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Terrence Tate (Lansing)

Terrence Tate (Lansing)

Jul 22, 2024

Mr. Terrence Lynn Tate passed away Sunday, July 21, 2024, at his residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 45 years. He was born on Tuesday, April 24, 1979, in Lansing, Michigan. The son of Linda Tate-Walker and Billy Williams.

Terrence was raised in the City of Lansing and graduated from Walter French Academy. He attended Mount Hope Church. Terrence enjoyed spending time...

Tanya Marie Vaughn

Tanya Marie Vaughn

Jul 21, 2024

Mrs. Tanya Marie Vaughn devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, confidant, and master ballroomer, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2024, with her beloved husband by her side. Tanya was born on November 30, 1954, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Dorothy and Garfield Lawson Sr.

Tanya was blessed to find her forever love early, and wed her high-school sweetheart, James, on March...

Sharyn Anita McIntyre (Lansing)

Sharyn Anita McIntyre (Lansing)

Jul 19, 2024

Mrs. Sharyn Anita McIntyre passed away Friday, July 19, 2024, at her residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 78 years. She was born Tuesday, June 25, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Herbert Bennett and LaVerne Brownlow. 

LaVerne "Grandmere" and Sharyn relocated to Lansing Michigan, where LaVerne married Curtis "Paw Paw" Fluker. She worked for the school district for some years...

Annette Pullen (Lansing)

Annette Pullen (Lansing)

Jul 17, 2024

Annette Pullen (Houston) quietly left this life and transitioned into her eternal life with Christ on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at 3:27 p.m., in Lansing, Michigan with her family by her side. Age 65 years old. She will be missed greatly. She was born Monday, April 27, 1959, in Lansing, Michigan to Louis and Clara Houston. Annette was the youngest...

Terry Vernell Turner

Terry Vernell Turner

Jul 17, 2024

Mr. Terry Vernell Turner Sr. known by many as Pooh-Pooh and 'Lil Terry passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital in Muskegon, Michigan.  Age 30 years. He was born on May 4, 1994, to Laura Lee Taylor and Ronnie Ray Turner Sr.

Terry attended Saginaw Public Schools including Saginaw High School. He accepted Jesus as his Lord and...

Guadalupe Garcia "Lupe" (Lansing)

Guadalupe Garcia "Lupe" (Lansing)

Jul 16, 2024

Mrs. Guadalupe Garcia known as “Lupe” gained her wings and went to be with our God on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, with her spouse by her side, at the University of Michigan Health – Sparrow in Lansing, Michigan, at the age of 52 years old. She was born to Raul Cortez “Rudy” and Beatrice Navarro Cortez on Tuesday, August 31,...

Laila Lee

Laila Lee

Jul 15, 2024

Ms. Laila Lee passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, in Saginaw, Michigan.  Age 40 years.

A service is not planned.

Shawnta McKnight

Shawnta McKnight

Jul 13, 2024

Ms. Shawnta McKnight passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Ascension Macomb Hospital in Warren, Michigan.  Age 47 years. She was born on June 28, 1977, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Veronica A. McKnight and Joseph McKnight Jr.

Shawnta, a sweet and caring person, was a resident of Saginaw, Michigan (Buena Vista Township). She attended Saginaw Public Schools including Saginaw High...

Derrick Lewis (Lansing)

Derrick Lewis (Lansing)

Jul 13, 2024

Derrick Lewis passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024 at the University of Michigan Health - Sparrow in Lansing, Michigan.  Age 63 years.

Minister Carolyn Reynolds-Tatum (Lansing)

Minister Carolyn Reynolds-Tatum (Lansing)

Jul 13, 2024

Minister Carolyn Reynolds-Tatum passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Lansing, Michigan. Age 85 years. She was born Monday, November 21, 1938, in Columbus, Ohio. The daughter of Essie Allen and Harley RJ Renolds. 

 

Minister Reynolds was a member at Tabernacle of David Church in Lansing, Michigan. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them.

 

She was born and...

Ervin Jones (Lansing)

Ervin Jones (Lansing)

Jul 12, 2024

Mr. Ervin Jones passed away Friday, July 12, 2024, at his residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 70 years. He was born on Wednesday, April 21, 1954, in Caruthersville, Missouri to the late Fannie Jones-Young. He was the third oldest of eleven children.

Ervin graduated in 1968, from J. W. Sexton High School and attended Michigan State University for one year. He...

Tyrone Horton (Lansing)

Tyrone Horton (Lansing)

Jul 11, 2024

Mr. Tyrone Horton moved to his Heavenly Home on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at his residence in Lansing, Michigan, at the age of 71 years old. He was born Sunday, February 1, 1953, in Greensboro, Alabama, the son of Mary Horton and Deuce Somerville. He was raised by his grandparents, James and Rosena Horton. His aunts and uncles were like...

Deacon Otis Reed, Jr.

Deacon Otis Reed, Jr.

Jul 11, 2024

Otis Reed, Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2024, at Covenant Medical Center in his hometown of Saginaw, Michigan. He was born February 18, 1940, to the late Otis Reed, Sr. and Vera Gladys Reed.

Otis was a devoted member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, serving as Chairman of the Deacon Board, Sunday School...

Baby D'Elexia Stokes

Baby D'Elexia Stokes

Jul 10, 2024

Baby De'Elexia Stokes passed away in Saginaw, Michigan, on July 10, 2024, and returned to her heavenly home the same day. 

A service is not planned. 

 

Dennis Mayes Jr.

Dennis Mayes Jr.

Jul 10, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dennis Mayes Jr. on July 10, 2024. He was born February 27, 2000, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Dennis Christopher Mayes Sr. and LaTesha D. Buckley.

The family would like to express special thanks to members of First Baptist Church and Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church of Saginaw, Michigan.

Equayvis Shavar Moten "Quay"

Equayvis Shavar Moten "Quay"

Jul 9, 2024

     On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, the angels of Heaven descended upon earth to carry our beloved son, brother, father, uncle, and nephew home to be with our Lord. Mr. Equayvis Shavar Moten was born on March 25,1993, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Lisa Page and the late Eugene Moten III.



     Quay, as he was affectionately known, had a...

Nathan Andrew Cebulsky (Lansing)

Nathan Andrew Cebulsky (Lansing)

Jul 8, 2024

Mr. Nathan Andrew Cebulsky passed away Monday, July 8, 2024, in Jackson, Michigan. Age 42 years.

Janet K. Martin (Lansing)

Janet K. Martin (Lansing)

Jul 8, 2024

Mrs. Janet K. Martin passed away Monday, July 8, 2024, at McLaren Greater Lansing in  Lansing, Michigan. Age 68 years.

Phillip Lewis (Lansing)

Phillip Lewis (Lansing)

Jul 6, 2024

Phillip Lewis passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024, at his residence in Lansing, Michigan. Age 95 years old. He was born Saturday, August 4, 1928, to Jimmy and Olive Lewis in Beaumont, Texas.

 As a young child his family moved to Youngsville, Louisiana. Phillip has always been a hard-working man, he began his career as a farm worker in Louisiana, moved...

LaDean Watts-George (Lansing)

LaDean Watts-George (Lansing)

Jul 5, 2024

LaDean Watts-George was born Tuesday, January 22nd, 1959, in Birmingham, Alabama but grew up in Lansing, Michigan. She remained as a lifetime resident of Lansing, Michigan until her passing on Friday, July 5, 2024, at University of Michigan Health – Sparrow at the age of 65 years old. 

LaDean committed her life to Christ at an early age and remained an...

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