Obituaries

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Pika Smith

Pika Smith

Mar 31, 2026

Viewing Thursday April 9,2026 4-7 PM/

CHURCH/

Visitation Friday April 10,2026 10:30 AM/

Service 11:00 AM/

New Mt Hermon Baptist Church/

3225 S Deacon/

Detroit/

Lillie Dolores Preston Merritt

Lillie Dolores Preston Merritt

Mar 29, 2026

Lillie Dolores Preston Merritt was born on October 25, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois. She was the second of three children from the union of Lillie Freeman Preston and Eugene Preston. Dolores moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1953 where she attended Wayne State University from which she received her Bachelor of Education, Master of Education, Doctor of Education and Sociology...

Betty Jarrett

Betty Jarrett

Mar 26, 2026

Viewing Good Friday April 3 2026 4-7 PM/

EASTSIDE CHAPEL/

Visitation Saturday April 4 2026 11:00 AM/

Service 11:30 AM/

Chapel/

Melvin Markham

Melvin Markham

Mar 21, 2026

Thursday, April 2, 2026/

Service 10:00 AM/

Oakland Hills Cemetery/

Novi/

Linda Fay Myhand

Linda Fay Myhand

Mar 16, 2026

Viewing Wednesday March 25 2026 5-7 PM/

NORTHWEST CHAPEL/

Visitation Thursday March 26 2026  10 AM/

Service /11 AM/

Greater New Mt Moriah Baptist Church/

586 Owen /

Detroit/

Reverend Jerome Philllip Maclin

Reverend Jerome Philllip Maclin

Mar 14, 2026

Viewing Tuesday March 31,2026 4-7 PM/

CHURCH/

Visitation Wednesday April 1,2026 10:00 AM/

Service 11:00 AM/

New Mt Hermon Baptist Church/

3225 S Deacon/

Detroit/

***ALL FLOWER DELIVERIES TO THE CHURCH AFTER 2 PM***

Rodrickes Hines

Rodrickes Hines

Mar 11, 2026

Viewing Friday March 20 2026 4-7 PM/

EASTSIDE CHAPEL/

Visitation Saturday March 21 2026 11:30AM/

Service 12 Noon/

Chapel/

Linda Thornton

Linda Thornton

Mar 10, 2026

Viewing Friday March 20 2026 4-7 PM/

NORTHWEST CHAPEL/

Visitation Saturday March 21 2026 1:00 PM/

Service 1:30 PM/

Chapel/

Theresa Pequese

Theresa Pequese

Mar 7, 2026

Viewing Thursday March 26 2026  4-7 PM/

New Mt Hermon Baptist Church/

3225 S Deacon/

Visitation Friday 10:30 AM/

Service 11:00 AM/

River Rouge High School/

1460 W Coolidge Hwy/

Clyde Bates, Jr.

Clyde Bates, Jr.

Mar 4, 2026

Viewing Thursday March 19 2026 4-7 PM/

NORTHWEST CHAPEL/

Friday March 20 2026

Visitation 11:00 AM/

Service 11:30 AM/

Chapel/

Joe Louis Carter

Joe Louis Carter

Mar 2, 2026

Viewing Friday March 13 2026  4-7 PM/

NORTHWEST CHAPEL/

Visitation Saturday March 14 2026 10:00 AM/

Service 11:00 AM/

Historic Little Rock Baptist Church/

9000 Woodward/

Detroit/

Gary Avery

Gary Avery

Feb 28, 2026

Saturday March 14 2026/

Visitation 11:00 AM/

Service 12 Noon/

Calvin Presbyterian Church/

6125 Cadieux/

Detroit/

Arlee Travis

Arlee Travis

Feb 27, 2026

Viewing Wednesday March 11 2026 4-7 PM/

NORTHWEST CHAPEL/

Visitation Thursday March 12 2026 9:00 AM/

Service 10:00 AM/

Triumph Church/

2760 E Grand Blvd/

Detroit/

Leroy Jones

Leroy Jones

Feb 21, 2026

Wednesday March 4 2026/

NORTHWEST CHAPEL/

Viewing 10:30 AM-12 Noon/

Chapel/

Victor E. Sharpe, Sr.

Victor E. Sharpe, Sr.

Feb 21, 2026

Viewing Friday February 27, 2026, 5-8 PM/

NORTHWEST CHAPEL/

Visitation Saturday February 28, 2026

026026 10:00 AM/

Service 10:30 AM/

St. John The Great Cathedral/

16101 Schaefer/

Detroit/

Linda Gray

Linda Gray

Feb 17, 2026

Viewing Friday March 6 2026 4-7PM/

EASTSIDE CHAPEL/

Visitation Saturday March 7 2026 10:30 AM/

Service 11;00 AM/

New Ebenezer Baptist Church/

6300 Hartford/

Detroit/

Charles Reaves

Charles Reaves

Feb 15, 2026

Viewing Friday February 27  2026 4-7 PM/

NORTHWEST CHAPEL/

Visitation Saturday February 28 2026 10:30 AM/

Service 11:00 AM/

Chapel/

Anthony Irby

Anthony Irby

Feb 13, 2026

Friday, February 20,2026/

NORTHWEST CHAPEL/

Memorial Service/

11:00 AM/

Chapel/

Andre Davis

Andre Davis

Feb 13, 2026

Viewing Wednesday March 4, 2026, 4-7 PM

NORTHWEST CHAPEL/

Visitation Thursday March 5, 2026, 10:30 AM/

Service 11:00 AM/

Chapel/

Clinton Harris

Clinton Harris

Feb 12, 2026

Memorial Service

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