All Obituaries

**As an act of solidarity, the family graciously requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Vicki's daughter Karimah Crosson.**

Nat was a passionate and committed advocate for civil rights, equality and justice his entire life.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in his memory to the Equal Justice Initiative or the African American Civil War Museum.  Please put “In Memory of Nathaniel Williams” in the comment box on the donation page(s).

In lieu of flowers, the family of Deacon Roosevelt Matthews is asking that persons make a donation to the American Cancer Society.    Roosevelt Matthews was born to the late Nathaniel and Mary L. Haynes Matthews on May 07, 1936.  He accepted Christ at an early age and joined the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Ellaville, Georgia. He was educated in the public-school system of Schley County, Georgia, and was a 1954 graduate of Ellaville High School.  He was valedictorian of...

Glenwood Allen Williams was the oldest of 3 children born to James A. Williams and the late Julia A. Williams. He made his entrance into this world on September 14th, 1958 and departed on January 8th, 2020. Glen was born in Brooklyn but spent his summers farming with his grandmothers, uncles, aunts and cousins in North Carolina. Glen received his education in the New York City public school system. He began working at a very young age to support his passion for fashion. Glen loved sports...

“ . . . I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me though he were dead, yet shall he live:”   ~ St. John 11:25   This is indeed a sad day for all of us.  Losing a loved one, especially a young adult, is one of the most difficult things we can go through.  No words can express what we feel right now, and I’m sure only time can help us accept the fact that we have lost such a wonderful person. Christon St. Vincent Jarrett,...

Ethel C. Reid Atkins was blessed by God to enter this world on October 13th, 1940, in Hertford, North Carolina. She was the sixth child born to Janet Williams and Alphonso Reid Sr. Ethel moved to New York at the age of 18 and she worked in a variety of jobs. These included Shearson Lehman Hutton, on Wall street, and Smith Barney at their World Trade Center offices. Her last job was in the New York City school system.   Ethel had a Christian faith, in which her spiritual upbringing...

The Hawkins family is requesting donations be made to any Food Bank in your local community in honor of: Gilbert Harold Hawkins Brooklyn, New York - Gilbert Harold Hawkins, 82, died Thursday, November 14, 2019 at his residence unexpectedly of complications of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. In February 1937 in Colon, Republic of Panama, Gilbert Harold Hawkins was born to Mabel Millington and Caieto Hawkins. The eldest of seven, Gilbert was a smart industrious boy who saw obstacles,...