Obituaries

Mary L. Wright — Castle Valley, Utah

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:02:27 -0400

Lorraine Wright of Castle Valley, Utah, formerly of Rochester, died Saturday, April 16, 2011. "She enrolled in the Baha’i Faith in 1937 and served it devotedly for the balance of her life."

Sherrill B. Kelly (AUGUSTA, Ga.)

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:24:27 -0400

Dr. Sherrill Burriss Kelly passed away on April 4, 2011.

Keumars (Q) Ahdieh, 70

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:32:38 -0400

Keumars "Q" Ahdieh passed away on April 2, 2011 at Bethany Pointe Health Campus-Anderson at the age of 70. Born October 18, 1940 in Tehran, Iran, Ahdieh was a fourth generation Baha'i and member of the Muncie Baha'i Community for many years.

Artist, activist Jihmye Collins dies at 71

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:35:16 -0400

Jihmye Collins, a poet, painter and activist, suffered a stroke and died on March 15 at the age of 71.

James Nelson dies at 83; longtime L.A. Municipal Court judge

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:32:14 -0500

Former National Spiritual Assembly Member, Judge James F. Nelson, is remembered in this obituary from The Los Angeles Times

Baha'is mourn loss of former National Spiritual Assembly member, James Nelson

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:34:23 -0500

Following is a message from Frank Nelson, son of Judge James Nelson:

Anita P. Geib

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:57:05 -0500

As reported in fdlreporter.com Anita P. Geib (nee' Kuether) died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, after a brief illness.

James Moody was world-renowned as jazz master

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:54:09 -0500

James Moody was a world-renowned, Grammy award-winning jazz saxophonist and flutist. He contributed music to Baha'i events, including the Second Baha'i World Congress in 1992, even before he formally enrolled in the Baha'i Faith.

Young Baha'i's tragic death gives life, spawns mission

glen — Thu, 21 May 2009 18:14:06 -0400

When Naiyareh Karimimanesh lost her life, a gift was passed along to two other women through organ transplants.

Remembering Dan Seals

ellen — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:48:37 -0400

Dan Seals, a much-loved pop and country music star who lent his voice and energy to the praise of Baha'u'llah internationally for over four decades, passed away on March 25, 2009, in Nashville, Tennessee after several years’ battle with lymphoma. He was 61.