Obituaries
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Aletha Mae Cooks Waring
Feb 24, 2026
Aletha Cooks Waring was born April 13, 1947 in Los Angeles, California to Leroy Cooks and Anna Louise Fredericks Cooks. Her parents were part of the U.S. Second Great Migration of Black Americans who left behind Jim Crow laws of the South for greater opportunities and a better life in California.
Aletha was preceded in death by her parents, her brother...
William O'Neill McCurdy
Mar 20, 2026
William O’Neill “Billy” McCurdy transitioned on Friday, March 20, 2026, surrounded by his loving family and upheld by the thoughts and prayers of all who cherished him throughout the community.
Billy was born on April 27, 1950, in Forest, Mississippi, to James O’Neil and Lovey Marie McCurdy, both of whom preceded him in death. In 1952, his parents relocated to Las...
Ossie Lee Dillard
Mar 7, 2026
Ossie L. White-Wiggins-Dillard was born on September 24, 1939, in Terrell, Arkansas, the only child of Sarah Mullin-Brown and Booker T. West Sr. In 1955 she moved to South Bend, Indiana, to live with her father and her beloved stepmother, Geneva L. West, whom she affectionately called “Lil Momma.”
A graduate of Central High School in South Bend, Ossie continued her...
Cornelius Epps
Mar 6, 2026
Cornelius Epps, more affectionately known as Harold, was born on January 20, 1933, in Boston, Massachusetts, ot the late William Judah Plummer and Ethel Francis Epps. He was the only child born ot his mother and carried her love and strength with him throughout his life.
Harold was raised ni Norfolk, Virginia, where he attended and graduated high school. At the...
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