All Obituaries

Sonja Rae Small-Lyman was born December 29, 1942 in Hampton , VA to the late John A. Small   and Inez Small .  She attended Hampton Virginia Public Schools and was a graduate of George E.P. Pheonix High School Class of 1960. She worked in the medical field for 20 years caring for the elderly at the St. James Home. She was preceded in death by her parents, John A. Small and Inez Small; Husband, John N. Lyman; grandson, Ricky Lyman ; three brothers, Peter Small...

Our beautiful Monica, resident of San Diego, California died peacefully with her dad Robert, daughter Destiny, cousin Lavasia and aunt Frieda by her side at Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. Born on May 24, 1969, Monica was born to Robert E. Jackson and Marlene Hankins. Monica was also born along side her twin sister Tanya Hankins-Hollinger. Monica leaves behind her loving supportive parents, Robert and Marlene. One twin sister Tanya, two adorable children Marquice and Destiny. An...

Dorys Joyce Gibson, was born on July 9, 1949 in Buffalo, NY to William Shelton, Sr. and Constance E. Shelton. She suddenly departed this life on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Dorys was the youngest of four children and the only girl. The family later relocated to Pittsburgh, PA to reside in the suburb of Penn Hills. She attended Washington Elementary School, Penn Junior High, and Penn Hills High School. During her school years she was very athletic and paved the way as the first Black Penn Hills...

Mr.Clemon Casteel, the son of John and Katie Casteel was born September 25, 1937 in Amsterdam, GA. He was affectionately known as “Blood” to family and friends. He entered into eternal rest on March 9, 2019 at Highland Park Care Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Clemon was a United States veteran with his time served in the Naval Branch. After being honorably discharged, he decided that he would obtain his barber’s license. He cut hair for a number of years before he became a bus...

Patricia Ann Herd was born 2/25/39 to the late Martha and Emmett Lee, Sr. in Birmingham, Ala. She is the second grandchild to the late Cherry and Jim Smiley. Because of WWII and the dire need for the manufacturing of steel, the family moved to Pennsylvania where her father was gainfully employed at the Edgar Thomson Steel Mill in Braddock, PA. Pat publicly displayed her love for Christ at an early age and was baptized at New Hope Baptist Church in 1948. Years later she would become a...

Ernest Jackson, Sr. was born to the late Eddie Jackson and Josie (Madden) Jackson in the hills of Smith Station, Alabama on April 10, 1934.  He was the sixth child born of eleven to this union.  He was preceded in death by his parents; Eddie and Josie and four siblings; Aaron Jackson, Sr., Minnie Ruth Thompson, Joseph Jackson and Earl Jackson. Ernest's parents journeyed to Pittsburgh, PA to start a new life and settled on the Northside, later moved to the Hill District where...

Celebrating Lenwood’s Legacy  And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested. 1 Chronicles 4:10 New King James Version (NKJV) The Life & Legacy of Lenwood Douglas Curry  Lenwood Douglas Curry Jr. departed this life at 12:06 a.m. on Thursday February 28, 2019. He was...