Emma Lilly Keys
Mar 27, 2012
Emma Lilly Keys was born to her proud parents, John and Annie Wright, in Shaw, Mississippi on February 9, 1920. Emma accepted Christ at an early age. She was a kind, caring, and loving person. She was a faithful servant to the Lord. Emma enjoyed fishing with her sister and working in her garden. Emma and her family moved to...
Joanne Donawa
Mar 27, 2012
Visitation: Thursday, April 5 from 9-11:30am Funeral: Thursday, April 5 at 12pm - Family will receive friends 30 prior to the funeral. Joanne Donawa Jo born December 22, 1958, in Trinidad, West Indies. She attended Lansing Public Schools. Joanne was a friendly, kind, and giving person. She enjoyed playing bingo and the lottery, dancing, sewing, eating sweets, and drinking Faygo...
Shelia Mae Bell
Mar 24, 2012
Visitation: April, 6 from 9-11:30a Funeral: April, 6, 12pm at Riley Funeral Home - 30 min Family hour prior to funeral Sheila Mae Bell was born November 12, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois to Mary Lee and John D. Bell. She graduated from Wendell Phillips High School in 1971. She later made her career as a home-care worker. On March 24,...
Bobby Wheeler, Jr.
Mar 20, 2012
Visitation: Riley Funeral Home Tuesday, Mar. 27, 3-6pm Funeral: Wednesday, March 28, 11am Galilee Baptist Church 2511 Reo Road, Lansing Bobby Spanky Wheeler, Jr., was born on November 14, 1971 in Lansing, Michigan to Mary and Bobby, Sr. Bobby attended Lansing public schools and was very adventurous. Bobby also accepted Christ at an early age. You could always see him...
Peter "Keka" Ruiz
Mar 16, 2012
Peter Keka Ruiz was born September 20, 1956 in Lansing, Michigan, to Francisco and Adoracion Ruiz. Peter was affectionately known to all as Keka. He attended Eastern High School. Keka enjoyed many things including, wood burning, cooking, swimming and just having a good time. Keka especially enjoyed spending quality time with his nieces, Savanna, MaKenzie, Asia Esperanza and Meijha. Keka...
Thomas C. Bryant
Mar 13, 2012
Thomas C. Bryant, Sr. was born on August 2, 1928 in Bethlehem, now known as Arkadelphia, Arkansas to John and Varlee Taylor-Bryant. Elder Thomas was the second of seven children. Thomas found and fell in love with Erma Jean Anderson and they married January 16, 1950. To this union eight children were born. He received his formal education in Clark...
Clement Bebamikawe
Mar 11, 2012
Visitation Only: Wednesday, March 14, 2012: 1-8 pm Family will be present: 1-3 pm & 6-8 pm Clement Bebamikawe passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Sunday March 11, 2012 at Hospice House of Mid-Michigan. Beloved son of the late Onezime and Victoria Bebamikawe. Clement worked for General Motors for 32 years then retired and moved to Kincheloe, MI...
Karmicka Deshawn Jones
Mar 11, 2012
Karmicka Mitchell-Jones was born September 12, 1973 to Shirley Mitchell and Alvin Williamson. She attended Sexton High School. Her joys in life were her children and family. She was preceded in death by: her brother, Calvin; grandfather, Albert Jack Mitchell; and aunt, Alberta Mitchell. Karmicka Mitchell-Jones, loving mother of ten, went home to be with the Lord on March 11,...
Lloyd Walter Blackman
Mar 10, 2012
Lloyd Walter Blackman was born December 4, 1932 in St. Michaels, Barbados to Gwendolyn Archer and Lloyd Gibbs. He was the second oldest of five children. Lloyd moved to the United States and made his home in Lansing, Michigan. He met and married Eloise Jackson. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked in supervision, at General...
Edward A. Moore, Jr.
Mar 9, 2012
Edward A. Moore, Jr. was born February 15, 1926 in Lansing, Michigan to Mr. and Mrs. Edward and Frances Moore. He attended Old Central High School in Lansing. He was a World War II Navy veteran and was Honorably Discharged in 1946. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth Harris on December 21, 1957 and to this union, two sons...
Maria Alicia Gutierrez
Mar 8, 2012
Maria Alicia Gutierrez was born September 23, 1953 in San Diego, Texas to Manuel and Aurora Gutierrez. Maria was preceded in death by: her grandson, Tyrese Chambers; parents; brothers, Manuel Gutierrez and Uvaldo Guiterrez; and sister, Aida Benevidas. Maria left this world, to be with the Lord, on March 8, 2012. She leaves to forever cherish her memory: Varcie (Cardell)...
Mrs. Bettye Lou "Lucy" Watson
Mar 7, 2012
Riley Funeral Home Visitation: 3/12/12 1-8 pm Family period 6-8pm Funeral: 3/13/12 11 am Union Missionary Baptist Church Bettye Lou Lucy Watson was born Thursday, March 17, 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee to Solomon and Minnie Lee Bonds, Sr. Bettye attended Manassas High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Bettye led the charge north to Michigan in 1956. The rest of her family...
Lillar Simpson
Mar 6, 2012
Lillar Simpson was born February 7, 1940 to L. B. and Pearlie Bruner Peterson in Honoraville, Alabama. She attended the public schools in Honoraville. In 1958, she married Ira D. Simpson. To this union four children were born. Lillar moved to Lansing, Michigan and was employed at General Motors. Due to ill health, she retired, after working 23 years. Lillar...
Lillar Simpson
Mar 6, 2012
Lillar Simpson was born February 7, 1940 to L. B. and Pearlie Bruner Peterson in Honoraville, Alabama. She attended the public schools in Honoraville. In 1958, she married Ira D. Simpson. To this union four children were born. Lillar moved to Lansing, Michigan and was employed at General Motors. Due to ill health, she retired, after working 23 years. Lillar...
Iva "Ivy" Louise Anderson
Mar 4, 2012
Iva Ivy Louise Anderson was born July 8, 1938 to Julius Walter and Clara May Briggs in Loango, Alabama. Ivy later moved to Lansing, Michigan. Ivy Anderson proudly became a member of Mt. Olive Bible Believing Baptist Church in 1998, where she enjoyed worshiping and praising the Lord, under the leadership of Prophet Paul W. Garrett, Pastor. She was preceded...
Irene Mae Turner
Feb 22, 2012
Irene Mae Turner was born in Faunsdale, Alabama. She was the eldest child of five children born to Tom and Sarah Bass Cox. The family moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where she attended Lincoln Elementary and A. H. Parker High Schools. Thereafter, she studied for three and a half years at Miles College, also in Birmingham. Irene confessed Christ at an...
Annie D. Williams Abrams
Feb 21, 2012
Annie D. Williams Abrams ,Carolyn was born January 25, 1923 in Wisner, Louisana to Manuel and Amelia Agnes Willett Williams. She was the seventh of 15 children, six boys and nine girls. Annie was educated in Wisner, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Chicago, Illinois. She married James Abrams in 1963. Together, they successfully owned and operated a grocery store on the...
Alfonso Mcfadden
Feb 19, 2012
Alfonso McFadden was called from earth on Sunday, February 19, 2012, at 10:30pm, from Hospice Mid-Michigan Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI, to take his ride on the highway to Heaven. He gave his life to God in 2009 and was baptized at Friendship Baptist Church by Rev. James Douglas.Alfonso McFadden was born on February 21, 1931, in Lansing, Michigan, to Paul...
Mary Roberta Quarterman
Feb 17, 2012
Mary Roberta Quarterman was born January 21, 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida to John and Adeline Quarterman. She graduated from Matthew Gilbert High School in Jacksonville, Florida, and later, relocated to Lansing, Michigan. She attended Lansing Community College. She retired from Sparrow Hospital, after more than 30 years of service. Mary was honored as being the first African American nurse on...
