Kevon Dre Burgess
Feb 10, 2026
KEVON DRE BURGESS, KNOWN TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS “DRE”, WAS BORN JUNE 3, 1994 IN LANCASTER CALIFORNIA. THE FIRST-BORN SON TO KEVIN AND RAYNAY BURGESS WAS A TREASURED SON, SPOILED GRANDCHILD, WISE LITTLE BIG BROTHER, REVERED NEPHEW, A LOVING HUSBAND, AN EXCEPTIONAL FATHER, A LOVING COUSIN AND A CHERISHED FRIEND. KEVON'S RADIANT SMILE AND QUICK LAUGHTER BRIGHTEN EVERY ROOM...
Jose Hector Piedra
Jan 25, 2026
Take the love
Take the love you had for me
and turn into laughter
turn it into blinding light
to shine on you thereafter
Take the love you have for me
and show it to the world
something so amazing
needs to blossom and unfurl
Take the love that made us
keep it burning bright
let that fire guide you
let it warm you through the night
Take the love you shared with...
Ethel Maud Smith
Jan 22, 2026
Ethel Maud Darton was born on October 8, 1935, in Shreveport, Louisiana. She was the third of six children born to George W. and Altomae Darton. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to Santa Barbara, California, where Ethel spent much of her childhood and learned to speak Spanish. She later relocated with her family to Los Angeles, where she...
Mattie Jane Brown
Jan 18, 2026
Mattie Jane Brown was born on March 16, 1943, in Remy, Arkansas, to the union of Thomas and Ollierene Doss. She was lovingly named after her great-aunt, Mattie Qualls, affectionately known as “Ain’t Mat.” From the very beginning, her life was rooted in legacy, family, and love.
In her early years, Mattie and her family relocated to Santa Monica, California, where...
Khalilah A. Kelly
Jan 10, 2026
Life ReflectionsThe Beautiful Life of Babylipz
Khalilah A. Kelly was born November 15, 2005 at Antelope Valley Hospital. She was born to Markeyia Pearson and named by Lawrence Kelly. Her name is a beautiful Arabic name meaning “Special Friend” and that she was to anyone she met and related to. She was baptized and dedicated to God, parents Geanna & Christopher...
Larry Smith
2025
Larry Darnell Smith Jr was born in Newark New Jersey on May 31, 1980 to Larry Darnell Smith Sr and Ramona Matthews Smith. Ramona, Larry and his sister Quintella moved to California in 1986. His mother Ramona quickly got a job at The Jewish Home for the Aging following in the foot steps of his grandmother Elmina Smith. Larry attended...
Delvin H. McFarlane Sr.
Apr 17, 2025
Delvin Hugh Donald McFarlane Sr. was born on December 19, 1955, in Belize City, Belize to Walter McFarlane Sr. and Melva McFarlane. He was raised as a Seventh Day Adventist. Delvin and his siblings grew up in Rock Stone Pond, Belize. He attended Lucky Strike School and Kings College in Rock Stone Pond. He also graduated from Belize Technical College...
Kisha L. Settle
Nov 11, 2024
Kisha Settle was born on March 4, 1974, to Janice and Kenneth Settle. As the oldest of three sisters, Kisha was a guiding light, beloved role model and fierce protector to her younger siblings, Kendra and Kristel. Kisha shared a bond with her sisters that was truly rare and profound. From childhood, they were each other’s confidants, supporting one another...
Leon Pinckney Sr
May 31, 2023
Life Reflections
~THE BEGINNING~
Leon Pinckney, the fourth of fourteen children, was born on November 10, 1928, to the late Lela Mack Pinckney and the late Joe Pinckney in the rural county of St. Stephen, South Carolina. After the death of his biological mother-Lela, his father, Joe married Louise (Sis) Blanding, when Leon was 15 years old.
~THE TRANSITION~
Leon departed this life as...
Elizabeth Ann Floyd
Oct 5, 2022
lizabeth Ann Floyd
Elizabeth Ann Floyd was born on the 16th day of November in the year of our Lord 1944, to William Coker and Sally Howell Coker, in Lee County, in the small, quiet town of Smiths Station, Alabama. She was the third born of six children. From an early age, little Liz, as she was known by her family...
Amelia Quezada Delgado
Aug 14, 2020
Amelia Quezada nació en el condado de Ventura el 10 de Febrero de 1930. Se crió en Guadalajara, Jalisco, donde conoció a su esposo, Delfino Quezada y tuvo a sus hijos: Raymundo, Rosaelia, Antonia, Aurelio, Armando, Delfino, Ricardo y Amelia. Quedó viuda a una edad temprana cuando Delfino falleció, Decidió venir y reubicar toda su vida en el Valle de...
Lester Joseph Dupre
Jan 31, 2014
Lester Joseph Dupre was born on June 9, 1948 to Etherline Johnson and the late Hayward Dupre. At an early age Lester accepted Christ and was baptized at the New Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Eunice, LA by the late Dr. Joshua G. Frank, Sr. Lester was an active youth in his church and later became a member of the...
