On August 26, 2020 of Belstville, MD.  He is survived by his loving and devoted companion Mary Hadley; his children, Nina Blair, Lalita McLaughlin and Darren Powers; six grand-children: Kristopher Mickens, Aniyah Powers, Darren Powers, Maliyah Powers, and Madison and and Sophia McLaughlin;. and his siblings, Delores Powers, Reggie Powers and Jaqueline Hagans.  Family will receive friends on Friday, September 11, 2020 from 10 a.m. until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at St....

On Saturday, August 15, 2020 surrounded by his loving daughter and family Samuel “Babe” Ross peacefully transitioned to his heavenly home and join his devoted wife Glyndola.  Born on September 10, 1926 in Greensboro, North Carolina, Samuel was the youngest of four children of the late Clarence Samuel Ross and Roumolia Sellers Ross.  He was the twin brother of Delta Hope Ross. He was educated in various school systems in Greensboro, North Carolina and the Boggs Academy...

Charles Henry Brooks “Bob” was born to the late Rosa E. Wells Brooks and Charles Brooks at their home in Collington, MD (renamed Mitchellville) on June 7, 1931. For 89 years, he worked hard, was known for his giving spirit, belief in God and love for his family. He attended school in Prince George’s County Maryland at a segregated school attached to St. Mary’s church.  Bob was raised and baptized in the Catholic Church. In his early years, he worked...

Rebecca Armistice Wilson Nov. 11, 1921 - July 6, 2020   The daughter of Joseph and Leona Thigpen, Rebecca Armistice bounced into this world on a beautiful day on November 11, 1921, in Washington, D.C., where she grew up surrounded by a tight-knit family. Her education began at Bell and Lincoln Elementary Schools. She graduated from Dunbar High School. “Becky,” as her friends called her, earned her practical nursing degree from M.M. Washington Vocational School, fulfilling...

Velvet Grace Hutcherson, of Mars, PA, formerly of Washington D.C., died Sunday June 21, 2020.  Velvet was born in Detroit, MI in 1936.  She is survived by her four children, Anastasia Lawrence of Texas, Kalv’a (Ray) Gaston of Maryland, Anita Hutcherson of Washington D.C. and Chaundo (Nicole) Hutcherson of Pittsburgh.  Also surviving are her grandchildren, Lanita Harvey, Christena Bostic, Michaelangelo Bostic, Eric Wagoner, Chyna, London, Dalinda and Sean Hutcherson...