Obituaries

Mar 28, 2017

Konah K. Blackett, Liberia's Ambassador to the Republic of Kuwait, passed away on March 28, 2017 in Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 13, 20717 at Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church, 403 N. McDowell Street, Charlotte.  Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon.   Burial will follow at Sharon Memorial...

Mar 27, 2017

Mr. John William Jackson, Jr., 69 of Charlotte, passed away on March 27, 2017 at CMC-Main.  Funeral service will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Grier Memorial Chapel. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Mar 25, 2017

Craig Whitney Forrester, 54, passed away on March 25, 2017 at Novant Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, NC after a 5+ year battle with pancreatic cancer.

He was born in New York City on September 10, 1962 to Myra Holden Forrester and Martin C. Forrester.  Craig was the fourth-born of five children.  His parents and siblings Alfonso, Byron,...

Mar 24, 2017

Isaiah Emmanuel Miller, passed away on March 24, 2017 at Novant Health.

Mar 24, 2017

Rosa Mae Dunlap of Charlotte, passed away on March 24, 2017 at her residence.  A Memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Grier Memorial Chapel.  Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m.

Mar 24, 2017

Mrs. Modia Sue Heggins, 70 of Charlotte, passed away on March 24, 2017 at Novant Health.  A Memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Grier Memorial Chapel.  Visitation will begin at 3:30 p.m.

Mar 23, 2017

Mrs. Dorothy M. Caruthers, 86, of Charlotte, passed away on March 23, 2017 at her residence.  Memorial service will be held at 12 noon on Monday, March 27, 2017 at Reeder Memorial Baptist Church.  Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon.

Mar 23, 2017

Mrs. Wendy Brooks, 51 of Charlotte, passed away on March 23, 2017 at CMC-Main.  Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Friendship Baptist Church, 3301 Beatties Ford Road. Visitation will begin at 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Mar 23, 2017

Mr. Jimmie Lee Cain, 66, of Charlotte, passed away on March 23, 2017 at CMC-Universlty.  Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Grier Memorial Chapel.  Visitation will begin at 12 noon until 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery.

Mar 23, 2017

Mrs. Hilda Mae Alexander, 74, of Concord, passed away on March 23, 2017 at Duke Regional Hospital.  Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Grier Memorial Chapel.  Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.  Burial will follow at Charlotte Memorial Gardens.

Mar 21, 2017

Mrs. Mary Richardson Johnson, 90, of Charlotte passed away on March 21, 2017 at Hunterwoods Nursing Home. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Gethsemane A.M.E. Zion Church, 531 Campus Street, Charlotte.

Mar 19, 2017

Mrs. Selma F. Bordeaux, 81 of Charlotte, passed away on March 19, 2017 at Charlotte Square.  Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Greater Providence Baptist Church, 2000 Milton Road.  Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. until 1:00 p.m.  Burial will follow at Gethsemane Memorial Garden.

Mar 19, 2017

Mrs. Bobaree Sanders, 92 of Charlotte, passed away on March 19, 2017 at Old Knox Commons, Huntersville.  Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 27, 2017 at Friendship Baptist Church, Buffalo, NY.  Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.  Burial will follow at the Buffalo Cemetery, Buffalo, NY.

Mar 18, 2017

Mr. Fred Gibson, 68 of Charlotte passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House- Huntersville.  Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Chapel Hill Baptist Church, 11028 Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road, Huntersville.  Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Burial will follow at the church cemetery.

Mar 16, 2017

Mrs. Eva Ruth Blount, 65 of Charlotte, passed away on March 16, 2017 at Novant Health.  Memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Grier Memorial Chapel.  Visitation will begin at 12 noon until 1:00 p.m.

Mar 16, 2017

Mrs. Joann Imbo, 56 passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Novant Presbyterian Hospice. Funeral arrangements will take place in New York.

Mar 15, 2017

Denisha Douglass, 43 of Charlotte, passed away on March 15, 2017 at Levine & Dickson, Southminster.  Funeral arrangements will be handled in Detroit, Michigan.

Mar 14, 2017

Mr. Kelly Gant Wright, Sr., 72 of Charlotte, passed away on March 14, 2017 at CMC-Pineville.  Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Silver Mt. Baptist Church.  Visitation will begin at 12 noon until 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Silver Mt. Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mar 14, 2017

Mrs. Bettye Anderson, 60 of Charlotte, passed away on March 14, 2017 at Levine & Dickson, Southminster.  Funeral service will be at 12:00 Noon -Monday, March 20 , 2017 at Grier Memorial Chapel. Family visitation will be 11:00 am -12:00 prior to the service.

Mar 13, 2017

Mrs. Jessie Moore Thompson, 82 of Charlotte, passed away on March 13, 2017 at her residence.  Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Hoskins Avenue Baptist Church.  Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery.