All Obituaries

If you are planning for a year, you sow seeds.  If you are planning for a decade, you plant trees. If you are planning for a lifetime, you educate. ~ Unknown              

Garry Jerome McMorris was born on September 11, 1953, in Ferriday, Louisiana. He is the youngest of three sons born to Alean and Lenfield McMorris Sr. Garry later moved to San Diego, CA with his mother and two older brothers; where he graduated from American Business College. Gary is a proud veteran of the United States Navy, where he served for more than five years. Gary was no stranger to holding physically demanding jobs. He worked for the City of San Diego Water Department for over 20...

 Yimegnushal Demissie was born October 19, 1968 in Gondar, Ethiopia, to Tsehaynesh Nadew and Aleka Demissie Assfaw. She spent her childhood in Gondar and attended the local school's there. Some time after completing High School, Yimegnushal moved to the United States and enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, where she later graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.   Yimegnushal entered the workforce and was a...

Mattie Gordon was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on March 15, 1929, to Emma Gordon-Roberson and Percy Knowlen. She was the eldest of two, Eloise Peters and Ruth Niler who have proceeded her in death. She was called home to rest Saturday, April 22, 2023. Mattie often spoke about her humble beginnings. As a child she would spend time between North Carolina and Georgia. Her grandfather owned property; she mentioned he and friends would fox hunt. He also had a cotton field. young child,...

Alonzo Levi Ward was born on March 31, 1946, in San Diego, California to Leon Ward and Gloria Hudson. He was the third child born to a family of seven. Alonzo grew up in San Diego and attended the local school system graduating from San Diego High School. Alonzo enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served his country proudly. He met and married his first wife Ester in 1969 and to this union, a son and a daughter were born.  Alonzo seperated from the military in 1972. He then...

Vera Lee Epps, affectionately known as "Bibbie", was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, on July 5, 1937. She was the sixth of nine children, born to Thad Joseph and Cecile Evelyn Epps. When Vera was just six weeks old, the family moved to La Jolla, California, to join her father, who had already relocated there to prepare a home for his family. Vera attended La Jolla Elementary and later La Jolla High School, where she was very involved in school activities and was a proud member of...

Mr. Oris Caponial Simmons Sr. was born, Wednesday, September 18, 1935 to Jospeh and Irene Simmons in McGehee, Arkansas. He attended the local schools and graduated from McGehee Arkansas High School. Oris joined the military and later met Erma Lee Richardson whom he would eventually marry, the two were soul mates and shared 61 years of wedded bliss. Their union was blessed with eight children, although he had a total of ten children.He had a love of spending time with his family, fishing,...

Cheryl “Cha Cha'' Sevier was born on January 19, 1954 in San Diego, California and was the youngest of four children born to Alexander and Celeste Sevier. Cheryl grew up in a modest Christian home which molded her into a woman that was always thankful and happy. She attended the local elementary, Jr & high schools. After high school Cheryl worked for CBS Channel 8 for 10 years, which allowed her access to meet and collect autographs from such noteable celebrities as LaToya...

"Legacies are the footprints of legends whom walked among average men" ~ M. Johnson               All Services to be conducted in Birmingham, Alabama under the direction of: Wilma C. Harris Chapel Of Davenport & Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. 301 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. S.W. Birmingham, AL 35211 Funeral Service Saturday, May 6, 2023   2:30PM Interment to Follow at New Grace Hill Cemetery

Mona Lisa Hill was born on Thursday,January 25, 1979 in Patterson, New Jersey and later moved to California. She was raised by her beloved Odell Fields and attended local schools and continued on  to college, attaining her certification in medical coding and billing as well as a certification as a pharmaceutical technician. Mona worked for United Healthcare for over 15 years, in the field she loved and retired from that industry in 2017. Mona was a kind, caring and giving person, whom...