Obituaries
Hattie B. Smith
Nov 10, 2024
Hattie Bee Smith, lovingly known to many as “Ms. Hattie,” was born on February 15, 1926, in Tchula, Mississippi, to Lee and Parrena Ford. As one of ten children, she grew up alongside her siblings Minnie, Frank, Robert, Lee Jr., Hulena, Paul, Gladys, Rebecca, and Johnny. Together, they learned the values of hard work, perseverance, and unity while helping their...
Michael Dean McWilliams
Nov 4, 2024
Michael Dean McWilliams
On January 3, 1962, in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Michael Dean McWilliams, the sixth child in a loving family, brought joy and laughter to all those around him. A spirited soul, he crafted lasting memories with his sisters, Mabel, Christi, Sheryl, and Sheri, and his brother Leonard, who cheered him on through every game of basketball as he played for...
Marion Patterson - Smith
Nov 4, 2024
Marion Patterson-Smith, affectionately known as Tini, age 71, loving mother of Cara, and adoring grandmother to Kinley James, transitioned to her heavenly home on November 4, 2024.
Tini was the sixth child born October 3, 1953, in Junction City, Kansas, to Myrtle and McKinley Patterson, Sr. Marion, accepted Christ as a teen and became a member of Second Missionary Baptist Church,...
Mikelle A. Bryant-Mataya
Nov 4, 2024
Mikelle Angela Bryant was born on February 9, 1948 in Denver, Colorado. Her parents were Marcellus Bryant and Georgiana Mance. Mikelle was the fifth of six children: Marcellus, Georgianna, Marye, Edward, and Cherry. Her name “Mikelle Angela” was a variation of the name Michael Angelo – the great artist after whom her mother was going to name her anticipated son!...
Frances Shirley Scott
Nov 3, 2024
Frances Shirley Scott, a beloved matriarch and culinary virtuoso, left this world on November 6, 2024, at the Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California Born on November 18, 1937, in Senora, Virginia, she was a shining presence in the hearts of many, whose laughter and love-filled life will echo through the ages.
Raised amidst a vibrant tapestry of family, Frances was...
Zelian Ashbury Free-Shaw
Nov 2, 2024
Our beautiful spirit, Zelian Ashbury Free Shaw (Zel), 31, was taken from this world on November 2, 2024.
He is survived by his mother, Ananda Harness, his father, Tobias Parker, his grandmother, Leeann Shaw Harness, his brother, Augustus Ellis, his uncle Che Harness, his special Aunt, Mary Shaw Holmberg, family members across the states, and many, many friends.
Zel graduated from Lakewood...
Pastor Peggy Jean Perkins - Barns
Oct 28, 2024
A GODLY WOMAN
Pastor Peggy Jean Perkins-Barnes
On August 4, 1936, the world welcomed a bright & shining light named Peggy Jean Green, to parents Abner Green and Ethel L. Leonard Green in Anson, TX. Raised in a nurturing Christian environment, Peggy grew to embody the very essence of a servant leader. Peggy was a very loving, kind, caring, and patient child....
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Hattie B. Smith
Nov 10, 2024
Hattie Bee Smith, lovingly known to many as “Ms. Hattie,” was born on February 15, 1926, in Tchula, Mississippi, to Lee and Parrena Ford. As one of ten children, she grew up alongside her siblings Minnie, Frank, Robert, Lee Jr., Hulena, Paul, Gladys, Rebecca, and Johnny. Together, they learned the values of hard work, perseverance, and unity while helping their...
Michael Dean McWilliams
Nov 4, 2024
Michael Dean McWilliams
On January 3, 1962, in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Michael Dean McWilliams, the sixth child in a loving family, brought joy and laughter to all those around him. A spirited soul, he crafted lasting memories with his sisters, Mabel, Christi, Sheryl, and Sheri, and his brother Leonard, who cheered him on through every game of basketball as he played for...
Marion Patterson - Smith
Nov 4, 2024
Marion Patterson-Smith, affectionately known as Tini, age 71, loving mother of Cara, and adoring grandmother to Kinley James, transitioned to her heavenly home on November 4, 2024.
Tini was the sixth child born October 3, 1953, in Junction City, Kansas, to Myrtle and McKinley Patterson, Sr. Marion, accepted Christ as a teen and became a member of Second Missionary Baptist Church,...
Mikelle A. Bryant-Mataya
Nov 4, 2024
Mikelle Angela Bryant was born on February 9, 1948 in Denver, Colorado. Her parents were Marcellus Bryant and Georgiana Mance. Mikelle was the fifth of six children: Marcellus, Georgianna, Marye, Edward, and Cherry. Her name “Mikelle Angela” was a variation of the name Michael Angelo – the great artist after whom her mother was going to name her anticipated son!...
Frances Shirley Scott
Nov 3, 2024
Frances Shirley Scott, a beloved matriarch and culinary virtuoso, left this world on November 6, 2024, at the Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California Born on November 18, 1937, in Senora, Virginia, she was a shining presence in the hearts of many, whose laughter and love-filled life will echo through the ages.
Raised amidst a vibrant tapestry of family, Frances was...
Zelian Ashbury Free-Shaw
Nov 2, 2024
Our beautiful spirit, Zelian Ashbury Free Shaw (Zel), 31, was taken from this world on November 2, 2024.
He is survived by his mother, Ananda Harness, his father, Tobias Parker, his grandmother, Leeann Shaw Harness, his brother, Augustus Ellis, his uncle Che Harness, his special Aunt, Mary Shaw Holmberg, family members across the states, and many, many friends.
Zel graduated from Lakewood...
Pastor Peggy Jean Perkins - Barns
Oct 28, 2024
A GODLY WOMAN
Pastor Peggy Jean Perkins-Barnes
On August 4, 1936, the world welcomed a bright & shining light named Peggy Jean Green, to parents Abner Green and Ethel L. Leonard Green in Anson, TX. Raised in a nurturing Christian environment, Peggy grew to embody the very essence of a servant leader. Peggy was a very loving, kind, caring, and patient child....
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