Obituaries

CELEBRITY DEATHS Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87 ROYAL FUNERAL MR. ROBERT HENRY MCDONALD B.K.A “ROCKY” MARCH 14, 1945 – MARCH 28, 2024 The funeral service for […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MOTHER MILLIE M. GLOVER MARCH 28, 1938 – MARCH 20, 2024 The funeral service for Mother Millie M. Glover will be 1:00 p.m., Sunday, April7, 2024 at the Union Hill Primitive Baptist […]

Fairfield man who fatally shot mother of 3 has murder charge dismissed under stand your ground law ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MRS. IRENE L. LANG- FORD B.K.A “TINY” OCTOBER 6, 1932 – MARCH 16, 2024 The […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MOTHER MARY MILLER TONEY OCTOBER 3, 1929 – MARCH 9, 2024 The funeral service for Mother Mary Miller Toney will be 12:00 noon, Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Thankful Missionary Baptist […]

TRAGIC DEATH Mahogany Jackson, Birmingham woman who told family she was being held hostage, found shot to death Sister of Black man killed by white ex-Montgomery cop blasts plea deal freeing officer: ‘Justice was not […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME SFC (RET) DOUGLASS HOLDEN AUGUST 6, 1965 – FEBRUARY 15, 2024 The funeral service for SFC (RET) Douglass Holden will be Saturday, February 24, 2024, at the Big Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church […]

On February 1, 2024, Oakwood lost a former President and Department Chair, Dr. Benjamin F. Reaves, Sr., who served as the ninth President of Oakwood University with distinction. He was known the world over for […]

EDUCATOR DEATHS Former President Reaves Passes to His Rest ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MRS. LUCILLE BONE KING AUGUST 19, 1929 – FEBRUARY 10, 2024 The funeral service for Mrs. Lucille Bone King will be 1:00 p.m., […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MRS. TOMMIE GRIFFIN HERNDON OCTOBER 6, 1941 – FEBRUARY 3, 2024 The funeral service for Mrs. Tommie Griffin Herndon will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the Fellowship of Faith […]

ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MS. TYLESHA SIMONE BETHEA SEPTEMBER 17, 1996 – JANUARY 26, 2024 The funeral service for Ms. Tylesha Simone Bethea will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 1, 2024, at the Jerusalem Primitive Baptist […]