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.

04/17/2025

– 12/28/2024

04/17/2025 – 12/28/2024

Please keep Mrs. Doris Spruell and Mr. Columbus Spruell lifted in your prayers in the passing of her first-cousin Mr. Darrell Morris (54) of Alexandria, LA. Please keep the Morris and Spruell family i…



03/16/1936

– 12/27/2024

03/16/1936 – 12/27/2024

Please continue to keep Mr. Artie Roland Chambers and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of his mother, Ms. Mary Chambers, a longtime faithful member of the Metropolitan Family. Final arrang…



08/06/2025

– 12/27/2024

08/06/2025 – 12/27/2024

Please keep Servant Sharon Hilliard and Elder Betty Fitzpatrick in prayer in the passing of their father and brother, Mr. Herbert A. Hilliard, respectively on Friday night, December 27, 2024. Homegoi…



03/01/1971

– 12/22/2024

03/01/1971 – 12/22/2024

Please continue to keep Mr. and Mrs. Mel and Sophronia Smith and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of Mel’s daughter, Ms. Tia Smith of Milwaukee, WI Final arrangements are below. Final ar…



Passed 12/13/2024

Passed 12/13/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please continue to keep Mr. Marc Elliott and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of his mother, Mrs. Mary Yvonne Elliott Bagley. Final Arrangements for Mrs. Ma…



Passed 12/08/2024

Passed 12/08/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please continue to keep Rev. Dorothy and Servant John Davis and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of Rev. Dorothy’s oldest sister, Ms. Errie Taylor of Harrisb…



Passed 12/04/2024

Passed 12/04/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep brother Donald Mitchell and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of his mother, Mrs. Shirley Ann Shelton of Nashville, TN. Final Arrangements for Mr…



Passed 11/30/2024

Passed 11/30/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Mr. Joseph B. Brown and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of his brother, Mr. Chauncey Ray Williams of Columbia, MD. Final arrangements for Mr. C…



Passed 11/29/2024

Passed 11/29/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please continue to pray for Von and Collins Bailey Jr, Mrs. Chanda Brown Sandidge, Ms. Tamara Brown, Elder David Brown, Servant Lora Brown and family in your prayers inW…



08/26/1959

– 11/20/2024

08/26/1959 – 11/20/2024

August 26, 1959 – November 20, 2024 Donna Lee Carter entered into eternal rest on November 20, 2024. She is survived by her adopted son, Kalef Seymore and her sisters Gwendolyn Cavanaugh and Linda F…



11/07/1951

– 11/16/2024

11/07/1951 – 11/16/2024

Terri Darlene Bell, was born in Aliquippa, PA, November 7, 1951. Mother of Jimaah and Otis Kpapko. Graduate of Hampton University. Terri resided in Pittsburgh, PA. She suddenly passed 11-16-2024. Gre…



04/08/1931

– 11/04/2024

04/08/1931 – 11/04/2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dorothy Mae Brown (Clinton, Maryland), who passed away on November 4, 2024, at the age of 93, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and fri…



Passed 09/16/2024

Passed 09/16/2024

The passing of Willie Carl Nichols of Millington, Tennessee leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on September 16, 2024 at the age of 77. You can send y…



Passed 09/13/2024

Passed 09/13/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Rev. Gerald and Mrs. Colleen Hesson and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of their sister-in-law, Ms. Rene Hesson Abel. Final arrangements for …



Passed 09/11/2024

Passed 09/11/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Mrs. Annie W. Matthews and Family lifted in your prayers in the sudden passing of her sister, Miss Mary Marshall of Richmond, VA Final arrangements are pend…



06/04/1935

– 09/07/2024

06/04/1935 – 09/07/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please continue to keep Mrs. Carolyn Kemp and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her mother, Mrs. Anna Dolly Myers. Final Arrangements for Mrs. Anna Dol…



Passed 09/05/2024

Passed 09/05/2024

The world bids farewell to Claudia Taylor (New Rochelle, New York), departing on September 5, 2024 at the age of 84. Claudia leaves behind memories cherished by the community. As we bid farewell to t…



04/04/1941

– 08/27/2024

04/04/1941 – 08/27/2024

Daughter & Sister Nineteen forty-one proved to be a significant year in history. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt served his third term as the United States’ 32nd president. He also signed Ex…



Passed 08/18/2024

Passed 08/18/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Rev. Clara francie Cromer Sowers and husband David and Family lifted in your prayers, in the sudden passing of her cousin Ms. Elaine Faye Gunter. Also, keep …



Passed 08/11/2024

Passed 08/11/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Ms. Tonetta Spencer and Family lifted in your prayers in the sudden passing of her mother, Mrs. Vernadine Jackson, a very faithful member of the Metropolitan…



Passed 08/02/2024

Passed 08/02/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Servant Rose Singletary and Anthony, and Dawn and Symone Jackson and Family lifted in your prayers, in the passing of their aunt, Ms. Millicent Anderson of K…



Passed 08/01/2024

Passed 08/01/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Rev. Georgia Clay Davis and Family lifted in your prayers in the sudden passing of her son, Mr. Kirk Darden Davis. He was also the husband of Kimberly Davis,…



Passed 07/28/2024

Passed 07/28/2024

With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Ruby Louise Fuller (Centralia, Washington), whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on July 28, 2024 at the age of 80. Leave a sympathy mes…



04/13/1934

– 07/25/2024

04/13/1934 – 07/25/2024

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Margaret (Morrison) Crawford, affectionately known as Sweety. A beloved mother, friend and sister in Christ. Margaret, born in Lincolnton, NC on …



Passed 07/20/2024

Passed 07/20/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please continue to pray for Servant John Davis and Rev. Dorothy Davis as they prepare for home going services for John Elliott Jr. , Servant John Davis’ brother in law…