All Obituaries

It is with a heavy heart that the Young family announces the passing of Katie Mae Young. Our loving mother passed away on November 14, 2023 in Daytona Beach, Florida surrounded by loved ones. Beloved mother of Willie Anderson, Mattie Anderson-Hackney, John Guest and Theresa Guest-Caldwell. Katie was born in Abbeville, Georgia and lived an extraordinary life filled with fishing, laughter, and love. Please join us for funeral service on November 25, 2023 at Pinello Funeral Home...

Arridean ‘Madea’ Grace was born to Bertha McMillan and Irvin Sweet on March 13, 1933 in Chattahoochee, Florida. She would be the first of 6 children. Raised in a Baptist family, if it was one thing she knew it was God, education and ‘how to make a dollar’. Growing up, Arridean attended Steven High School in Quincy, Florida. In her teenage years she sharecropped the fields her ancestors once lived on and it was also where she met Ulysses ‘Pop-Pop’ Grace at...

Joan Smith Jordan passed away peacefully on October 18, 2023, at the age of 72 at Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House. She graduated from Campbell Street High School in Daytona Beach. She was a retired CNA and enjoyed doing crosswords and spending time with her great grandchildren. Joan leaves to cherish her memories, her daughter Lesley Cathey (Fred) of Snellville, Georgia, 3 grandchildren, Jacque Jordan, LaKristie Jordan and Nathanial Carstarphen Jr. (CJ), 5 great grandchildren, Jacque Jordan...

Miriam Santiago, of Ormond Beach, FL, transitioned into eternal rest on Friday, September 22, 2023, at the age of 88. Miriam Santiago was born on November 4, 1934, to the late Ramón and Edelmira Torres, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She came to New York in the mid-1950’s, where she met and married her beloved husband, Angel. They started a family in Brooklyn, then relocated to Middletown, New York, before retiring to Ormond Beach in 2007. Miriam leaves behind to cherish her memories,...

Edna Bell, Her Celebration of Life  Edna Francis Bell was born on the beautiful day of July 8th 1943, by Grace Ferguson. She attended Campbell Street High School in  Daytona Beach. Edna  gave birth to Wanda Carter on December 22, 1960. She was married twice,  to Alphonso Williams and Edward Bell. After working at Bell Atlantic for 35 years, she retired and moved back to her home in Daytona Beach, Florida. She loved Bingo, playing cards with her friends, and spending time...