Obituaries
Charles Butcher, Sr.
Sep 9, 2013
Charles Wesley Butcher, Sr. was born on February 19, 1924, in Wisner, Louisiana to his parents, Titus Butcher and Angel Owens Butcher. He was eighth child of twenty children born in the family. He was blessed with eight brothers, Webster, Russell, Harold, Louis, John, Lynn, Titus, Jr., Lawrence and eleven sisters, Stazzie, Alice, Juanita, Maggie, Isaphena, Gladys, Clarice, Berteal, Geraldine,...
Edward Palmer, Sr.
Sep 3, 2013
Edward Palmer, Sr. was born on January 22, 1957, in Cleveland, Ohio to his parents, William C. Palmer, Sr. and Dollie Mae Stanley Palmer. He was the second of three children born in the family. He was raised surrounded by his brother, William, Jr. and his sister, Debora. He received his early education in Cleveland, Ohio where he attended Sowenski...
Kimberly Davis
Aug 31, 2013
The life of Kimberly Romaine Morrell began on August 15, 1966 in Lansing, Michigan to her parents, the late Reverend David Morrell and Ruth E. Williams-Morrell. She was the youngest of seven children and the only one with a middle name, Romaine, was given to her by a good friend and neighbor of the family, Mrs. Cross. She had a...
Msgt Price
Aug 30, 2013
Oscar Doris Price was born on July 22, 1929, in San Angelo, Texas to his parents, Doris Price and Willie Mae Hardiman Price. He was the second child born in the family. He was raised surrounded by his brother, Joe and his sisters, Willie and Ruby. As a child, he was athletic and enjoyed playing with his brother. He was...
Missionary Williamson
Aug 28, 2013
Missionary Mary Lee Williamson was born on April 14, 1935, in Muskogee, Oklahoma to her parents, Earnest Freeman, Sr. and Lorene Lyons Freeman. She was the second child born in the family. She was raised surrounded by her brothers, Earnest, Jr., Leroy, Anthony, Dwaine and her sisters, Lois and Wanda. Being raised in a farming town, Mary had many chores,...
Anthony Greening
Aug 27, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Anthony Greening. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Marilyn Cook
Aug 26, 2013
Marilyn Fay Cook was born on February 20, 1955 in Lubbock, Texas to James and Beulah Cook. She was one of eight children born to this union. As a young child, Marilyn enjoyed spending time with her siblings Clara, Mattie, Diane, Darlene, Ronnie, Vanessa and JoAnn. Marilyn was educated in the Lubbock Independent School District and graduated from Estacado High...
Arlean Jamison
Aug 26, 2013
Arlean Jamison was born in Bruce, Mississippi to her parents, Bishop James L. Crowley, Sr. and Vera Mae Ford Crowley. She was the thirteenth of seventeen children born in the family. Having been raised in a small town, she shared a special closeness with her siblings. She received her early education in Derma, Mississippi where she attended Gaston Chapel Grade...
Julia Frederick
Aug 25, 2013
Juliamyrtle Frederick was born on November 20, 1931, in Muskogee, Oklahoma to her parents, Reese Tucker and Detty Lowe. She was the second of three children born in the family. She was raised surrounded by her brother, Wayne and her sister, Diana. She received her formal education in Muskogee where she graduated from high school. She furthered her education by...
Audrey Jones
Aug 25, 2013
Audrey Mae Jones was born on October 19, 1945, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to her parents, Reverend Percy Mayes and Dorthia Young Mayes. She was raised surrounded by her brother, Percy, Jr. and her sisters, Irma and Mary. Her siblings fondly remember Audrey watching trains with her grandfather. Audrey received her early education in Grand Junction, Colorado where she graduated...
Brandon Goff
Aug 21, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Brandon J. Goff. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Eddie Hart
Aug 21, 2013
Eddie Lee Hart was born on October 21, 1940, in Lonoke, Arkansas. His father, Emanuel Russell was a sharecropper and his mother, Savannah Hart was a homemaker. He was the fifth of twelve children born in the family. The family relocated to the nearby Brummitt Farm, when Eddie was ten years old. The number one priority for the family was...
Terry Shepard
Aug 21, 2013
Terry DeWayne Shepard was the fifth of seven children born to Thomas Shepard and Mary E. Devroe Shepard born under the sign of Leo on August 11, 1959. He was raised surrounded by his brothers, Thomas, Jr., Kevin and his sisters, Cynthia, Sandra, Debra and Cheri. Growing up, he enjoyed sports. He was an avid basketball player and was a...
Annie Franklin
Aug 16, 2013
Annie Bell Franklin was born on July 12, 1915, in Elmore City, Oklahoma to her parents, Henderson Williams and Estella "Stella" StevensonWilliams. She was the tenth child of ten children born in the family. She was raised surrounded by her brothers, St. Paul, Clay, Dillard, Dorsey and her sisters, Izora"Redd", Eliza, Amanda, Edna and Jesse. When she was seven, she...
Devontei Pewett
Aug 16, 2013
DeVontei Shakur Pewett blessed his parents, Dornise Coleman Pewett and Trevor J. Pewett with his birth on March 20, 1992, in Aurora, Illinois. He was the second born in the family. He was raised surrounded by his brother, Timothy and his sister, TreManda. He was given the nickname "Bunkie" because he believed that he had 'Bunkie Power' because he slept...
Cpo, Mcclain
Aug 10, 2013
Calvin Nobie McClain was the second of two children born to Nobie McClain and Grace Dunlap McClain on June 17, 1935, in Buffalo, New York. When Calvin was only twelve years old, he lost both his parents. He and his sister, Gloria were raised by his maternal grandmother, Sadie Dunlap. Calvin received his formal education in the Buffalo Public Schools....
Mother Tapps
Aug 9, 2013
Ella Tapps' amazing life journey began October 30, 1918, in Clinton, Louisiana. Born to the union of the late Eugene and Cindy Dunn Washington, Ella was the ninth of 13 children. She was preceded in death by her 12 siblings, her son, Robert Norman, her daughter, Rosemary Moore, and her granddaughter, Sheila Norman. Ella received her formal education in the...
Rosa Frank
Aug 8, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Rosa Frank. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
James Carter
Aug 6, 2013
The pages of this book began for James Charles Carter, Sr. when he was born on March 18, 1937, in Abbeville, Alabama to his parents, Willie J. Carter and Annie Florence M. Evans Carter. He was the fifth child born in the family. He was raised surrounded by his brothers, King, Willie, Charles, Lawrence, Hubert, Jeremiah, Eddie, Ezra, Armie and...
Theodore Brown, Jr.
Aug 4, 2013
Theodore Reginale Brown, Jr. was born on January 2, 1950, in Paducah, Texas to his parents, Theodore R. Brown, Sr. and Ernest Dean Brown. He was the second child born in the family. He was raised surrounded by his brothers, Eddie, Avery and his sisters, Linda and Roma. "Reggie" as he was affectionately called by family and friends was a...
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Charles Butcher, Sr.
Sep 9, 2013
Charles Wesley Butcher, Sr. was born on February 19, 1924, in Wisner, Louisiana to his parents, Titus Butcher and Angel Owens Butcher. He was eighth child of twenty children born in the family. He was blessed with eight brothers, Webster, Russell, Harold, Louis, John, Lynn, Titus, Jr., Lawrence and eleven sisters, Stazzie, Alice, Juanita, Maggie, Isaphena, Gladys, Clarice, Berteal, Geraldine,...
Edward Palmer, Sr.
Sep 3, 2013
Edward Palmer, Sr. was born on January 22, 1957, in Cleveland, Ohio to his parents, William C. Palmer, Sr. and Dollie Mae Stanley Palmer. He was the second of three children born in the family. He was raised surrounded by his brother, William, Jr. and his sister, Debora. He received his early education in Cleveland, Ohio where he attended Sowenski...
Kimberly Davis
Aug 31, 2013
The life of Kimberly Romaine Morrell began on August 15, 1966 in Lansing, Michigan to her parents, the late Reverend David Morrell and Ruth E. Williams-Morrell. She was the youngest of seven children and the only one with a middle name, Romaine, was given to her by a good friend and neighbor of the family, Mrs. Cross. She had a...
Msgt Price
Aug 30, 2013
Oscar Doris Price was born on July 22, 1929, in San Angelo, Texas to his parents, Doris Price and Willie Mae Hardiman Price. He was the second child born in the family. He was raised surrounded by his brother, Joe and his sisters, Willie and Ruby. As a child, he was athletic and enjoyed playing with his brother. He was...
Missionary Williamson
Aug 28, 2013
Missionary Mary Lee Williamson was born on April 14, 1935, in Muskogee, Oklahoma to her parents, Earnest Freeman, Sr. and Lorene Lyons Freeman. She was the second child born in the family. She was raised surrounded by her brothers, Earnest, Jr., Leroy, Anthony, Dwaine and her sisters, Lois and Wanda. Being raised in a farming town, Mary had many chores,...
Anthony Greening
Aug 27, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Anthony Greening. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Marilyn Cook
Aug 26, 2013
Marilyn Fay Cook was born on February 20, 1955 in Lubbock, Texas to James and Beulah Cook. She was one of eight children born to this union. As a young child, Marilyn enjoyed spending time with her siblings Clara, Mattie, Diane, Darlene, Ronnie, Vanessa and JoAnn. Marilyn was educated in the Lubbock Independent School District and graduated from Estacado High...
Arlean Jamison
Aug 26, 2013
Arlean Jamison was born in Bruce, Mississippi to her parents, Bishop James L. Crowley, Sr. and Vera Mae Ford Crowley. She was the thirteenth of seventeen children born in the family. Having been raised in a small town, she shared a special closeness with her siblings. She received her early education in Derma, Mississippi where she attended Gaston Chapel Grade...
Julia Frederick
Aug 25, 2013
Juliamyrtle Frederick was born on November 20, 1931, in Muskogee, Oklahoma to her parents, Reese Tucker and Detty Lowe. She was the second of three children born in the family. She was raised surrounded by her brother, Wayne and her sister, Diana. She received her formal education in Muskogee where she graduated from high school. She furthered her education by...
Audrey Jones
Aug 25, 2013
Audrey Mae Jones was born on October 19, 1945, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to her parents, Reverend Percy Mayes and Dorthia Young Mayes. She was raised surrounded by her brother, Percy, Jr. and her sisters, Irma and Mary. Her siblings fondly remember Audrey watching trains with her grandfather. Audrey received her early education in Grand Junction, Colorado where she graduated...
Brandon Goff
Aug 21, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Brandon J. Goff. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
Eddie Hart
Aug 21, 2013
Eddie Lee Hart was born on October 21, 1940, in Lonoke, Arkansas. His father, Emanuel Russell was a sharecropper and his mother, Savannah Hart was a homemaker. He was the fifth of twelve children born in the family. The family relocated to the nearby Brummitt Farm, when Eddie was ten years old. The number one priority for the family was...
Terry Shepard
Aug 21, 2013
Terry DeWayne Shepard was the fifth of seven children born to Thomas Shepard and Mary E. Devroe Shepard born under the sign of Leo on August 11, 1959. He was raised surrounded by his brothers, Thomas, Jr., Kevin and his sisters, Cynthia, Sandra, Debra and Cheri. Growing up, he enjoyed sports. He was an avid basketball player and was a...
Annie Franklin
Aug 16, 2013
Annie Bell Franklin was born on July 12, 1915, in Elmore City, Oklahoma to her parents, Henderson Williams and Estella "Stella" StevensonWilliams. She was the tenth child of ten children born in the family. She was raised surrounded by her brothers, St. Paul, Clay, Dillard, Dorsey and her sisters, Izora"Redd", Eliza, Amanda, Edna and Jesse. When she was seven, she...
Devontei Pewett
Aug 16, 2013
DeVontei Shakur Pewett blessed his parents, Dornise Coleman Pewett and Trevor J. Pewett with his birth on March 20, 1992, in Aurora, Illinois. He was the second born in the family. He was raised surrounded by his brother, Timothy and his sister, TreManda. He was given the nickname "Bunkie" because he believed that he had 'Bunkie Power' because he slept...
Cpo, Mcclain
Aug 10, 2013
Calvin Nobie McClain was the second of two children born to Nobie McClain and Grace Dunlap McClain on June 17, 1935, in Buffalo, New York. When Calvin was only twelve years old, he lost both his parents. He and his sister, Gloria were raised by his maternal grandmother, Sadie Dunlap. Calvin received his formal education in the Buffalo Public Schools....
Mother Tapps
Aug 9, 2013
Ella Tapps' amazing life journey began October 30, 1918, in Clinton, Louisiana. Born to the union of the late Eugene and Cindy Dunn Washington, Ella was the ninth of 13 children. She was preceded in death by her 12 siblings, her son, Robert Norman, her daughter, Rosemary Moore, and her granddaughter, Sheila Norman. Ella received her formal education in the...
Rosa Frank
Aug 8, 2013
An obituary is not available at this time for Rosa Frank. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.
James Carter
Aug 6, 2013
The pages of this book began for James Charles Carter, Sr. when he was born on March 18, 1937, in Abbeville, Alabama to his parents, Willie J. Carter and Annie Florence M. Evans Carter. He was the fifth child born in the family. He was raised surrounded by his brothers, King, Willie, Charles, Lawrence, Hubert, Jeremiah, Eddie, Ezra, Armie and...
Theodore Brown, Jr.
Aug 4, 2013
Theodore Reginale Brown, Jr. was born on January 2, 1950, in Paducah, Texas to his parents, Theodore R. Brown, Sr. and Ernest Dean Brown. He was the second child born in the family. He was raised surrounded by his brothers, Eddie, Avery and his sisters, Linda and Roma. "Reggie" as he was affectionately called by family and friends was a...
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