Deacon James McIntosh was born October 28, 1929 in Greenwood County, South Carolina to the late John McIntosh and Minnie McKnight McIntosh. He was one of six children born to this union. He resided in Dayton for many years. He retired from the City of Dayton Waste Collection after many years of service. He was a member of Mt Calvary where he served as the Chairman of the Deacon Board and retired from that position becoming a Deacon Emeritus. He was preceded in death by his wife Willie Lee...

Charles Andrew Jackson “Uncle Pluke”, age 82 of Dayton, OH was born February 17, 1939 in Harlan, KY to the late Bailey and Mammie Jackson. He was educated in his native home and graduated from Harlan Rosenwald High School. Charles worked at McCall/Dayton Press for 16 Years and Reynolds and Reynolds 20 plus years where he retired as a Forklift Operator. He was baptized at an early age and later joined Mt. Enon Missionary Baptist Church in 1989. He was a long-time member of the...

James Calvin Sampson, Age 88 of Dayton, passed away peacefully at his residence on July 18, 2021. He was born in Laurel, Mississippi on November 13, 1932, the son of Plummer Sr. and Lurline Sampson. He moved to Dayton, Ohio as a teenager and attended Roosevelt HS. He would then meet and marry the love of his life, Helen Mary Smith and reside in Dayton for the remainder of his life - raising six children. He would then lose his wife, Helen, in September 1998 after 45 years of faithful...

Charlotte Mae Candler was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1929, the eldest of twin daughters of Norman Preston and Claudia Stroud, Sr.  She departed this life Friday, July 16, 2021, at Smith’s Mill Health Campus in New Albany, Ohio. She accepted Christ at an early age, was baptized, and was a lifelong member of Bethel Baptist Church. She also regularly attended Trinity Presbyterian Church for many years and supported the work of many of its ministries. She resided in Dayton until 2017...

Virginia Mae Wanamaker “G-Mama” age 92, was born on June 3, 1929 in Greenville South Carolina to Arthur and Ethel O. Taylor. She was the eldest of 10 siblings. She attended Friendship High School in South Carolina. At the age of 26 on August 20, 1955 she gave birth to her only son Gregory William Taylor Sr. Later in life she met and married George Wanamaker (Baseball Player). She worked for Mrs. Brenner for 25 years or more doing domestic work. For 20 years she worked for Dr....

Beverly F. Patterson, 72 of Dayton went home to be with the Lord on July 14, 2021. Preceded in death by her parents Samuel & Cora Moreland. Survived by three children: Kenneth Moreland, Tony Moreland, Alice Patterson (Lewis). 

Linda Marie Crowder-Gray, 59 departed this life on July 11, 2021. She was born July 11, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio to the late Willie King Crowder, Sr. and Georgia Crowder. She is preceded in death by one sister, Cynthia J. Crowder. Linda attended Colonel White High School and later became employed by the Women’s Recovery Center in Xenia, Ohio where she helped many women like herself. Linda enjoyed singing, dancing and laughing. She was an excellent skater. She was a longtime member of the...

Dawson J. Bell, age 84, of Huber Heights. Devoted and loving husband, father, uncle, grandfather, great grandfather, died unexpectedly in a car accident on July 8, 2021.  He was born October 18, 1936, in Philadelphia, PA, to the late Albert Bell and Delores Jackson.  He was educated in the Philadelphia school district.  Following graduation from high school, he joined the United States Air Force, where he attended and graduated from the Air Force Flight Engineering School....

Mrs. Georgia McGriff went home to be with the Lord, Monday, July 5, 2021 at the age of 86. She was born on October 29, 1934 to Bill and Lorena Smith. She had four brothers and two sisters. She was united in marriage to Rev. Thomas McGriff Jr. on December 22, 1984. Mrs. Georgia McGriff was a faithful member of Harvest Grove Missionary Baptist Church for many years, under Rev. Robert Jackson. She later became a member of First Thessalonian Missionary Baptist Church under Rev. Dr. Clifford...

Marcus Antonio, beloved son of Winnie C Johnson, beloved father of Kea’Aunie Mustin and beloved brother of Franklin A, Terrell A and Mariah C Johnson was swept up into the arms of our Lord and Savior joining his father, Frank A Johnson, and other relatives and friends on July 3, 2021 at 4:23pm. As a child, Marcus was a big thinker, never accepting things unless he read it a book. He was a little songbird and sang in his father’s band, “Little Bro Production” The...