All Obituaries

Obituary of Emma Bell (Watkins) Bailey   Emma Bell Bailey, 92, transitioned peacefully at home on May 3, 2022, surrounded by family.  Emma joins her loving husband Douglas (1921 - 1993) at the table of the Lord.  Emma was born December 9, 1929, in Meridian, Mississippi to Bufice and Tobitha Watkins.   She accepted Christ at an early age and grew up in Meridian.     Emma met Douglas while he was visiting friends in Mississippi.  Emma Bell Watkins...

     Roland Heard was called home Sunday, March 13, 2022. Roland was born June 14, 1953, to the union of Ms. Willie Lee Roundtree of Arkansas and Eugene Alexander Heard of Alabama. Roland attended Cleveland Public Schools and graduated from Max Hayes High School.      Roland was incredibly talented in basketball, football, and music. Growing up Roland sang in several music groups in Cleveland. Roland worked for the Cleveland Board of Education, The Re-Entry...

Terrance Hicks was born to Dennis and Gladys (Deceased) Hicks in Athens, Ohio on January 27, 1969. He went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 22nd, 2021 at University Hospital. He completed his education at Berkeley Senior High School. He later attended the University of Missouri in St. Louis, graduating with a degree in English. Terrance moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 2018 to care for his paternal grandmother Juanita Voltz, now deceased. He later joined the Church of God of Cleveland...

Bernice (Sternberg) Wreath was born on August 21st, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, and went home to be with the Lord on 6/30/2021 at approximately 6:15 A.M. Bernice was proceeded in death by her husband, Gus, who passed away June 2nd, 1972. Bernice resided at  Aiden Health Care Center on Lakeshore Blvd. for approximately 22 years. Bernice was loved by all the staff at the nursing home. She participated in all the activities the home offered. She loved attending church when a church came to...

Flora Severn Smith Napier was the second child of Beatrice and Richard Smith, born in Cleveland, Ohio on December 31, 1936. She married Irvin Wendell Napier in 1955. She gave birth to six children: Cheryl, Nancy, Kathy, Janet, Linda, and Mark. She lived her life being a wife, homemaker, and the best Mother she could be to her children. She was a courageous woman full of determination. She spent several years in the Aristocrat Berea Nursing Home in Berea, Ohio before her passing on June 26,...

Krist Kacinari, age 80, of Parma, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021.  He was born on May 2, 1940, to the late Zef and Liza (nee Nua) Kacinari in the former Yugoslavia.  He will be fondly remembered as a loving father and grandfather.  Beloved husband of Antoneta (nee Merdita) Kacinari.  Loving father of Nick (Andrea) Kacinari, Josefina Dove, Njac (Melissa) Kacinari, and Zef (April) Kacinari.  Cherished grandfather of Vincent Kacinari, Alexander Kacinari,...

Patricia B Dennison (Robinson) was born in Cleveland on March 4th, 1936 to John A. Robinson and Julia Keene. She grew up in the Central Neighborhood as the second oldest of four siblings. Patricia attended “old” St. Edward’s Catholic Elementary School and graduated from John Adams High School. Patricia Worked for the Defense Contract Administration Services Region (DECASR) in the Federal Building in downtown Cleveland from 1968 to 1988. In 1989, she married James Dennison,...