Local Obituaries for Families in Indianapolis and surrounding areas.
Charlie Lee Jones
May 16, 2020
Mr. Charlie Lee Jones was born in Hiwannee, Mississippi on September 5,1943 to the late IC and the late Earlean Jones of Shubuta, Mississippi
Charlie was confessed his hope in Christ at a young age and was baptized at New Pilgrim Baptist Church in Hiwannee, Mississippi.
He received in education in the Wayne County Mississippi schools.
Charlie was a dedicated...
Herbert Hoover Bullock Sr.
May 15, 2020
Herbert Hoover Bullock Sr., age 93, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away on May 15, 2020.
Herbert Hoover Bullock Sr., was born to parents Vance and Madeline (Pryor) Bullock, on September 16, 1926, in Athens, Georgia. At the age of 1-year, with his parents, he moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. During his youth, Herbert joined his maternal grandmother Docia (Pryor)’s church...
Luther Lumpkins "Lump"
May 14, 2020
Luther Lumpkins was born the fourth of ten children to Isaac and Francis (Shawbay) Lumpkins on July 29, 1926 in Wynne, Arkansas. He attended a public school in Wynne, AR until he was hired in his early years by the United States of America RailRoad.
In July 1959 he was united in Holy Matrimony to Doris Turner and they were...
Cordius Eugene Sanders
May 13, 2020
Mr. Cordius E. Sanders known to most as Eugene was born in Indianapolis Indiana at General Hospital on June 26, 1967. He attended Indianapolis public schools and Perry Meridian High School and later took a typing course.
Eugene worked in housekeeping at Wishard Hospital, cleaned offices Downtown and worked at several restaurants in the city until the keloids began...
Emma Claritha (Neal) Terry
May 8, 2020
Emma Claritha (Neal) Terry was born December 26, 1929 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was the fifth child of Rev. Benjamin F. Neal and Lillie Mae (Curry) Neal.  She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings: Bennie Mae Collins, Curry Neal, Carolyn Johnson and Lillie Mae Sodie.  Rev. Neal was a District Superintendent of Arkansas and was reassigned...
Darline (Nicholson) Baldwin
May 8, 2020
Darline Nicholson Baldwin, the daughter of Leander Nicholson Jr. and Dorothy Nell (Johnson) Nicholson, was born July 20, 1950 in Clarksville, Tennessee.
The family relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana where Darline received her education in the Indianapolis Public Schools.
Darline was a member of Greater St. James Missionary Baptist Church where she was involved in the Missionary Society.
She held several...
Albert G. Sutton "Ag"
May 3, 2020
Deacon Albert Gene Sutton, the son of the late George Sutton and Savanah Campbell Sutton-Jones, was born on January 26, 1933 in Des Arc, Arkansas.
Albert was educated in the Memphis school system. He professed a hope in Christ at an early age. He was a devoted member of the Greater Galilee Institutional Missionary Baptist Church of Indianapolis, Indiana....
Paul "Papa" Smith
Apr 25, 2020
Paul Howard Smith was born March 31, 1932 to the late Vina Louise Smith-Mitchell and Robert Jennings. He grew up in Richmond, VA and spent much of his youth at his family farm in Emporia, VA. He was the youngest of three children.
He attended Booker T. Washington Elementary School and Maggie L. Walker High School in Richmond, VA....