Category: Obituaries – Baltimore

Ronald (Ronnie) Roswell Powell was born on April 26, 1942 the second of two children of the late James and Hattie Powell for whom he had intense love. He fell asleep in death on Nov. 19. He was preceded in death by his older brother James Edward Powell Jr. who died at the age of […]

Nancy Mayfield Wylie, lovingly called Nanny, was born on October 28, 1914 to the late Willie Mayfield and Ella Lyles Mayfield in Fairfield, (Chester County) South Carolina. Nancy was the granddaughter of the late Will Lyles and Nancy Crosby Lyles. This girl child later became the Family Matriarch. At an early age, Nanny accepted Jesus […]

Gordon R. Watkins, graduate of Hunter College, the Juilliard School of Music, and the Jarahal School of Music, concert baritone, playwright, director/producer of theatre, film, television and radio productions, opera librettist, computer, choral conductor, and community activist, is often described as a “New Renaissance Man.” On the evening of Christmas Eve when Gordon Watkins’ first […]

Kimcina Kathalene Carey, affectionately known as Kim, Auntie Twin, and Kamosaki, peacefully transitioned from this life on Aug. 14 at her twin brother’s home in West Virginia. Kim was born on Feb. 12, 1972 from the loving union between Kathalene Carter-Carey and Charles J. Carey. She was the daughter in the middle of two brothers; […]

Ozell Delores Cryor, who for years volunteered as a nursing assistant at P.S. #144 in the 1950’s, became a respected healthcare provider devoted to baby wellness at one of the first city-wide childhood health clinics in the Baltimore City Health Department. She died Saturday at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Baltimore at the age […]

On September 14, God called Charles Wesley Wells to come home. Charles gave all he had to make this world a better place and now his work on earth is done. Charles Wesley Wells was born on May 25, 1934 in Isle of Wright County, Va. the late Henry Wells Sr. and Mary Virginia Winnegan […]

On March 18, 1941 Jerome Floyd was born in Marion County, S.C. On July 14, he quietly suddenly slipped away. He was the son of the late John H. Floyd Jr. and Priscilla Floyd. Jerome accepted the Lord at an early age and joined First Friendship Baptist Church, Nichols, S.C. He attended elementary school in […]

John Cornelius Robinson (Jack), beloved son of the late Vernon and Lucia Robinson, passed away June 10, 2011 at Beth Israel Hospital in New York, N.Y. He was born and raised in Baltimore, Md. He graduated from Douglas High School and received, in 1959, a B.S. degree in chemistry from Morgan State University (Baltimore). He […]

Effie Estelle Moses was born in Cape Charles, Virginia on January 14, 1919 to the late Mary and John Moses. Effie departed this life, after a lengthy illness, on Monday, Sept. 19. Effie had seven siblings; Lucille, Johnny, Victoria, Arenthia, Vasti, Samuel, and Spencer. All of who have preceded her in death. Effie was educated […]

Dr. Lawton John Pierre, 68, died in his home in Grenada on September 29, 2011. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at Sauteurs Roman Catholic Church in St. Patricks, Grenada, West Indies. Dr. Pierre was born on the beautiful Caribbean island of Grenada in 1943 to Joseph and […]

Alicia Camilla Tucker, daughter of William Johnson and Sarah Hughes, was born on November 2, 1911 in Reisterstown, Maryland at 22 Bond Avenue. She was one of 10 children with 5 sisters and 4 brothers. She departed this life on October 12, 2011 at the age of 99. She received her education in the Baltimore […]