Genesta Lane, 97, AFRO Founder’s Great Granddaughter
Genesta Elizabeth Lane passed away peacefully in her sleep at Augsburg Lutheran Village, Nov. 12 at the age of 97. She was born on March 28, 1921 in Baltimore, MD to Harry Gilbert Jr....
Services to be Held for Baltimore Minister, 83
New Christian Memorial’s senior pastor, Rev. Dr. Walter Bronson, Jr., died October, 8. He was 83.
Born August 24, 1935, in Walkula, North Carolina, Rev. Dr. Bronson moved to Baltimore in 1961.
Prior to his arrival...
Christopher Byrd, Son of AFRO Board Director, Dies at 48
By Deborah Bailey, Special to the AFRO
Christopher Lawrence Byrd, a carpenter and avid participant in Baltimore’s community life, died unexpectedly on Sept 28. He was 48.
Byrd was a devoted member of the Muslim faith and...
In Memoriam: Charlotte Marshall Perry
By AFRO Staff
Charlotte M. Perry, a long time Baltimore educator, died September 5 at the age of 93. The cause of death was not disclosed.
Born in 1923 to the late Cyrus W. Marshall, Sr....
In Memoriam: Letitia Mae Short Maddox
By AFRO Staff
Letitia Mae Short Maddox, a stay-at-home mom, died September 4 at the age of 95. The cause of death was undisclosed.
Maddox, daughter of the late James Edward Short and Hattie Pauline Bundy...
Mary W. Conaway, Part of Conaway Political Dynasty, Dies at 75
By AFRO Staff
Rev. Mary W. Conaway, former Register of Wills for Baltimore City and member of the Conaway political dynasty died Aug. 30. She was 75.
Mary Conaway (born January 26, 1943), served as Baltimore’s...
Thomas Roberts, Baltimore Gospel Music Legend, Dies at 72
By Joi Thomas, Special to the AFRO
On July 19, the Baltimore church and gospel community lost an icon with the death of Thomas “Tommy” Randall Roberts, Sr. at the age of 72.
Roberts, born October 10,...
UM Football Player McNair Remembered as `320 pound Teddy Bear’
By AFRO Staff
Jordan Martin McNair, a promising collegiate football at the University of Maryland, collapsed suddenly during football practice on May 29 and died on June 13. He was 19.
McNair, the son of Tonya...
Min. John Battle, a Sandtown Fixture Dies at 75
By AFRO Staff
Min. John Battle, a longtime master barber and the father of former AFRO reporter and Baltimore playwright Ursula Battle, died May 27. He was 75
The viewing for Minister Battle will be held...
Dr. Lawrence Bell Dies
By AFRO Staff
Dr. Lawrence Bell, Jr., who operated a successful dental office at the corner of Auchentoroly Terrace and Gwynns Falls Parkway in West Baltimore for decades and was patriarch of a political family,...
Cardrienne Perrin Griffin, Well-Loved Baltimore Teacher, Dies
By AFRO Staff
Cardrienne Perrin Griffin was born on September 18, 1933, in Raleigh, North Carolina. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia State University in Elementary Education, in 1954, and later served...
Sonia L. Hayes, Mother of Del. Antonio Hayes, Dies
By AFRO Staff
Sonia L. Hayes, the mother of West Baltimore Del. Antonio Hayes (D-40), died on April 3 at the age of 53.
She was the third child of Mildred L. Frisby and the late...
