Obituaries

DeWitt Alvin Harris, Jr. was born on January 5, 1944 to the union of DeWitt Harris, Sr. and Angelee Harris in Shreveport, Louisiana. Harris was the eldest of his siblings, Melvin Ray, Richard Glynn, Janice Marie (deceased), Ivory Joe, Charles Edward, Arthur Lee (deceased), and Danny Warren (deceased).

Oneida Hall Gallerson, a longtime member of Mount Zion Baptist Church and nearly 80-year Seattle resident, died at home in the early morning of June 1.  She was 100. 

Barbara Ann (Montgomery) Bradley Jones passed away early Tuesday morning on June 7, 2022 surrounded by family, following a long battle with cancer. She is finally free and gone to rest. 

 James (Jimi) Ervin Pipkin Jr., 82, of Seattle, WA died on May 31, 2022.

Shirley Ann Lake-Day, 77, of Seattle, Washington, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 30, 2022.

isa Roanne Chiamaka Calloway was born on July 2, 1960 to the late Clifton Edward Calloway and Tommie Lee Calloway in Seattle Washington. She attended Seward Elementary School, Eckstien Middle School, and graduated from Lincoln High School.

The Greater Seattle community is mourning the loss of Donald Thomas Dudley, a beloved father, friend and pioneering radio broadcaster, who passed away May 2, 2022 at Queen Anne Healthcare in Seattle, Washington.

Jerry Wayne Rye was born to Myrtle and Eddie Rye, Sr. on March 15, 1944, in Shreveport, Louisiana. He relocated to Seattle, Washington with his parents and siblings in 1952 when his father was named the Northwest Organizer for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (Pullman Porters).

Sylvia Gayton Wesley of Seattle, transitioned on April 7, 2022. Born April 10, 1929, Sylvia was the second child of John and Virginia Gayton.

Zelda Jean Kelly Baldwin leaves behind two children: Marsha Partee (Seattle, Washington) and Gary Knox (Cleveland, Ohio). She will be dearly missed by 3 grandsons, 13 great-grandchildren; 2 daughters-in-law; 1 great-great-granddaughter, many friends, and young women of her church that she faithfully mentored.