With Dignity Obituaries
Saturday, June 10, 2017Anyone who is getting older or who is caring for aging parents understands that there are periods of both joy and stress in life. It’s important to build your resilience and find healthy ways to cope with the inevitable changes of life that come with aging, according to helpguides.org. Some of the changes may include retirement after a lifetime of working; coping with the death of a spouse or child; moving from home into an assisted living facility or nursing home; grieving the loss of friends who have died and adjusting to physical and mental limitations that come with aging.How to c...
Saturday, April 08, 2017Steven; sisters and brothers-in law; nieces and nephews; and a large extended family and group of friends who loved and admired him. Ken was happiest when cooking for his family and friends with his daughter Brenna, hiking the white mountains with Ryan, watching and playing sports with Keith, traveling across the country with his wife Judy, and spending time with his grandchildren in his favorite spots in New Hampshire and Maine. He was an avid reader of history and historical fiction, and had a passion for politics. Everything he did, he did with all his energy and heart and there was no challenge too great to overcome. Ken was known to all who knew him first and foremost for his devotion to his family and as a fighter for those without a voice. Throughout his career, he fought to save others, protect the most vulnerable in our society, and give voice to working men and women across the Commonwealth. He was a staunch believer in the role of unions and government to protect workers, and he was well known for his efforts to advance justice and equality for all people no matter their race, religion, national origin, or sexual identification. As such, he treated all with whom he met with dignity and respect, a...
Monday, April 03, 2017Reverend Homer SmithEasley — The Reverend Homer Smith, 89, of Easley, went home to be with the Lord on March 23, 2017.Born in Pickens County, he was the son of the late Jame...
Charles Diggs Sr: Black Bottom and Paradise Valley business mogul - Michronicleonline
Monday, February 20, 2017Paradise Valley, and later at 1391 Mullet Street at Russell in Black Bottom. Although James H. Cole holds the distinction of being the first black businessman in Detroit to lay death victims to rest with dignity in 1919, the House of Diggs became one of the most recognized.Charles Diggs, Sr. also dabbled in related business interests. During the 1920s, blacks faced unspeakable discrimination and racism when it came to securing burial grounds. To address the inequity, in 1925, Diggs, a one-time follower of Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association, and other prominent blacks co-founded Detroit Memorial Park, a cemetery. He also created Detroit Metropolitan Mutual Assurance Company, a full-service life insurance firm, which at one point secured $10 million worth of business. Diggs would later operate a realty business and a flower shop.By the early 1930s, he become more politically active and i...
Sunday, February 12, 2017OKLAHOMA CITY —A homeless veteran was given a funeral with full military honors Friday morning.AdvertisementV...