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Riverdale, GA 30274
(770) 471-6046
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Saturday, April 08, 2017Home. Service: 11 a.m. April 4 at the funeral home. JACKSON — JoAnn Jackson, 75, of Laton died March 29. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. April 4 at Oak Grove Cemetery. Arrangements: Wallin’s Riverdale Funeral Home.JONES — Bernard H. Jones, 85, of Clovis died March 16. He was a mechanical engineer for 32 years. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. April 5 at Boice Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. April 5 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: Resurrection Orthodox Lutheran Church, 1042 Kaweah Ave., Clovis, CA 93619. JUAREZ — Norma Jean Juarez, 54, of Fresno died March 27. She was a florist. Visitation: 9 to 9:30 a.m. April 7 at Cherished Memories Chapel. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. April 7 at the funeral home. KNAPP — Richard Daniel Knapp, 66, of Fresno died March 28. He was the owner and operator of Richard Knapp & Associates. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.LEE — Thomas Donald Lee, 80, of Fresno died March 18. He was a general contractor. Memorial: 11 a.m. April 8 at Full Gospel Truth Church in Chowchilla. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.MONREAL — Irene Lopez Monreal, 75, of Avenal died March 28. She was a retired instructional aide. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 4 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. April 5 at the church. Arrangements: Bynum’s Pleasant Valley Mortuary.NIDY — Georgene Francis Nidy, 79, of Fresno died March 27. She was an artist. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.OATS — Shirley Oats, 83, of Pinedale died March 26. She was a homemaker. Service: 10 a.m. April 4 at Boice Funeral Home. PRICKETT — Ralph David Prickett, 57, of Fresno died March 23. He was a warehouseman. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.RHODES — Steven F. Rhodes, 99, of Fresno died March 29. He was a farmer. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 5 at St. Rita Mission in Squaw Valley. Mass: 10 a.m. April 6 at the church. Arrangements: Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel.RODGERS — Rev. Roger N. Rodgers, 71, of Fresno died March 26. He was a minister and retired PG&E lineman. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. April 7 at Greater Macedonia Church of God in Christ. Service: 11 a.m. April 8 at the church. Arrangements: Bynum’s Pleasant Valley Mortuary in Avenal.SWANSON — Allen Swanson, 77, of Clovis died March 30. He was a residential electrician for 38 years. Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. April 6 at Boice Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. April 7 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity. TROLINDER — Donald Wayne Trolinder, 88, of Fresno died March 28. He was a retired customer service representative for United Airlines. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. April 3 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. April 4 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Remembrance: Trinity Southern Baptist Church, 4890 E. Holland Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. TURNMIRE — Helen Ruby Turnmire, 93, of Fowler died March 24. She was a homemaker. Private service. Arrangements: Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home.WAGNER — Jesse Glenn Wagner, 72, of Fresno died March 18. He was a retired lawyer for Leith and Wagner, Attorneys at Law. Graveside: 10 a.m. April 7 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.WALKER — Reginald Wayne Walker, 70, of Clovis died March 29. He worked in industrial refrigeration for 35 years. Memorial: 10 a.m. April 8 at Boice Funeral Home. WRIGHT — Althea Wr...
Monday, February 20, 2017Born Nov. 1, 1937, Kelley was the son of William Melvin Kelley Sr. who was an editor at the Amsterdam News from 1922 to 1934. He grew up in the North Bronx and attended Fieldston School in Riverdale. As a student at Harvard University in 1956, his aim was to become a lawyer, but his gift as a storyteller was hard to suppress and he switched his major to English. Under the guidance of John Hawkes and poet Archibald McLeish, Kelley burnished his writing skills, and his short story “The Poker Party” won Harvard’s Dana Reed Prize. So strong was the compulsion to write that he left Harvard six months short of a degree and devoted himself to writing full time, an activity that resulted in his first novel, “A Different Drummer,” in 1962. Two years later, “Dancers on the Shore,” a collection of short stories, was published. And this book was followed in 1965 by “A Drop of Patience.”This second novel arrived almost simultaneously with the assassination of Malcolm X, and Kelley secured an assignment to cover the subsequent trials of the accused. The ordeal had a tremendous impact on him, so much so that within two years he and his family moved to Paris. “Dem,” his third novel, published in 1967, to a large extent tropes the turbulent race relations of the period, with a large dose of surrealism. “The narrator of ‘Dem’ is Mitchell Pierce, a white man, whose wife, Tam, surprises him by bearing fraternal twins, one white and one Black,” critic Robert Fleming wrote in the “Oxford Companion to African-American Literature.” Pierce explores Harlem looking for his wife’s African-American lover. For the most part, the novel is a symbiosis of Black and white relations in America.The family’s next residence was on the island of Jamaica and they lived there until 1977. By the time Kelley and family were back in the U.S., “Dunfords Travels Everywheres” wa...
Monday, January 30, 2017A funeral will be held Thursday afternoon for the Taber family, from Toronto's Riverdale community, who were killed in a cottage fire early Christmas Eve on Stoney Lake near McCracken's Landing.The funeral will be held Thursday at St. Paul's Bloor Street Church, 227 Bloor St. E. in Toronto.Visitation is Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at Vaughan Estate, 2075 Bayview Ave.Donations in the Taber family memory are being requested to the United Way of Toronto, or to an animal shelter or pet rescue centre.Humphrey Funeral Home in Toronto is handling the arrangements and is asking that condolences, photographs and memories be posted here. The fire on Hamilton Drive North claimed the lives of Geoff Taber, 56, his wife Jacquie Gardner, 47, and their sons Scott, 15, and Andrew, 13. Their two dogs also perished in the blaze.The blaze burned the cottage to the ground, with only the chimney and debris left standing.The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Office of the Fire Marshal, but Peterborough County OPP say answers could take weeks.Members of the...
Monday, October 24, 2016I'm still trying to figure it all out and want answers," said Jermaine Carrol, whose daughter Samyah Copeland, was killed in the incident.Family describe the Riverdale High School freshman as kindhearted, loving to friends and family and always smiling.TRENDING STORIES:"I still don't believe it. I want to see my daughter. Point blank," Carrol said.Carroll spoke exclusively with Channel 2 Action News shortly after he received the unthinkable news about his child.Monday night, Clayton County police responded to a home on Montego Circle in Riverdale.Around 8:30 p.m., police entered the house and found 15-year-old Christopher Andrews and Copeland, dead."There were multiple shots," said Capt. Tina Daniel, with the Clayton County Police Department. "The motive for the incident is still undetermined at this time, and it's still pending investigation."Investigators said it appears Andrews shot Copeland before killing himself.Now, the heartbroken father who calls his daughter "the star of the family" is trying to understand this horror."My God, please tell my daughter I love her, I miss her, I'm sorry for what happened to her," Carrol said.Friends and family held and emotional candlelight Tuesday evening.Samyah Copeland’s mother, Tuwanna Copeland, said she wishes the suspect’s family would have noticed warning signs.She also described her daughter as the child any parent would want.“Everybody that came in contact with her fell in love with her...
Monday, October 10, 2016Parkdale High School Principal Tanya Washington RIVERDALE, MD (WUSA9) - As principal of more than 2400-students at Parkdale High School, Tanya Washington had a favorite Eleanor Roosevelt quote to live by: “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”Washington died unexpectedly over the weekend, according to an announcement from Prince George’s County Schools. Officials said family members have not disclosed the cause of Washington’s death.Parkdale lowered its flags to honor her Monday.Washington’s goal was to have all students at Parkdale college or career ready on graduation day. She was beloved for encouraging students to believe that dreams are attainable.“She started calling me Mr. President,” said an emotional senior Juwan Blocker, who rose out of student leadership to become the student representative on the Prince George’s County Board of education. Blocker said Ms. Washington became a mentor who reminded him that achieving dreams required him to always put in the work.Ms. Washington graduated...
Monday, October 03, 2016Dominican Church. Requiem Mass on Monday at 10.30am with burial afterwards in Mt St Oliver Cemetery.Anne Devereux (née Kennedy), of Kennedy Park and late of Riverdale Nursing Home has died. Wife of the late Eamonn.Survived by sons Dominic and Eoin, daughters Anne and Bríd, grandchildren John, James, Joe, Gavin, Denis, Sean, Niamh, Andrew, Conor, Aishling, sister Rita, sons-in-law Denis and Owen, daughters-in-law Anne and Liz, all other relatives and friends.Reposing at Cross's Funeral Home on Monday from 5pm with removal at 7pm to Our Lady Queen of Peace Church. Requiem Mass on Tuesday at 11am with burial afterwards in Mt St Oliver Cemetery. No flowers please. Donations if desired to the Alzheimer's Society.The death has occurred of Tina Marie Clancy (née Russo) Kileely Court, Kileely, Limerick. Late of Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. Survived by husband Mike, sons Eric and Brian, all other relatives and friends.Reposing at Cross's Funeral Home on Monday from 5.30pm with removal at 6.30pm to St Munchin's Church, Clancy's Strand. Requiem Mass on Tuesday at 11am with cremation afterwards at the Island Crematorium, Ringaskiddy, Co Cork at 3pm. Family flowers only please. Donations if desired to Milford Care Centre.The sudden death has occurred of Niall Sheehy, of Mountshannon Road, Lisnagry, Limerick and late of Flood Street, Killalee, Limerick. Deeply regretted by his loving parents Pauline & Pat, sisters, brother, nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends.Reposing at Cross' Funeral Home, Tuesday, from 5pm followed by removal at 6.30pm to St. John's Cathedral. Requiem Mass, Wednesday, at 11am followed by burial in Castlemungret Cemetery.The death has occurred of Julie Ryan (née Martin) of Cosgrove Park, Moyross and Ballinacurra Weston. Peacefully, at her residence.Deeply regretted by her husband John, son Mark, daughters Jaqueline, Rosie, Michelle, Susan, brothers Seamus, Patrick, Declan, sisters Mary, Jacqueline, Elaine, Anne, Grandchildren Laura, Lee, Gerry, Danielle. Skye, Kim, Adam, great grandchildren Kayleigh and Leon, sons in law Sean and Ger, and other relatives and friends.Reposing at Cross' Funeral Home on Monday from 6pm, with removal at 8pm to St Munchin's Church. Requiem Mass Tuesday at 1pm. Burial afterwards to Mount St Oliver Cemetery.The death has occurred of retired commandant John Barry, of Blackrock and late of Limerick October 1 (peacefully) after an illness, borne bravely in the tender care of all the staff of St Vincent’s Hospital. Beloved husband of Nicola, loving father of Eoghan, Sarah and Hugh.Sadly missed by his wife, children, mother Mary, brothers Gerard, Niall, Colm and Cathal, sister Mairéad, mother-in-law Rita, extended family, colleagues and wide circle of friends.Reposing Mond...
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Saturday, April 08, 2017Home. Service: 11 a.m. April 4 at the funeral home. JACKSON — JoAnn Jackson, 75, of Laton died March 29. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. April 4 at Oak Grove Cemetery. Arrangements: Wallin’s Riverdale Funeral Home.JONES — Bernard H. Jones, 85, of Clovis died March 16. He was a mechanical engineer for 32 years. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. April 5 at Boice Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. April 5 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: Resurrection Orthodox Lutheran Church, 1042 Kaweah Ave., Clovis, CA 93619. JUAREZ — Norma Jean Juarez, 54, of Fresno died March 27. She was a florist. Visitation: 9 to 9:30 a.m. April 7 at Cherished Memories Chapel. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. April 7 at the funeral home. KNAPP — Richard Daniel Knapp, 66, of Fresno died March 28. He was the owner and operator of Richard Knapp & Associates. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.LEE — Thomas Donald Lee, 80, of Fresno died March 18. He was a general contractor. Memorial: 11 a.m. April 8 at Full Gospel Truth Church in Chowchilla. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.MONREAL — Irene Lopez Monreal, 75, of Avenal died March 28. She was a retired instructional aide. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 4 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. April 5 at the church. Arrangements: Bynum’s Pleasant Valley Mortuary.NIDY — Georgene Francis Nidy, 79, of Fresno died March 27. She was an artist. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.OATS — Shirley Oats, 83, of Pinedale died March 26. She was a homemaker. Service: 10 a.m. April 4 at Boice Funeral Home. PRICKETT — Ralph David Prickett, 57, of Fresno died March 23. He was a warehouseman. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.RHODES — Steven F. Rhodes, 99, of Fresno died March 29. He was a farmer. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 5 at St. Rita Mission in Squaw Valley. Mass: 10 a.m. April 6 at the church. Arrangements: Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel.RODGERS — Rev. Roger N. Rodgers, 71, of Fresno died March 26. He was a minister and retired PG&E lineman. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. April 7 at Greater Macedonia Church of God in Christ. Service: 11 a.m. April 8 at the church. Arrangements: Bynum’s Pleasant Valley Mortuary in Avenal.SWANSON — Allen Swanson, 77, of Clovis died March 30. He was a residential electrician for 38 years. Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. April 6 at Boice Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. April 7 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity. TROLINDER — Donald Wayne Trolinder, 88, of Fresno died March 28. He was a retired customer service representative for United Airlines. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. April 3 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. April 4 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Remembrance: Trinity Southern Baptist Church, 4890 E. Holland Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. TURNMIRE — Helen Ruby Turnmire, 93, of Fowler died March 24. She was a homemaker. Private service. Arrangements: Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home.WAGNER — Jesse Glenn Wagner, 72, of Fresno died March 18. He was a retired lawyer for Leith and Wagner, Attorneys at Law. Graveside: 10 a.m. April 7 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.WALKER — Reginald Wayne Walker, 70, of Clovis died March 29. He worked in industrial refrigeration for 35 years. Memorial: 10 a.m. April 8 at Boice Funeral Home. WRIGHT — Althea Wr...
Monday, February 20, 2017Born Nov. 1, 1937, Kelley was the son of William Melvin Kelley Sr. who was an editor at the Amsterdam News from 1922 to 1934. He grew up in the North Bronx and attended Fieldston School in Riverdale. As a student at Harvard University in 1956, his aim was to become a lawyer, but his gift as a storyteller was hard to suppress and he switched his major to English. Under the guidance of John Hawkes and poet Archibald McLeish, Kelley burnished his writing skills, and his short story “The Poker Party” won Harvard’s Dana Reed Prize. So strong was the compulsion to write that he left Harvard six months short of a degree and devoted himself to writing full time, an activity that resulted in his first novel, “A Different Drummer,” in 1962. Two years later, “Dancers on the Shore,” a collection of short stories, was published. And this book was followed in 1965 by “A Drop of Patience.”This second novel arrived almost simultaneously with the assassination of Malcolm X, and Kelley secured an assignment to cover the subsequent trials of the accused. The ordeal had a tremendous impact on him, so much so that within two years he and his family moved to Paris. “Dem,” his third novel, published in 1967, to a large extent tropes the turbulent race relations of the period, with a large dose of surrealism. “The narrator of ‘Dem’ is Mitchell Pierce, a white man, whose wife, Tam, surprises him by bearing fraternal twins, one white and one Black,” critic Robert Fleming wrote in the “Oxford Companion to African-American Literature.” Pierce explores Harlem looking for his wife’s African-American lover. For the most part, the novel is a symbiosis of Black and white relations in America.The family’s next residence was on the island of Jamaica and they lived there until 1977. By the time Kelley and family were back in the U.S., “Dunfords Travels Everywheres” wa...
Monday, January 30, 2017A funeral will be held Thursday afternoon for the Taber family, from Toronto's Riverdale community, who were killed in a cottage fire early Christmas Eve on Stoney Lake near McCracken's Landing.The funeral will be held Thursday at St. Paul's Bloor Street Church, 227 Bloor St. E. in Toronto.Visitation is Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at Vaughan Estate, 2075 Bayview Ave.Donations in the Taber family memory are being requested to the United Way of Toronto, or to an animal shelter or pet rescue centre.Humphrey Funeral Home in Toronto is handling the arrangements and is asking that condolences, photographs and memories be posted here. The fire on Hamilton Drive North claimed the lives of Geoff Taber, 56, his wife Jacquie Gardner, 47, and their sons Scott, 15, and Andrew, 13. Their two dogs also perished in the blaze.The blaze burned the cottage to the ground, with only the chimney and debris left standing.The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Office of the Fire Marshal, but Peterborough County OPP say answers could take weeks.Members of the...
Monday, October 24, 2016I'm still trying to figure it all out and want answers," said Jermaine Carrol, whose daughter Samyah Copeland, was killed in the incident.Family describe the Riverdale High School freshman as kindhearted, loving to friends and family and always smiling.TRENDING STORIES:"I still don't believe it. I want to see my daughter. Point blank," Carrol said.Carroll spoke exclusively with Channel 2 Action News shortly after he received the unthinkable news about his child.Monday night, Clayton County police responded to a home on Montego Circle in Riverdale.Around 8:30 p.m., police entered the house and found 15-year-old Christopher Andrews and Copeland, dead."There were multiple shots," said Capt. Tina Daniel, with the Clayton County Police Department. "The motive for the incident is still undetermined at this time, and it's still pending investigation."Investigators said it appears Andrews shot Copeland before killing himself.Now, the heartbroken father who calls his daughter "the star of the family" is trying to understand this horror."My God, please tell my daughter I love her, I miss her, I'm sorry for what happened to her," Carrol said.Friends and family held and emotional candlelight Tuesday evening.Samyah Copeland’s mother, Tuwanna Copeland, said she wishes the suspect’s family would have noticed warning signs.She also described her daughter as the child any parent would want.“Everybody that came in contact with her fell in love with her...
Monday, October 10, 2016Parkdale High School Principal Tanya Washington RIVERDALE, MD (WUSA9) - As principal of more than 2400-students at Parkdale High School, Tanya Washington had a favorite Eleanor Roosevelt quote to live by: “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”Washington died unexpectedly over the weekend, according to an announcement from Prince George’s County Schools. Officials said family members have not disclosed the cause of Washington’s death.Parkdale lowered its flags to honor her Monday.Washington’s goal was to have all students at Parkdale college or career ready on graduation day. She was beloved for encouraging students to believe that dreams are attainable.“She started calling me Mr. President,” said an emotional senior Juwan Blocker, who rose out of student leadership to become the student representative on the Prince George’s County Board of education. Blocker said Ms. Washington became a mentor who reminded him that achieving dreams required him to always put in the work.Ms. Washington graduated...
Monday, October 03, 2016Dominican Church. Requiem Mass on Monday at 10.30am with burial afterwards in Mt St Oliver Cemetery.Anne Devereux (née Kennedy), of Kennedy Park and late of Riverdale Nursing Home has died. Wife of the late Eamonn.Survived by sons Dominic and Eoin, daughters Anne and Bríd, grandchildren John, James, Joe, Gavin, Denis, Sean, Niamh, Andrew, Conor, Aishling, sister Rita, sons-in-law Denis and Owen, daughters-in-law Anne and Liz, all other relatives and friends.Reposing at Cross's Funeral Home on Monday from 5pm with removal at 7pm to Our Lady Queen of Peace Church. Requiem Mass on Tuesday at 11am with burial afterwards in Mt St Oliver Cemetery. No flowers please. Donations if desired to the Alzheimer's Society.The death has occurred of Tina Marie Clancy (née Russo) Kileely Court, Kileely, Limerick. Late of Dedham, Massachusetts, USA. Survived by husband Mike, sons Eric and Brian, all other relatives and friends.Reposing at Cross's Funeral Home on Monday from 5.30pm with removal at 6.30pm to St Munchin's Church, Clancy's Strand. Requiem Mass on Tuesday at 11am with cremation afterwards at the Island Crematorium, Ringaskiddy, Co Cork at 3pm. Family flowers only please. Donations if desired to Milford Care Centre.The sudden death has occurred of Niall Sheehy, of Mountshannon Road, Lisnagry, Limerick and late of Flood Street, Killalee, Limerick. Deeply regretted by his loving parents Pauline & Pat, sisters, brother, nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends.Reposing at Cross' Funeral Home, Tuesday, from 5pm followed by removal at 6.30pm to St. John's Cathedral. Requiem Mass, Wednesday, at 11am followed by burial in Castlemungret Cemetery.The death has occurred of Julie Ryan (née Martin) of Cosgrove Park, Moyross and Ballinacurra Weston. Peacefully, at her residence.Deeply regretted by her husband John, son Mark, daughters Jaqueline, Rosie, Michelle, Susan, brothers Seamus, Patrick, Declan, sisters Mary, Jacqueline, Elaine, Anne, Grandchildren Laura, Lee, Gerry, Danielle. Skye, Kim, Adam, great grandchildren Kayleigh and Leon, sons in law Sean and Ger, and other relatives and friends.Reposing at Cross' Funeral Home on Monday from 6pm, with removal at 8pm to St Munchin's Church. Requiem Mass Tuesday at 1pm. Burial afterwards to Mount St Oliver Cemetery.The death has occurred of retired commandant John Barry, of Blackrock and late of Limerick October 1 (peacefully) after an illness, borne bravely in the tender care of all the staff of St Vincent’s Hospital. Beloved husband of Nicola, loving father of Eoghan, Sarah and Hugh.Sadly missed by his wife, children, mother Mary, brothers Gerard, Niall, Colm and Cathal, sister Mairéad, mother-in-law Rita, extended family, colleagues and wide circle of friends.Reposing Mond...