All Obituaries

Louise Virginia Staples was born on June 25, 1915, in Clark Fork, Missouri to the late Laura Shirley Nelson, and departed this life on July 13, 2019. Louise went to school in Boonville, Missouri. In 1942, she and her husband, Robert O. Staples, Sr., moved to San Francisco, California. Louise was employed at Franklin Hospital and also worked part-time for Wells Fargo Bank. In 1979, Louise retired and in 1981 moved to Sacramento with her husband where she resided until the good Lord called...

Juanita Shenae' Reid Taylor was born in the early morning hours on October 25, 1982, in Sacramento, California. Weighing only 2 1/2 pounds, she entered the world with a loud cry before the doctor could spank her, then fell right back to sleep. Juanita was, of course, always spoiled by her Grandma Merle and Grandpa Stanley Wright, Sr. She attended elementary school at Merry Hill and Calvary Christian School. At that early age, she could convince her grandparents of anything. She told her...

Robert Nathaniel Harris Sr. was born on July 8, 1938, to Nathaniel Vestal and Ethel Harris in New York City, where he was the eldest of seven children.    Robert was a man that lived life on his own terms and lived it to the fullest.  He honorably served his country for twenty (20) years.  The first four (4) years of his military career was served in the US Marine Corps and his final sixteen (16) years in the US Air Force.  Robert loved people and had the opportunity...

Bessie Mae Royster was bomAugust8,1927 in Gulfport, Mississippi to the marriage of Arthur (Little Doc) Boyd Jr. and Rosa Lee Norris-Boyd. Bessie and her two sisters, Lucille (Lu Lu) and Lee Anna (Lee Lee) were reared in the segregated "Quarters" of Gulfport near their maternal grandparents Albert and Susie Norris. Bessie received Christ in her life and was baptized at a young age. As a teenager, she became a member of St. Paul A.M.E. Church. Bessie attended 33rd Avenue School. At...

Perry Kurt Stribling was born to Clyde, Jr. and Eddie Jean Stribling on May 8, 1961, in Sacramento, California. He was the second of four children. He is survived by his wife Cecilia Stribling, both parents, siblings, Sandra Harris and Richard and Leslie Stribling, nieces, Jessica Harris and Sienna Dancer, nephews, Jason Harris and Dominique and Donovan Sanders, as well as a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Perry began his life growing up in Courtland, near the river, where he...

In Loving Memory Christopher (Chris) Lloyd Robinson entered the rest from his labor on June 5, 2019, after a brief medical illness to which he demonstrated strength and unwavering faith and shared the same with the medical teams.  He understood that his deeds followed with him and that he had made a name with God.  Chris was informed about those who sleep in death, and courageously sought to travel alone the last miles of this life’s journey based on his belief “that...

A beautiful life came to an end Tuesday, June 4, 2019, when God called Alice West home to live with him forever in that land beyond the sunset. Alice (Granny to many) was born September 27, 1930, in Atkins, Arkansas to the late Paris and Sallie Miles. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, great and great-great-grandmother, who was loved and will be missed by all. Alice accepted Christ at a young age at Allen Chapel A.ME Church in Atkins, Arkansas. Alice was known for her...

Berniece Lorraine Williams passed away in the late afternoon on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at the age of 75.  By God’s grace, Berniece attended church that morning, received Holy Communion, and was prayed over by her pastor.  The memories of Berniece Lorraine Williams live on even though she now sits with God.   Berniece Lorraine Williams was born January 11, 1944, daughter to Vernon Smith and Irene Ellen Smith of Fort Scott, Kansas.  Berniece was the 2nd youngest in a...

James Theodore Taylor, Jr. was born on July 27, 1948, in DesMoines, Iowa to parents James Theodore Taylor, Sr. and Faye Lillian Taylor. James Theodore Taylor, Jr. graduated from East High School in DesMoines, Iowa. He married his High School sweetheart Rosetta Lee Taylor. Together they raised two wonderful sons, Anzio James Taylor, and Maceo Orlando Taylor. James Theodore Taylor, Jr. served 8 years in the United States Air Force. He was a Vietnam Veteran who traveled throughout Europe and...

Phyllis Dorsey-Bell was our princess warrior, To know her, you knew she was a strong and outspoken advocate for her family, her friends and for herself. I don't know where this feistiness came from? Could it be from her birth? Born as a premature baby. Or maybe being the youngest kid of seven children? Whatever it was she was a soldier. Who was Phyllis? She was private, focused, courageous, lively and determined. She had amazing work ethics and was hardworking; often working two or...