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.

Passed 6/15/2025

Passed 6/15/2025

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Mrs. Marilyn Tolliver and husband Stan and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her mother Mrs. Joyce Coleman. Final arrangements are pending at t…



7/30/1934

– 4/29/2025

7/30/1934 – 4/29/2025

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please lift Ms. Joyce Adair and Family in your prayers in the passing of her mother, Mrs. Audrey Underwood, a very faithful member of the Metropolitan Church prior to he…



7/17/1949

– 4/21/2025

7/17/1949 – 4/21/2025

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please continue to keep Mr. Bernell Reese, children, grandchildren and family lifted in your prayers, in the passing of Mrs. Mary Reese, their beloved wife, mother and g…



12/14/1952

– 4/13/2025

12/14/1952 – 4/13/2025

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Mr. Stephen Greene and Ms Saundra Ruffin, son and cousin respectively in the passing of their beloved, Ms. Barbara Greene, a member of the Metropolitan famil…



5/15/1971

– 3/25/2025

5/15/1971 – 3/25/2025

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep the Sampson Family, Gary, Lydia and Victoria Sampson lifted in your prayers in the passing of their beloved, Ms. Marcella Sampson, a very faithful member of …



7/27/1957

– 3/16/2025

7/27/1957 – 3/16/2025

Mrs. Bernita J. Gadsden, age 67 of Fayetteville, NC departed this life on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 12:00 Noon in Wiseman Mortuary Chapel. Bu…



1/18/1950

– 3/6/2025

1/18/1950 – 3/6/2025

Dr. Von Frances Best Whitaker, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2025. Von leaves behind her husband, Dr. Roy Whitaker Jr. ; son, Attorney Roy Whitaker III (Dr. Latoya Whitaker) of Pearland, TX; and …



Passed 3/4/2025

Passed 3/4/2025

Greetings. Metropolitan Family, Please continue to keep Mrs. Betty Bibb and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her brother, Mr. Ronald D. Bibb, Sr. Final arrangements for Mr. Ronald D….



Passed 3/1/2025

Passed 3/1/2025

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Christine Foster lifted in your prayers in the passing of Michael’s 103 year old mother, Mrs. Eleanor Foster of Detroit, MI Fina…



2/23/1937

– 2/25/2025

2/23/1937 – 2/25/2025

“Inez” Ernestine was the beloved daughter of the late Ellis Spencer Currin and Beatrice Davis Currin. She is preceded in death by her devoted husband of 57 years, Lewis Powers. She is survived by her …



2/3/1945

– 2/22/2025

2/3/1945 – 2/22/2025

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Ms. Sadie Ashby and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her father, Mr. Rufus Seaborn. Final arrangements for Mr. Rufus Seaborn: Memorial Serv…



4/2/1948

– 2/16/2025

4/2/1948 – 2/16/2025

George T. Stevens, Sr. , age 76, of McKeesport, died at home on February 19, 2025. Born April 2, 1948, in Ruffs Dale, he was the son of the late Donald and Alberta (Adams) Stevens and husband of Lavi…



8/13/1948

– 2/12/2025

8/13/1948 – 2/12/2025

Minister Joan Elaine Wood, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, friend, and longtime servant of the Lord, was called to her heavenly home on February 12, 2025. Joan was born on Aug…



4/10/1950

– 2/10/2025

4/10/1950 – 2/10/2025

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Rev. A. . Marie Murray and Family lifted in your prayers, in the passing of her aunt, Ms. Jill Inabenett. Final arrangements are pending at this time.



Passed 2/9/2025

Passed 2/9/2025

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep brother Art Williams and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of his brother, Mr. Joseph Williams. Final arrangements are below. Final arrangement…



Passed 2/8/2025

Passed 2/8/2025

Mary Ruth Wynn Reed passed peacefully at Oakwood Assistant Living on February 8, 2025. Mary was a retired employee of Levi Strass and a lifetime member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. President of the A…



Passed 2/8/2025

Passed 2/8/2025

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please continue to keep Servant Rosemarie Singletary, husband Anthony and sister Dawn Jackson and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of Rose and Dawn’s Father…



3/24/1978

– 2/8/2025

3/24/1978 – 2/8/2025

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please continue to keep Rev. Ray and Mrs. Crystal McKenzie and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of Rev. Ray’s brother, Mr. David McKenzie of Richmond, VA Fi…



9/29/1959

– 1/31/2025

9/29/1959 – 1/31/2025

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Minister Missy Daniels and her sister Jackie Branch and entire Daniels and Branch families lifted in your prayers in the passing of Minister Missy’s brother-…



2/16/1938

– 1/30/2025

2/16/1938 – 1/30/2025

Myrna LeSueur Lashley departed this life on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at the Seneca Place Skilled Nursing Facility in Penn Hills. Myrna was born on September 16, 1938, in Leechburg, PA to the late …



3/23/1945

– 1/25/2025

3/23/1945 – 1/25/2025

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Dr. Norwood McMillan of Greensboro, North Carolina, who passed away on January 25, 2025, at the age of 79, leaving to mourn family and friends. Th…



Passed 1/16/2025

Passed 1/16/2025

Louise (Washington) Jackson, 98, widow of Fred Douglas Jackson, peacefully transitioned surrounded by her love ones on January 16, 2025. She was a long time member of New Vine Baptist Church where the…



4/3/1941

– 1/7/2025

4/3/1941 – 1/7/2025

Retired Colonel Wesley Brown, age eighty-three, departed this life and entered into eternal rest Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at his residence in Person County. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland April 3,…



10/7/1942

– 1/4/2025

10/7/1942 – 1/4/2025

Mrs. Patricia Ann (Daniels) Coan, affectionally known as Pat, was born on October 7, 1942, in Washington, D. C. , and peacefully transitioned into eternal rest on January 4, 2025. She was a cherished …



6/20/1946

– 12/31/2024

6/20/1946 – 12/31/2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Clara Patricia Ann Chambers, a beloved mother, sister, and friend, who departed this life peacefully at the age of 78. Clara was a dedicated tea…