Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Philadelphia County & Surrounding Areas

Allen Eric Taylor

Allen Eric Taylor

Jan 12, 2020

Allen Eric Taylor passed January 12, 2020 Viewing will be held Tuesday January 21, 2020 8:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 10:00 at the Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church 230 W. Alyn E. Waller Way (Coulter) Philadelphia, Pa. 19144 Interment Chelten Hills Cemetery

William Reaves Jr.

William Reaves Jr.

Jan 8, 2020

William Reaves Jr. passed January 8, 2020 Viewing will be held Wednesday January 15, 2020 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 11:00 at the New Central Baptist Church 2139 Lombard Street Philadelphia, Pa. Rev. Bernard Reaves Pastor/ Eulogist. Interment Private

Donetta Starchia

Donetta Starchia

Dec 27, 2019

Donetta Starchia passed December 26, 2019 Viewing will be held Saturday January 4, 2020 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 11:00 at the Mt/ Moriah Temple Baptist Church 410 Wharton Street Philadelphia Pa. 19147 Interment Private

Dennis Aiken

Dennis Aiken

Dec 21, 2019

Dennis Aiken passed December 21, 2019 Viewing will be held Thursday January 2, 2020 5-7 at the DuPree Funeral Home Inc. 2809-11 W.. Diamond Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19121. Friday January 3, 2020 Viewing 9:00 followed by Celebration of life at 10:00 at the Resurrection Community Church 6200 Dicks Ave. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19142 Interment Washington Crossing National Cemetery Newtown, Pa....

Rashaan Sincere Coles

Rashaan Sincere Coles

Dec 14, 2019

Rashaan Sincere Coles passed December 14, 2019 viewing will be held Saturday December 28, 2019 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 11:00 at the DuPree Funeral Home Inc. 2809-11 W. Diamond Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19121 Interment Mt. Peace Cemetery

Eugene "Soupy Sayles" Sayles

Eugene "Soupy Sayles" Sayles

Dec 1, 2019

Eugene "Soupy Sayles" Sayles a 1964 Initiate of the Epsilon of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

Memorial Service will be held Saturday February 15, 2020 1:00 at the Achievement Center of Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. 5521-5529 Germantown Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. 19144

Thomas Ronald Page

Thomas Ronald Page

Oct 29, 2019

Thomas Ronald Page passed October 29, 2018 viewing will be held Wednesday November 6, 2019 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 11:00 at the Saint Peter Lutheran Evangelical Church 2167 74th Ave. Interment Washington Crossing National Cemetery Newtown, Pa

Beatrice C. Owens

Beatrice C. Owens

Oct 21, 2019

Beatrice Owens passed October 21, 2019 Viewing will be held Thursday October 31, 2019 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 11:00  at the DuPree Funeral Home Inc. 2809-11 W. Diamond Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19121Interment Merion Cemetery Bala Cynwd, Pa.

Baby James Pitts Jr.

Baby James Pitts Jr.

Oct 21, 2019

Baby James Pitts Jr. passed October 21, 2019 viewing will be held Friday November 1, 2019 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 10:00 at the Childs Memorial Baptist Church 953 N. 10th Street Philadelphia Pa. 19122 Interment Merrion Cemetery Bala Cynwd, Pa.

Thomasina Purvis

Thomasina Purvis

Oct 21, 2019

Thomasina Purvis passed October 21, 2019 viewing will be held Saturday November 2, 2019 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 10:00 at the Childs Memorial Baptist Church 953 N. 10th Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19122 Interment Private

Rosetta Lelia Brown

Rosetta Lelia Brown

Oct 6, 2019

Lelia Brown passed October 6, 2019 Viewing will be held Monday October 14, 2019 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 11:00 at the DuPree Funeral Home Inc. 2809-11 W. Diamond Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19121 Interment Ivy Hill Cemetery

Willie Ferrell

Willie Ferrell

Oct 5, 2019

Willie Ferrell passed October 5, 2019 Viewing will be held Friday October 18, 2019 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 10:00 at the Holy Temple Church of God in Christ 60th & Callowhill Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19151 Interment Rolling Green Memorial Park West Chester, Pa.

Vida Sarah Flacks

Vida Sarah Flacks

Oct 2, 2019

Vida Sarah Flacks passed October 2, 2019 Viewing will be held Saturday October 12, 2019 10:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 12:00 at the DuPree Funeral Home Inc. Interment Mt. Peace Cemetery

Mary Thornton

Mary Thornton

Sep 30, 2019

Mary Thornton passed September 30, 2019  Viewing will be held Saturday October 30, 2019 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 10:00 at the New Central Baptist Church 2139 Lombard Street Philadelphia, Penna. 19146 Interment Eden Cemetery Collingdale, Pa

Michael David Johnson

Michael David Johnson

Sep 30, 2019

Michael David Johnson passed September 30, 2019 Viewing will be held Saturday October 12, 2019 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 11:00 at the Berean Baptist Church 25th & Indiana Ave. Philadelphia, pa. 19132 Interment Mt. Peace Cemetery

Virginia C. Bruce

Virginia C. Bruce

Sep 29, 2019

Virginia Bruce passed September 29, 2019 Viewing will be held Wednesday October 9, 2019 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 11:00 At the Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church 27th 7 Cumberland Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19132 Interment Greenmount Cemetery

Valerie Almedia Benjamin

Valerie Almedia Benjamin

Sep 25, 2019

Valerie Almedia Benjamin nee Davis passed September 25, 2019. Viewing will be held Friday October 4, 2019 9:00 followed by Celebration fo Life at 11:00 at the Berean Baptist Church 25th & Indiana Ave. Philadelphia, Pa. 19132 Interment Private

Leonhard Papa Mccray Sr.

Leonhard Papa Mccray Sr.

Sep 10, 2019

Leonhard "Papa" McCray passed September 10, 2019 Viewing will be held Monday September 16, 2019 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 11:00 at the Garden of Prayer World Prayer Center 2217 N. 29th Street Philadelphia, pa. 19121 Interment Merion Cemetery

Mary J. Henry

Mary J. Henry

Aug 29, 2019

Mary J. Henry passed August 29, 2019 Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday September 6, 2019 Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Antoine Moore

Antoine Moore

Jul 30, 2019

Antoine Moore passed July 30, 2019 Viewing will be held Saturday August 10, 2019 9:00 followed by Celebration of Life at 11:00 at the DuPree Funeral Home Inc. 2809-11 W. Diamond Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19121 Interment Private