All Obituaries

 Charles Alfred Dixon, Sr. Attorney Charles Alfred Dixon, Sr., passed May 20, 2019. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Cascade United Methodist Church, 3144 Cascade Rd., SW, Reverend Dr. Kevin Murriel, Senior Pastor, Reverend Joyce E. Banks Gross, officiating.  Interment, Lincoln Cemetery. The remains will be placed in state at the church at 10 a.m.  The Memorial service of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity,...

Louise Queen Simmons Mrs. Louise Queen Simmons of Atlanta, passed May 10, 2019.  Funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 12 noon at Friendship Baptist Church, 80 Walnut St., SW, with Dr. Richard W. Wills, Sr. pastor, officiating.  Interment, Westview Cemetery.  The remains will be placed in state at the church at 11 a.m.  Family and friends are requested to assemble at the church at 11:30 a.m.

Ples James Bruce, Jr. Mr. Ples James Bruce, Jr. of Atlanta passed Sunday May 12, 2019 in Virginia. The Memorial Service will be held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 306 Peyton Rd SW, Atlanta, GA on Saturday, May 19, 2019 @ 11:00am. In Celebration of Ples's life, guests are asked to wear pastel colors.  In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to the Naval Academy Minority Association on behalf of Ples, https://www.usnama.org/donate. He is survived by his wife...

 Mrs. Elayne Bell Mrs. Elayne Bush Bell, of Decatur, Georgia transitioned to eternal peace on May 11, 2019.  Her beloved husband, Dr. Charles M. Bell preceded her in death in 2010.  An Atlanta native, Elayne Bell was the daughter of the late Mary T. and William E. Bush, the sister of the William E. Bush, II and Leonard Bush both of who preceded her in death and granddaughter of Kizzie Elizabeth Roberson Wright.  Elayne Bell learned from her parents the value of living a...

Mr. Christopher Carlton Askew Mr. Christopher Carlton Askew of Lithonia, GA passed May 7, 2019.  Memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 1 p.m. at West Hunter Street Baptist Church, 1040 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd, SW with Reverend Dr. Toussaint King Hill, Jr., pastor, officiating.  Family and friends are requested to assemble at the church at 12:30 a.m.  Christopher Carlton Askew…Friend, caregiver, advisor, entertainer, servant and devoted...

Ronnie Dwight Harris Mr. Ronnie Dwight Harris of East Point, GA, passed April 28, 2019.  Memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Flipper Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, 580 Atlanta Student Movement Blvd., SW (Fair St.) with Reverend Dr. Gregory V. Eason, Sr., pastor.  Survivors are Ruthie Harris Black of Birmingham, AL, Albert Ray Harris , Sr. (Barbara), Wayne Harris, Pamela Harris, and Vera Harris Griffin (Armondo); nieces, nephews,...

Mary Frances Yizar Mrs. Mary Frances Yizar passed April 24, 2019.  Memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 12 noon in our chapel, with Pastor Thomas Houston, officiating.  Survivors are numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.  Family and friends are requested to assemble at the chapel at 11:30 a.m.

Dr. Barbara Brice Dr. Barbara Brice of Atlanta, passed April 19, 2019.  Barbara Gohanna Brice, Ph.D., born February 28, 1927,  made a peaceful transition to her heavenly home on Friday April 19, 2019. She leaves a sister, four children, six grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren and a host of other family and relatives  to cherish and celebrate her memory. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc Omega Omega Service Thursday, April 25, 2019 6:00 pm St. John the Evangelist...

Gregory Edward McKinney Mr. Gregory Edward McKinney of East Point, GA, passed April 16, 2019.  Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church, 80 Walnut St., SW, Dr. Richard W. Wills, Sr., Pastor, Reverend Caroline Terry, officiating, Dr. Charles Albert Harper, III., officiating.  The remains will be placed in state at the church at 12 noon. On Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1952 at McLendon Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia,...

Virginia Wilson Hill Virginia W. Hill, 85, of Atlanta GA, passed away on April 13th, 2019 in Austell, GA. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00, Friday, April 26, 2019 at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church, with the, Rev Fr. Jerome McKenna and Rev. Mr. Joseph Goolsby, officiating. Burial will follow at Westview Cemetery.  The remains will be placed in state at the church at 10 a.m.  Virginia was born in Stovall, Georgia to Lillian Wilson and Jimmy Horne on May...