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Category: Obituaries – Baltimore

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First and Few: Baltimore’s Longest Living Funeral Directress Passes Away

by Alexis TaylorFebruary 16, 2022February 17, 2022

By Alexis TaylorSpecial to the AFRO Alice Theresa Baysmore Manns didn’t have to know you. You didn’t have to be family. You didn’t even have to have the money to […]

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Death of a salesman: Remembering Robert Murphy Matthews Sr.

by Ralph E. Moore Jr.January 20, 2022

By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO Robert Murphy Matthews Sr. was the great-grandson of John H. Murphy Sr., founder of the AFRO-American Newspaper.  At age 75, sadly […]

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James “Winky” Camphor: Lessons from a life well lived

by Special to the AFROJanuary 20, 2022

By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO If you are looking for a little inspiration, heartfelt-moments and gut-wrenching laughter, consider the wisdom, warmth and humor of James Camphor (better known […]

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Homegoing Service arrangements for Rev. Dr. Gloria Knox

by Special to the AFROJanuary 12, 2022January 12, 2022

It is with profound sadness that Trustee Calvin Knox, Jr and Family announce the transition of The Reverend Dr. Gloria Alford Knox to Glory The Family will receive visitors on […]

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The Reginald F. Lewis Museum family mourns the passing of Rev. Dr. Bowyer G. Freeman

by Special to the AFROJanuary 10, 2022January 11, 2022

The Board and Staff of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum extend our deepest condolences to our executive director Terri Lee Freeman at the passing of her husband, Rev. Dr. Bowyer […]

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Homegoing Celebration for Brother Edgar A. Brookins, Jr.

by Special to the AFRODecember 4, 2021December 15, 2021

Homegoing Celebration for Brother Edgar A. Brookins, Jr. Saturday, December 18 at 11:00 a.m., Memorial Chapel, Fort Myer, Virginia Read tributes to Mr. Brookins here and here. Read additional articles […]

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Percy Allen, II Obituary

by Special to the AFROSeptember 20, 2021January 25, 2022

Percy Allen II Percy Allen II, 80, departed this life on Sunday, September 12, 2021 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was born on April 7, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana […]

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NAACP Statement on the passing of President Sandra Almond-Cooper

by Special to the AFRO from the NAACPAugust 13, 2021January 25, 2022

NAACP past president, Sandra Almond-Cooper. (Photo/NAACP) BALTIMORE, MD—We are saddened by the passing of our immediate past president, Sandra Almond-Cooper. We offer our encouragement and deepest condolences to Mrs. Almond-Cooper’s […]

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Billie Holiday monument sculptor, James Earl Reid, 78, artist, advocate, fearless fighter

by Special to the AFROAugust 5, 2021January 25, 2022

James Earl Reid, the sculptor of Baltimore’s celebrated Billie Holiday monument, died of congestive heart failure on July 18, at age 78. (Courtesy photo) By Jean Thompson Special to the […]

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Dr. Peggy Wall had a ‘crazy faith’ and a loving heart

by Rev. Dorothy BoulwareJune 24, 2021January 25, 2022

Dr. Peggy Wall By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware AFRO Managing Editor Dr. Peggy Wall was the kind of woman who’d host a “crazy faith” retreat and dare the women to […]

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In loving memory of Martha Trulester Dortch Wagstaff

by Jessica DortchJune 11, 2021January 25, 2022

Martha Trulester Dortch Wagstaff transitioned on May 3. She was 87. (Photo courtesy the family) By The Dortch Family  Martha Trulester Dortch Wagstaff was born on April 14 ,1935 to […]

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Memorial Service for Rev. Marcus Garvey Wood

by AFRO StaffJune 9, 2021January 25, 2022

Rev. Marcus Garvey Wood. (Courtesy Photo) Providence Baptist Church and The Wood Family Will Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Reverend Marcus Garvey Wood, with Love WHAT:  On what would […]

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