All Obituaries

Cynthia Carolyn Spicer-Williams, affectionately known as Cinnie or Cindy, was born on April 19, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York. Cindy was the fourth child of Russell Spicer and Helen Bryant Spicer. Raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, she received her education from New York City public schools, and graduated from Sarah J. Hale Vocational High School in Brooklyn. Her son Sean was her pride and joy, and she cherished her role as a devoted mother. She also held a special place in her...

Christine Ann Roberts lived a difficult life with courage, compassion, faith, and the biggest of hearts. She was born to Carl Edward Roberts and Dorothy Denise DeGazon Roberts in Brooklyn, New York on November 20, 1975.  Not long after her birth, it was determined she had sickle cell disease.  By the time she was three years old, her parents were told she had only a few months to live.  She proved them wrong and lived another forty-five years. Although Christine’s life...

Today we celebrate the life of Obie Butler also known as Boonie. Obie will be remembered for his empathetic, gentle, calm, and humorous personality. Obie Butler was born in Jacksonville, Florida on March 2, 1950. He departed on February 28, 2024, at Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. Obie was born to parents Ossie Mae and Louis Butler. Obie and his family moved to Brooklyn, NY in 1953. Obie was educated in the New York Public School system. After high school he attended Computer...

Ralph Poynter passed away peacefully at the age of 89, on Christmas day, December 25th, 2023. He is survived by seven children, fourteen grandchildren, three (soon to be four) great grandchildren, longtime companion Betty Davis, as well as extended family, comrades and friends.  Ralph was born in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania in 1934 to George Norman and Annie Leola Poynter, when Pittsburgh was the steel capital of the world.  Ralph’s father, George, was a steel mill...