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.
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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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
7/21/1931 – 12/30/2024
Please keep Ms. Janice James and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her mother, Mrs. Cleo Dugger, a longtime faithful member of the Metropolitan Family. Final arrangements for Mrs. Cleo D…
4/17/1970 – 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 of Alexandria, LA. Please keep the Morris and Spruell family in you…
3/16/1936 – 12/27/2024
Please continue to keep Mr. Artie Roland Chambers and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of his mother, Mrs. Mary E. Chambers, a longtime faithful member of the Metropolitan Family. Final A…
8/6/1932 – 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. Herbert A. Hilliard peacefully transitione…
3/1/1971 – 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 for Ms. Tia Smith: …
2/11/1951 – 12/20/2024
Mildred Denise (Whitmore) Ellison, mother, grandmother, and sister, was born the youngest ofthree daughters to Floyd and Ella Mae Whitmore on February 11, 1951, in Norfolk, VA anddeparted this life in…
5/19/1930 – 12/19/2024
Please keep Ms. Kimbrely Fuller and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her aunt, Mrs. Betty Dow Jackson, her mother’s oldest sister. Betty Louise Dow, born on May 19, 1930, in Bluefield,…
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