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Services Set for Community Trustee Anthony Rodgers

May 30, 2017 Staff 0

Anthony Rodgers, Sr. (66), transcended into Sunset on May 13, 2017 at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. He is a native son of Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up in the Moncrief area where he […]

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Community Mourns Loss of Mrs. Bettye Sessions

April 12, 2017 Staff 0

Bettye Jean Hayes Sessions was born on January 29, 1934, in Jacksonville, Florida, to John Henry Hayes, Sr. and Willene Porter Hayes. She was the fourth of five children. She married Malcolm George Aubrey Sessions […]

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Gerald B Lang – (1942 – 2017)

March 31, 2017 admin 0

Gerald B. Lang, 74, Business Executive, Principal and Chief Client Officer at Lang Strategies, LLC passed away on Saturday, March 25th, 2017 at a local care facility surrounded by his family. He had been ill […]

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City Mourns Loss of Longtime Community Trustee Wendell P. Holmes

May 31, 2016 Staff 0

Wendell P. Holmes, Jr., entrepreneur, community leader and servant and educational trailblazer passed last weekend at his home at the age of 94. Dr. Holmes was dedicated to service, leadership and excellence. A recipient of […]

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Community Mourns Loss of Dr. Alvin White

May 10, 2016 Staff 0

Well known educator, Dr. Alvin White, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2016. A native of Jacksonville, he graduated from Stanton Sr. High School and Florida A&M University on an athletic and music scholarship. He […]

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Jacksonville Community Mourns Passing of Former EWC President Dr. Cecil Cone

April 8, 2016 Staff 0

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Edward Waters College (EWC) mourns the passing of our former President, Cecil Wayne Cone, Ph.D. Dr. Cone served Edward Waters College as President from 1977 – 1988. Dr. Cecil Wayne Cone completed […]

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Well Known Jax Entrepreneur and Pioneer Harold Gibson Succumbs

March 11, 2016 Staff 0

Harold James Gibson, Jr., passed away peacefully on February 24, 2016. Mr. Gibson is most noted for being the first African American to serve as Administrative Aide to Mayor Hans Tanzler. Born in Jacksonville, Gibson […]

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Celebration of Life Service for The Late Sis. Claudia Mae Campbell

December 30, 2015 admin 0

Celebration of Life Service for The Late Sis. Claudia Mae Campbell is scheduled for this Saturday, January 2 at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Dr. Eugene W. Diamond, The Ministerial Staff, Diaconate, Youth Department Leaders and The Abyssinia […]

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Final Services Set for Educator Aria Rogers Peterson

October 20, 2015 Staff 0

Final services have been set for longtime Duval County educator Mrs. Aria Louise Rogers Peterson who transitioned Saturday, October 10, 2015. She is preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, the late Albert […]

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Homegoing Celebration Set for Dr. James Augustus Joyner

July 14, 2015 Staff 0

Dr. James Augustus Joyner 1942-2015 by Jeanine Ferguson Born in Jacksonville, Florida, on December 20, 1942, Dr. Joyner attended the local public schools and graduated from New Stanton Senior High School and later Florida A&M […]

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