Constance (Connie) Renee Washington Brown was born on Aug. 1, 1952, in Hazelwood, Ohio, a small neighborhood 15 miles north of Cincinnati. Her parents, Herbert William Washington and Willa Battle Washington, owned Stanton's Delicatessen and adjoining apartments that housed Walnut Hills residents for more than 44 years. Connie grew up in the predominantly Black community of Hazelwood, which is...
Wallace Henry Dews went to sleep in death on June 23, 2022, leaving behind his loving wife of 68 years, Betty J. Dews, and 7 children; Wallace D. Dews, Carolyn Dews-West, Girard Dews (Francine), Robert Dews (Donna), Michelle Butler (Benjamin), Avon Dews, and Hope Dews-Taylor.
He is also survived by his sister Fariece Altice, 21 grand, 28...
Tracy Andrew Manley, Sr., 52 years old, of Washington, D.C., departed this life on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Tracy was born on June 18, 1970, in Halifax, North Carolina, to the late Elton Reed Williams and Barbara Ann Manley Coleman. Tracy was the second oldest of five children. Tracy was educated in the public school systems of Halifax County,...
On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, Leonard LeBlanc, Jr., also known as "Lenny," departed this life after a prolonged illness. He was born on July 5, 1944, in Beaumont, Texas, raised in Liberty, Texas, to proud parents, the late Leonard LeBlanc, Sr., and the late Bessie Mae Bellard. He was the oldest of nine children. He graduated from Liberty Training –West...
Andre W. Lee (Age 74) of Washington D.C. departed this life on June 4, 2022. He was the 2 nd of four boys born to Philip F. Lee & E. Theophia Hicks Lee . An artist and avid reader, he graduated from Jack Yates High School in Houston, Texas where he grew up.