Local Detroit, Michigan Obituaries

Mar 7, 2025

Bernice Hollis, 95, of Detroit, Michigan, passed away on March 7, 2025 and was born on January 21, 1930 in Chicago Heights, Illinois.

Funeral Service

Saturday, March 22, 2025 2pm, 1 pm wake

Leak and Sons Funeral Homes, 18400 S. Pulaski Road Country Club Hills, IL 60478

Interment

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Lakes Crematory

500 Park Ave. STE 106, Lake Villa, IL 60046 

Mar 6, 2025

Carrie Lee Rhoden, 75, of Woodhaven, Michigan, passed away on March 6, 2025, and was born on December 17, 1949, in Augusta, Georgia.

Public Viewing

Monday, March 17, 3 pm-7 pm

Rock of Ages

4359 Seventh St, Ecorse, MI 48229

Feb 14, 2025

Edward Clark, III, 39, of Detroit, Michigan passed away on February 14, 2025 and was born on May 14, 1985.

Celebration of Life is at:

The VFW hall located at 18651 Mound Rd, Detroit, MI 48234 

on Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 2pm-6pm

Feb 14, 2025

In Loving Memory of Stanley Knox

Stanley Knox was born in Summerville, Georgia, to Roy Knox and Doris Ludy Knox on October 24, 1939. He was the first of two children born to that union; his sister, Sara Jo, predeceased him. Stanley was a true renaissance man, whose life was filled with opportunities few could dream of, and he took full...

Feb 8, 2025

Edwyna Pannell, formerly Edwyna Webster, 105, of Detroit, Michigan, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2025. She was born on August 3, 1919, in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Services are on:

Saturday, February 22, 2025 @ 11am, 10 am Family Hour

Greater Burnette Baptist Church

16801 Schoolcraft Rd, Detroit, MI 48227

Phone: (313) 837-0032

Public Viewing:

Friday, February 21, 2025, from 4-7pm at

Thompson Funeral Home - Dexter Chapel

7643 Dexter...

Jan 17, 2025

Betty Lou Carr, 88 years old, formerly known as Betty Callaway, of Southfield, Michigan, passed away on January 17, 2025. She was born on May 4, 1936, in Cincinnati, Ohio.



Burial details:

Date: Friday, January 24, 2025

Time: 11 AM

Location: United Memorial Gardens

Address: 4800 Curtis Rd, Plymouth, MI 48170

Jan 6, 2025

We gather with heavy hearts to remember and celebrate the life of Mary Francis Young, born as Mary Francis Moore. At 79 years old, she departed from us on January 6, 2025, leaving behind a legacy that began on July 27, 1945, in Itta Bena, Mississippi.



**Funeral Services**  

We invite you to join us in honoring her memory on:  

**Date:** Wednesday,...

Dec 10, 2024

Aaron Tywan Faison, 46, of Detroit, Michigan, passed away on December 10, 2024, and was born on July 3, 1978.



Funeral Services are on

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 3 pm, 2pm Family Hour

Thompson Funeral Home, Dexter Chapel

7643 Dexter Ave, Detroit, MI 48206

Nov 7, 2024

Earl Cecil Hundley, Jr., 56, of Detroit, Michigan, passed away on November 7, 2024 and was born on January 13, 1968 in Long Island, New York.

Memorial Services are on:

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 11 am

Thompson Funeral Home - Dexter Chapel

7643 Dexter Ave, Detroit, MI 48206



Celebrating the Life of 

Earl Cecil Hundley, Jr.

Sunrise: January 13, 1968 - Sunset: November 7, 2024

 EARL Cecil...

Oct 18, 2024

Oct 11, 2024

Janet Elizabeth Watson, 77, of Southfield, Michigan, passed away on October 11, 2024 and was born on September 9, 1947 inn Savannah, Georgia. 

Oct 10, 2024

Nathaniel "Pete" Johnson, Jr., 63, of Detroit, Michigan, passed away on October 10, 2024, and was born on October 13, 1960.

Public Viewing

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, from 4-8 pm at

Thompson Funeral Home, Dexter Chapel

7643 Dexter Ave, Detroit, MI 48206

CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF 

NATHANIEL JOHNSON, JR.

SUNRISE: OCTOBER 13, 1960 - SUNSET: OCTOBER 10, 2024

 Service to be held

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 4:00 - 8:00...

Oct 9, 2024

Roosevelt "Bopete" Williams, 94, of Detroit, Michigan passed away on October 9, 2024 and was born on November 11, 1929 in Shaw, Mississippi.

Memorial Services:

Thursday, October 17, 2024 1-4pm

Woodridge Apartments, Common Area

25325 Grodan Dr, Southfield, MI 48033 

Oct 6, 2024

Albert Joseph Washington, Jr., 57, of Detroit, Michigan, passed away on October 6, 2024, and was born on December 15, 1966.

Public Viewing:

Thompson Funeral Home - Dexter Chapel

Monday, October 14, 2024, 5pm-7pm

Funeral Service:

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 11:30 am



Celebrating The Life Of 

Albert Joseph Washington, Jr.



SUNRISE: DECEMBER 15, 1966 - SUNSET: OCTOBER 6, 2024

Albert Joseph Washington Jr. was born on December 15,...

Aug 24, 2024

Alfonzo McAfee, 92, of Detroit, Michigan, passed away on August 24, 2024, and was born on May 26, 1932.

Public viewing is on Thursday, September 12, 2024, from 1-4 pm at:

Thompson Funeral Home - Dexter Chapel

7643 Dexter Ave,

Detroit, MI 48206

Burial at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 1pm

OBITUARY

HOMEGOING CELEBRATION



Sunrise:

May 26, 1932

Sunset:

August 24, 2024

Thursday, September...

Aug 20, 2024

Raynard James Gaines, 63, of Detroit Michigan, passed away on August 20, 2024 and was born on October 4, 1960.

Funeral Services are on:

Friday, September 6, 2024 at 12 noon,

Thompson Funeral Home - Dexter Chapel

7643 Dexter Ave, Detroit, MI 48206

Public Viewing is on:

Wednesday, September 4 from 4-8pm

Aug 3, 2024

Aug 2, 2024

Rosa Maria Cambell, née Rosa Maria Liebl, of Oak Park, Michigan, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2024, and was born on June 28, 1928, in Passau, Germany. 

Jul 9, 2024

Mary Bell McCarter passed away on July 9, 2024, in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. She was born on May 22, 1930, in Crawford, Mississippi.

Mary's life will be remembered and celebrated by her surviving family and friends, including her sister, Maggie Goree; niece, Mary Wilson; adopted daughter and granddaughter, Liz McCants and Patiana McCants; and nieces and nephews  Her love and kindness...

Jun 28, 2024

Ernestine "Tina" Moore, known for her warmth, grace, and unwavering kindness, passed away on June 28, 2024, in Livonia, Michigan. She was born on October 1, 1945, in her beloved hometown of Detroit, Michigan.

Tina, a loving mother survived by her son Carl Skelton, touched the hearts of all who knew her. Her presence will be deeply missed by her niece...