For many, Memorial Day is considered the first day of summer a time to celebrate with family gatherings, shopping, cookouts, and vacations. It is however a solemn day. Let us now hold each other close, forgetting grudges and disappointments within our family.
Memorial Day was established as a United States federal holiday to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice and died while serving in the military. "The National Moment of Remembrance," asks all citizens to have one minute of silence at 3 PM local time in tribute to those who died in the military. Taps Across America will be played for the fourth year at that time.
This day is also a day I have chosen to acknowledge and remember all non-military family members who have died. I would like to recognize family members who have died from all causes from Memorial Day 2022 to the present. We will remember the smiling faces, and life lessons learned, and celebrate their lives. I want to thank Terence Caston for allowing me to post this moving message from the Home Going of his beloved wife Constance Cross Caston.
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NAME |
DATE |
LOCATION |
Parents |
|
Harry Caston
Jr. |
July 9, 1936
to February 15, 2023 |
Sacramento,
California |
Son of Harry
Caston Sr & Mattie Varnado |
|
Smith Warren |
December 7,
1931 to February 10, 2023 |
McComb, Mississippi |
Son of
William Warren & Mamie Caston |
|
John Brooks
Jr. |
April 21,
1953 to February, 2023 |
Hattiesburg,
Mississippi |
Son of John
Hunter Brooks Sr & Dorothy Ellzey |
|
Bernice Allen
Weatherspoon |
April 28,
1946, to December 7, 2022 |
Magnolia,
Mississippi |
Daughter of
Claude Allen & Norine Caston |
|
Constance
Cross Caston |
July 31, 1963
to December 20, 2022 |
Kennesaw,
Georgia |
Johnnie W.
Cross Jr. & Janet Yvonne Cross Wife of Terence Caston |
|
Alton
Brumfield |
June 20, 1944 to December 26,
2022 |
Merrillville,
Indiana |
Son of
Richard Lee Henry Brumfield & Wilmetta Maria Gowdy |
|
Willie Toins
Jr. |
November 27,
1936 to December 30, 2022 |
Flint,
Michigan |
Son of Willie
Toins Sr & Rovelia Lane |
|
Willie J.
Nichols |
August 20,
1936 to March 7, 2023 |
Compton, Los
Angles, California |
Son of Roy
Nichols & Ethel Brumfield |
|
Ruby Lee |
March,
2023 |
Flint,
Michigan |
Granddaughter
of Charlie Barnes and Bertha Brumfield |
|
Anthony
Tyrone Brumfield Sr. |
June 17, 1959
to February 27, 2023 |
|
Son of Slim
Brumfield & Emma Barnes |
|
Charlie Lee
Barnes |
February 13,
1937 to March 5, 2023 |
St. Charles,
Missouri |
Son of
Charlie Barnes & Bertha Brumfield |
|
Donald
Patrick Brumfield |
December 14,
1953 to December 20, 2022 |
Clinton, Hines,
Mississippi |
Son of Thad
Brumfield & Mildred Hodges |
|
Harold Smith |
September 21,
1943 to October 15, 2022 |
Bolingbrook,
Illinois |
Son of Henry Smith & Charlene Caston |
| Hattie Mae Brumfield |
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