Myrtle Mae Lewis, affectionately known as Myrt, was born in Beckley, West Virginia on April 11, 1936 to the parents of Kermit R. Bradshaw, Sr. and Mabel Gertrude (Tolar) Bradshaw. The Lord cradled her in His arms for rest on October 26, 2017. Myrtle graduated from East High School in 1954 and went on to …
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Fred Wright Jr. was born on June 15, 1937 to Fred Wright Sr. and Eddie Wright in Birmingham, Alabama. As a child he moved to Michigan, where he lived until graduating from Inkster High School. He enrolled in the United States Army and trained as an equipment mechanic at Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County, Virginia. …
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Morace “Mo” McMiller, Jr. affectionately known to his family as Reese, to his friends as Mo, and to his fans as Rhys Miller passed away suddenly October 16, 2017. He was born and raised in Akron, OH. Mo attended Akron Public Schools and graduated from Central-Hower High School. He attended the University of Arts and …
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Veodis Byrd was born on January 29, 1943 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Mary Etta Foster and Jimmie Byrd. Veodis lived on a farm in Alabama, where he enjoyed his dog Butch and two mules named Frank and Dolly. At the age of six Veodis and the family moved to Alliance, Ohio where he traded in …
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Tyrone Richard Brown was born February 2, 1953 in Akron, Ohio. He went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 14th after a long illness surrounded by family. He attended Akron Public Schools and graduated from South High School. Tyrone also attended Ohio State University. Tyrone was saved at an early age, but …
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Hattie Mae Davis was born on January 1, 1928 in Natchez, Mississippi to Robert Butler and Harriet Jackson Butler. She departed her earthly home on Friday, October 13, 2017. Hattie relocated to Akron, OH in 1947 and obtained a high school diploma. She was an active member of the New Trinity Missionary Baptist Church and …
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Ms.Seloris Smothers, 98, was called to eternal rest in the Arms of God, on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Born in Pensacola, FL on February 17, 1919, to Gallie and Leevail Dixon. A graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola, she moved to Akron at the young age of 20. She was a member …
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Made his transition from earth to glory on October 13, 2017. He was born on November 1, 1931 in Hattiesburg, MS to Carrie and Lewis “Willie” Parnell. Mr. Parnell served in the US Army from 1953 to 1954. During this time, he served in the Korean War with an honorable discharge. He received the Korean …
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Daniel Turner, Sr., was born in Washington, Georgia in 1936 to Kate Turner. He moved to Ohio when he was 6 years old. As a child, he was a “good boy who never complained about anything,” and never got into trouble. He grew up with close cousins and family members, and made chug-chugs and dabbled …
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Minnie Woodruff was born on June 7, 1929 in Burnt Corn, Alabama to Jessie and Cyrill Puryear. She moved to Akron, Ohio with her mother, attended Bryant School and graduated from South High School in 1947. Minnie was the first black to graduate from The Carnegie Institute in Cleveland, Ohio in 1955 to be a …
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