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Alfonzo Dozier "Al"
Oct 6, 2013
Alfonzo Dozier (AL) 80, passed away Sunday October 6, 2013.  He was born June 2, 1933 in Gadsden Alabama to the late Olen and Inez Dozier.  Alfonzo played the saxophone at Caver High School in Gadsden, AL.  He served in the United State Army for three years.  He was a technician assistant at the Arlington Veterinary  Clinic for 55 1/2...
Era Mae Dukes
Oct 4, 2013
Era Mae Dukes, age 53, of Canton, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 4, 2013. She was born, January 2, 1960 in Laverne, Alabama to the late Ernest Dukes, Sr. and Pearline (Moore) Holloway. Along with her father, she is preceded in death by her sister, Eva Dukes.  Stepdad, James Holloway. She is survived by...
Demetrius "Metchie" S. Harper
Oct 4, 2013
Demetrius "Metchie" S. Harper, 34, went home to be with the Lord Friday, October 4, 2013.  Born in Akron, OH June 1, 1979, he was the son of LaVeania Harper and Charles Logan.  He had been employed at Goodwill until March 2013. Metchie was preceded in death by his grandfather Sheldon Dampier.  He leaves to cherish his memory, mother, LaVeania...
Patricia Ann Byrd-Hale
Oct 1, 2013
Patricia Ann Byrd-Hale, 62, passed away October 1, 2013 at Kent Health Care Center.  She had been employed at Kent State University in Janitorial Services. Preceded in death by her parents.  She is survived by her son Garland (LaTara) Byrd; daughter Shakeenah Byrd; sisters Jackie Yancy and Phyliss Oliver; three grandchildren, Xavier, Garland Jr. and Josiah; special cousin Carolyn Salter;...
Edna Mae Lightbourn
Oct 1, 2013
Mrs. Edna Mae Lightbourn passed away into eternal life at Rose Lane Nursing Home on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 following an extended illness. She was born May 25, 1925 to the late Lucius William Wilkerson Sr. and Rosa Belle Wilkerson in Monongahela, PA. She was the middle child of three children. The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1925, where...
Juanita (Rose) Long
Sep 29, 2013
Juanita Long (Rose), 91, of Akron, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Hospice in her home. She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence Long, son Frazier and daughter Cynthia Freeman.  She is survived by her children, Dorothy (Richard) Williams of St. Louis, MO., Cornelia (Bill) Leavell of Akron, Gregory Long,  Akron and Lanier Long, Manhattan, New York;...
William "Travis" Jones
Sep 29, 2013
William "Travis" Jones, 73, passed away September 29, 2013 at Akron City Hospital.  He was born in Oakville, AL.  He retired as a manager from Schulman Co. in Akron. Preceded in death by his parents.  He is survived by one son, three daughters, three grandchildren; close family friend, Beulah Singletary; a host of other relatives and friends.
Ruby Pearl Carter
Sep 27, 2013
Ruby Pearl Carter, 93, went home to be with the Lord September 27, 2013.  She was born in Crenshaw County, AL.  She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church for many years. Preceded in death by her parents, husband Thomas Cy Carter, three sisters, Eula Johnson, Rosie L. McCants,  Mary Cox and one brother Willie Jones. She is survived...
Carolyn J. Jones
Sep 26, 2013
Carolyn J. Jones, 73, went home to be with the Lord September 26, 2013.  Born in Birmingham, AL, she had lived in this community 58 years. She attended South High School and was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her husband Charles, father Lawson Caver Jr., daughter Pamela Craig, sons, Darrell and Donald Craig, brother...
Ivory Langston Lewis Iv
Sep 26, 2013
Ivory Langston Lewis IV, 2, went home to be with the Lord on September 26, 2013. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers Reginald Vaughn Hilton and Ivory Lewis I.  He is survived by his parents, mother Nakita Hilton and father Ivory Lewis III; brothers Deshawn Wiley and Daylyn Clayton; grandmothers Diltra Hilton (Samuel Herring) and Anita Langston; and...
Julie Lynne Dietz Kroslack
Sep 24, 2013
Julie Lynne Dietz born June 28, 1962 passed away peacefully on September 24, 2013. Preceded in death by her father Ronald E. Dietz and grandparents.  She is survived by her mother Muriel P. Dietz; her five children whom she loved with all her heart, Michelle, Heather, Joey, Jeremy and Jada; five grandchildren Skylar, Jason, Juliana, Talyn and Teagan; siblings David...
John T. Allison
Sep 23, 2013
John T. Allison Jr. passed away September 23rd 2013 after a courageous battle with a long term illness. He was born in Canton Ohio on June 10th 1947 to John T Allison Sr. and Olivia L.V. Allison. John lived most of his adult life in Canton before moving to Gulfport Mississippi. He recently returned to the Akron/Canton area due to...
Mardell Gladys Cameron
Sep 22, 2013
Mardell Gladys Cameron, 76, went home to be with the Lord September 22, 2013 at Point Place Center in Toledo, OH.  Born in Peninsula, OH, she had lived in Barberton, OH for over 40 years before relocating to Florida. Preceded in death by her parents David and Annie Byrd, husband Woodrow Cameron, sister Gloria Broden, brothers Rev. Lawrence Byrd, Joseph...
Georgia Lee Gay
Sep 22, 2013
On September 22, 2013 the gates of heaven opened to receive Georgia Lee Gay.  She began her earthly journey on June 9, 1938.  She had a God-given gift that allowed her to effortlessly transpose words and phrases into beautiful poems, stories and songs.  Georgia worked for many years as an Insurance Broker for the McCutchen Insurance Agency while also proudly...
Clarence Leon Keyes
Sep 22, 2013
Clarence Leon Keyes, 50, resident of Akron, Ohio passed this life unexpectedly on September 22, 2013. Clarence was born on April 3, 1963, in Barberton, Ohio.  He was raised in Akron and attended Akron Public Schools. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, C.R. and Bernice Keyes, Carl Miller, niece Tiffany Johnson and Nephew Michael Keyes and other aunts,...
Jonathan C. Burks
Sep 22, 2013
Jonathan C. Burks, 53, passed away September 22, 2013 at Akron General Hospital.  He was a lifetime resident of this community. He is survived by his daughter Patrice (Pastor Mayceo II) Smith; son Cory Clayton; brothers Deion and Rashi Scott; sisters, Kimberly Ann (Pastor Charles David) Roland, Jackie Tatum (Hood) and Roseanna Scott Connelly all of Akron; two grandchildren; a...
Steven Wayne Hubbard
Sep 21, 2013
Steven Wayne Hubbard,43, passed away September 21, 2013.  He was a lifetime resident of this community.  He had been employed as a Material Handler. Steven was a graduated from from Garfield High School where he excelled in football.  He enjoyed family and friends and loved to travel with his wife Preceded in death by his baby boy Quentin and grandmothers...
Patricia Anne Billings
Sep 19, 2013
On September 19, 2013, Angels sounded the trumpet for Patricia Anne Billings to come to her Heavenly home.  She was born on December 21, 1965 to Thomas Swafford and Freda Ward. At an early age, she accepted Christ as her personal Savior and was united with New Morning Star Baptist Church where she was a faithful servant.  After attending Canton...
James W. Gibbons
Sep 19, 2013
James W. Gibbons (Gibby) (BoBo), 58, went home to be with the Lord September 19, 2013 at Akron General Medical Center.  He was a lifetime resident of this community, a Probation Officer, member of St. John CME Church,Trustee Board, Male Choir, Mentor in coaching and worked in the Food Bank. He was preceded in death by his parents James A....
Dwayne Hammond
Sep 18, 2013
Dwayne Hammond, 49, went home to be with the Lord September 18, 2013.  He was born in Cleveland, OH. and was a member of Christ Is The Answer Ministries. Preceded in death by his father Willie Hudson Perry.  He is survived by his wife Betsy Hammond; son Antoine Hammond; mother Annie Ruth Tucker, all of Akron; brothers Darryl (Linda L.)...
