1945 ~ 2019

Paul Solomon James, Sr. was born October 10, 1945 in Gary, Indiana to Solomon and Dora Dorothy James. Paul was educated in Omaha Public Schools. Paul held a 100-meter track record at Technical High School for many years.

Paul was married to Ruthie Ford in 1963. To this union three children were...

Ms. Bobbie L. Sharp was born February 2, 1940 in Eufaula, Oklahoma to Mae Ethel Mosley and Sam Gatewood. Mom was the only child until she was adopted by Lena Sharp. Bobbie graduated from Booker T. Washington High in 1959, soon after graduating she moved to Omaha. Bobbie gave her life to Christ in 1979. She was a member of...

1938 - 2019

Willie Royd McNeail was born on July 11, 1938 to the union of John and Janet McNeail in Pineapple, Alabama. He began his education in Nichburg, Alabama and graduated in 1955 from Conecuh County Training School in Evergreen, Alabama. Willie then moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he began working at the post office until...

Charlie Ray McLain II Age 64 of Omaha, Nebraska passed away on July 3, 2020.  He was born on November 26, 1955 in Omaha, Nebraska to Charles and Margaret McLain.  They preceded him in death.  Charlie was a veteran of the US Coast Guard.  He is survived by his wife; Stephanie, Sons; George and Amy McLain, Charles III and Sylvia...

Doris Elizabeth Avery’s presence first graced this earth in Omaha, Nebraska on January 6, 1924, as the third child of Henry William Clark, Sr. and Nancy Pearl Thomas’ seven children. Her siblings were Henry Thomas, Jr. , Gerald Thomas, Eugene Thomas, Colleen Blakely, Be‑y Jean Gunn and Rosalie Thomas. She a‑ended Technical High School in Omaha. After graduating from high...

Darleen Kay Tonack was born December 3, 1941 to August and Margaretha Hadan.  She was raised on the homesteaded family farm between Irvington and Bennington. She helped her family on the farm with the livestock and showed animals in 4H.She met the love of her life Fred at the age of fifteen and they were married four years later. She...

Robert Morris Whitehead was born in Lodi Nebraska, a very small town near Callaway in Custer County, central Nebraska on November 4, 1925. He grew up on the homesteaded Whitehead farm located off of Redfern Table. While just a child he contracted rheumatic and scarlet fevers. He was given exact amounts of strychnine to fight the fever, luckily Robert survived...

EPSON MFP image Gilbert Melvin Gunderson was born on August 13, 1928 in Bijou Hills South Dakota to Perry and Edna Gunderson and was the little brother to his sister Florence. During the Depression, Perry took jobs running gas stations and farming, so much of Gil’s youth was spent moving between Bijou Hills, Sioux Falls, and Omaha. After Florence graduated...

Donald James Jeffrey, Sr., age 84 was born in Bayard, Iowa on December 8, 1936 and entered into eternal rest on June 20, 2020.  He was preceded in death by his parents Mildred and Ralph Jeffrey, as well as sister Janelle Joy Geihs and brother-in-law Fred Geihs. Don is survived by his wife of 58 years, Carole Jean and three...

Sammie Jean Armstrong May 25, 1954 February 23, 2021 Sammie Jean Jackson was born in Birmingham Alabama to Ned and Wille Ruth Jackson on May 25, 1954. The family relocated to Omaha, Nebraska when Sammie was two. She lived most of her life on Omaha. Sammie was educated in Omaha Public School system with many great memories and friends made...