Maya Angelou dies at 86 in North Carolina
The celebrated poet and author Maya Angelou died at her home in Winston Salem North Carolina at 86. A lifelong activist and cultural pioneer she rose from poverty and segregation to fame with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and delivered landmark inaugural poems at Clinton and Bush White House events. Her son Guy B Johnson praised her as a warrior for equality and peace.
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New York
Maya Angelou
Associated Press
Winston- Salem
North Carolina
Guy B. Johnson
Angelou
Bill Clinton
Clinton
George W. Bush
White House
Toni Morrison
Washington
Wake Forest University
Obituaries Inspire Memorials Across Artesia and Roswell
A batch of obituaries notes services and remembrances in Artesia Roswell Farmington and Portales. James Marvin Callaway 68 of Artesia died May 25 with memorial May 31 at First Baptist Church officiated by Rick Sullivan. Dale McInnes 60s-70s era musician and educator died May 25 in Farmington with a May 29 celebration of life at The Oasis Church. Ted Patterson 96 died May 3 in Kingsville TX with survivors listed. Sharon Harper 75 of Roswell memorial May 29 at Third and Kilgore Church of Christ. Samuel Ferguson infant Seminole TX died May 25. Condolences may be left at artesiafunerals com and lagronefuneralchapels com.
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Jim Callaway
First Baptist Church
James Marvin Callaway
Artesia
Mr. Callaway
Rick Sullivan
Terpening & Son Mortuary
Jim
Wister
Okla
Jack Almon Callaway
Pluma Lee (Armstrong) Callaway
Roswell
Brenda Shows
al Transmission
Brenda Callaway
Maxine Shows
James Carp Callaway
Jack Callaway
Raymon Callaway
Jo Parks
Albuquerque
Judy Shows
Huntsville
Ala
Bill Callaway
Doris
Joe Callaway
Francis
Danny Callaway
Dexter
Betty Bush
Mike
Ruidoso
Evelyn Swann
Bill
Shirley Sears Kidder
Glenda Barrow
Molalla
Ore
Sue van Sickle
Devon Carlo
Travis
Courtin Callaway
JJ Callaway
Mikayla
Madison
William Dale McInnes
Big Daddy
Heavenly Father
Dale
Willie
Hazel McInnes
Portales
Sharon Kay Sparks
Farmington
XTO
Dugan Productions
ConocoPhillips
Sharon
McInnes
Jesse D. McInnes
Cedar Hill
LaDonna
Ethan
Wynn
Sarah E
Bugga) Larson
Harrah
Drew Hatley
Wyatt J. Larson
Danny McInnes
Sherri
Hobbs
Jennie Ruth Sparks
Clovis
Janise
Dean Johnson
Lubbock
Texas
Samuel James McInnes
Jerry Sparks
Don Sparks
Oasis Church
Dustin Ave
Presbyterian Medical Services
North West
Ted Patterson
Kingsville
Lena A. (Jones) Patterson
Billy T. Franklin
Wayne Patterson
Ann
Jimmy Patterson
Patrica
Tularosa
N.M
Perry Goss
Deloris
Corpus Christi Tx
Betty States
Sharon Harper
Kilgore Church of Christ
David Heflin
Grady
Sharon Camille Harper
Tucumcari
Nina Lee (Green
Roy Clarence Hutchison
Ms Harper
House
W. T. Melton
Colorado
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Order of the Eastern Star
Amarillo
Amarillo National Bank
Samuel Josiah Ferguson
Seminole
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Mark
Scrappy
Callaway
Erin Callaway
Bailey
Emily Callaway
Kathy Callaway
Jerry Callaway
Janie
Callie Callaway
Artesiafunerals.com
Ronald C. Horton
Houston
Ron
Blair County
Edward and
Louise Horton
Bender Cadillac
Horton's
Frank
R.c.’S Automotive
Patty Smith
Bob Smith
Darren
Marcus Smith
Robbie Jones
Laura Horton Fox
Mocksville
Nancy Bailey
Sheila Brumett
Mallamar
R. C. Hutchison
Wheeler Mortuary of
Wheelermortuary
Samuel Josiah
Ferguson
Samuel
Nick
Natasha Ferguson
Silas Edward Ferguson
Sheridan Faye Ferguson
Jessica K. Duncan
Steve Oldfield
Kali Johnson
Kara Johnson
Nicolas
Nikki Stewart
Nathan
Crystal Posey
Chattanooga, TN
Sharon K. White
Seminole, TX
Tom
Angie
Tammy
Dwight Sanders
Light
Grace
Lagronefuneralchapels.com
LaGrone Funeral Chapel
William “Dale
Dell DA Nihon al
Rene
S. Main St
Andersonbethany
Gary Lee
St. Louis
Veteran’s Cemetery
Anderson-Bethany
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