Obituary

The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire     Ralph Sumers Smoote was born to Lucille Riser Smoote and Artie Raymond Smoote, Sr. in Tulsa, Oklahoma on 15 November 1962 .  He spent his school years attending Ralph Bunche Elementary, Marion Anderson Junior High and graduated from...

The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire   Willie Lochinvar Batson, II, aka Chopsie, was the first son born to Alonzo and Mary Batson in Portland, Oregon on February 21, 1945. He attended Booker T. Washington High School of Tulsa, graduating with the class of...

www.jacksmemorychapel.com     Maurice V. Jackson was born on February 14, 1938 in Okmulgee County, in Bald Hill Community to his parents Adelle Littlejohn and S. M. Jackson. He passed away May 27, 2020 in Sperry, Oklahoma surrounded by family. Maurice leaves...

www.today.com By Doha Madani   Wilson Roosevelt Jerman, who began working at the White House in 1957, was "a lovely man," former President George W. Bush told NBC News.     A former White House butler who served 11 different presidents died at the age of...

 www.dignitymemorial.com   On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, the sun set, and Sheila Hawkins was called home to her Lord and Savior. Sheila was born on May 30, 1965, to Marzetta Hawkins and Alton Davis in Tulsa, OK. Sheila grew up in...

The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire   Kelly Lavern Buggs-James was called to the Lord on February 3, 2020.​Kelly was born on June 20, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Faye Buggs and Paul James. He attended Tulsa Public Schools where he graduated from...

The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire   Sugar, spice, and everything nice. That’s what little girls are made of.  Kindness, grace, and humility. Elegance, poise, patience, wisdom. That’s what Antoinette is made of.    Born to the late Forest, Sr., and Essie Anderson Johnson, a baby girl...

The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire     A memorial service for Tulsa native Saun Taurric Hytche, 71, an information technologies professional and a co-founder of Theatre North, was held Friday at Richardson Mortuary in Houston, Texas. The Rev. Gwen Pierre delivered the eulogy. Ms....

The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire   Blanche Burrola Valdez was born on February 12, 1922, in Eldorado, Texas. In 1938, she married Wendell Teal in Wellington, Kansas. To this union, three children were born; Maria Rosa, Felipe Jose, and Viola (Tillie) Teal. Blanche...

www.blackamericaweb.com By TOM FOREMAN Jr.       With his health declining, Herman Boone was still mapping out football strategy as if he were about to walk the sidelines one more time. “His daughter said the other night he asked for a clipboard. He started drawing plays,”...