All Obituaries

Surrounded by those who loved him most, Percy Jene Jones, Jr. went to rest eternally with the Lord his Savior early the morning of June 17, 2019.  Percy was born in Beulah, Mississippi August 2, 1942 to the union of the late Percy Sr. and Luberta (James) Jones. In 1944, the family moved from Mississippi to South Bend, Indiana. Percy’s parents both preceded him in death. His father died in 1970; and his mother in 2013. Also preceding him in death are two brothers, Gerald Jones and...

Celebration of Life Mrs. Essie Mae Getter was born on August 12, 1951 in Catron, Missouri. She was the eldest of two daughters and a son born to her late father, Elder John Wesley Johnson. Her mother, Dessie Mae Campbell, partnered in raising their two girls, and doted lovingly on all three.  Essie attended public schools in Missouri and Illinois, and was ecstatic to received her GED education diploma, a Beautician License, and work in the healthcare and security guard career...

Eva Morrison, 66, of Elkhart, Indiana departed this life on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at Elkhart Center for Hospice Care, Elkhart, Indiana. Arrangements are pending.

Kory Wright, 29, of Curtis Drive in South Bend, Indiana departed this life on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Arrangements are pending.

Bernard Williams, 83, of South Bend, Indiana departed this life on Friday, June 14, 2019, at Creekside Village. Full Obituary to follow.

Ricky Maddox, 54, of Thomas Street, South Bend, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Indiana. Ricky was born to Odell Armstrong and Ramona Maddox on September 30, 1964 in South Bend, Indiana. He graduated from LaSalle High School. Ricky was preceded in death by his father, Odell Armstrong; grandfathers: Clifford Maddox and Allen Armstrong; grandmothers: Vivian Easton Scott and Vera Armstrong. Ricky leaves to cherish his memory four...

The Life of LaQuisha Albert-White Through It all She Trusted the Lord and Rested in Him! “But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while,make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.”  I Peter 5:10 LaQuisha Albert-White, 34, entered eternal peace on Saturday, June 8, 2019, with her father and family members by her side at the Center for Hospice Care, Roseland, Indiana. A true fighter to...

Jesse D. Barnes, 60, of Walton Avenue, South Bend, Indiana departed this life on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Center for Hospice Care South Bend, Indiana.    

Mary Etta Keys Redding Driver, 87, of South Bend, Indiana, passed away on June 3, 2019. She was born to parents Annie Laurie (Pilcher) Keys and Tommy Greer, on October 2, 1931 in Greenwood, Mississippi. She went on to study Child Development at Michigan State and graduated with an Associates Degree. Mary Etta worked as a Teacher with the Head Start program here in South Bend, Indiana and retired from Logan Industries after 24 years of service. Mary Etta met Steve Driver in 1970. They...

  Deaconess Sheila V. Simms, 49, of North Adams Street, South Bend, Indiana, went home to be with the Lord at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Indiana, on June 1, 2019. Sheila was born April 20, 1970 in South Bend, Indiana, to Robert Lee Hunter Sr., and Ernestine (McLeod) Reynolds who both preceded her in death along with sisters: Carmen Hunter and Augusta Gathright; grandmother, Lillian McLeod; her aunt, Annie Baldwin; uncles: Joe, Edker, Luvell and Charles McLeod and Prince Reed. She...