Obituaries

Jan 23, 2021

Mr. Michael Vernon Wright, also known as Mike Wright in the community, was born August 11, 1957, to Charles Wright and the late Geraldine Clinard Wright. Growing up on the South Side of Greensboro, Mike was a Boy Scout at St. James Baptist Church, played sports at Warnersville Recreation Center, and later was a Warnersville basketball coach. During Michael's...

Jan 22, 2021

Mr. Corry Frierson passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021. A public viewing will be held Tuesday, February 2, 2021, from 4 pm-6 pm in the Cassie Coote-Brown Chapel of Perry J. Brown Funeral Home. A private chapel service will be held at Perry J. Brown Funeral Home.

Services entrusted to Perry J. Brown Funeral Home (336)-272-6109....

Jan 22, 2021

Shawn Stimpson was born on February 21,1972 to Carrie Stimpson in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Women's Hospital and was called home on January 22,2021. He was the third child and the baby of the family.

Shawn graduated from Grimsley High School in May 1990.Shawn played basketball and football.

To many of his friends, Shawn...

Jan 21, 2021

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Claudia Leanna Kennedy Jackson (Sista), 64, was born January 15, 1957, to the late Elizabeth Kennedy, in Logan West Virginia. She was the second of three children.

Her mother moved the family from Logan to Cleveland Ohio while Claudia was still young. She was educated in the Cleveland Public School...

Jan 21, 2021

Ms. Marilyn Patrice Raleigh (67) finished her assignment here on earth January 21, 2021. She was born on September 11, 1953 to the late Joseph E and Mattie J. Raleigh. She attended Guilford County Schools, graduating from Western Guildford High School in 1971. Continuing her education, she attended GTCC where she received a degree in Cosmetology, in which she...

Jan 21, 2021

Mr. Raymond T. Perry passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021. A private Memorial Service will be held Saturday, February 27, 2021, at New Light Missionary Baptist Church 1105 Willow Rd. Greensboro, NC 27401

Services entrusted to Perry J. Brown Funeral Home (336)-272-6109.

Jan 20, 2021

Mr. Jeffery Cherry passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021.

Services entrusted to Perry J. Brown Funeral Home (336)-272-6109.

Jan 18, 2021

Oschia Lee (Hofler) Overton was born July 8, 1934 in Gatesville, NC to the late Mamie Atkins (mother) and Gurtha Hofler (father). In her younger years, Oschia was a nurse and a C.N.A for many years, and a seamstress all while raising her 5 children. Oschia was blessed to be a minister for God throughout her life leading many...

Jan 15, 2021

Mrs. Louise Alston passed away on Friday, January 15, 2021. A public viewing will be held Tuesday, January 19, 2021, from 3 PM-5 PM in the Cassie Coote-Brown Chapel of Perry J. Brown Funeral Home. A private graveside service will be held Wednesday 16, 2021 at Lakeview Memorial Park in Greensboro, NC.

Services entrusted to Perry J....

Jan 12, 2021

On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, Patricia Ann Jeffers 71, was granted her wings at Moses Cone Hospital. Patricia Jeffers (Pat) was born on June 22, 1949, in Greensboro, N.C. to the late Pinkney Jeffers and to the late Gertrude Harrison. She grew up in Collins Grove and attended Dudley High School. Patricia Jeffers had a passion for putting nice...

Jan 11, 2021

Mrs. Dorothy Freeman passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021.

Services entrusted to Perry J. Brown Funeral Home (336)-272-6109.

Jan 10, 2021

Herbert Lee Jackson age 71, transitioned from his earthly home on January 10, 2021, at the Beacon Place at AuthoraCare/Collective located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and was granted his Heavenly BADGE joining God's Army. Herbert was born on October 26, 1949, in Florence, South Carolina to the late Welling and Mary Lunnon Jackson. Herbert attended the Greensboro City Schools...

Jan 10, 2021

Kenneth (Kenny) Lee Um'rani, the first son of Gertrude Parker, was born April 7, 1960, in Greensboro, NC. As a child, Kenneth liked to repair old abandoned TVs and put together small transmitters from parts he collected like old radios. He attended Sister Clara Muhammad, a Muslim school in Winston Salem, NC. At the age of 17, he was...

Jan 4, 2021

Mr. Leon Sandifer was born on July 26, 1948, in Greensboro, NC to the late Mr. Edgar Lee Sandifer and Mrs. Geneva Biggers Sandifer. On Monday, January 4, 2021, he departed his earthly life at Moses Cone Hospital following a very brief illness.

Leon attended Dudley High School in the Guilford County School system. Although he did...

Jan 3, 2021

Larry Joe Waterman was born January 17, 1955, in Hemingway, South Carolina to the late James L. Waterman, Sr. and the late Mattie Thompson Waterman. He departed this life on Sunday, January 3, 2021.

The family relocated to Greensboro, North Carolina when he was a young child. He attended J. C. Price Junior High School where he...

Jan 2, 2021

Mrs. Cecelia Donnell Jones departed this life on January 2, 2021. She was the eldest daughter to the late Mr. W.C. Donnell and the late Mrs. Lillian Donnell Kelly. She was born on March 18, 1939 in Charlotte, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband Crawford James Jones. Upon her father's death in 1947, she, her mother,...

Jan 1, 2021

Helen Vance Mitchener, 91, formerly of Greensboro, NC, departed her earthly home Friday evening, January 1, 2021, after courageously living with Lewy Bodies Dementia for the last ten years.

Helen was a retired educator in the Guilford County School System where she began her career at Florence Elementary School in High Point, NC teaching art and elementary...

Dec 30, 2020

Mr. Felix Vanstory passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020. All services are private.

Dec 27, 2020

Joyce C. Harris peacefully transitioned to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 27,2020 after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Greensboro, Joyce was the daughter of Clyde J. and Roberta W. Harris. She was the fifth of eight children. She attended Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Catholic School, James B. Dudley High School and Bennett...

Dec 27, 2020

Ms. Laurice Gordon passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020. A private memorial service will be held in the Cassie Coote-Brown Memorial Chapel of Perry J. Brown Funeral Home.