Obituary

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 28, 2013 - Clarence Earl Gideon is buried at his birthplace of Hannibal, Mo. with an eloquent…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: When Dr. Leslie Bond was selling newspapers as a boy in Galesburg, Ill., he couldn’t take a lunch…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 27, 2013 - When Dr. Leslie Bond was selling newspapers as a boy in Galesburg, Ill., he couldn’t…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: In 1963, when it appeared that blacks protesting the discriminatory practices at Jefferson Bank and…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 20, 2013 - In 1963, when it appeared that blacks protesting the discriminatory practices at…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 18, 2013 - Sister Ann Patrick Ware, a religious scholar, linguist, grammarian and feminist who…

“The Perry Como of St. Louis” has died.In the 1950s and ‘60s when he was leading the hottest dance band in St. Louis, that’s how keyboard virtuoso Dick…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 20, 2013 - Taylor S. Desloge, whose background in economics and law fueled both his business…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 15, 2013 - Richard Stith's mother gave away his clothes while he was flying unarmed transport…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 13, 2013 - Dr. Suzanne Saueressig Riegel, who died Friday, led the Humane Society of Missouri's…