Funerals and memorial services articles
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First AME Church celebrates life of Rev. Cecil Murray with daylong memorial services
A daylong memorial, including a viewing and Celebration of Life wake, will take place today in honor of the late Rev. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray at First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Los Angeles, where the spiritual leader served as pastor for 27 years. Murray died of natural causes April 5 at his home in the View Park section of Los Angeles at the age of 94, his family said.
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Funeral arranger raises £500 in memory of baby grandson, raffling off signed Sheffield United shirt
A Chapeltown family has raffled a signed Sheffield United football shirt to fundraise for the Sheffield Children’s Hospital as a tribute to their late son. Baby Carter had a life expectancy of just 12 months due to a rare genetic condition, called sudden infant death with dysgenesis of the testes syndrome (SIDDT) He spent much of his life in the intensive care unit of Sheffield Children’s Hospital, and tragically passed away at just eight months old. Lisa Carter, an arranger at Chapeltown Co-Op...
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Memorial service set Friday for former Denham Springs mayor who brought Bass Pro to town
DENHAM SPRINGS — A memorial service has been scheduled for Friday for former Denham Springs Mayor James "Jimmy" Durbin, who died last week at age 76.Visitation at the First Pentecostal Church on Range Avenue will begin at 4 p.m., and a service will start at 6 p.m.Durbin served 12 years on the City Council and three terms as mayor. He's recognized as among those most responsible for bringing a Bass Pro Shops store to the city. He also supported improving the city's infrastructure,...