Vista High School, Class of...
Thomas Noel Mccray, Jr. "Capt'N"
Aug 11, 2023
Mr. Thomas Noel McCray, Jr. "Capt'n" passed away on Friday, August 11, 2023, in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 21 years. Thomas was born August 1, 2002, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Ebony Sharika Davis and Thomas McCray, Sr.
Thomas, a resident of Saginaw, Michigan, was baptized at the early age of 7 at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. He attended Saginaw Public Schools and...
Bry'Kel Miller (Lansing)
Aug 10, 2023
Mr. Bry'Kel Miller passed away Thursday, August 10, 2023, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 22 years.
Patricia Muse-Thomas (Lansing)
Aug 10, 2023
Ms. Patricia Ann Muse-Thomas "Pat" went home to be with her Heavenly Father on August 10, 2023. She was born on August 20, 1953, in Tuskegee, Alabama to parents, John Westley Pond and Alberta Cade.
Pat attended Marengo County Training School in Thomaston, Alabama before relocating to Lansing, Michigan in 1969, with her mother, step-father and siblings. She confessed Christ at...
Eddie Mae Allen (Lansing)
Aug 10, 2023
Mrs. Eddie Mae Allen passed away Thursday, August 10, 2023, at Sparrow Health Systems, Sparrow Campus, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 72 years. She was born the daughter of Ruby Lee Purnell and Ever Lee Purnell on November 20, 1950, in Winona, Mississippi.
Eddie Mae was a longtime resident of Lansing, Michigan. She and her husband, Robert Lee Allen moved to Lansing,...
Mr. Sam Edward Pruitt "Jd"
Aug 9, 2023
Sam Edward Pruitt, also known as J.D., gained his wings on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at the age of 77. Sam was the youngest of twelve children born on December 12, 1945, in Panola, Alabama to Odie and Lillie Pruitt.
Sam was educated in the Sumpter County School System and would later be employed by that same school as a bus...
Robin Kay Vidal (Lansing)
Aug 8, 2023
Ms. Robin Kay Vidal passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at her residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 59 years. She was born Tuesday, April 7, 1964 in Cadillac, Michigan, the daughter of Wilda Giffen and Earl Heppard.
She is very much loved by many people and will be missed dearly.
She is survived by her 3 daughters, Kaycee Vidal (Joshua), Angelita Vidal,...
Kaiyana Melissa Dudley
Aug 5, 2023
Kaiyana Melissa Dudley was born April 28, 1995, in Saginaw, Michigan, the daughter of Marc Allan Dudley and Melissa Burton. She passed away after a long illness on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at the age of 28 years.
Kaiyana received her secondary education in the Saginaw Public School System and was a 2013 graduate of Arthur Hill High School (AHHS). Kaiyana...
Bryant Eugene Bentley
Aug 5, 2023
Love is patient and kind, love does not envy or boast, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres, love never fails. 1st Corinthians 13:4-7
On August 5, 2023, after 52 years on this...
Rebecca M. Bean-Vaden (Lansing)
Aug 5, 2023
Rebecca Mae Bean-Vaden passed away Saturday, August 5, 2023. Age 64 years. She was born August 9, 1958, in Charlotte, Michigan. The daughter of Freddie & Clara Mae Bean.
Becky lived in Lansing with her husband, Toby. She was born in Charlotte, Michigan but was raised in Mason, Michigan. She spent much of her life in Northern Michigan growing closer to...
Gene I. Merchant (Lansing)
Aug 5, 2023
Gene Idell (Hayes) Merchant, born September 24, 1931, joined the ancestors on Saturday, August 5, 2023.
Born in Pontiac, Michigan to Canadian immigrants and raised in a loving home with nine siblings, Gene had a
remarkable journey. She attended Pontiac Central High School followed by the historically Black college, Tennessee
State University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Social Administration...
Lillie Ashe (Lansing)
Aug 4, 2023
Mrs. Lillie Louise Ashe passed away Friday, August 4, 2023, at Sparrow Healthcare System, Sparrow System, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 81 years. She was born Friday, December 26, 1941, in Sawyerville, Alabama, the daughter of Viola Bell and Oliver McCalpine.
Ms. Lillie, accepted Christ at an early age at Mount Horeb Baptist Church in Newbern, Alabama. She attended Hale County Schooling...
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