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To find out more about viewing the service on Zoom, please log in to Pembroke Fellowship Church’s Facebook page. She was born Aug. 21, 1931, in Millington, Tenn., the daughter of Willie Nesbitt and Lottie Nesbitt. Saturday, July 11, until the 11 a.m. Funeral service at St. Anne Woods Chapel, East 6000S Road, Pembroke Township. The Rev. Sonja Berry will officiate. She was born April 26, 1933, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., the daughter of Will Murphy and Olivia Murphy.
Surviving are one sister, Rose Verrett Alexander, of Kankakee; three brothers, David Loden, of Centralia, Roscoe Pollie, of Kankakee, and Robert Campbell, of Fort Wayne, Ind.; special friends, Claudine Christenson and Martha Evischi; along with a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives. Surviving are one daughter, Loleitha Lewis, of Milwaukee, Wis.; several children he loved as his own, including Onealeia and Mia Lewis, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Donnell Spears, of Bourbonnais. Also surviving are two brothers, Joe W. Glass Jr., of Urbana, and Michael Glass, of Elgin; four sisters, Marsha Perry, of Glendale, Ariz., Mae Wallace, of Champaign, Eilleen Glass Holliday, of Kankakee, and Carrie Glass, of Phoenix, Ariz.; along with a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Gloria was a retired mental health technician at Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee.
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Preceding him in death were his father; and his maternal grandparents. His hobbies included playing basketball and spending time with family and friends. Surviving are two daughters, Martha Dowdy, of Pembroke Township, and Tomika Dowdy, of Kankakee; one sister, Bertha Collins, of Pembroke Township; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Betty was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Pembroke Township, where she was on the Mother’s Board, church treasurer and a cook.
Funeral services at Greater St. Paul Baptist Church, 4347 South Walnut in Hopkins Park, with the Rev. Llewroy King officiating. Burial will be in Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip. Elvia was a resident of the Pembroke Township area for 50 years; a retired mental health technician at the Manteno State Hospital; former Pembroke Township Clerk; co-county chairman of the Democratic party; and a member of Pembroke Fellowship Church in St. Anne.
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Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, until the 10 a.m. Funeral services at Outreach Church of God in Christ, 200 W. Elder James Sims will officiate. Burial will be in Homewood Cemetery in Homewood.
Preceding her in death were her parents and two grandchildren. Mrs. Glass worked at and retired from Riverside Medical Center as a housekeeper. She was a member of St. Anne Woods Chapel, St. Anne, and was on the Mother's Board there. In Moscow, Tenn., the daughter of Will Bradley and Roxie Goodman. Saturday at Harvey Church of Christ, Marshfield Ave., Harvey. The Rev. Eddie Gillis will officiate.
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He has two brothers, Jason Warren, of Magee, Miss., and William Thurman, of Gary, Ind.; and five sisters, Sophia Deer, of Gary, Ind., Lisa Thurman, of Gary, Ind., Delores, Thurman, of Gary, Ind., Alivia Kelly, of Florida, and Becky Thurman, of Gary, Ind.; along with a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Friday, May 17, at Leggett Funeral Home in Hopkins Park. Saturday, May 18, until the 10 a.m. Funeral service at New Vision M.B. Church, 1501 E. Merchant St., Kankakee, with the Rev. Louis Barnes officiating. Burial will be in Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee.
Saturday, Dec. 29, until the 10 a.m. Funeral service at Church of the Cross, E. 2260S. Road, Pembroke Township, with the Rev. Mary Jackson officiating. His hobbies included listening to music and spending time with family and friends.
He was born Oct. 19, 1982, in Kankakee, the son of Elijah Dabney Jr. and Kathleen Willis. Preceding him in death were his parents; and one sister. Preceding him in death were one son, Quincy Brewer; and his parents. Preceding her in death were her other grandparents.
Howard's hobbies included cooking, fishing, baking, working in the yard, watching Western movies and collecting horror movies. She was a certified nursing assistant at Kankakee Royal Nursing Home. She had received her early childhood development and liberal arts degrees from Kankakee Community College.
He was born Feb. 23, 1964, in Chicago, the son of Clint Butler and Marlene Lemon. She was born March 10, 1953, in Columbus, Miss., the daughter of Ira and Nellie Barlow Sneed Sr. She was born March 21, 1956, in Little Rock, Ark., the daughter of John Lewis and Thelma Bridges. She attended Lorenzo Smith Grade School in Hopkins Park and was a graduate of C.I.D.A.L. School in Hopkins Park.
A resident of the area for 55 years, she was a member of Greater Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church in Momence and on the mother's board at the church, enjoyed playing bingo and was an avid Chicago Bulls fan. She was a resident of the area for 40 years. Her hobbies included fishing, bingo, playing cards and spending time with family and friends.
A memorial service will be held between 5 p.m. Saturday at the Church of the Cross, located at E. Road, Pembroke Township, (Intersection of Main/13000 S Road and 2260 S. Road). He was born Dec. 31, 1938, in Scooba, Miss., the son of Flozell and Johnie White.