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Delta Soror Lorene Carter Poole, dies at 77

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Services for Mrs. Lorene Carter Poole will be held at 2 p.m. (viewing at 1 p.m.) Thursday at St. John Baptist Church with entombment in the Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held this evening, beginning at 7 p.m. at Leevy’s Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel.
Following an extended illness, Lorene Carter Poole departed this life [...]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Mourns Passing of 26th International President, Linda M. White

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The 250,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, in 958 chapters worldwide, are mourning the death of Linda Marie White, the organization’s 26th international president.
From 1960, the year she joined Alpha Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha at Clark University in Atlanta, GA, until her passing, White devoted her life to fulfilling AKA’s mission: “to [...]

Kappa Frater Dr. J. Laws Nickens Sr., dentist, dies at 91

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Dr. J. Laws Nickens Sr., a retired dentist, died Feb. 21 of lymphoma at his Roland Park Place home. He was 91.
Born in Northumberland County, Va., he was a 1938 graduate of Douglass High School, where he was a center on the football team and its captain. He attended Morgan State University, but his studies [...]

Zeta Soror Edna Taylor-Williams, dies at 76

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Edna Jean Taylor Williams, 76, peacefully entered rest to join her Heavenly Savior on Saturday, March 6, 2010, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
Mrs. Williams had an active life, exemplifying strong, yet compassionate leadership skills as a registered public health nurse — serving the Halifax County and adjacent areas for 30 years. She also served [...]

Alpha Frater John Keyes, dies at 78

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John Rodney Keyes, 78, of Richmond entered into eternal rest Wednesday, March 4, 2010, at McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center.
He was one of 10 children born to the late Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Keyes of Oriental, N.C. Following high school graduation from Pamlico County High School, he joined the U.S. Army and completed his basic [...]

Zeta Soror Louise Irby, dies at 72

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Louise Frances Irby was born in New Orleans, La. December 4, 1937, the last of four siblings, born to William Oswald and Florence Gaspard. Her parents and siblings William, Nathaniel and Glenda preceded her in death. Reared and educated in New Orleans, Louise was a graduate of Clark High School and went on to earn [...]

Delta Soror Olive Hilliard, dies at 52

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Olive Hilliard, instructor in the Department of Speech and Public Relations, died Wednesday, Feb. 24. She was 52.
Hilliard began her career at UCA in 2003, teaching in Academic Outreach, the writing department, and the speech and public relations department.
She was also a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
“She was our colleague and she was [...]

Kappa Frater Robert Robinson, dies at 52

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Robert L. Robinson, 52, of Rand was called home on March 1, 2010.
He was born March 7, 1957, in Charleston.
He was a graduate of Dupont High School, a 1982 graduate of West Virginia State College, a member of Grace Bible Church and a brother of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
He had over 20 years of [...]

Alpha Frater Ernest Palmore, dies at 92

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A gentleman, trailblazer, and “old school” educator are just a few of the ways that friends and family of Ernest Palmore describe him.
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Palmore, born Oct. 2, 1917, died Tuesday morning. He was 92.

“He was part of this great class of champions that lit the way for all of us [...]

Delta Soror Myrtle Louise Andrews Gaspard of Louisiana dies

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Myrtle Louise Andrews Gaspard departed this earthly life on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at her home following a brief illness; Beloved wife of 30 years to Michael Peter Gaspard; Daughter of the late Clifton Andrews of Tylertown, MS and Mary Louise Reed Calmese of Darrow, LA; Cherished mother of Kenneth Michael Gaspard; Also survived by [...]