Johnnie Stevens was born on November 19, 1920 in Georgia, to Obie Long and Johnnie Stevens Sr. The grandson of a slave, he attended Dover T. Howard High School in Atlanta, Georgia. He joined the United States Army when he was 22 where he became the country's first black tank commander, serving for three years […]

Following is the text of the Obituary presented at Sgt. Reedy's memorial service held on Wednesday, May 22, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Freddie C. Reedy was born on July 14, 1919, in Duncanville, Alabama, to the union of Mr. Edward and Mrs. Annie Reedy. He joined A.M.E. Zion Methodist Church at an early age. […]

Christopher Paul Navarre Sr. (Papa, Pop, Pops), long-term resident of DuPont Washington since 1959, peacefully passed away on June 24, 2017 at the full age of 97. Born in Lafayette, Louisiana, one of nine siblings, he married Bernice Breaux in 1943 before deploying to the European theater in World War II and the Korean conflict. […]

George McConnell (also known as "E.G." or "Mack"), was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York to Jamaican immigrant parents, Vernon George and Katherine (Palmer) McConnell on September 28, 1925. He was the younger of two children. In 1942, George eagerly volunteered and joined the United States Army at only sixteen years old to fight in […]

Sgt. Newton E. Long 1924-2004 "A steward who served God, a soldier who served his country, and a man who served his fellowman" Newton Ellison Long was born to Mrs. Diamond Geneva Long and Reverend Samuel Preston Long on 15 September 1924 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He joined Mount Olive Baptist Church as a youngster. […]

John A. (Johnny) Holmes of Chicago passed away on Friday, March 22, 2013, in Toulon, IL. Mr. Holmes was born in Alliance, Ohio, the son of John and Anna (Hudson) Holmes. Mr Holmes attended Evanston Township High School in Evanston IL. In September 1949 Johnny Holmes married Louise Bradshaw. This union produced two children, Anita […]