Category: Obituaries – Baltimore

Phyllis Valerie Blue was born on April 10, 1961 to the late Herman Blue and Phyllis Blue. Early Sunday morning, September 25, 2011 suddenly God called her home from labor to reward. Phyllis accepted Christ and was baptized at a young age. She graduated from Baltimore City Public School System. After graduation, she attended job […]

Charles Nelson Wells was born Jan. 10, 1926 in Baltimore, Md. His siblings, Lloyd E., Lillian Jones, and Ella welcomed Charles to the family as the youngest child of parents Anna Nelson Wells and Charles Elliott Wells. A 1944 graduate of Frederick Douglass High School, Charles was an enterprising young man who helped his father […]

Dorothy Mae Lee was born Feb. 19, 1928 to the late Thomas A. and Fannie Rebecca Norris Lee in Anderson, S.C. She departed this life on Dec. 6, 2012. She was the sixth sibling and the third daughter from this union. Five siblings preceded her in death (Bertha, Hattie, Willie, Hubert and Daniel). Dorothy was […]

Hattie Harrison, matriarch of the Maryland House of Delegates, died Jan. 28. She was 84. Known as the “fairy godmother” of the legislative chamber, Harrison will be missed for her diplomacy, mentorship and dedication to service, colleagues said. “Delegate Harrison was a great influence on everyone she touched,” said Speaker Michael E. Busch in a […]

The Rev. Vernon Dobson, a leader in Baltimore City’s civil rights movement and prominent figure in its religious community, died in the early morning hours of Jan. 26. He was 89. A graduate of Baltimore’s historic Douglass High School, Dobson was pastor of Union Baptist Church for nearly 40 years, during which time he helped […]

On Sept. 12, 2011, God called Bianca Renata Sullivan home to be with Him. Bianca was born on April 10, 1985 to Michael Sullivan and Andrea Wicks. Affectionately known as “Boo” to some and “B” to others, she was and is a great inspiration to everyone who came into her presence. She was baptized at […]

Rachel Briley, the sixth daughter of the late Jasper and Dora Staton Briley was born Feb. 19, 1936 in Greenville, N.C. She was predeceased by her sisters Minnie Briley and Allie G. Butler. Following the death of her father, the family relocated to Baltimore, Md. Rachel was educated in the public schools of Baltimore. She […]

Jeanie Patricia Elizabeth (Scott) Foster passed on Dec. 27, 2012 after a courageous and valiant battle with declining health, which she fought with dignity and grace. Jeanie was born on Nov. 18, 1948, the youngest of six children of the late Serena and Charles Scott. She was educated in the Baltimore City Public School System […]

On the first day of January, 2013, John Franklin Koger, Jr. bid farewell to his family and friends, and quietly transitioned to his eternal rest. John was the older of two children born to the late John Franklin Koger, Sr. and the late Elizabeth Lee Koger in Reidsville, NC, on June 12, 1923. In 1926, […]

James Robert Tabron, son of the late James and Matilda Tabron, was born on June 19, 1923, in Halifax County, N.C. He was one of ten children. After spending a short time in Good Samaritan Nursing Home, he quietly departed this life on Dec. 31, 2012. He was 89 year old. He completed his education […]