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Patricia Ann Wisdom
Sunrise: Sept. 4, 1946
Sunset: May 14, 2015
Patricia Ann Wisdom died
May 14, 2015.
Among her survivors are
her son, Alan; two brothers,
Zeffie, Jr. (Shirley) and
Leon (Karen); three nieces,
Michele, Genelle (Dorian),
and Danielle (Ashley); a
nephew,
Christopher
(Sandra), a host of great
nieces and nephews,
cousins and other relatives,
and many friends.
Funeral services took place
at the Mt. Zion Missionary
Baptist Church in Detroit
with Dr. Sterling L. Jones,
Sr. officiating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Interment was at Elmwood
Cemetery in Detroit.
Osie Lucille Roots
Sunrise: Jan. 10, 1920
Sunset: May 18, 2015
Osie Lucille Roots died
May 18, 2015.
Among her survivors left to
cherish her memory are
her devoted daughters
Monaye Taylor and Sheena
(Lawrence) McIntosh; a
brother, Jimmy Grayer of
Chicago; a sister, Lucy
Brown of Mississippi; a sis-
ter-in-law, Beatrice Roots of
Mississippi; a daughter-in-
law,
Joyce
(James)
Williams; eight grandchil-
dren, Jayson (Tina) Roots,
Steven (Jena) Anderson;
Amwar (Kelly) Anderson;
Javar (Alysia) Anderson,
Tamika
(Byron)
Lee,
Melody (Kevin) McIntosh,
Thomas (Celeste) Scott of
Atlanta, GA and Carree Bell
of New Jersey; 15 great-
grandchildren, Dajanay,
Steven III, Joshua, Elijah,
K'year, Jayvion, Ethan,
Aahmi, Javion, Jeramiah,
Carlee, Ciyre, Merkur,
Nesive and Kevin, Jr.; many
nieces, nephews, cousins
and other relatives; a loving
church family, and many
friends.
She was preceded in death
by her husband of 50
years, George; sons,
George, Jr. and Darnell
Okeefe, and a daughter,
Glenda.
Funeral services took place
at Christ Temple Church in
Inkster with the Rev. Tyson
Kelley officiating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to Penn Funeral
Home on Inkster Road in
Inkster.
Interment
was
at
Metropolitan
Memorial
Park in Belleville.
Richard B. Kimmey
Sunrise: Sept. 3, 1934
Sunset: May 18, 2015
Richard B. Kimmey died
May 18, 2015.
Among his survivors left to
cherish his memory are his
loving wife, Gayle, children,
Renee (Jerome) Anderson,
Dr. Duane A. (Sophia
Lewis), Daphne Y. (Clinton)
Springer
and
Byron
Kimmey; grandchildren,
Jerome, Jr., Ada, Richard,
Sbaronna, Byron, Hope,
Elyse, Gayle, Byron (Drew),
Nolan,
DeJuan
and
Tenesha; great-grand chil-
dren, Jermira, Jerney,
Jerome, III, Taylor, Jasiyah,
Kamille, Morgan, Devon,
Donavon and Chloe; a host
of nieces, nephews and
other relatives, and many
friends.
Services took place at the
Sharon Seventh Day
Adventist Church with
Pastor Errol Liverpool offici-
ating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Serenity
Cremation
Services accorded final
rites.
Clarinda Alexa Mosley
Dec. 10, 1930
May 16, 2015
Clarinda Alexa Mosley died
May 16, 2015.
Among her survivors left to
cherish her memory are
her daughter, Rosemarie
Williams; four grandchil-
dren, Shaharie Jones, Ben
Bohannon, Ivan Bohannon
and Willie Williams, Jr.; two
great-grandsons, Kam'eron
Bohannon and Charles
Potts III; a host of friends,
and many other relatives.
Funeral arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Serenity
Cremation
Services accorded final
rites.
Billie White
Sept. 14, 1933
May 14, 2015
Billie White died May 14,
2015.
Among those left to cherish
her memory are her loving
sister, Shirley (Lucius)
Griffieth; two brothers,
James and Tyrone Simon;
hers sisters-in-law, Creasie
While of Westland, Mattie
White of Arizona, Sofronia
Tee
Barker,
Leanne
(Richard) Faine and Cheryl
White, all of Chicago, IL;
her step-daughters, Sylvia
(Byron) White and Tonya N.
Lumpkin; her son, Ricky
(Cynthia) White, grandchil-
dren, Tiffany, Rickeyk Jr.,
Rachael, Jaylan, Keeye
and Tre'Ezekiel Lumpkin;
special life-time friends,
Queen Ester Davis and
Margueritte
(Buddy)
Rupert; a sister, Eunice
Williams; a host of nieces,
nephews,
and
many
friends.
Funeral services took place
at Pentecostal Temple
COGIC in Inkster with
Kenneth H. Walls III officiat-
ing.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Interment was at United
Memorial Gardens in
Plymouth.
Andrew Holmes, Jr.
Sunrise: Nov. 11, 1934
Sunset: May 25, 2015
Andrew Holmes, Jr. died
May 25, 2015.
Among those left to cherish
his memory are his daugh-
ters, Jeanie Bowden, Terri
Holmes, Tameesha Holmes
and Jamie Warren; two
brothers, Alfonso Holmes
and Ronald Holmes; two
grandson, David Bowden
and Charles Bowden; two
granddaughters, Cecilia
Bowden and Essence
Grant Holmes; a niece, Kim
Holmes-West; nephews,
Ray Holmes, Keith Cliette,
Kyle Holmes and David
Canay; a host of other
friends, and many family
members.
Funeral services took place
at the Penn Funeral Home
on Inkster Road in Inkster
with the Rev. Dr. Arthur
Willis officiating.'
Interment was at Mt. Hope
Memorial Gardens in
Livonia.
Joseph Ndonwi Njinga
Sunrise: Oct. 22, 1963
Sunset: May 16, 2015
Joseph Ndonwi Njinga
died May 16, 2015.
Among his survivors are his
wife, Clarissa Neba; a
daughters Linda Njingang;
two
brothers
John
Njingang and George
Njingang,
and
many
friends.
Funeral services took place
at Park United Presbyterian
Church in Highland Park
with the Rev. Opelton
Parker officiating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Interment was at Sunset
Hills Cemetery in Superior
Township.
Reginald Beasley
Townsend, Sr.
Sunrise: July 6, 1948
Sunset: May 15, 2015
Reginald
Beasley
Townsend, Sr. died May 15,
2015.
Among those left to cherish
his memory are his loving
and devoted wife of 40
years,
Helen
Louise
Townsend of Inkster; his
son, Reginald, Jr.; a daugh-
ter, Danielle Nicole; a
grandson, Nijier Amor;
three sisters, Yvonne Gray
of Columbus, OH, Ann
Townsend-Chatman
of
Inkster and Renna Terrell of
Zion, IL; a special aunt,
Armetta Ward of Detroit; a
host of nieces, nephews,
in-laws and cousins and
many friends.
Funeral services took place
at Beulah Missionary
Baptist Church in Westland
with the Rev. Dr. Kenneth C.
Pierce, Sr. officiating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Serenity
Cremation
Services accorded final
rites.
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Members of the Plymouth
Canton Community School
District Board of Education and
district administrators currently
face a $6millionbudget deficit.
Administrators are currently
attempting to determine which
programs are mandatory, which
programs and services are sec-
ondary and which are necessary
to continue to fund as they wade
through a third proposed budget
in an attempt to balance the dis-
trict finances.
Superintendent of Schools
Michael Meissen told the board
members last week that data col-
lected from administrators and
principals in the district was
being analyzed and evaluated to
see where cuts will be made to
attempt to balance spending and
revenue in the district.
“We are at a critical point
where there are no reserve
funds. We have to stay as nimble
as an organization and be open to
change,” Meissen said at the reg-
ular meeting of the board mem-
bers last week. The district has
hired a consultant to help evalu-
ate the information provided by
principals.
Meissen said that the 43 items
proposed for reduction in an ear-
lier draft of the budget were not
finalized and that the board
members would continue discus-
sions. He said the district needed
to balance the budget and main-
tain a five-year balance while
avoiding borrowing to pay
expenses. He said the district
also needs to preserve and grow
the fund balance, currently at
about 6.8 percent.
State law requires the district
to schedule a public hearing on a
final budget by June 30, leaving
only about a month to make the
necessary spending adjustments.
The cuts are made more difficult
as there is no final amount of per-
pupil funding from the state.
Meissen noted that Plymouth-
Canton receives much less than
other districts in the per pupil
allotment.
Among the suggested reduc-
tions were staff members includ-
ing paraprofessionals, media
specialists and counselors. A
reduction in security at
Starkweather, less secretarial
and administrative support, a
reduction in technology support
and other staff reductions were
among some of the suggestions
made to cut spending. Also sug-
gestedwere cuts to theworld lan-
guage elementary school pro-
gram, reducing bus routes and
stops, an increase in the athletic
fees, reductions in themusic pro-
gram and a reduction in the
number of regional directors.
Meissen said that while no
decisions regarding cuts in pro-
grams or services have been
made, changes will be necessary
including the possibility that
employees will have to take on
more work and that cross train-
ing of staff members will become
a reality.
The Plymouth Community Arts
Council Damaris Fine Art
Scholarships this year went to
Rowan Borninski and Roberto
Ramirez.
The winners of the financial
scholarships were chosen from
seven applicants, all of whom are
seniors in the Plymouth Canton
Community Schools. Borninski, a
senior at Plymouth High School
was awarded the $1,000 scholar-
ship and Ramirez, a senior at the
Starkweather alternative program,
won the $500 award.
Borninski plans to study at the
University of Michigan School of
Art andDesignwhile Ramirez will
enroll at Schoolcraft College.
The winners were selected by
Dennis Jones, an instructor at the
college for Creative Studies, who
lives inPlymouth.
Along with Boninski and
Ramirez, seniors Maura Kraemer,
KevinMartin, MatthewCylla, Nam
Nguyen and Jordan Rasmussen
all submitted a portfolio of
between three and five art pieces,
each with a description of the
work, an essay about the role art
plays in their lives, and two letters
of recommendation as required by
the scholarship rules. The
Damaris Scholarships are inmem-
ory Damaris “Dee” Schulte, who
was a member of the arts council
board of directors, a well-known
artist and art instructor. The schol-
arships are fundedby her family.
The Northville Art House
will present the 7th annual
West of Center contemporary
arts, all media show juried by
Michigan contemporary artist
and teacher Topher Crowder.
West of Center is a nod to the
Art House location in down-
town Northville as well as its
mission to bring the community
something unexpected, edgy
and compelling -- an eclectic,
contemporary art exhibit that
showcases a wide range of
accomplished pieces including
fiber, clay, glass mosaic,
graphite, wood, acrylic, mixed
media, assemblage, photogra-
phy and more. It's an exciting
mix that always comprises a
highly anticipated “must see”
show each year, a spokesperson
said.
West of Center opens with a
reception from 6-9 p.m. Friday,
June 5. The exhibit will contin-
ue through June 27 during Art
House business hours, noon
until 5 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday and noon until 4 p.m. on
Saturdays. The Northville Art
House is located at 215 W. Cady
St. and is a facility of the
Northville Arts Commission.
Admission to Art House
exhibits is free and open to the
public.
For more information visit
org or
call (248) 344-0497 during busi-
ness hours.
Arts council awards annual Damaris scholarships
Northville West of Center exhibit opens tomorrow
Real Bad Leather by JeanPaul
Aboudib of Canton
Self Portrait 6.0 by Janet
McClintock of Northville
Witness in a Shooting Gallery by
Kate Paul of Livonia
Afternoon Sun, WSU by
Kathleen McNamee of Grosse
Pointe
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