Charlene ‘Keva’ Bond was born to Mary Alice Hall and Dennis Eugene Sikes Sr. on December 14, 1959, in Washington DC. She was educated in the Washington DC public school system graduating high school in June of 1977.  Later she met and fell in love with Vernon Jack Bond II. They married and enjoyed a blissful union of 40 years. Together they loved and enjoyed raising their 2 sons. Charlene loved to research and assist others to gain the benefits of what life had to offer...

Floyd Thomas Johnson Jr. was born on March 3, 1967 in Fredericksburg , VA. He closed his loving eyes on Saturday, September 10, 2022 after a brief battle with cancer. He was the youngest child of the late Floyd and Polly Johnson. Floyd accepted Christ as his personal savior at an early age, and was baptized at Antioch Baptist Church in King George County, Virginia. He received his education in the King George County Public school system. Floyd was employed by the King George County Public...

Shamatto Abdullah was born on February 22nd, 1982, in Westmoreland, Jamaica. He was the son of Arline Drummond, Paul Clarke, and Collin Scott. Shamatto graduated from Parkdale High School, class of 2001. He served in the US Army, at Fort Campbell providing vital service and bravery during the Iraq War. After the war he continued being a contributing member of society by working with the Department of Defense. Shamatto was quiet and gentle at heart. He was a warm armrest for weary souls. He...

He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.” Mark 5:34 (NLT) On August 21, 2022, our beloved Briana Michelle was called home.  Briana Michelle Johnson was born on May 10, 1993 to Kim Johnson and Kevin Jackson. She was the youngest of three siblings and the second to the youngest of what her grandmother (Dea) called the “A Team” - the eldest four grandchildren. Briana was affectionately referred to as...

  Homegoing Celebration in honor of the life and legacy of Apostle Eric K. Woods, Sr., a loving and devoted Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, and friend to all whose lives he touched. On Saturday, July 30, 2022, he peacefully transitioned into heavenly rest at his residence in Maryland at the age of 73. He was born May 23rd, 1949, in Washington D.C., the youngest son of 18 children of the late John and Jenny Mary Woods. After graduating from Spingarn...

Frances Ann (Wormley) Battle was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on September 1, 1937. She was the second of six children born to the late Livingston Wormley and the late Elsie Pendleton Wormley. On August 10, 2022, Frances Ann (Frannie) peacefully passed away at her home in Temple Hills, Maryland. Frances was educated in the New Haven Public School System and graduated from Hillhouse High School. She furthered her education at St. Raphael School of Nursing in New Haven, Connecticut, and...

SOMEWHERE ABOVE THIS TROUBLED WORLD, SAFE BEYOND ALL GRIEF AND PAIN, A LOVE ONE RESTS IN A HEAVENLY PLACE.  GOD GRANT US, THAT SOMEDAY, WE WILL ALL MEET AGAIN. A TIME TO BE BORN: ALBERT PURVIS ‘AKA’ ABBOTT WAS BORN JANUARY 19, 1937 IN MCCOLL, SOUTH CAROLINA HE WAS THE OLDEST OF THIRTEEN CHILDREN BORN TO THE LATE THOMAS JAMES AND LEATHA MAE PURVIS. A TIME TO LIVE: ALBERT WAS EDUCATED AND GRADUATED FROM MARLBORO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.  HE ENJOYED...

Betty J Rufus,  Affectionately known as (Cuddie) of Washington, DC, formerly of Elkton, Virginia Transitioned on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at George Washington University Hospital with her daughter Tonya at her side. She was the daughter of the late James Gordon Brown and Hattie Allen Brown Betty received her education in The DC Public School System. After working 17 years Betty Retired in 2006 as a Federal worker for the National Gallery of Art, Building services Department she also...

Ms. Carrie Ann Edwards entered this life on January 24, 1936, born to Flossie Sims and James Edwards in the city of Woodruff in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. A country girl at heart, her family moved to Washington, D.C. when she was 3 and it was there that she became a true Washingtonian. Much of her life was spent in Southeast D.C., where she was a single mom to her daughter, Patricia Middleton and helped rear her grandchildren, Abdul Kareem (Sean), Kenice, and Karrie, who was...