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Jessie James

Services for

Jessie James were held on April 7 at Hutchison Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Myral Tyler officiating. Mr. James, 88, died on March 31.

Mr. James was

born on June 20, 1921 in Macon, Ga. to Emma Griggs and Henry James. He was educated in the south and later to Milwaukee, Wis., where he met his wife, Ophelia Har-

Services for Ro- setta Jackson were held on April 15 at the International Gospel Center with Pastor Marvin N. Miles officiating. Mrs. Jackson, 68, died on April 7.

Mrs. Jackson was born on July 5, 1941 in Detroit to Stevabell Coleman- Nattee and Nesbi Miles. She was educated in the De- troit public school system and was a former employee of Sacred Heart Semi- nary. Mrs. Jackson

married the late Kenneth O. Jack- son.

In 2000 she accept- ed Jesus Christ as her personal savior and joined Inter- national Gospel Center.

Services were

held for Annie C. Davis Feb. 5 at Swanson Funeral Home. Ms. Davis, 50, died Jan. 30.

She was born

May 4, 1959, and educated in the Detroit

Public

Schools. She loved to

dance, take care of Services were

William Ross

held Feb. 6 for Wil- liam Ross at Open Door

C.O.G.I.C.

Church, with Rev. Alan R. Evans, Sr. officiating. Mr. Ross, 67, died Jan. 28.

He was born May

31, 1942 in Chicago and was educated in the Evanston Township School District. He moved to Detroit in 1972, and found work as an inspector at Ford Motor Co. in Sterling Heights. He received many awards for his hard work, and for being a team player. He loved his job, and was dedicated to the company for 24

years before his re- tirement in 1993.

He was a broth-

er of the Price Hall Freemasonry Fraternal Organi- zation, Eodis C. Mackey

Lodge,

where he eventu- ally became a 3rd degree Mason.

He was

honest, and

an sincere respectable citizen of his neigh-

borhood and com- munity. He was an

ouitstanding

father, grandfather and friend. He was also quite a come- dian and enjoyed making his family laugh. He enjoyed traveling, watching action films and listening to music.

cherished by his ex-wife,

Lathan; daughter, Shanese

His memory is Sheila Ross;

sons, Gerald and Darris; two grand- children; and many others.

Interment was

at Trinity Ceme- tery. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Ernestine Johnson

Services were

held for Ernestine Johnson Feb. 9 at Liberty City Church of Christ, with Dr. Mark Thompson officiating. Mrs. Johnson, 85, died Jan. 31.

She was born

Dec. 2, 1924, and educated in the De- troit Public Schools and Lewis College of Business.

She married the

late Arnette John- son in Oklahoma. They later moved to Detroit, and then

to Royal Oak Town- ship.

She loved to

cook and enjoyed the simple things

in life. The most important things to her were spending time with family and friends.

is survived by her sons, David,

Willie,

Emery and Oliver; a host of grand- children and great -grandchildren and many others.

Interment was

at Detroit Memo- rial Park West. Ar- rangements were handled by Swan- son Funeral Home.

Herman “Pete” Starks

Mr. Herman

“Pete Starks died on March 14, at the age of 80.

March 29, 1929 in

He was born on Youngstown

to Peter Watkins and Lillie B. Dean Starks. He attend- ed Hazelton and Lincoln Elemen- tary schools and graduated

from

East High School in 1947. While at East, he played football under the direction of the late Dick Barrett.

Mr. Starks was

a veteran of the Korean War, hold- ing the rank of Sgt. 1st Class while serving as supply

supervisor. He

served as member of

Youngstown

City Council for 22 years as 2nd ward councilman. Addi- tionally, he served as president of the executive of

board Community

Action Council, board of directors

of

Mrs. Johnson Clarence,

rington. Mr.

of deep insight and the ability to rebuild just about anything, from ra- diators to bicycles.

He is survived

by his son, Calves- ter V. Harrington; daughter,

Inest

Thomas and a host of other relatives.

Hutchison Fu- James

moved to Detroit in 1943 and retired from Ford Motor Co. He was a man

neral Home han- dled the arrange- ments.

Interment took

place at Detroit Me- morial Park-East.

Rosetta Jackson

She is survived by her five children, Stephen Dudley, Tanya Cage, Luge- nia Dudley, Rhonda Dudley and Arthur Dudley; brother, Ronald sister,

White; Sharon

Natte-Stephen, 18 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchi l - dren and a host of other relatives.

Swanson Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Interment

Annie C. Davis

people and cook. She is survived

by her daughter, Anquesha Yates; sons, Jerrell Davis, and Carnell and Edward Davis; two grandsons;

sis-

ters, Norene and Frankie; brothers, Ruben and Willie; and many others.

Services were

held for Samuel David McCutchen Feb. 6 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church with Fr. Mi- chael Nkachukwu officiating. Mr. Mc- Cutchen, 97, died Jan. 30.

He was born July

12, 1912 in Homer- ville, Ga. He came to Detroit at age 33 and went to work for Ford Motor Co. He retired in 1976.

He is survived by Services were

held for Kerwood Dewey Turner Feb. 9 at East Lake Bap- tist Church, with Pastor Michael G. Cunningham offi- ciating. Mr. Turner, 91, died Feb. 3.

He was born

Dec. 16, 1918 in Richmond, Ky., and later moved to De- troit. He was edu- cated in the Detroit Public

Schools

and graduated from Southeastern High School in 1936. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945 as a drill sergeant, and at- tained the rank of sergeant 1st class. He received the American Defense Service

American Theater Service Good

Medal, Medal,

Conduct

Medal and Marks- man Medal.

After leaving the

military, he was employed by the Detroit Dept. of Transportation for 32 years. During his last two years of work, he was one of only two drivers capable of driving a trolley car.

he attended a vo- cational

and received au-

Upon retiring, school

took

place at Detroit Me- morial Park-West.

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Gale Gartrell

Services were

held for Gale Gar- trell on Feb. 22 at Metro Church of God, with Pastor Derrick Anderson officiating. Ms. Gartrell, 52, died Feb. 16.

She was born

Aug. 8, 1957, and educated in the Detroit

Public

Schools. She also took floral arrange- ment classes.

She was a kind

and funny person, as well a perfection- ist when it came to her floral business.

She inspired many with her creativity

in her trade. She worked hard until her hearth failed.

She is survived

by her children, Quincy Jackson and Sherrhonda Miller;

grand-

daughter, Donny- ale Jackson; father, Robert Lee Gartrell, Jr.; brothers, Juan Gartrell and Robert Lee Gartrell III; and many others.

Interment was

at Detroit Memo- rial Park West. Ar- rangements were handled by Swan- son Funeral Home.

James Julious Hulbert

Services were

held for James Julious Hulbert Feb. 8 at Universal Liberty in Christ Temple, with Rev. Naomi Gatlin offici- ating. Mr. Hulbert, 83, died Feb. 2.

He was born May

20, 1926 in Proc- tor, Ark., and was educated in Proc- tor until his family relocated to West Memphis,

Ark.,

where he complet- ed his education. He enlisted in the Army after high school and served during World War II. He moved to De- troit in the early 1950s, where he was employed by Chrysler Corp. He retired after 35

years of service. Mr.

Hulbert

was married twice, first to Jamesetta McCoy, and then to Helen D. Erby.

He liked nice

clothes, nice cars and good music

— to sing as well as listen. To him, music didn’t get any better than blues and jazz.

He is survived

by his sons, Billy W. Erby, Travis D. Erby and Julious Hulbert; 10 grand- children; 20 great grandchildren, 5 great-great grand- children; sisters, Delores

“Mim”

Hulbert and Rudy “Winnie” Johnson; brothers, Sylves- ter “Buck” Hulbert and Basil “Nucie” Hulbert; and many others.

Interment was at

Gethsemane Ceme- tery. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Samuel David McCutchen

g r andchi ldr en, Bradley McCutch- en, Amber Bo- hannon and Ryan McCutchen;

six

great-great grand- children; two great- great-great grand- children;

sister,

Claudia Black; and many others.

Interment was

his granddaughter, Delane Sims; great-

at Roseland Ceme- tery. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Kerwood Dewey Turner

tomotive certifi-

cation. He also wrote a grant to secure funding to purchase and re- furbish the build- ing at 700 Connor, which fulfilled his passion for help- ing senior citizens. In 1980, the East Lake Senior Citi- zen Center opened.

He was active in

several organiza- tions.

He is survived

by his wife, Betty; children, Richard, Linda,

Dwight,

Perry, Regina and Jeffery; 13 grand- children; 15 great g r andchi ldr en; brother, Charles; and many others.

Interment was at

Gethsemane Ceme- tery. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.

Ruby Lee Williams

Services were the McGuffey

Centre, East Side Progressive Club, and member of the Steering Commit- tee on Finances and Environmen- tal

Protection

Agency of National League of Cities. He was elected to the board of direc- tors of the National Black Caucus.

Mr. Starks is

survived by his son, Herman Petryl Starks; three sis- ters, Edrice Clark, Bernice

Starks

and Doll Black; five grandchildren, Jacquala, Ashley, Marcus, Angel and Petryl Michael and a host of other rela- tives.

held for Ruby Lee Williams Feb. 10 at Swanson Funeral Home. Mrs. Wil- liams, 100, died Feb. 2.

She was born

Jan. 17, 1910 in Cordell, Ga. She was a very nurtur- ing individual with an abundance of mother wit, which she gained in her upbringing.

She served faith-

fully in the church until her health failed her.

Near the end of

her life, she resid- ed at Henry Ford Belmont Continu- ing Care, where she was loved by all staff, and would greet all visitors with a warm hello.

She is survived

by her children, Benny and Robert Williams, Elizabeth Johnson, Vera Wil- liams Mae Crudup and Carol W. Tyson; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grand- children; six great- great-grandchi l - dren; sister, Eltra Lattermore;

and

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Kenneth Ashburn

Services were

held for Kenneth Ashburn, Feb. 8, at Stinson Funeral Home, with Minis- ter Deborah Mal- lory officiating. Mr. Ashburn, 61, died Feb. 1.

He was born Oct.

20, 1948, and edu- cated in the Detroit Public

Schools.

He graduated from St. Charles High School, attended Ferris State Univer- sity, and received an

associate’s

degree in general studies from High- land Park College.

the family business (Ashburn

He worked in Party

Store) for 20 years. He moved to Cali-

fornia to pursue an acting career, and appeared in several theatrical produc- tions and com- mercials. He sub- sequently moved back to Detroit and

worked as a special projects coordina- tor for Aflac Insur- ance.

He was a man

about town. He en- joyed socializing and was known as “Mr. GQ.” His in- terests

ballroom dancing, billiards,

included chess,

horseback riding and table tennis.

Mr. Ashburn

is survived by his son, Korey Fort; s t e p d a u g h t e r , Adrian Fort; par- ents, Cleophus and Louise Ashburn; brothers Cleohpus Jr. and Chester Ashburn;

sister,

Thoris Walton; and many others.

Johnnie Mae Kelly

Services were

held for Johnnie Mae Kelly March 6 at Original New Grace

Baptist

Church with Pastor R.L. Patterson offi- ciating. Mrs. Kelly, 70, died Feb. 25.

She was born

Oct. 5, 1939 in Selma, Ala., and moved to Detroit after high school. She was married twice, first to the late Paul Culbreath, and then to the late Harvis Kelly. She joined Shepherd Star Missionary Baptist Church, where she served as president of the missionary depart- ment.

She is sur-

vived by her sons, Dennis, Darrell and Doug Cul- breath; daughters, Deborah Burch and Doris Culbreath; six

four granddaugh- ters;

grandsons; brothers,

Lloyd, Clarence, R.L., Charles and Thomas

Patter- She loved family

gatherings and hol- iday celebrations, times when family could get togeth- er. She also loved being around her grandchildren and cooking for every- one.

son; sisters, Clau- dia Cope, Genevea Wilson, Dorothy Kelly and Frenchie Edwards; and many others.

Interment was

at Lincoln Memo- rial Park Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Swan- son Funeral Home.

Lucille West

Services were

held for Lucille West Feb. 20 at Elmwood

Park

Church of Christ. Mrs. West, 91, died Feb. 9.

She was born

Feb. 23, 1918 in Dooly County, Ga., and educated in Valdosta, Ga. She excelled as a bas- ketball player. She moved to Detroit in the 1940s with her husband.

She was a devot-

ed member of the Church of Christ, and in the late 1950s, helped start the church work in Inkster, where

she began teaching Sunday school.

She loved teach-

ing, helping the needy and doing community service.

She enjoyed trav- eling, and visited Jamaica, Hawaii, and all across the continental United States. She also loved to cook and prepared

deli-

cious meals for her guests.

She is survived

by her daughter, Geraldine Valen- tine; dren,

grandchil- Thomas

Valentine Jr. and Venicia Valentine; four great-grand- children; and many others.

Arrangements

were handled by Swanson Funeral Home

Debra Ann Johnson

Services were

held for Debra Ann Johnson Feb. 27, with Rev. Robert L. Rose officiating. Ms. Johnson, 53, died Feb. 22.

She was born

Oct. 23, 1956 in Chicago and edu- cated at Cadil- lac Junior High and Redford High School, graduating in 1974.

numerous insur- ance

and also in the

She worked at companies

wholesale indus- tries. She enjoyed

working with

people. She was outgoing, friendly, loving and affec- tionate.

She is sur-

vived by her par- ents, Kenneth and Evelyn Johnson; sisters, Kather- ine and Michelle; several nieces and nephews, and many others.

Arrangements

were handled by Stinson Funeral Home.

Ollie Mae Shamblin

Services were

held for Ollie Mae Shamblin Feb. 20 at Bailey Temple C.O.G.I.C.

with

Elder James John- son

officiating.

Mrs. Shamblin, 90, died Feb. 10.

Jan. 17, 1920 and after

She was born graduation

from high school, she enrolled at Wiley College in Texas, where she majored in home economics. She s u b s e q u e n t l y moved to Califor- nia, where she studied cosmetol- ogy. She moved to Detroit in 1952, and in 1969 mar- ried the late Simon Dewitt Shamblin.

as an educated, well

She is described -dressed

woman who had a profound love for

poetry, dance, sing, debate

She loved to quote current

events and listen to Nat “King” Cole. She was a member of Bailey Temple C.O.G.I.C. for more than 30 years. She served faith- fully as a member of

the Pastor’s

Choir, among other duties.

She is survived

everyday people. She is also remem- bered as someone who would tell the truth, no matter what.

She worked as a

direct caregiver in the Hudson Home for the Develop- mentally Disabled from 1973 to 1995.

by her son, Alvin Grimes; daughter, Delphine Shamb- lin; 16 grandchil- dren, 31 great- grandchildren, 12 great-great-grand- children and many others.

Interment was

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