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The Alexander Funeral Home is the oldest African American owned business in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Alexander Funeral Home was founded by Zechariah Alexander in 1914 when Alexander bought half of Coles and Smith Undertakes. In 1927 Alexander purchased the remaining part of the business and changed the name to the Alexander Funeral Home.
His father was the owner of the Alexander Funeral Home, the only black funeral home in Charlotte. He played football at Second Ward High School, becoming known as "Ship-wreck Kelly." Alexander studied at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and Renouard College of Embalming in New York City before returning to Charlotte to help run his father's ...
Logos for Charlotte Motor Speedway and Sonic Automotive Group during the funeral service Thursday stood beside Smith’s casket, which was topped with a collection of white roses and lilies.
The Charlotte Post, founded in 1878, is an African American, English language, community-based weekly newspaper in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Charlotte Post has been distributed in counties surrounding Charlotte and upstate South Carolina. The Post is read by thousands of area residents and has earned numerous national and local journalism ...
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One person was killed when a tree fell on this home early Friday morning Sept. 27, 2024 as Hurricane Helene moved across N.C (KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH/knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com)
In loving memory. Shawn King opened up about her late estranged husband Larry King’s funeral and how the family came together following his death on Saturday, January 23. Stars We’ve Lost in ...
King's first funeral took place on April 5, 1968, at R.S. Lewis Funeral Home in Memphis. After the shooting, King was taken by ambulance to the emergency room at St. Joseph's Hospital and was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. King's closest aides contacted Robert Lewis Jr.—a local funeral director who had first met King two days prior—to retrieve the body and prepare it for viewing.