Obituaries

Van Mitchell
B: 1943-07-24
D: 2025-02-19
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Mitchell, Van
Sandy McLean
B: 1951-09-03
D: 2025-02-21
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McLean, Sandy
Alexis Sumler
B: 1989-09-30
D: 2025-02-15
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Sumler, Alexis
Sylvester Macklin
B: 1927-09-04
D: 2025-02-17
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Macklin, Sylvester
Michael Leggett
B: 1962-02-08
D: 2025-02-14
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Leggett, Michael
John Stubbs
B: 1957-09-05
D: 2025-02-06
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Stubbs, John
Hazel Crossing
B: 1932-08-22
D: 2025-02-13
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Crossing, Hazel
John Stanley
B: 1959-06-21
D: 2025-02-15
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Stanley, John
William Crump
B: 1954-03-19
D: 2025-02-09
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Crump, William
Melvin Walton
B: 1962-07-25
D: 2025-02-10
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Walton, Melvin
Sterling Lyons
B: 1985-12-13
D: 2025-02-03
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Lyons, Sterling
Jacqueline Billups-Hambric
B: 1942-01-08
D: 2025-02-02
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Billups-Hambric, Jacqueline
Jarrell Smith
B: 1974-01-31
D: 2025-02-02
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Smith, Jarrell
Beverly Jones
B: 1959-01-11
D: 2025-01-28
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Jones, Beverly
Thomas Moore
B: 1962-01-18
D: 2025-01-31
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Moore, Thomas
Tony Wiggins
B: 1955-06-08
D: 2025-01-25
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Wiggins, Tony
Dolores Bentley
B: 1930-04-21
D: 2025-01-29
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Bentley, Dolores
Laurnell Hicks
B: 1963-03-19
D: 2025-01-23
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Hicks, Laurnell
Thomas Hunt
B: 1947-09-30
D: 2025-01-28
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Hunt, Thomas
James Reid
B: 1943-02-11
D: 2025-01-16
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Reid, James
Ray Ruffin
B: 1977-12-17
D: 2025-01-23
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Ruffin, Ray

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