Obituaries

Jesse Chapman
B: 1936-10-27
D: 2025-04-05
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Chapman, Jesse
Harrison Ridgeway
B: 1955-01-18
D: 2025-04-05
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Ridgeway, Harrison
John Roquemore
B: 1930-05-29
D: 2025-04-03
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Roquemore, John
James Bell
B: 1954-03-05
D: 2025-04-03
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Bell, James
Frederick Perdue
B: 1944-07-20
D: 2025-04-02
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Perdue, Frederick
Linda Clark
B: 1948-04-29
D: 2025-03-31
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Clark, Linda
Argola Haynes
B: 1940-05-24
D: 2025-03-29
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Haynes, Argola
Gwendolyn Booker
B: 1947-03-25
D: 2025-03-27
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Booker, Gwendolyn
Jeannette Cogshell
B: 1946-02-11
D: 2025-03-23
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Cogshell, Jeannette
Irma Waiters
B: 1944-01-08
D: 2025-03-18
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Waiters, Irma
Joseph Parks
B: 1974-06-11
D: 2025-03-15
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Parks, Joseph
Prentiss Nephew
B: 1933-06-10
D: 2025-03-14
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Nephew, Prentiss
Margie McNary
B: 1935-05-05
D: 2025-03-10
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McNary, Margie
Nia Reyes
B: 1970-02-12
D: 2025-03-02
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Reyes, Nia
Rosemary Johnson
B: 1937-07-31
D: 2025-02-24
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Johnson, Rosemary
Mariette Kassir
B: 1946-07-23
D: 2025-02-14
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Kassir, Mariette
Myron Mc Clain
B: 1957-11-05
D: 2025-02-14
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Mc Clain, Myron
Josephine Camp
B: 1933-07-13
D: 2025-02-13
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Camp, Josephine
Carlos Gonzalez
B: 1964-09-13
D: 2025-02-05
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Gonzalez, Carlos
Arthur Jones
B: 1950-05-08
D: 2025-02-05
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Jones, Arthur
Anne Traylor
B: 1926-01-28
D: 2025-01-29
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Traylor, Anne

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Consider the following excerpt from the Care Notes Publication.  It is titled “How Prayer Can Help You in the Days After the Funeral” by Joel Schorn:  “The days after the funeral of a loved one are some of the most difficult of your life.  First you had to endure the death.  Then you had to go through the funeral, which was probably just as hard.  Now you have to face the days and weeks ahead, when feelings of sadness, shock, fear, and a new kind of loneliness are your daily companions.  Where can you turn at such a difficult time? 

You can turn to prayer. One of faith’s most enduring messages is that God is with us always.  By praying we remind ourselves of this.  Especially at this time God will draw close to you, says the psalmist: “The Lord is near to the broken-hearted.” (Psalm 34).  And so it’s possible to pray your way through these most difficult days. “

 There are many references in scripture about how much God loves and cares for His people.  Take your grief to God and look up from whence cometh your help. 

(Woods-Valentine Mortuary as well as other funeral homes, can refer you to local ministries for prayer.  We also have bereavement literature and information regarding local grief support groups.)


Gail Valentine Taylor, M.S.W.

Funeral Director

Woods-Valentine Mortuary

(626) 798-8941

Email: gailt@woodsvalentinemortuary.com

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