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 04/22/2024

Passed 04/22/2024

Please keep Servant Rosemarie Singletary, Anthony Singletary, Dawn and Symone Jackson and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of Rosemarie and Dawn’s beloved uncle Mr. Lascelles R. Allen of P…



02/17/1954

– 04/20/2024

02/17/1954 – 04/20/2024

Rose S. Fiddemon, beloved wife, devoted mother, and faithful servant of God, passed away on April 20, 2024, at the age of 70. Known affectionately as “Mom,” Rose leaves behind a legacy of love, streng…



07/16/1952

– 04/07/2024

07/16/1952 – 04/07/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Rev. Arabella Littlepage Cottrell and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of her mother, Dr. Harriett S. Littlepage Final arrangements for Dr. Harri…



Passed 04/06/2024

Passed 04/06/2024

Peacefully transitioned into eternal rest on Saturday, April 6, 2024 Blanche is survived by her only child, Catherine Taylor, three grandsons, two granddaughters-in-law, and four great-grandchildren. …



Passed 04/02/2024

Passed 04/02/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please keep Mr. and Mrs. Mel and Sophronia Smith and Family lifted in your prayers in the passing of Mel’s cousin, Ms. Charlotte Thompson of Tazewell, VA.



05/23/1961

– 03/30/2024

05/23/1961 – 03/30/2024

Dear Friends, Family, and the Global Community, We reach out with heavy hearts, yet with a spirit of determination and love. On March 30, 2024, Melvin M. Maxwell, a beloved Pastor and Entrepreneur, un…



03/02/1955

– 03/28/2024

03/02/1955 – 03/28/2024

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Elliot Kipling Brown of Dayton, Ohio, leaving to mourn family and friends. At age 69, Brown passed away March 28, 2024. Greetings Metropolitan F…



Passed 03/26/2024

Passed 03/26/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Samuel L. Lynch Sr. , 76, passed away March 26, 2024. Please continue to keep Rev. Dr. Samuel Lynch, Jr. (a former member and Associate Minister) and Family in prayer, i…



09/03/1972

– 03/24/2024

09/03/1972 – 03/24/2024

It is with heavy hearts that we bid farewell to a beloved husband, father, friend, and pillar of our community, Clayton Quinn Brown. On March 24, 2024 surrounded by his loving family, Clayton peaceful…



Passed 03/21/2024

Passed 03/21/2024

Charles Clifton Collins, 85, of New Bern died Wednesday March 21, 2024 at Carolina East Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Alfreda Brown Collins of the home; one son, Charles C. Collins, II;…



01/04/1955

– 03/11/2024

01/04/1955 – 03/11/2024

Joy Lynne Poindexter was born in Palmyra, New Jersey, to Thelma Johnson Stanford and John O. Poindexter Jr. on January 4th, 1955. She peacefully entered eternal rest after an extended illness and earn…



Passed 03/08/2024

Passed 03/08/2024

Joseph “JB” Bland George, 52, passed Friday, March 8, 2024 at George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC. His service is 1:00 PM, Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Clinton Chapel AMEZ Church…



Passed 03/07/2024

Passed 03/07/2024

Sgt. John L. Williams USMC, 24, of King William, went Home to be with the Lord Thursday, March 7, 2024. He was welcomed there by his mother, Carolyn Ruffin; father, Stewart Anderson; and brother, Alfo…



05/25/1963

– 03/04/2024

05/25/1963 – 03/04/2024

We are sad to announce that on March 4, 2024, at the age of 60, Tanya R. Radford of Washington, Indiana passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Tanya R. Radford to …



03/07/1965

– 03/03/2024

03/07/1965 – 03/03/2024

Of Lanham, MD earned her spiritual wings on Sunday, March 3, 2024. She was 58 years old. Born to the late Hilda Mae Wright Mattison and Raymond Watson, Lydia was the oldest of two children. She worked…



06/27/1925

– 02/29/2024

06/27/1925 – 02/29/2024

Ella Mae Perry Whitmore entered eternal rest on Thursday, February 29, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a. m. on Monday, March 11, 2024, at St. Thomas AME Zion Church, 1700 Melon Street, …



Passed 02/24/2024

Passed 02/24/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family, Please continue to keep Mrs. Ethel Johnson, Dr. Demetra and Dr. Louis Hutchinson, their children Naya and Louis Hutchinson and Family lifted in your prayers in the passi…



05/14/1941

– 02/23/2024

05/14/1941 – 02/23/2024

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Esther Odessa Robinson (Hyattsville, Maryland), who passed away at the age of…



12/10/1943

– 02/22/2024

12/10/1943 – 02/22/2024

Alex L. Parham was born December 10, 1943 in Rawlings, VA to the late Winfield and Dinah Parham. He departed this life at his home February 22, 2024. As a child, he joined Hickory Run Baptist Church i…



Passed 02/18/2024

Passed 02/18/2024

Blanche Irene (Wilson) Mayo, age 78, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, February 18, 2024. Blanche is the daughter of William Elden and Gertrude E. (Byrd) Wilson. She was…



Passed 02/06/2024

Passed 02/06/2024

Greetings Metropolitan Family,Please keep Servant Larry Sampson, his sister and brother-in-law Maureen and Michael Hargrove, and their entire family in prayer in the passing of their cousin Mr. Thomas…



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…



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.



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.