Category: Obituaries – Baltimore

Stella Marie Carter, daughter of Estella Spruill and the late Preston Spruill was born on March 4, 1955 in Pitt County, N.C. She departed this life on Nov. 27 after a brief illness. She received her education at Houston-Woods Senior High in Baltimore, and Baltimore City Community College. At the age of 17, Stella was […]

Keith Xavier Holly II was born on March 6, 1989 in Baltimore, Md. to Keith Xavier Holly and Kateena (Jamerson) Lightner. His transition from this life was on Oct. 23, 2013 at the tender age of 24. Keith also known as ‘lil Ham’ truly loved his family and also exhibited a great love for animals. […]

Delores Evans, daughter of the late Emma Jackson was born on March 26, 1957. She departed this life on October 28, 2013. Delores received her education in the Baltimore School System. She became employed as a Telemarketer and at the Proctor & Gamble Company. She later moved to New York and lived there for over […]

Hall of Fame center Walt Bellamy, who played two years for the Baltimore Bullets in the early 1960s, died on Nov. 2 according to reports. The cause of his death has not yet been reported; he was 74-years-old. The Atlanta Hawks, for whom Bellamy played for four years from 1970-1974, said he had just attended […]

Suddenly on September 14th Irma V. Rogers-Jackson went home to be with the Lord. IRMA VIRGINIA ROGERS was the sixth of eight children born to the late James L. (Lutz) and Florence A. (Gussie) Rogers at 1846 Eagle St. in Southwest Baltimore. Along with the siblings she dearly loved, she was raised at 1834 Eagle […]

Frank Wilmer Phillips Lansey, 64, a Transportation Associate II for the Baltimore City Department of Transportation Division died October 12, 2013 in his home of a heart attack. Frank grew up at the Druid Hill YMCA. He learned swimming from his father and uncles that led him to become a competitive swimmer, a lifelong sport […]

Delores T. Robinson departed life on September 11, 2013. She was born to Ida G. and James C. Robinson on September 25, 1921, in the city of Baltimore, MD, the last of nine children, all of whom lived well into adulthood, except for one (Angela, who died at birth). Delores and her siblings grew up […]

Marquitta L. Silver March was the oldest child born to the union of Rev. Matthew Silver and Theophra H. Silver on Feb. 26, 1949 in Wilkesboro, N.C. She departed this life on April 15, 2013. She attended public school in Fayetteville, N.C. and graduated from Edmondson High School in Baltimore, Md. where she made substantial […]

Julio Rivera Santana Sr. was born on Oct. 1, 1920 to the late Julio Rivera and Juana Santana. He departed this life on Jan. 10, 2013. As a young boy he lived at home in Puerto Rico. He stayed and helped his mother until she died when he was 17. He left Puerto Rico and […]

Alice McDonald Boykin, daughter of Kate and Joseph McDonald, was born on June 16, 1914 in Dresden, Tenn. She departed this life suddenly on Feb. 3, 2013 after a lengthy illness. Faye received her education in Dresden, Tenn. In her later years, she moved to New York City, then resided in Baltimore. She was employed […]

Hazel Louise Smith departed this life and stepped over into eternity on Feb. 3, 2013. She was born on May 2, 1921 in Prince George’s County, Md. She was the daughter of the late Bishop Harry and Alice Hughes. Mother Hazel as she was called was baptized at an early age. She accepted Jesus Christ […]