Bereavement and Homegoing

If you have recently lost a loved one, we want to extend our CARE and celebrate their life with you! Email any details you may have to Dr. Jesse L. Wood here (jwood@metropolitanbaptist.org). Find out more about our Bereavement Ministry Here. Details regarding funeral procedures are here. Please submit information about your departed on the Bereavement Notification Form here. Shortly after this information has been received, it will appear on this page and you will be able to add your notes of love and more.

05/02/1964

– 01/13/2024

05/02/1964 – 01/13/2024

Please keep Mrs. E. Melissa Williams and husband Lewis and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of Melissa’s sister-in-law, Mrs. Georgia R. Middleton, who served many years as our Church Accou…



11/19/1951

– 01/26/2024

11/19/1951 – 01/26/2024

Please keep Mr. and Mrs. Fred and Tina Ball and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of their sister-in-law, Mrs. Gloria Brown Simmons. Final arrangements are below. Final arrangements for Mr…



Please keep Rev. Barbara Walker and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her nephew, Mr. Robert Cofer, Jr. of Tyler, Texas. Final arrangements are pending at this time.



Please keep Servant John Davis and Rev. Dorothy Davis and Family lifted in your prayers, in the passing of Servant John’s sister, Mrs. Erma Marie Davis Despertt. Final arrangements are pending at thi…



Please be in prayer for Ms. Cynthia Dixon and Family in the passing of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Viola Dixon. Final arrangements are below. Final arrangements for Mrs. Viola Dixon: Homegoing Service: S…



08/20/1929

– 01/26/2024

08/20/1929 – 01/26/2024

Please continue to keep Reverends Demetra and Louis Hutchinson III and Naya and Louis IV and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of Rev. Demetra’s grandmother and Naya and Louis IV great-gran…



01/14/1967

– 01/18/2024

01/14/1967 – 01/18/2024

Please keep Servant Mamie Minor and her family in prayer in the passing of her brother Mr. Bryant Simms of Washington, DC. Final arrangements are pending at this time.



02/01/1958

– 01/15/2024

02/01/1958 – 01/15/2024

Please keep Mr. William Lynn and Faye Wallace and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of Lynn’s sister, Ms. Janice E. Bell. Final arrangements are below. Final arrangements for Ms. Janice E….



Passed 01/18/2024

Passed 01/18/2024

Please keep Ms. TL Terrell and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her mother, Mrs. Carolyn Rheba Hoover Terrell. Final arrangements are pending at this time.



Please keep Mrs. Betty Bibb and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her uncle, Mr. Thomas Ritchie of California. Final arrangements are pending at this time.



09/28/1950

– 01/14/2024

09/28/1950 – 01/14/2024

Please keep Servant Larry Sampson, his sister and brother-in-law Maureen and Michael Hargrove, and their family in prayer in the passing of their maternal aunt Ms. Ethel Brown, on January 14, 2024. Ms…



11/08/1981

– 01/18/2024

11/08/1981 – 01/18/2024

Please keep Ms. Robin Matthew and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her younger brother, Mr. Jason Rigsby of Brooklyn, NY. Final arrangements are pending at this time.



Please keep Mrs. Lizzie Smith and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her aunt, Mrs. Adelaide Harris, a very faithful member of the Metropolitan Family, whom God blessed with 101 years of …



It saddens me to announce the passing of Rev. Dr. Vanessa Watson-Long, who has been an active member of the Metropolitan Family, and one of our Associate Ministers. Please keep her son, Mr. Matthew W…



Please keep Ms. Kimberly Davis and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her brother, Mr. Lawrence Davis. Final arrangements for Mr. Lawrence Davis: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 10:45 am Pr…



Please continue to keep Ms. Joyce Lipscomb and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her great aunt, Mrs. Josephine Lipscomb, whom God blessed with 101 years of life. Final arrangements are …



01/08/1949

– 12/19/2023

01/08/1949 – 12/19/2023

Please keep Mrs. Betty Bibb and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her cousin, Mrs. Linda Bibb Kanney of Columbus, OH. Final arrangements are pending.



Please keep Mr. Alton Watts and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of his father, Mr. Ernest Lloyd of Houston, TX Final arrangements are below. Final Arrangements for Mr. Ernest Lloyd: Thu…



05/16/1968

– 01/04/2024

05/16/1968 – 01/04/2024

Please keep Mrs. Charlotte Brookins Hudson and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her cousin, Mr. Dexter Lee Thomas of Chicago, IL Final arrangements are below: Final Arrangements for M…



06/05/1954

– 12/31/2023

06/05/1954 – 12/31/2023

Please keep Bernard and Dawn Johnson and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of Bernard’s sister, Ms. Denise Howard of Gastonia,NC. Final arrangements are pending at this time.



Please keep Dr. Esther Birch and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her brother-in-law, Mr. Stanley Smith, Jr. Final arrangements are pending at this time.



Please keep Ms. LaTonya Jackson and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her cousin, Ms. M. Nadine Whittington, who was a member of Vermont Avenue Baptist Church. Final arrangements for Ms…



03/07/1931

– 12/03/2023

03/07/1931 – 12/03/2023

Please keep Mr. Robert A. Hayden III and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of his father, Mr. Robert A. Hayden, Jr. Final arrangements for Mr. Robert A. Hayden, Jr. : Thursday, December 14…



Please keep Mr. Anthony Robinson ( a very active member of our Men’s and Music Ministries) and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of his brother, Mr. Vernon Robinson. Final arrangements are…



Please keep Mr. David Burrell and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of his father, Mr. James Burrell, a long-time and faithful member of the Metropolitan family. Final arrangements for Mr….