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RANGE - Robert P. Range - Services for Robert Perry Range were held December 11 at New Light Baptist Church with Dr. Benjamin Stanley Baker officiating. Mr. Range died December 5 at Providence Hospital. He was 48. Born March 24, 1948 in Detroit, Mr. Range was educated in the Detroit Public Schools. A veteran of the U.S. Arm, he had been employed by the Ford Motor Company for 30 years. Mr. Range is survived by his sons, Robert Jr. and Damiso; grandsons, Malik and Brandon; parents, Floyd and Jean Range; sisters, Denise McDonald and Karen Lee, and many other relatives. Arrangements were handled by Thompson Funeral Home. Interment was at Detroit Memorial Park-West. (Michigan Chronicle, December 24 - 31, 1996, page 7-D).
RAY - Lillian Ray - Services were held at Apostolic Way Church of God, March 11 for Lillian Ray, with Bishop Eugene Thompkins, officiating. Mrs. Ray, 85, died March 6. Born Nov. 9, 1911 in Trezvent, Tennessee, Mrs. Ray attended public school in Trezvent. She worked at Steinier Lighting Company, retiring in 1969. A kind and loving person, Mrs. Ray is survived by her sons, John Lee Beals and James Arthur Ray; daughters, Myrtle Murray, Rebecca Burston and Elsie Stevenson; eleven grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; sister, Raynell Hughes; and many others. Interment was at Detroit Memorial Park West in Redford. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home. (Michigan Chronicle, April 16-22, 1997, pg. D-5).
REAVES - Chestine Reaves - Services for Chestine Reaves were held February 12 at Womack Temple CME Church in Inkster with the Rev. Terrel A. Jackson officiating. Mrs. Reaves, 92, died February 7. Born Chestine Adams in Rhine, Georgia on February 20, 1904, she received her early education in Rhine. After marrying the late Mr. Percy N. Reaves the couple moved to Inkster where Mrs. Reaves continued her education at Inkster High School. A member of Womack Temple for 56 years, she served in the church choir, as a Sunday school teacher, on the Stewardess Board and Missionary Society. Active in the Detroit Missionary Society since 1941, Mrs. Reaves served as vice president and later president, a post she held for 19 years. She was also president emeritus of the Board of Christian Education Expansion Committee, Michigan-Indiana Conference Trustee Board, Nominating Committee of the Michigan-Indiana Conference, and many more. Active in the community, she had received numerous awards from various city, state and county officials. She was active in the Easter Seals, Cancer Society, Inkster Senior Citizens Club, Top Ladies of Distinction, was honored as 1991 Woman of the Year by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Zeta Nu Zeta chapter of Inkster and many other organizations. Mrs. Reaves is survived by her daughter, Eva Thomas; grandchildren, Diana Cruse, Pamela Brown, Linda Rounds, Cheryl Jones, Harold, Samuel and David Thomas; 18 great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren, and many other relatives. Arrangements were handled by Penn Funeral Home. Interment was at United Memorial Gardens. (Michigan Chronicle, March 26 - April 1, 1997, pg. D-4).
REYNOLDS - James H. Reynolds - Services for James Harold Reynolds were held Thursday, Jan. 30 in the Thompson Funeral Home Greenfield Chapel. Mr. Reynolds died Friday, January 24 at the age of 65. Born June 13, 1931 in Macon, Georgia, he attended the public schools there, graduating from Hudson High and Industrial School. He served in the military with the Army and Air Force. Following discharges from both branches, he was employed by the federal government in Washington, D.C. Mr. Reynolds is survived by a son, Mark; four sisters, Teola Halloway, Elma Armstrong, Ozzie Jones and Eula Clark; two brothers, Odis and Willie McCoy, and other relatives. Burial was at Detroit Memorial Park-West. (Michigan Chronicle, February 5-11, 1997, page D-6)
REYNOLDS - Louis J. Reynolds - Last rites for Louis J. Reynolds were held Saturday, Jan. 25 in the Thompson Funeral Home Greenfield chapel. Bishop Phillip Pulliam officiated. Mr. Reynolds died Monday, Jan. 20, at the age of 55. Born April 28, 1941 in Talladega, Alabama, he married
Sebra Diane Allen in 1963 and they became the parents of four children. They later became members of Christ Jesus Baptist Church. Mr. Reynolds survivors include three sons, Terrance, Louis Jr. and Vondrae; daughter, Dawn; three brothers, James, Warren and Larry, and other relatives. Burial was at Metropolitan Memorial Park, Belleville. (Michigan Chronicle, February 5-11, 1997, page D-6)
RICHARDSON - Barbara J. Richardson - Services for Barbara Jean Richardson were held Jan. 6 at Metropolitan Baptist Church with the Rev. Darryl Robinson officiating. Mrs. Richardson, 56, died Jan. 2 at Grace Hospital. Born Barbara Berry on Feb. 28, 1940 in Selma, Alabama, Mrs. Richardson joined Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Selma as a youth, where she served with the choir and usher board. Upon moving to Detroit she joined Hartford Memorial Baptist Church. She had joined Metropolitan Baptist in 1996. A graduate of R.B. Hudson High School in Selma, she later attended Wayne County Community College and Wayne State University. Employed by the State of Michigan, she was an assistant payment worker with the Family Independence Agency. She retired in October, 1996. Mrs. Richardson enjoyed cooking, traveling, ice skating and crocheting. She was known as a helpful, kind, caring person, devoted to her family and friends, especially her medically challenged daughter, La Kesha. Mrs. Richardson is survived by her husband, Dawson Richardson Sr.; children, La Kesha and Dawson Jr.; siblings, Irene Williams, Ruby Walker, Mary Harvey, Georgia Jones, Bertha Johnson, Ruben Jr., Sammie, Eugene, James and Samuel Berry Sr., and many other relatives. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home. Interment was at Detroit Memorial Park. (Michigan Chronicle, February 19-25, 1996 Page D-6).
RIDEOUT - Willie Rideout - Services for William Rideout were held March 11 at St. James Missionary Baptist Church with pastor James Jennings officiating. Mr. Rideout, 58, died March 5. Born December 24, 1938 in Cornerstone, Arkansas, Mr. Rideout was employed at the Detroit News. Mr. Rideout is survived by his wife, Elaine; six sons, Anthony, Toney, Frankie, Willie, Edward and Martel; two daughters, Jewell and India; thirteen grandchildren; two brothers; three sisters and a host of other relatives. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home. Interment was at Elmwood cemetery. (Michigan Chronicle, April 16-22, 1997, pg. D-4).
RODGERS - Paul Tinney Rodgers Jr. - Services for Paul Tinney Rodgers Jr. were held December 21 in the Thompson Funeral Home Dexter chapel. Mr. Rodgers died December 12 at the age of 41. Born June 9, 1955, he attended Detroit Public Schools and Wayne State University, majoring in computers. Athletically gifted, he played football, baseball and excelled in swimming, and at age 14, was one of Central High School's youngest lifeguards. He also enjoyed bowling and participating in Boy Scout activities with his son, Paul Zavier. A member of Hope Lutheran Church, he traveled throughout Michigan with the church choir. Mr. Rodgers is survived by his mother, Jackie; sister, Tinesha; his son, Paul Zavier; daughter, Tisha Michelle; grandfather, William McFadden; nephew, John Reese, Jr.; long-time friend, Pauline Robinson, and many other relatives. (Michigan Chronicle, December 31 - January 7, 1997, page 6-D).
ROSEMOND - Luther Rosemond - Services for Luther Henry Rosemond were held at St. John's Presbyterian Church on March 19. Mr. Rosemond was 85. Born November 30, 1921 in Greenville, South Carolina, Mr. Rosemond was educated in the Detroit Public Schools and attended Wayne State University. He was known as a talented and ambitious man with a strong sense of family values, who rose from an employee at a gas station to owning the gas station and the garage, the first of the Rosemond Brothers garages. He worked on the engineering staff at the GM Warren Tech Center and retired in 1981. Mr. Rosemond was a longtime member of St. John Presbyterian Church. Mr. Rosemond is survived by his wife, Ernestine; sons, Luther, Donald and Ernest; daughters-in-law Carolyn and Barbara; grandchildren, Martin, Portia, Shelby and Tamara; great-grandchild Sasha; sisters, Mayzell Jones, J. Cloteele Page and Lucille Davenport; and many other relatives. Arrangement were handled by Thompson Funeral Home. (Michigan Chronicle, March 19-25, 1997, page D-6).
SAMPSON - Dorthy A. Sampson - Services for Dorthy Anne Sampson were held December 12 at the Dexter chapel of Thompson Funeral Home with Bishop Phillip Pulliam officiating. Mrs. Sampson, 84, died December 7. Born July 23, 1912 in Detroit, Mrs. Sampson was educated in the Detroit Public Schools. A graduate of Cass Technical High School, that is where she met her future husband, Robert Sampson. She later married
Julius Dave. Known to family and friends as "Da", Mrs. Sampson had worked as a domestic and a home nurse. Always quick to help out family and friends who were ill, she also enjoyed reading, music, travel and gardening. Devoted to education, she had studied labor relations at Wayne State University and later, while in her 70s, studied auto mechanics at Wayne County Community College. Active politically, Mrs. Sampson had helped in Erma Henderson's election to City Council and worked many years at the polls, later becoming a precinct captain and district representative. Mrs. Sampson is survived by her daughters, Audrey Francis and Cassandra Dixon; grandchildren, Deborah, John, Dierdra, David and Danielle; five great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild; brother, Calvin, and many others. Arrangements were handled by Thompson Funeral Home. Cremation took place at Woodlawn cemetery. (Michigan Chronicle, December 24 - 31, 1996, page 6-D).
SAMUEL - Nathaniel T. Samuel - Services were held for Nathaniel Timothy Samuel on January 24 at Metropolitan Church of God. Rev. Robert O. Dulin officiated. Mr. Samuel, 82, died January 19. Mr. Samuel was born August 18, 1914 in Macon, Georgia. In 1928 his family moved to Detroit. He graduated from Northern High School in 1934. He retired from Ford Motor Company in 1971 and started his own radio and television firm. Mr. Samuel is survived by his wife Mary Lou; nephews, Robert (Ester) Sampson and Eddie Wingfield Jr.; niece, Mary (Herman B.) Hearn Sr.; great-nieces, Sharmel Hearn and Diane Benners; and a host of other relatives. Interment was at Woodlawn cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Home Inc. (Michigan Chronicle, March 26 - April 1, 1997, pg. D-8).
SANDERS - Alex Sanders Jr. - Last rites for Alex Sanders Jr. were held Tuesday, March 4, in the Thompson Funeral Home Dexter chapel. Officiating was the Rev. James Flake. Mr. Sanders died February 26 in Sinai Hospital, three days before his 65th birthday. Born February 29, 1932 in Birmingham, Alabama, he received his education in the school system there. A veteran of the Korean conflict, he worked for Chrysler Gear and Axle for 30 years. Mr. Sanders is survived by two sisters, Magnolia Hurnes and Geneva Booker; two brothers, Julius and Glenn; many other relatives and a special lady, Earline Moore, and her children. Burial was at Lincoln Memorial cemetery in Mt. Clemens. (Michigan Chronicle, March 19-25, 1997, page D-5).
SHEPHARD - Jimmie M. Shephard - Services for Jimmie Marie Shephard were held March 6 at Bethany-Pembroke Chapel with Brother Owen Frazier officiating. Mrs. Shephard died on February 27. Mrs. Shephard, 86, was born July 3, 1910 in Birmingham, Alabama and attended the Talladega, Alabama School for the Deaf. She moved to Detroit in 1918 and attended the Flint School for the Deaf and a lip-reading school. Mrs. Shephard was a retiree of the American Linen Supply Co. and longtime church member. She is survived by sons, Clarence, Gerald and Zeeland; daughters, Bertha Easley, Kathleen Payne, Shirley Garrison, Dolores Wilson and Jacqueline Clark; 50 grandchildren; 85 great-grandchildren; 29 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of cousins and relatives. Arrangements were handled by Thompson Funeral Home. Interment was at Detroit Memorial Park East. (Michigan Chronicle, March 19-25, 1997, page D-5).
SHINGLES - Willie J. Shingles - Services were held February 1 at Second Ebenezer Baptist church for Willie James Shingles, 51, who made his transition on January 27. Edgar Vann Jr., Second Ebenezer pastor, officiated. Mr. Shingles was born February 17, 1946 in Omaha, Georgia to the late Anna and Amos Shingles. After graduation from Lumpkin High School in 1965, he served in the U.S. Army, from which he received an honorable discharge in 1974. In 1971 he married
Margaret McCory. He worked at Ford Motor Company for 25 years. Left behind to cherish the memory of Willie Shingles are his wife, Margaret; a daughter, Cassandra; a son, Drexel; two grandchildren, four brothers, five sisters and other relatives. Arrangements were handled by Swanson Funeral Homes Inc. Interment was at Elmwood cemetery. (Michigan Chronicle, March 19-25, 1997, page D-5).
SHOREY - Rolando Hayden Shorey - Rolando Hayden Shorey, executive director of Diversified Youth Services Inc. of Detroit, died on January 16 at William Beaumont Hospital. "Rolly," as he was affectionately known, was 49. Born October 13, 1947 to Doris L. (Shorey) Moulton and George Craighead of Ecorse, Mr. Shorey graduated from River Rouge High School in 1965 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Langston University in Oklahoma and a master's degree from Central Michigan University. In 1975 he married
Patricia K. Fields of Romulus and from this union came three children. Mr. Shorey had a strong interest in youth and stood tall as an advocate for young people and their families. He was a dynamic and effective workshop leader and speaker. He served on an array of boards throughout the state, the most recent being St. Francis Family Services. There was a strong spiritual dimension in Mr. Shorey's life. As time went on, he grew in the knowledge of the Lord and ultimately accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior. Rolando Hayden Shorey is survived by his wife, Patricia; two daughters, Alondria and Alaina; one son, Rolando Brandeth; one sister, Jocylyn A. Moulton of Los Angeles; three brothers, Malcolm Moulton of River Rouge, Leighton Moulton of Dayton and Mark Moulton of Detroit, and many other relatives. The family believes that a passage from II Timothy is appropriate: "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth, there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness." The funeral was held at the First Baptist Church of Romulus. Arrangements were handled by Stinson Funeral Home. (Michigan Chronicle, January 22-28, 1997, page 4-D)
SLONE - Mack D. Slone - Services for Mack Duffy Slone were held January 24 at Greater Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Rev. Dr. Johnnie E. Jordan Sr. officiated. Mr. Slone was born on July 15, 1915 in Union Town, Alabama. He was the oldest of 11 children. After moving to Detroit Mr. Slone joined Greater Mt. Olive Baptist Church and eventually joined the ministry. He worked for Ford Motor Co. for 10 years and later retired from Bennett Wholesale Co. He is survived by his wife, Corine; daughter, Ceola Burns; stepdaughters, Fay Roby, Marietta Wright and June Brown; stepson, Edward Jones; two stepsons-in-law, Walter Roby and Richard Wright; grandson, Jeremiah Slone; stepgrandsons, Ahmad, Robert and Marvin; stepgranddaughters, Devera, Danea, Danielle, Dakiva, Jacqui and Tashekial; ten great-step-grandchildren; brothers, McKinley Slone of Fairfield, Alabama and Joseph Slone of Los Angeles; and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements were handled by Swanson funeral Homes Inc. Interment was at Metropolitan Memorial Garden. (Michigan Chronicle, March 26 - April 1, 1997, pg. D-4).
HARDAWAY - Margret Hardaway - Services for Margret Thelma Hardaway were held Friday, February 28, in the Thompson Funeral Home Greenfield chapel. Bishop Phillip Pulliam officiated. Mrs. Hardaway died February 23 at the age of 80. Born January 1 in Gadsden, Alabama, she attended the public schools there and became a member of the Church of God in Christ. She married
the late Lee Taylor Hardaway in 1949, a marriage that lasted until his death in 1982. Mrs. Hardaway was a voracious reader and connoisseur of fine fashions, and especially enjoyed the company of her grandchildren. Her survivors include two sisters, Naomi Green and Imogene Thornton; four daughters, Phylis Grisham, Patricia Hardaway, JoAnn Williams and Deborah Wines; 14 grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and many other relatives. Burial was at Detroit Memorial Park East. (Michigan Chronicle, March 26 - April 1, 1997, pg. D-5).
