Lottie Acklin passed away at home on December 20, 2023, where she was surrounded by her family. Lottie was born on November 12, 1939 to the late John Henry Berry and Polly(Burton) Berry. She was one of fifteen children born to this union. Lottie was proceeded in death by her husband, Elvie Acklin; sons: Kirk …
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Roosevelt (MAC Cat) McKinnie was born to the late V.O. and Annie B. McKinnie in Bolivar Tennessee on April 16, 1935. He lived in Barberton and Akron Ohio for over 80 years. He attended Barberton City Schools. He was employed and retired as a trucker driver with over 40 years of service. Driving for Mason …
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Raised by George and Katherine (Cain) Jones and dearly loved grandmother, Mrs. Percy Cain; Betty Ann Johnson was born March 10, 1946 in Morristown Tennessee. Following high school graduation, Betty relocated to Akron Ohio where she retired from Bridgepark Nursing Home as a Restorative Nurses Assistant. She was an avid Believer and enjoyed going to …
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Linda Collins was born January 2, 1957 in Akron Ohio to William and Lillian Collins. Linda attended Lane and Margaret Park elementary school, Thorton Middle School and graduated from South High School. She attended Akron University for nursing for a short period of time. As a little girl she attended Mt. Olive Baptist Church and …
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Christopher Everett Campbell, age 64, passed away on December 9, 2023.
On January 29, 1944, a queen was born. Dorothy Lee Beal “Dot”, as she was affectionately called made her peaceful transition from labor to reward on December 4, 2023. She was born and raised in Akron, Ohio to her parents, William Walker and Ruth Jones (Robinson). Dorothy accepted Christ at an early age. She was …
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Leslie Eric Roberts, age 58, passed away on December 5, 2023…
Gloria V. Dawson, age 72, went home to be with the Lord on December 4, 2023, at Akron Summa Hospital Hospice Center after a long battle with Cancer. Gloria was born in Akron, OH on August 26th, 1951, to George D. and Lily Mae (Woodson) Gilmore-both deceased. Gloria accepted Christ at an early age. She …
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Percy Quin Robinson was the eleventh child born on August 6, 1946 to Virgil and Lara (DeMyers) Robinson and to a family of siblings, who had recently relocated from Wesson, Mississippi. Percy was born at home on Van Buren Avenue in Barberton, Ohio. He passed away unexpectedly on December 2, 2023. Several years later, the …
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Charles E. Johnson, better known as, Copley Slim was born August 21, 1950 to the late Ruth Johnson Boyd and Simmie Roberson Sr. in Bessemer, Alabama. He departed this life on November 25, 2023, after a battle with liver cancer. He loved spending time with family. At family dinners, he would jokingly go around the …
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