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Joseph Joe Miller Sr.

Joseph Joe Miller Sr.

Feb 3, 2023

Mr. Joseph "Joe" Miller Sr., 78 of Charlotte, N.C., departed this life Friday, February 3, 2023 at Hunter Woods Living and Rehabilitation.

Darnell Nathaniel Mathis

Darnell Nathaniel Mathis

Feb 3, 2023

Mr. Darnell Nathaniel Mathis, 73 of Charlotte, NC, departed this life on Friday, February 3, 2023 at his residence.

Kwame Abdel Dickerson

Kwame Abdel Dickerson

Feb 2, 2023

Mr. Kwame Abdel Dickerson, 61 of Mulberry, FL, departed this life on Thursday, February 2, 2023.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Jane Cepero

Jane Cepero

Feb 2, 2023

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Jane Thompson Cepero was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 20, 1925 to parents Lillian Barber and Otis Thompson. They produced six children and Jane was the eldest child. She lived in the South until she was a...

Lucresia Cunningham

Lucresia Cunningham

Jan 31, 2023

Mrs. Lucresia Baker Cunningham, 76 years of wisdom, was called home on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at her residence in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mrs. Lucresia B. Cunningham was born on January 9, 1947 in Chesterfield County, SC to Mrs. Luzetta H. Baker (Charlotte, NC) and the late Mr. Richard Baker, Senior (Chesterfield, SC).

Mrs. Cunningham attended West...

Shirley Ann White

Shirley Ann White

Jan 31, 2023

Shirley Ann White was born May 3, 1948, in Charlotte, NC, to Clifford and Luvenia Little White. She was the eleventh of sixteen children.

On Tuesday, January 21, 2023, at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, while surrounded by family, Shirley went to be with the Lord.

Shirley joined Pleasant Grove AME Zion Church...

Janise Cannady Thompson

Janise Cannady Thompson

Jan 31, 2023

Janise Eileen Cannady Thompson, 77, of Huntersville, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on the morning of Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

Janise was born in Paterson, New Jersey to parents, John Henry Cannady and Adelaide Cannady, on July 31, 1945.  This union was blessed with two children, Janise, and her brother, John Henry Cannady, Jr.  Her parents and...

Joseph Von Drayton

Joseph Von Drayton

Jan 27, 2023

We're here today to remember Joseph Von Drayton and to honor his life.  Joseph Von Drayton was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on November 19, 1966 to Daisy Drayton and the late Herbert L. Drayton, Sr.

As we all know, there were things that Joseph couldn't do. He couldn't walk or talk. He couldn't do many...

Beatrice Brunson

Beatrice Brunson

Jan 27, 2023

All who knew Beatrice, affectionately known as "Ma'Ma Bea," are aware that she wore many hats over the course of her 97 well lived years.  Beatrice was a true worshipper.  She was a devoted mother, matriarch of the Brunson family, and a friend to anyone in need.

Born June 1, 1925 in Matthews, NC to the union...

Earnest Lee Hinton Sr.

Earnest Lee Hinton Sr.

Jan 26, 2023

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Mr. Earnest Lee Hinton was born March 26, 1951 to the late Earnest Hinton and Lillie Ruth White in Rock Hill, S.C. Mr. Hinton departed this life on January 26, 2023 at Atrium Health Hospital in Charlotte, N.C.

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Daphne Elaine Durham

Daphne Elaine Durham

Jan 26, 2023

Ms. Daphne Elaine Durham, 55 of Charlotte, NC, departed this life Thursday, January 26, 2023 at her residence

Akilah Masika Hunter

Akilah Masika Hunter

Jan 26, 2023

Ms. Akilah Masika Hunter (KiKi) was born March 12, 1978 in Charlotte, NC to Linda H. Baldwin. She had a loving stepfather, Julius Baldwin, Jr. and sister Jeronica in the immediate family. She departed this life on Thursday, January 26, 2023. She attended school in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School system and graduated from Midwood High. As a young child she...

Retha Parnell Arnette

Retha Parnell Arnette

Jan 24, 2023

Retha, the daughter of Amos Parnell Sr. and Lessie M. McNeill Parnell, was born on Saturday, February 2, 1929, in Rowland, North Carolina.  She attended school there until a teacher, from Charlotte, North Carolina, became interested in helping advance Retha's  education. Rosa A. Pettice, the teacher, and her aunt, Olivia Parker Sims, became guardians for Retha once she moved...

Joseph Roosevelt Dunlap

Joseph Roosevelt Dunlap

Jan 24, 2023

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Joseph was a good old down home country boy from Pineville, N.C. You can find him and his devoted and loving wife Luvinia at a classic car show. You can find Joseph and Ruby watching sports; his favorite team is...

Yvonne Gordon

Yvonne Gordon

Jan 24, 2023

Ms. Yvonne Hill, affectionately known by family & friends as "Vonne", departed this life on Tuesday, January 2023 at Peak Resources Nursing Facility in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Yvonne was born on September 6, 1956 to the late Robert & Dorothy Hill in Brooklyn, New York. She was the baby girl of 6 siblings.

Yvonne's hobbies...

Ernestine Reid

Ernestine Reid

Jan 24, 2023

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Ernestine Reid was born February 3, 1937 to the late Sarah Louise Boyles and Waddell Sawyer Boyles.

She attended West Charlotte High School in Charlotte, NC.

Ernestine was a devoted member of H.O. Graham Presbyterian...

Thomas Long Jr.

Thomas Long Jr.

Jan 23, 2023

Mr. Thomas Long Jr., 79 of Charlotte, N.C., departed this life on Friday, January 20, 2023 at Levine & Dickson Southminster.

Pansy Jordan

Pansy Jordan

Jan 23, 2023

Mrs. Pansy Jordan, 92 of Charlotte, N.C., departed this life on Monday, January 23, 2023 at White Oak Manor.

Ruth Imogene Locket

Ruth Imogene Locket

Jan 21, 2023

Ruth T. Locket, affectionately known as "Emma" by family and friends, was born October 1, 1947 in Charlotte, NC.  She peacefully entered her eternal rest on Saturday, January 21, 2023.  She was born to the late Benjamin Teasley, Sr. and Mattie Glenn Teasley.  In addition to her parents, Ruth was preceded in death by her son, Broderick B. Teasley;...

Marilyn Ann Dorsey

Marilyn Ann Dorsey

Jan 20, 2023

Marilyn An Strickland Dorsey, 77, of Huntersville, NC, passed away peacefully on the morning of Friday, January 20, 2023.

Marilyn Ann "Mimi" Strickland Dorsey was born to parents, Reverend Clarence Elroy Strickland and Maxine Robinson on December 5, 1945. Ann, as she was affectionately called by her family, was the oldest of four siblings; Rosalind Strickland Morrison,...

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