I look forward to coming to Oklahoma City. After losing both her own mother and father at a young age, Diana and her two sisters were lovingly raised by her... Long-time Pleasanton Businessman, Family man and Friend to many. Dan was born on September 19, 1942 in Rockville Centre, New York to Daniel W. Dawson and Frances Davison Dawson. During that time, she contracted polio, but because of a... Earth lost an angel and Heaven gained one on the death of Patti Baer on Jan 25, 2023. Michael Larry Garrish, 61, of Hull, Georgia, passed away on March 5, 2023. Diana's family is deeply saddened and shocked by her sudden death. In an interview with The Clarion-Leader in 2002, Harvey Watkins Jr. said he had been singing with his father since he was 17 and never thought he would be in a musical career. She was born on March 23, 1944 in Athens,... Shirley J.
Born in San Francisco to Alma and August Schmidt, she grew up happily with her four siblings in the then small town of Pleasanton. Barrett Funeral Home Oglethorpe Chapel. Send flowers to the Readus, Flowers. Harvey Watkins Jr. is 63 years old (born November 2, 1954). While at Cornell, he met the... On January 30, 2023, Carol Deller Monahan, age 84, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend, a long-time member of the Pleasanton, California community, died peacefully in the loving presence of family in Valencia, Ca. As a grade-schooler at the Wasatch Presbyterian Church, she met Alvin Baer, her future husband.
Funeral services will be at 1:00... Donna Mae Sjobeck, age 84, Monticello, MN, died Thursday, March 9, 2023 at St. Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM, Monday, March 13, 2023 at Hope Covenant Church, St.... Benson Funeral Home, St. The submitter is solely responsible for all such content. The group earned two Stellar Awards in 1997: Best Group/Duo of the Year and Traditional Group of the Year for the Living the Dream: Live in Washington, DC album. Led by Harvey Watkins Jr., the Canton Spirituals continue to tour and record, with Cornelius Dwayne Watkins, Billy Voss, David Curry, Merlin Lucious, Shannon Lee, Rodrick Jones and Antoine Porter Sr. as the personnel.
Memorialize Your Loved Ones With Obituary Services. Although active performers in churches and auditoriums, the quartet did not record until the late 1960s, releasing two singles on the independent Delta Records of Jackson, Mississippi. According to the group's background history, Watkins Sr., who grew up working and singing in the cotton fields in Mississippi, was only 14 when he founded the Canton Spirituals in Canton, Miss. Don was born in Teaneck New Jersey, the youngest of four. Pleasanton, California. By that point, Harvey Watkins Jr. had joined the group. Country m... Albert Ronald Thiessen (90) of Livermore, California passed away on December 27, 2022, after a long battle with dementia.
He grew up with seven brothers in Aurora, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Springfield... Tommy Lee Goddard, age 71, of Athens, GA passed March 2, 2023. Leave a touching tribute to the dearly departed. Martha Kate was a 1955 graduate of Athens High School. Jimmy K. Avants, 86, of Athens passed away on March 5, 2023. She was born August 22, 1949 in Demorest, GA to the late John and Vera Bowling. The group was founded by Harvey Watkins Sr. in 1943. San Antonio Obituary.
Lithonia, GA. Shirley J. Smith, 78, of Lithonia, passed away on March 8, 2023, at Decatur Emory Hospital. Though currently distraught, Ellen's family is comforted by the knowledge that her soul lives on... Ellen Jane Byrd passed away on March 9, 2023. Albert, fondly known as Ron, was born to Albert and Dorothy Thiessen on February 21, 1932, in San Francisco, California.
Donna Mae Sjobeck, age 84, Monticello, MN, died Thursday, March 9, 2023 at St. Benedict's Senior Community, Monticello, MN. He moved to St. Paul,... Age 78. He is survived by the abov... Daniel Dawson. Don developed networking software for his whole career.
There wasn't a sport he couldn't quickly master (or beat his older sister at), from the usu... H. Roger Lewis. She planned to retire next... Though currently distraught, Ellen's family is comforted by the knowledge that her soul lives on and they will one day be reunited in Heaven.... Age 93. "We always put God first. Later in life she would chronicle that experience in a series of short stories, many of which, to her de... Cynthia Jean (Oxsen) Schane passed quietly at 7:35pm on Friday 1/13/23 of natural causes, with husband Tim by her side holding her hand.
Born on March 1, 1962, he was the son of Lenora Johnson Craft and the late Johnny Larry Garrish. Jones Funeral Chapel. Known for its traditional gospel roots, The Canton Spirituals continue to stand strong -- even in the midst of an ever-changing Christian music market, which expands to include urban contemporary gospel, alternative rock, jazz and hip-hop. He... Bevis Funeral Home. Lawrenceville, GA. Martha Kate Kenney Yount, 85, of Lawrenceville passed away on March 8, 2023.
Luke suddenly and unexpectedly passed on the second day of this year 2023. Verna Rose Smith married to Skip Kelsey and later Jerry Jahn passed on 2/23/2023. William A. Luksetich, beloved husband, father, grandfather, passed away at age eighty-three in Las Vegas, NV, on Monday, January 30, 2023. —Robert M. Marovich. "The Canton Spirituals are still coming.
As with many Southern gospel quartets, members came and went, and the group didn't produce an album until 1990. A decade later, the Canton Spirituals were making albums for Verity, which featured cameos by top-shelf quartet men, such as Paul Porter, Stan Jones, Bishop Neal Roberson and Lee Williams. Sometimes it's impossible for family and friends to travel for a funeral. Apart from a few years in San Francisco and a stint in Germany with the Army, Mike called Oakland, Hayward and finally Pleasanton home. Martha Kate was a 1955 graduate of Athens High School.... Martha Kate Kenney Yount, 85, of Lawrenceville passed away on March 8, 2023. July 31, 1932 - Dec. 17, 2022. J., he served in the Third Army Counterintelligence Corps and was a founder of the... Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, EAST. They relocated to Castro Valley for a few short years then settled in their forever home in Pleasanton, CA where they raised four... Mike was born and lived most of his life here in Alameda County.
He died Novermber 16, 1994 of Cancer in Jackson, Mississippi. Malaco released the quartet's latest full-length album, Keep Knocking (2013), with the title track and Your Life's About to Change as singles. The world lost a bright and shining light. The members that make up the Canton Spirituals are part of a legacy that spans 60 years. Jones Funeral Chapel,... Ola Henson, Jr. Jones Funeral Chapel, LLC is in charge of services. Cloud, MN for Marilyn Isabell Lepinski, age 91. A celebration of their lives will be held... Nelson – Doran Funeral Home. Show me: Display: Age 77.
Establishing a long career in the trucking industry, Mike split much of his free time between the golf course and the backyard with friends, neighbors, his many beloved dogs and a few cats. The quartet established a national following after signing with James Bennett's J & B Records in 1976, where they entered the Malaco studios to record albums such as That's My Train Fare Home (1976), On the Move (1978), I'm Coming Lord (1980) and Mississippi Po' Boy (1985), the latter's title track about growing up poor financially but not spiritually. She was raised in El Granada, California and graduated from Half Moon Bay High School in 1979. 08-Mar, 1:00 PM, New Hope Baptist Church, 383 New Hope Vesta Road, Carlton, GA 30627. The album was a smash success, sold close to a half million copies, spent 169 weeks on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart, earned a Grammy nomination and spawned a follow-up, Live in Memphis II (1995).