Obituaries
OBITUARIES 6/15 – 6/21/2026
ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Dr. John Oscar Malone, Sr. November 26, 1931 – July 2, 2026 Homegoing celebration was held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, July 12, 2026 at the Morning Star Baptist Church (1178 Highway 21 […]
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OBITUARIES 7/8 – 7/14/2026
ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Elder Bettie B. Collier September 17, 1945 – June 28, 2026 Celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 11, 2026 at the Canaan Cumberland Presbyterian Church (1818 […]
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OBITUARIES 7/1 – 7/6/2026
ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mrs. Janice Bell Holden July 1, 1954 – June 18, 2026 Funeral service was held at 12:00 noon, Friday, June 26, 2026 at the Lowe’s Chapel United Methodist Church (460 Sanderson Road, […]
Entertainment
Music Industry Giant Clive Davis Dies at 94, Leaving Legacy of Black Excellence in Music
Record executive helped launch the careers of Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, OutKast and countless others By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS NEW YORK — Clive Davis, the legendary music executive whose vision helped […]
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OBITUARIES 6/24 – 6/30/2026
CELEBRITY DEATH Music Industry Giant Clive Davis Dies at 94, Leaving Legacy of Black Excellence in Music ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mr. Larry Darnell Finley April 23, 1955 – June 12, 2026 Funeral service will be […]
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OBITUARIES 6/17 – 6/23/2026
ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Ms. Dowautha “Dee” Handley May 2, 1949 – May 29, 2026 Memorial service was held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 13, 2026 at the New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church (2562 Bob Wade […]
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OBITURARIES 6/10 – 6/16/2026
TRAGIC DEATH Virginia Mother and Disabled Daughter Die in House Fire ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mr. Mitchell Mastin March 28, 1962 – May 25, 2026 Funeral service was at 12:30 p.m., Saturday, June 6, 2026 at […]
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OBITURARIES 6/3 -6/9/2026
TRAGIC DEATH Graduation Joy Turns to Horror as Father, Son and Girlfriend Die in Freak Tree Crash Missing Black Teen Found Hanging from Tree on Church Grounds ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Ms. Aggrean Lightfoot Acklin February […]
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OBITUARIES 5/27 – 6/2/2026
TRAGIC DEATH ‘She Was Just Going to Her Car’: New Details Emerge in Shocking Alabama Hospital Killing ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Mr. Timothy Jerome Griffin, I December 17, 1969 – May 16, 2026 Funeral service was […]
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OBITUARIES 5/20 – 5/26/2026
ROYAL FUNERAL HOME Dr. Robert Thompson Andrews, Jr. September 18, 1932 – May 11, 2026 Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 29, 2026 at the Oakwood University Seventh-day Adventist Church (5500 […]