Obituaries

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Nellie Washington died on Monday, April 13, 2020, at the Northern Manor Geriatric Center in Nanuet, New York. Although the current Covid-19 pandemic put the facility on lockdown these past several weeks, the frailties of […]

Dr. Nelson B. Turpin was born on May 4, 1955 to William Turpin Sr. and Charlie Mae Turpin (Deceased) in Jacksonville, Florida. He was baptized at an early age at Mt. Ararat Missionary Baptist Church […]