Category: Obituaries – Baltimore

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 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 […]

Troy Rodgers Sr., a generous, kind-hearted, quiet, caring man, was the son of the late Mildred Blackwell Rodgers and Adoiphus A. Rodgers. He was born on Feb. 11, 1938 in Baltimore, Md. He departed on Nov. 14, 2012, at Veterans Medical Center, after battling “with fierce determination” many illnesses including a kidney transplant, a stroke […]

Kenneth Steel was born on Feb. 27, 1937 in Iredell County, N. C. He was the youngest of Mary and Fred Steele’s four children. He enjoyed being the baby of the family as he grew up. As a young man Kenneth entered the Air Force, where he worked on repairing military planes. When Kenneth got […]

Osborne Allen Payne, a Baltimore businessman who left a distinguished career in education to become a leading restaurateur, entrepreneur and philanthropist, died Nov. 27, at Gilchrist Center Howard County in Columbia, Md. of complications of Alzheimer’s disease. The longtime Columbia and Baltimore resident was 87. Mr. Payne was a founder of Associated Black Charities and […]

Updated 12/19/2012 – Bernard Marshall Thompson Sr. was born on Oct. 6, 1948 in Baltimore, Md. to the late James and Janet Thompson. On Dec. 11, 2012 he peacefully transitioned with his wife Rosa by his side. Bernie, as he was affectionately known, lived his life to fullest and always was the life of the […]

Arrie Mae Long was called home to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the early morning hours of Aug. 9. Born on March 3, 1926 to the late Porter and Mary Elizabeth (Barnes) Foreman in Barnwell, S.C., she was the second daughter of six siblings. At the age of twelve, Arrie Mae accepted Christ […]

On Nov. 2, 2012, Stephanie Lorraine Dunn Hunt departed this earth. Born Stephanie Lorraine Brown to Charles Alfred and Ethel Marie Brown on May 21, 1963, Stephanie began her vibrant life that touched so many. She attended and graduated from All Saints Junior High School and Seton High School in Baltimore. She attended Towson State University and the […]

Palestine Rebecca Wesley Anderson was born Nov. 21, 1918 in Baltimore, Md. to Calvin Wesley and Jennie Mae Mitchell Wesley. She was the second of four children. Affectionately called “Paly” since childhood, she was formally educated in the public schools of Baltimore, and was graduated from Douglass High School in 1936. She later completed professional training as […]

Ivanhoe B. Higgins, 67, an orthopedic surgeon who was widely loved and respected, died May 3, at his home in Portland, Oregon. He faced cancer with characteristic grace, courage and resilience, and lived until his body could not contain his brilliant spirit a minute longer. Born into a prominent Baltimore family he was the son […]