All Obituaries

  ERNEST K. McLAURIN, 68, of Enfield, CT, departed this life on Monday, April 8, 2024.  Born in Boston, Massachusetts, a son of David McLaurin and Lillian Edwards, he had been employed as a machine operator by Eppendorf Laboratory Equipment Supply Co. and was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.   A twenty-two year resident of the area, Ernest was a sponsor for N.A.  He supported many people there for thirty years and helped a lot of people throughout his life. ...

  Mark Curtis Wentworth, age 74, of Springfield, MA, departed from this life on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.   He was born in Springfield, a son of the late Robert Wentworth and the late Anna (Turner) Wentworth.  A resident for life in this area, Mark graduated from The High School of Commerce.  He is survived by his brother, Kim Wentworth and has joined his late brother, Guy Wentworth, in heaven.  He has many nieces,...

  Patricia Ann Blocker-Blatche, 67, of Springfield, Massachusetts, departed this life on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Home in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.    Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she was a daughter of Roceil Blocker and Eva (Mithell) Blocker.  Patricia had been employed as a Registered Nurse at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford, Connecticut for many years and was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Springfield.  She is...

On March 28, 2024, at approximately 1:15 PM, Donald Christopher McGee Smith Sr., passed away at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.  Donald was 98 years old.     “Don” was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, to James and Grace Smith.  He grew up in Matthews, Virginia. Once married, he moved his family to Springfield in 1961.  He was self-employed in the dry cleaning business.  Don eventually relocated to North Brookfield,...

  Keturah Evangeline (Burnett) Moore, 88, of Springfield, Massachusetts, departed this life on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at Sixteen Acres Healthcare in Springfield.    Born in Christ Church, Barbados, she was a daughter of the late John London Toppin and the late Viola Cleopatrick (Washington) Burnett.  Keturah was the widow of John Moore.  A fifty-year resident of Springfield, she worked as a kitchen line server at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. ...

  Dorothy Marie (Lockett) Franklin, 85, of Oak Grove Avenue, Springfield, Massachusetts, departed this life on Monday, March 18, 2024, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.    Born in Leflore County, Mississippi, she was a daughter of the late John Lee Lockett and the late Rosie (Young) Lockett.  A twenty-five year resident of Springfield, Dorothy was a Church Mother of Macedonia Church Of God In Christ.  She is survived by three sons, Eddie (and Trenise)...

  Georgia Mae (Wells) Smith, 92, of Springfield, Massachusetts, departed this life at her home on Friday, March 8, 2024.    Born in Dublin, Georgia, she was a daughter of the late George Wells and the late Dessie Mae (Guyton) Wells.  Georgia was a seventy-eight year resident of Springfield, where she was employed as a cafeteria worker in the Springfield Public Schools.  A member of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, she had been active in the choir and Usher...

  Evelyn Maxine (Stewart) Mitchell of Springfield, Massachusetts, departed this life on March 1, 2024, at Sixteen Acres Healthcare Center in Springfield.  She was born in Oxford, North Carolina, to Hazel (Lewis) Stewart and William Talmadge Stewart.  Evelyn had two siblings from this union, a brother, William Talmadge Stewart, and a sister, Carrie Louise Stewart.  Evelyn and sister Carrie moved to Massachusetts in her teenage years with her mother Hazel and her husband...

  Mary Lucille Jennings, 76, of Springfield, Massachusetts, departed this life on Monday, February 26, 2024, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.    Born in Petersburg, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Robert L. Jennings and Annie Louise (Porter) Jennings.  Mary moved to Springfield in 1967 and worked at the Salvation Army.  Pre-deceased by her father, and two sisters, Georgia Ann Moore and Robertnell Tally, and a niece, Demetria Martin, she is...

  Dennis James Guidry, 67, of Riverdale Street, West Springfield, Massachusetts, departed this life on Friday, February 16, 2024, at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. Born in DeRidder, Louisiana, he was a son of the late Lawrence Guidry and the late Pearl (Richard) Guidry.    Mr. Guidry moved to Springfield at an early age.  After graduation from high school, he joined the United States Marine Corps.  Dennis was employed as a bus driver for...