All Obituaries

Rodney Vernell Shaw was the youngest of two children born to Sharon Saffold and Norman Shaw, Sr. on March 7, 1982, in Sacramento, CA.  Rodney attended Fairbank Elementary School, Rio Tierra Junior High School, and he graduated from Grant High School in 2000. He also played on the Grant Pacer football team.   In addition to sports, Rodney loved fishing, a hobby he shared with his nephews and cousins, and working on cars.  He also knew his way around a BBQ...

Mary Elizabeth Manns was born on January 11, 1939, to the late Herman and Margaret Elizabeth Egly, in Marion, Indiana where she attended the public schools. As a young adult, she accepted the responsibility of caring for her siblings after her parents passed. Mary later relocated to Los Angeles, California in 1963 where she joined in the culinary field and later went back to school to become a certified dietician. She retired after thirty years of service. In 1998, she took on another...

Erma Lee Murphy-Thames was born November 20, 1940, in Pine Bluff Arkansas, To her loving parents Alfonzo Murphy and Earnestine Johnson. She Graduated from Samuel Vaster High School. And soon after moved to Sacramento, California in 1960 where she worked a host of job cleaning and taking care of others until she started working for the State of California in the Department of General Services and Arco Arena. She Retired after 25 years in 2001. Erma loved the Lord and accepted Christ at an...

Wycliffe Lewin passed away in Sacramento on Thursday, March 5th, 2020. He was born on December 3rd, 1951, in Kingston, Jamaica, and came to the United States with his family in 1961.  He was a graduate of Hiram Johnson High School where he was a member of the marching band.   Wycliffe studied at Cosumnes River College before dedicating his time to the military branch of the US Army, where he received an honorable discharge at the end of his service.   Wycliffe was...

Gwendolyn Simpson was born September 20, 1950, in Herlong, Ca, to her loving parents Jessie and James Williams. Gwendolyn was raised in San Bernardino, Ca where she met her husband of 50 years Horace Simpson Sr. She had five kids Jerome, Horace Jr (Michael), Derrick, Temeka, and Shabondy. She then became a foster parent and adopted her grandchildren Horace III, Christopher, Nicole, Monique, and Mahila of whom, as well as all her grandchildren she truly loved very much. Gwendolyn was...

Bernice Holl was born on February 9, 1929, in Slaughter, Mississippi. She was the second of three children. Bernice accepted Christ and was baptized at an early age and become a member of a local church in Slaughter, Mississippi. Bernice knew she needed a partner and the Lord gove her a devoted husband in I964, when she became the wife of Legusto Holl. They worked hard and together raised nine children in Bastrop, Louisiana, where she remained until...