By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com On Sept. 13 people gathered from far and wide at Faith Christian Fellowship to celebrate the life and legacy of Lawrence Lacks Sr. The patriarch of the Lacks family died from liver disease complications at the Baltimore VA Medical Center on Aug. 26. Lacks was 88 years old […]
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Celebrating the Life of Reginald Haysbert Sr
Dreamlife Worship Center | Friday 29, 20234111 Deer Park Road, Randallstown, MD 21133Family Hour: 11:00am | Memorial Service 12:00pm The Haysbert Family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made in Reggle’s honor to the Gamma Omicron Omega Scholarship Foundation. Goosfinc.com Thank you! Cremation services entrusted to: MARYLAND CREMATION SERVICE
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Shirley M. Branch Delly, former nurse at Sinai Hospital, dies at 94
Shirley M. Branch Delly, affectionately known as “Nurse Branch” and one of Baltimore’s first generation of Black nurses to work at Sinai Hospital on W. Belvedere Ave., died peacefully at 94 years old at Westminster Healthcare Center on Thursday, June 29th, 2023. Shirley began working at Sinai Hospital in 1966, after a friend told her […]
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Dr. Samuel Billups, former principal of Walbrook Senior High, dies at age 92
The Baltimore City educator and former principal of Walbrook Senior High School died on June 12. Arrangements for Dr. Samuel Billups are as follows: June 23, 2023 Union Baptist Church 1219 Druid Hill Avenue Baltimore, Md. 21217 Family hour/viewing: 10:30 a.m. Funeral service: 11:30 a.m. Vaughn Greene Liberty Road Pavillion 8728 Liberty Road Randallstown, Md. 21133 Funeral Repast: 2 […]
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Tanya Christine Parajardo, daughter of Mildred Harper, dies
By Special Release It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tanya Christine Pajardo of Randallstown, Md. who transitioned into eternal life with the Lord on May 8. Those left to cherish her memory are her mother, Mildred Long Harper; sons, Rodney (Lavenia) and Walden; daughters, Crystal and Talitha; grandchildren, Tariyan, Selena, […]
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Diana L. Gibson dies at 82 years old
By Sean Yoes, Special to the AFRO Diana L. Gibson passed away on March 15, 2023 of a heart attack at her home. She was 82 years old. Diana Rita Lewis was born to Theodore and Mamie Lewis in Baltimore on September 4, 1940. She was their only child. Diana attended St. Pius Elementary School […]
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Carolyn E. Fugett, mother of Billion-Dollar Dealmaker Reginald F. Lewis dies
Carolyn Edith Cooper Fugett, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and Matriarch to the Community at Large who had a special way of making everyone feel they were her favorite, departed this world of natural causes on February 7, 2023 at the age of 97. A lifelong resident of Maryland, Carolyn successfully balanced the […]
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First and Few: Baltimore’s Longest Living Funeral Directress Passes Away
By Alexis TaylorSpecial to the AFRO Alice Theresa Baysmore Manns didn’t have to know you. You didn’t have to be family. You didn’t even have to have the money to pay- if a Black person passed away in Baltimore, there was a Black person that needed to be buried. And she got to work. One […]
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Death of a salesman: Remembering Robert Murphy Matthews Sr.
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO Robert Murphy Matthews Sr. was the great-grandson of John H. Murphy Sr., founder of the AFRO-American Newspaper. At age 75, sadly he (nicknamed Robin) died of a heart attack last week. He was co-owner and vice president of Creative Media Systems (CMS) for 28 years. CMS […]
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James “Winky” Camphor: Lessons from a life well lived
By Beverly Richards Special to the AFRO If you are looking for a little inspiration, heartfelt-moments and gut-wrenching laughter, consider the wisdom, warmth and humor of James Camphor (better known as Winky). He entered eternal rest on Jan. 7, leaving behind a chasm in the hearts of his beloved wife Florine “Peaches,” family, and friends […]
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Homegoing Service arrangements for Rev. Dr. Gloria Knox
It is with profound sadness that Trustee Calvin Knox, Jr and Family announce the transition of The Reverend Dr. Gloria Alford Knox to Glory The Family will receive visitors on Friday, January 14, 2022, 4 pm – 7 pm at Howell Funeral Home East, 3332 Brehms Lane Baltimore, MD 21213 The Homegoing Service is Saturday, […]