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Carl Joe Gamble – May 5, 1952 – September 19, 2020

September 28, 2021 admin 0

In Loving Memory of a Great Husband, Father, Brother and Friend to Many. Carl Joe Gamble May 5, 1952 – September 19, 2020 You are forever loved, in our heart and memory. Nola (wife), Carlisha (daughter), Ulysses (brother)

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Alice Comer Moore Denson October 21, 1936 – August 14, 2021

September 7, 2021 admin 0

Alice Comer Moore Denson was born on October 21, 1936, in Eufaula, Alabama, the youngest child of Lee Moore Sr. and Georgia McDonald Moore. She graduated from Van Buren High School in Eufaula, Alabama. She […]

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Leona Wright: February 7, 1919 to August 25, 2021 Mother of Free Press Staff Reporter David Wright Succumbs at 102

August 31, 2021 admin 0

Leona P. Wright was born February 7, 1919 in Bressler, Pennsylvania, the only daughter of James Roy and Leila Ann Jackson Campbell.  She had two brothers, Lt. Cornel William W. Campbell and Captain Thomas E. […]

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Services Set for Former FAMU President Dr. Frederick Humphries

July 5, 2021 Staff 0

Florida A&M University (FAMU) will host a memorial service for former President Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, Sr. at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 10 at the Al Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center, 1800 Wahnish Way. Dr. Humphries died […]

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Louise Gaffney: October 27, 1936 – May 10, 2021

May 19, 2021 admin 0

The Gaffney family and community lost a beloved member on May 10, 2021 as Ms. Louise Gaffney went home to be with our Lord. A lifelong resident of Jacksonville, FL, she grew up in the […]

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Mother Eva Mae Miller: January 31, 1921 – February 24, 2021

March 12, 2021 admin 0

Eva Jackson Miller was born on January 31, 1921 in the community of Arrecedona in Gainesville, Florida.  She grew up and received her schooling in the local community. Eva moved to Jacksonville, Florida where she […]

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Ruby Mae Myers: July 13 1941 – February 25, 2021

March 12, 2021 admin 0

Ruby Mae Myers was born July 13th, 1941 in Gainesville, Florida.  She died Thursday, February 25, 2021 in Jacksonville Florida. Her final days were spent surrounded by family that Ruby had touched in some way […]

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Walter E. Williams, Black Voice of Libertarian Economics, dead at 84

December 7, 2020 zenger.news Comments Off on Walter E. Williams, Black Voice of Libertarian Economics, dead at 84

Walter E. Williams, a prominent African American economist, scholar, professor and syndicated columnist, died Dec. 2 after teaching a class at George Mason University, where he was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics. […]

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Final Services Set for Lt. Colonel Robert Porter

September 3, 2020 admin 0

Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Porter, a native of Chicago, Illinois, returned to the Lord after a long illness. A graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), He was a member of the world renowned […]

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In Memoriam: Kenneth W. Edmonds, Carolina Times Publisher, 66, Dies

May 14, 2020 admin 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Kenneth brought the newspaper into the age of digital technology and ushered in an era of a new relevance to the publication with the inclusion of national wire service stories, and the […]

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