All Obituaries

The Celebration of Life for Reola H. Edwards, 91, of Rock Island will be 11:00 a.m. Monday January 27, 2020 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, East Moline, IL. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. Monday until service time at the church.  She was born December 27, 1928 in Carson Lake, AR the daughter of Elder Green and Annie Louise (Jones) Harris.  She married C. B. Edwards in 1949 in Wilson, AR.  He preceded her in death. She was a member of Community Outreach Worshop Center. She was a...

Marcella Mae (Taylor) McCormick, 94, of 1627 7th Street, Rock Island, died on January 13th, 2020 in the company of her family. Marcella was born on May 19, 1925 in Quincy Illinois. She moved to Rock Island after graduating high school. In 1948, she married Albert McCormick. They had three children. She worked for several years at the Fort Armstrong Hotel as an elevator operator before becoming an employee of the Rock Island-Milan School District as a cafeteria worker and then a matron....

Archie J Johnson, Sr. of Davenport passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on January 6, 2020.  Visitation will be Tuesday, January 14 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. with the funeral service to follow at The House of the Lord Church, 537 West 15th Street, Davenport.   Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery.  Orr’s Mortuary is assisting the family with arrangements.  Archie was born July 24, 1947 to John and Marion Rusan-Johnson, in St....

Charles Maxwell passed through the portals of heaven on December 18, 2019.  We sense a great feeling of loss yet joy for heaven’s gain.  Death is a curse that resulted from Adam’s sin, so we give no credit to it.   It represents a transition from earth to glory for the believer. Again, we rejoice that “Chucky” is in God’s presence. We will eulogize Charles on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Second Baptist Church (919 – 6th...

Edward Lenn Thomas, Big Country, was born on May 18, 1969 in Davenport, Iowa to Alonza D. Thomas and Joyce Marie Thomas. He graduated from North High School in 1987 and was voted Homecoming King his senior year. He attended Tennessee State University before moving to Detroit, Michigan where he would become a member of the Detroit Police Department in 1997 and start his family in 1998.   Madison Marie Thomas into the world on March...

Funeral services for Lossie Mae Ivy, 74,  of Kansas City, MO  will 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28 at Third Missionary Baptist Church, Davenport.  Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery.  Visitation will 12:00 p.m. until service time at the church. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery.  

Jeffrey Lynn Claude Tyler, Sr, 76, of Rock Island died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, November 17, 2019.  Burial will be at the National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at Orr’s Mortuary, Rock Island with the Reverend Dr. Melvin L Grimes Officiating.  Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. until service time Monday at the Mortuary.  He was born on May 3, 1943 in Rock Island, IL to Edith Anna Ganaway and John Henry...

Carlton Neal Johnson, 60, of   Davenport Iowa, went to be with the Lord on November 14, 2019. Carlton was born in East Chicago, Indiana to William Johnson and Martha Johnson on July 17th, 1959.  He confessed his life to Christ at an early age. His family relocated to East Chicago Heights in 1967. He graduated from Cottage Grove Elementary School 1973, Bloom Township High School 1977 and attended Parkland Community College. He joined United States Army November 24, 1978...

Estella S. Banks, 94, of Rock Island IL passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 18 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.  Funeral services will be at 11 am on Saturday Sept. 28 2019, Second Baptist Church, Rock Island IL.  Visitation is 4-7 pm on Friday Sept 27 2019 and 10-11 am on Saturday Sept 28 2019. Burial will be at Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island IL. In lieu of flowers the family ask that memorials be made to “Active Day Moline”.  Orr's...

Pioneering black physician, Dr. John T. Johnson, Sr., of Davenport, Iowa, passed away, peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, September 8, 2019. Visitation will be Wednesday, September 11, 2019, from 5pm until 8pm at Orr’s Mortuary, 1326 4th Avenue, Rock Island, IL. Funeral service will be Thursday, September 12, 2019, at 11am with visitation one hour prior, at Gospel Mission Temple, 5074 N. Pine St., Davenport, Iowa.