All Obituaries

  Dr. Michele DeLois Spaulding-Howell, 58, is survived by her husband, Arthur Winslow Howell III; parents, Drs. William R. and Dolores H. Spaulding; sisters, Dr. Angelyn Spaulding Flowers (Brian) and Dr. Deirdre Spaulding-Yeoman (Emanuel); niece, Felicia Flowers Garrido (Pablo); nephew, Dr. B. Adrian Flowers; great-niece, Amelia Garrido; great-nephew, Damien Garrido; mother-in-law, Dr. Jaqueline Coates Howell and a host of other relatives and friends.  

  June Valerie Taylor was preceded in death by her loving parents, Nehemiah and Dorothy Taylor. She is survived by her siblings, Nehemiah, Jr. (Nettie), Patricia E., Ivan G. (Felicia) and Wayne R. (Vickie) and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, cousins, friends and co-workers.  

Eric Paul Jones made his graceful transition into the everlasting afterlife. He leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife, Josephine; his daughter, Lisa; two sons, Eric and Paul (Andi); his "favorite" grandson, Michael; and two granddaughters, Michelle and Dylana; his brother, William Jones (Swanee); his godson, Kenneth Brewer; a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives, colleagues and lifelong friends.      

  James W. Stewart, 83, is survived by his son, Wilbert, and a host of other relatives and friends.  

    Luther Wilburn Elliott, Jr., 79, passed away quietly at his home in Silver Spring, MD. He is survived by his wife Gloria Yvonne Johnson Elliott; children, Lisa Elliott Daniels, Julie, Mary, Tollie, and David Elliott from a previous marriage; nine grandchildren; other relatives and friends.    

Barbara Jane Yancey, 84, of Silver Spring, MD, entered into eternal rest. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. William Plummer Yancey and Sadiemarie Walker Yancey. Barbara leaves to cherish her memory, her sister, Beth Walker Yancey Reddick, of Pembroke Pines, FL; her daughter, Beth Ellen Williams Pryor (William B.), of Fayetteville, NC; her son, Harry Pemberton Williams, III, of Pembroke Pines, FL; her grandchildren, Paige Yancey Pryor and William Pemberton Pryor; and a host of...

Mrs. Virginia Gibson Jones passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, December 24, 2019. She was 92 years old. Virginia was born in Bristol, Tennessee to Charles and Thelma Gibson on June 8, 1927. She was attending Virginia State College when she met her beloved husband, Lynwood A. Jones, Jr. They were married in 1950, and from this union they were blessed with one son, Lynwood III. After living in Petersberg, Virginia and Frederick, Maryland, Virginia and her family moved to...

Karen Elaine Perry departed this life at 3 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2020. Both her father and her daughter, Antoinette, preceded her in death. Karen leaves to celebrate her life and cherish her memories her mother, Mary Audrey Williams; three children, Michael Andre Perry, Justice (Wendy) Perry Rahman (Zayd), of Atlanta and Anthony Umoja Greene; three sisters, Margaret Elizabeth Anderson(Roy), Rose Glenn Broadwater (Eugene), Hope Alvina Oliver (Eugene), her brother Edward Butler Anderson...

Dr. John R. Dill, 77, passed in Kensington, MD. He was born to Jasper and Thelma Greenfield Dill in Washington, DC. After attending Archbishop Carroll High School, John received his BA, MA and PhD. degrees from Howard, Columbia and New York Universities. He served as Associate Provost at Memphis State and Bowie State and retired from the Department of Defense in 2013. John is survived by his children, Anika Dill Grant (Justin), Nandi Dill Jordan (Howard) and Allen R. Dill; four...

  Garland Fort Pinkston, Jr., 72, passed peacefully at his Washington, DC home. He attended D.C. Public Schools, George Washington University (B.A., '70) and Boston University School of Law (J.D. '74). He was Clerk of the Court, DC Court of Appeals, (1996-2010), and was also active in local civic and neighborhood affairs. Garland is survived by his son, Brandon Decosta Pinkton (Adrianne); granddaughters, Gabrielle and Victoria; sister, Sheila Pinkston and leaves a host of...