classified Lee Nelson Davis Services for Lee


Nelson Davis were held on May 7 at Anderson Hutch- ings Funeral Home. Mr. Davis, 58, died on April 29.


Mr. Davis was


born on Feb. 12, 1952 in Detroit where he attend- ed Detroit public schools. He worked a variety of jobs, being a paralegal, a truck driver, and he served as second chair on the Com- mittee for Empow- ering Our Neigh-


friends acknowl- edged his generos- ity, kindness and sense of humor.


Mr. Davis is sur-


vived by his daugh- ter, Nekol; sister, Fox; five grandchil- dren, Tykish, Ter- rell, Leea, Carolyn and Charlie Jr.; one


great-grand-


son, Justus; and a host of other rela- tives.


borhood where he worked with his nephew, Anthony Mann.


Family and Arrangements


were handled by Anderson Hutch- ings


Funeral Home. Margaret Yarbrough Services were


held for Marga- ret Yarbrough on March 11 at Swan- son Funeral Home. Mrs. Yarbrough, 77, died March 2.


She was born


July 31, 1932 in Homer, La., and later moved to De- troit.


high school sweet- heart,


She married her the late


Rudolphus Sims; and later the late George Yarbrough. She is survived


by her son, Alfred Sims;


Christal


dren, Mia Jackson, Tanett


grandchil- Bartlett,


Sims,


Donna Brown, Wil- liam Brown, Brenda Brown and Michael Brown; nine great- grandchildren and many others.


Interment was


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


Doris Jo Ann Johnson Services were


held for Doris Jo Ann Johnson on March 20 at Swan- son Funeral Home, with the chapel minister officiat- ing. Ms. Johnson, 65, died March 13.


She was born


May 3, 1944 and educated in the Detroit


Schools.


Public She


worked in various occupations until her health failed.


She loved help-


ing others. She loved to be sur- rounded


with


people, especially her family.


by her daughter, D’Juana;


She is survived son,


Roderick; grand- sons,


Rickey,


Jr., Dwayne, Jr., Dorian and Chris- topher;


great-


grandson, Jadean; great-granddaugh- ters, De’Asia and Idreyonna;


and many others. Melvin Barrow Services were


held for Melvin Barrow on March 20 at Lighthouse Cathedral


with


Bishop Charlie H. Green officiating. Mr. Barrow, 80, died March 14.


He was born


Jan. 7, 1930 and was a die cast setter at the Chev- rolet Gear & Axle Plant in Hamtrack.


He was an avid


sports fan, and loved competitive events. He was a nephew of legend- ary boxing star Joe Louis.


He loved his


family dearly, and freely gave of his time and energy to


meet their needs. He enjoyed visit- ing family and at- tending family re- unions.


Mr. Barrow is


survived by his wife, Gretta; chil- dren,


Jerome, Jerod, Vanito,


Eric, Deanna and Melvin; grandchil- dren, Eric, Nikita, Natasha, Emmanu- el, Raquelle, Nicole and Alexyss; great grandchi ldren, Darrell; siblings, DeLeon Barrow, Jr., Cheryl A. Miles,


Everett


Barrow, Christo- pher Barrow, Bar- bara Ann Mackie, Judy Porter, Larry Barrow,


Edsel


Barrow and Patri- cia Rideout; and a host of others.


Interment was


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


Darnell Purse Services were


held for Darnell Purse on March 12 at Swanson Funer- al Home, with Rev. D. Flowers officiat- ing. Mrs. Purse, 65, died March 7.


She was born


July 18, 1944, and educated in the Detroit Public Schools.


Mrs. Purse lived


life to the fullest and loved to have a good time.


She is survived


by her children, Leon and Darlene; five grandchildren; four great-grand- children; parents, Chancy and Alice Davis;


siblings,


Diane, Marilyn, Elaine, Norman, Myrtice and Brian; and many others.


Interment was at


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


Alma Dixon Services were


held on March 15 for Alma V. Dixon at John Wesley AME Methodist Church with Rev. Gerald Caldwell officiat- ing. Mrs. Dixon, 89, died March 10.


Sept. 3, 1920 in Bessemer,


She was born Ala.,


and educated in the Bessemer public schools. She grad- uated from Dunbar High School and also attended Miles Memorial College in Birmingham.


She came to De-


senior choir at St. John AME Church in River Rouge.


by her daughter, Ruby


She is survived Pearson;


sons, Toren, Robert and Frank Dixon, Jr.; eight grand- children; 27 great- grandchildren; 13 great-great grand- children; and many others.


Interment was at


troit in the early 1940s, and later moved to River Rouge. She was a member of the


Woodmere Ceme- tery. Arrangements were handled by Stinson Funeral Home.


THE MICHIGAN CHRONICLE Ethel Calhoun Finley Obituaries Services were


held for Ethel Cal- houn Finley at Twelfth Street Mis- sionary


Baptist


Church, March 22 with Pastor Floyd A. Davis officiating. Mrs. Finley, 91, died March 16.


She was born


March 3, 1919 in Lafayette, Ala., and was educated at the Chambers County Training School. She was captain of the basketball team and valedicto- rian of the class of 1937.


from high school, she


After graduating continued


her education at Tuskegee Normal Institute in Tuske- gee, Ala. on an aca- demic scholarship.


She moved to


Detroit in the early 1950s and married


tired in 1980 after 30 years.


She volunteered


the late Ester “Doc” Finley. She contin- ued her education at Highland Park College, and even- tually received her registered nurse’s degree from Wayne County Commu- nity College. She began her nursing career at Herman Kiefer Hospital, worked there until it closed, and then transferred to De- troit


Receiving Hospital. She re- Charles Wesley Reid Jr. Services for


Charles Wesley Reid Jr. were held on May 1 at Stin- son Funeral Home. Mr. Reid, 82, died on April 22.


Mr. Reid was


born on April 30, 1927 in Detroit to Charles Wesley Reid Sr. and Rhoda Lee Thomas. He excelled in track and football and was captain of the football


The couple


raised a family. Mr. Reid worked at the post office, while pursuing his inter- est in photography. He retired after 40 years of service.


Mr. Reid is sur-


vived by his wife, Flossie; children, Charles, June and Rhonda; and a host of other relatives.


Interment took team at


River Rouge High School, from which he graduated in


1947. He mar-


ried Flossie Mae Deshazer in 1948.


place at Lincoln Memorial Ceme- tery.


Lillian Hooks Services were


held for Lillian Hooks March 22 at Greater Grace Temple (City of David), with Bishop Charles H. Ellis III officiating. Ms. Hooks, 88, died March 14.


She was born


July 24, 1921 in Millington, Tenn., and moved to De- troit in 1945. She was employed at General Motors, where she worked for more than 20


years until her re- tirement in 1991.


She was an


active member of Greater Grace Temple.


She is survived


by her cousins, Claudius and Carl Polk; and many others.


Interment was


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


Edward Richard Jackson Services were


held for Edward Richard Jackson at Union Second Baptist Church on March 16, with Dr. Kenneth L. Brown officiating. Mr. Jackson, 72, died March 8.


He was born


Jan. 14, 1938 in River Rouge, and was educated in the River Rouge public


school


system. After grad- uation, he worked for the Great Lakes Steel Corp. until he entered the Army. After two years in the service, he re- turned to Great Lake Steel, where he remained for 42 years until his re- tirement.


He loved to bowl,


and was on many bowling leagues. He also enjoyed traveling with his family. He was president of the River Rouge Senior Citizens Club #2, the Saturday Morn- ing Breakfast Club, and the Downriver Men’s Club.


He was an active


member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, and later of Union Second


Baptist


Church. Mr.


Jackson


is survived by his wife, Jerelene; chil- dren, Craig LaRoss and Monica Yvette Epps;


grandchil-


dren, Jaylen La- fayette Jackson, Demitria Epps and Donte Epps; sis- ters, Daisy Howard, Alice Marsh, Freda Rockymore, Mae Hamer and Leoah Walton; and many others.


Interment was


at Westlawn Ceme- tery. Arrangements were handled by Stinson Funeral Home.


Deborah Ann Williams Services were


held for Deborah Ann Williams at Palestine Mission- ary Baptist Church, on March 16, with Pastor Ronald C. Burkes officiating. Mrs. Williams, 55, died March 5.


Oct. 12, 1954, and graduated


1973. She subse- quently attended Ross Career Center and became a nurs- ing assistant.


She married Carl Williams on


Martin Luther King High School


She was born from in


July 21, 1984. She was


a


member of United Missionary Baptist Church and then of Palestine Mis-


sionary Baptist


Church. Mrs. Williams


is survived by her husband,


Carl;


daughters, LaTon- ya and LaToya Chavies; six grand- children; mother, Alberta Chavies; sisters, Beatrice Robinson, Dorothy Badey and Nancy Chavies; brother, Joe Chavies; and many others.


Interment was


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


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for a variety of civic causes. Her favor- ites were working with former Coun- cilwoman Erma Henderson on the Women’s Confer- ence of Concerns, Detroit Receiving Retired Nurses As- sociation, Tuske- gee alumni, and as a faithful volunteer at her church.


by her daughter, Shirley


She is survived Foster;


granddaughter, Rae Shirl Foster; great- grandson, David Gordon Foster, and many others.


Arrangements


were handled by Swanson Funeral Home.


Interment


was at Elmwood Cemetery.


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PO BOX 37062 • OAK PARK, MI 48237 Frances Elizabeth Kelly IN REMEMBRANCE Frances Eliza-


beth Kelly died on May 27, at the age of 84.


She was born


in Hapeville, Ga. to Robert and Lillie Mae Tomlin and migrated to Detroit as a teenager. She spent sixty years as a devoted member of St. Phillip’s Lu- theran


Church


where her children attended school.


For many years


St Phillip’s kitchen proudly displayed a plaque named after her that read “Kelly’s Kitchen.” As a member of the “Willing Work- ers,” she volun- teered in” Kelly’s Kitchen” and pro- vided meals for the school program, Sunday breakfast, funeral


repasts,


after Sunday Ser- vices and on spe- cial occasions.


Her skills beyond


furniture uphol- stering. She was an avid collector of historical and current events and spent many hours preparing


scrap-


books to share with her family.


She was beloved She


her block club by preparing


supported food


Frances Elizabeth Kelly


for the gatherings of neighbors for deceased mem- bers. By cleaning and maintaining a vacant lot as a part of the City of De- troit Urban Farm- ers Project, she was able to provide food for


friends and neigh bors, Because


and migrated to Detroit as a teenager. S devoted member of St. Phillip’s Lutheran attended school. For many years St Phillip’s kitchen


loved cooking, she celebrated


every


holiday by prepar- ing a large meal for over one hundred people.


Ms. Kelly’s hob- Bennetta Ann Moore Services were


held for Bennetta Ann Moore on March 11 at Central United Methodist Church, with Rev. Edwin A. Rowe offi- ciating. Ms. Moore, 62, died March 5.


She was born


Oct. 11, 1947, and educated in the Detroit Public Schools. Her career aspirations began at Cass Technical High School. A stu- dent in the music curriculum,


she


honed her career as a musician while a member of Cass Tech’s renowned Harp and Vocal Ensemble.


She


majored in music at the University of Michigan with a focus on choral music education. During the 1970s she obtained a


church. “WillingWorkers,” she volunteered in” Ke meals for the school program, Sunday br


culinary named after her that read “Kelly’s Kitche extended


bies included quilt- ing, knitting, and


Interment took place at Wood awn Cemetery.


after Sunday Services and on special oc Her culinary skills extended beyond


block club by preparing food for the gath deceased members. By cleaning and m part of the City of Detroit Urban Farmers provide food for family, friends and neigh cooking, she celebrated every holiday by over one hundred people. Ms. Kelly's hobbies included quiltin She was the


assistant principal at Casmir Pulaski Elementary/Middle School until her re- tirement in 2003.


She was also


upholstering. She was an avid collector events and spent many hours preparing family.


active on a number of boards and in several organiza- tions.


Lillian Virginia Jackson, L. Kimberly Peop (Mark), Gwendolyn Y. Crawford (Ronald


master’s degree in Educational Guid- ance and Counsel- ing at Wayne State University.


Ms. Moore tran-


sitioned from music teacher to guid- ance counselor at Joy Middle School. During that time, she was an active unionist serving as a member of the ex- ecutive board of the Detroit Federation of Teachers. She later became


She was beloved wife of the late Jo


interim organist and choir director at Second Grace United Methodist Church and was a soloist for several churches in Metro Detroit.


survived by her sister,


Ms. Moore is Joyce


Carol Robinson; a nephew, a niece and many others.


Interment was


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


Mildred Thornton Services for Mil-


dred Ann Thornton were held Satur- day, May 29, at New Mt. Hermon Baptist Church with Pastor Dennis Smith offi- ciating.


Mrs. Thornton,


a native Detroi- ter, died May 22 at Henry Ford Hospi- tal Wyandotte. She was 58.


She attended


the Detroit Public Schools and united with the congrega- tion of The Lamb of God Baptist Church at an early age. She later joined New Heaven Missionary Baptist Church.


Mrs. Thornton


was married twice during her life and


was the mother of six children. Blessed with a warm and outgoing personality,


she


was fondly called “Hanky.” She es- pecially


enjoyed


cooking for her family and friends, playing bingo, fish- ing and dining out.


Mrs. Thornton


is survived by her children, Nathaniel, John and Reymone


Thornton, Samika T h o r n t o n -Co l - lins, Twenell and Tyrice Heard, and an adopted great nephew, Robello Thornton;


three


sisters, Delores Singleton, Edith Smith and Bernice Martin; two broth- ers, Robert and Mi- chael Thornton; 19 grandchildren, two great-grandchi l - dren an uncle and many nieces and nephews, among them a special niece, Angela, who she considered her closest friend.


Detroit


Burial was at Memo-


rial Park-West. Ar- rangements were by McFall Brothers Funeral Home.


Kenneth L Whyte Services were


held May 15 for Rev. Kenneth L. Whyte, Sr. at Scott Memorial United Methodist Church, with Rev. Anthony L. Hood officiating. Rev. Whyte, 75, died May 8.


He was born Oct.


8, 1934, and edu- cated in the Detroit Public Schools. He subsequently was educated at Wayne State University and Garrett Evan- gelical Theological


Seminary at North- western University in Chicago.


He served in the


Korean War and received an honor- able discharge.


He is survived by


his wife, Blanche; sons, Kenneth, Jr., Andre, David, Michael and Glyn; g r andchi ldr en, Jared,


Tiffany,


Glyn Jr., Brittany and Justin; great- granddaughter , Jasmine; and many others.


Interment was


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


and James Tomlin (Esther). She is also survived by many other dear relatives and friends.


Frances E-lizabeth Kelly died on Ma She washborn in Hapeville, Ga. to R


family, e


by 14 grandchil- dren and 13 great- grandchildren; sis- ters, Pearl Spence and Mary Bonner; brothers, Robert Tomlin


(Daisy)


wife of the late Joseph and dearest mother of Lillian Virginia Jackson, L. Kimberly Peo- ples, Ann Lorraine Lang (Mark), Gwen- dolyn Y. Crawford (Ronald) and the late Michael Kelly.


She is survived


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