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Mrs. Esther M. Moulton is dead
Published:  08 May, 2008
Mrs. Esther M. Moulton

With great sadness, the Moulton family announces the passing of Mrs. Esther M. Moulton. She was born on May 3rd 1934, and was called home to rest on April 29, 2008. She was a God-fearing, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and she was a generous humanitarian and great educator.

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The late telecommunication engineer, Sewell Brewer (far left), representing Liberia at the World Administrative Amateur Radio Conference
Sewell Brewer Dies
Published:  07 May, 2008

The Brewer family of the Republic of Liberia and the United States of America has announced with profound regret the home-going, in his seventy-eighth year, of Mr. Sewell Telford Prout Brewer, Sr.

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Two Die in Tragic Accident in Nimba
Published:  01 May, 2008

At least two persons died and several others including a three-month old baby were critically injured when a motorcycle collided with a land cruiser jeep marked MSF 509 belonging to a non-governmental organization, MSF Switzerland.

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Student Drops Dead
Published:  29 April, 2008

MONROVIA, A 10th grade student of Gray D. Allison Elementary School, who dropped unconscious yesterday at the corner of Johnson and Carey streets in Monrovia, was pronounced dead following examination of the body by medical authorities.

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Public Concern Mounts
Published:  22 April, 2008

Public concern continues to mount over the taking of children's lives under mysterious circumstances in and around the country with impunity.

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Two Killed in Motor Accidents
Published:  22 April, 2008

Two persons identified as Trokon Davis, 19, and Massine Martain, 7, were killed in a separate motor accidents on the Buchanan-Monrovia highway when they were reportedly hit and killed by two motor vehicles.

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Benjamin W. O'Connor Dies
Published:  21 April, 2008
The late Ben O'Connor

We regret to announce in his 83rd year, the death of Mr. Benjamin W. O'Connor. This sad event occurred at his Paynesville residence on Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 12:30a.m. His wife, the late Mrs. Melissa B. O'Connor, predeceased him on January 20, 2008.

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Williams' Counsel Brings in Pathologists
Published:  09 April, 2008
Angel allegedly hanged herself

MONROVIA, Cllr. Frank Musa Dean of the Dean & Associates Law Firm in Monrovia yesterday disclosed that three qualified pathologists from the Nebraska Institute of Forensic Sciences (NIFS) in the United States of America (USA), are expected to arrive in the country to perform another autopsy on the remains of 13-year old Angel Togba.

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Leona McGee Dies
Published:  04 April, 2008
The late Mrs. Leona McGee

The death is announced of Mrs. Leona McGee, the widow of the late George Garway McGee, former Superintendent of Marshall. Her demise occurred on the night of Wednesday, April 2 at the ELWA hospital.

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Mrs. Jessye Helyn Togba Passes Away
Published:  03 April, 2008

The death has occurred in the United States of Mrs. Jessye Helyn Togba, the widow of the late Dr. Joseph N. Togba. The sad event happened on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008, at her home, the residence of her daughter Juah Helyn Togba, in Silver Springs, Maryland.

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‘Monrovia's Oldest Citizen’ Buried
Published:  26 March, 2008
The Late Mary Deborah Carter-Coleman-Dixon

MONROVIA, Mary Deborah Carter-Coleman-Dixon, 102, was laid to rest yesterday in the Township of White Plains, Montserrado County, following funeral rites at her Church and an official Gazette issued by the Government of Liberia calling her 'Monrovia's oldest citizen'.

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Remembrance Service for Marguerette King-Saba
Published:  20 March, 2008

It is with great sadness and profound regret that we announce the death of Mrs. Marguerette King-Saba, which occurred on March 11, 2008 at the Sutter Faith Medical Center in Auburn, California near Sacramento. She died after a brief illness. She was 85 years.

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7-yr Old Found Hanged
Published:  20 March, 2008
7-yr old God's Gift

MONROVIA, A 7-year old boy, identified as 'God's Gift', has been found hanging in his bedroom in the 'Gobachop' Market area behind the police depot in Paynesville outside Monrovia.

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Mother N'Gee Dies at 81
Published:  11 March, 2008
The late Mother N'Gee Bennah

Mother N'Gee Bennah, a staunch member of the United Methodist Church, has died in her 82nd year.

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TOS Benson Remembered
Published:  11 March, 2008

MONROVIA, UPDATED A famous Nigerian barrister, politician and statesman, TOS Benson, Nigeria's Minister of Infomation, who in 1961 discovered an extraordinary Liberian beauty, Miss Opral Mason from Arthington, Montserrado County has died. Miss Mason became Mrs. Benson when TOS married her 1962.

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13-Yr-Old Boy Found Dead in Lofa
Published:  10 March, 2008

In recent times, there has been an increase in mysterious deaths in the country. A 13-year old student in the northern Liberian district of Zorzor, Lofa County, Vewu T. Kezelee had fallen prey to the barbaric act.

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Nathaniel T. Richardson Dies
Published:  10 March, 2008
The late Dr. Richardson

MONROVIA, Death has occurred of a renowned Liberian Geologist, politician and Mining Engineer Dr. Nathaniel T. Richardson.

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In Angel's Death
Published:  04 March, 2008
Angel reportedly hanged herself

MONROVIA, Lawyers representing the accused in the matter of the death of Meideh Angel Togba have taken issue with Cllr. Phillip A. Z. Banks, Minister of Justice, for pronouncement he allegedly made a few days ago that they (lawyers) had failed to bring in a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) expert to conduct DNA analysis on the body of the late Angel.

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In Angel's Death
Published:  03 March, 2008
Angel reportedly hanged herself

MONROVIA, Lawyers representing the accused in the matter of the death of Meideh Angel Togba have taken issue with Cllr. Phillip A. Z. Banks, Minister of Justice, for pronouncement he allegedly made a few days ago that they (lawyers) had failed to bring in a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) expert to conduct DNA analysis on the body of the late Angel Togba.

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Hans' Lawyer Wants Angel's Body Preserved
Published:  27 February, 2008
The late Meideh Angel Togbah

MONROVIA, Cllr. Frank Musa Dean of the Dean & Associates Law offices in Monrovia has filed a motion with the Monrovia City Court to order the Ministry of Justice to preserve the remains of Meideh Angel Togbah in order that the defendants could conduct a DNA test and an autopsy.

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Death Snatches Away Another Youthful Liberian
Published:  08 February, 2008
The late Mrs. Cecelia Freeman Dalmeida and husband

The sudden death is announced of Mrs. Cecelia Freeman Dalmeida. The sad event took place in Brooklyn Center. Information reaching the BC indicate that AC may have died due to heart issues probably as a result of clogged arteries.

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Bertha Porte Johnson, Longtime Liberian Midwife, Passes Away
Published:  06 February, 2008
The late Albertha Johnson, 86

Mrs. Albertha Rose Johnson, a leading Liberian nurse and midwife, died on Tuesday, January 29 at the Loudoun Nursing Rehabilitation in Leesburg, Virginia, USA. She was 86.

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St. Thomas family paying tribute
Heaven Is a Prepared Place for Prepared People
Published:  04 February, 2008

The Rector of the St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Camp Johnson Road, the Rev. Dr. James B. Selee, has said that Heaven is “a prepared place for prepared people.”

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Porte Family Loses Loved One
Published:  02 February, 2008
Albertha Johnson, 86

LEESVURG, VA (USA) -- Albertha Rose Johnson, 86, of Leesburg, VA, died Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at Loudoun Nursing & Rehabilitation in Leesburg.

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Victoria G. Sulonteh Goes Home
Published:  22 January, 2008

NORTH CAROLINA, USA -- Mrs. Victoria Gorma Sulonteh, 72, has died in the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

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Woman's Death Sparks Protest
Published:  18 January, 2008

Riot broke out on Tuesday morning in Oldest Congo Town along the Tubman Boulevard, obstructing vehicular traffic as angry youths attacked officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) who they blamed for preventing them from burning a truck which crushed a woman in their community to death.

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Students Mount Pressure in Angel's Death Probe
Published:  14 January, 2008
The late Angel Meideh Tokpa

B>MONROVIA, Several students from various secondary schools around Monrovia paraded the City's streets Friday before sending in a delegation to meet with President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf over delays in the probe into the death of their colleague, Angel Meideh Tokpa.

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Teenager's 'Suicide' Sets Wrangle among Relations
Published:  07 January, 2008
13-year-old Meideh Tokpa

There is uneasiness amongst relations of the teenager, 13-year-old Meideh Tokpa, whose body was found dangling from a rod in a bathroom of her guardians, Madia Paykue and Hans Williams at their Sinkor Old Road residence on November 30, 2007.

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‘Lulu’ at the prime of her life and ‘Lulu’ during graduation
Eulogy on Nancy Louise 'Lulu' Johnson Reeves
Published:  28 December, 2007

A veteran Liberian educator residing in the United Kingdom is dead. A dispatch from London says that Nancy Lulu Johnson Reeves died on December 12,

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The late Ambassador Johnson (center) and wife Florence Monua Johnson greet guest at the Liberian embassy in Yaoundé, Cameroon, July 26, 1974
Ambassador Johnson Memorialized
Published:  28 December, 2007

Scores of people from surrounding villages of the Gbao Clan in the northern Gbarzon District in Grand Gedeh County will gather for three days, beginning today, to memorialize Ambassador Peter A. Johnson, a man from humble beginnings who rose to become an accomplished politician and businessman.

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Samuel D. George II
Published:  27 December, 2007

The death is announced of Samuel D. George II. This sad event occurred on Sunday, December 16, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sammy David leaves to mourn his passing, his mother, Mary E. Sharpe; his wife, Musu George; his children, Robert, Daphne, Christopher and Elizabeth George; his uncles, Jack Nelson and Jeff George; his aunts, Jestina Gibson, Clare Nelson, W.Tonia Nelson-Tolbert, Patricia Nelson-McIntosh, Amanda Nelson-King and Annette L. Nelson; his brothers, Newton George and James Wilson; his sisters, Affuah Campbell, Annie Herring-Freeman, Johnetta Wilson-Hurley and Robena George along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends in the United States of America and Liberia.

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Dorothy Ricks-Kroma
Published:  27 December, 2007

The death is announced of Dorothy Ricks Kroma. She died shortly after a kidney transplant at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, on December 17, 2007.

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Mr. Sam A. Daniel
Published:  27 December, 2007

We announce the home-going of Sam A. Daniel. He passed away on December 15, 2007 in Monrovia, Liberia.

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Survivors of the late Abu Johnson and below the remaining of his Christmas dish Photo by Sando Moore
Herbalist, 53, Hangs Himself
Published:  27 December, 2007

MONROVIA, Residents of Battery Factory near Somalia Drive awoke to a horrible scene yesterday when a tall dark skinned man, Abu Johnson, 53, of the Lorma tribe hanged himself in a mango tree. He was found looking pale with a broken neck, and tongue protruding out of his mouth and blood dripping down his right hand.

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The Simpson family at the graveside
The Simpsons Rebury their Parents in Royesville
Published:  24 December, 2007

Palm Grove Cemetery lost three of its occupants last Friday when the C. L. Simpson families exhumed their parents' bodies and reburied them in their family plot at Royesville, Cape Mount, approximately 30 miles northwest of Monrovia..

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John Richards Dies at 81
Published:  18 December, 2007
The late John H. Richards, Sr.

This is to announce the death in his 81st year, of Mr. John H. Richards, Sr. He passed away on Wednesday, 12th of December at the Catholic Hospital, in Monrovia.

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Oliver Duncan Is Dead
Published:  10 December, 2007
The late Dr. Oliver Duncan

MONROVIA, The former president of the United Methodist University (UMU) on Ashmun Street, Monrovia, Dr. Oliver Duncan, has died. This sad event occurred on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at about 10:45am at the John F.Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Sinkor. He was 70.

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In Memory of Dr. Harry Fumba Moniba
Published:  04 December, 2007
Dr. Harry F. Moniba, Former Vice President

We, the family of the late former Vice President of Liberia, Dr. Harry F. Moniba, are observing a quiet remembrance of him on the third anniversary of his passing. His death in a two-car accident on November 24, 2004, in Michigan occurred while he was preparing to offer his experienced leadership to the Liberian people. He may not have driven his "Putting Liberia First" campaign to completion, but he had a clear vision and tirelessly articulated it.

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Ambassador Johnson Is Dead
Published:  16 November, 2007

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Liberia has announced with profound regrets and deepest sorrow, the sudden death of Ambassador Tiahwee Weah Johnson.

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Professor Llewellyn Shartukar Dies
Published:  15 November, 2007
May his soul rest in peace

The death is announced of Llewellyn Ramokai Shartukar who died last week at his home in Oakland, California, of a heart attack.

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L-R above: Drozdov Vitaly, Kolosov Sergey, and Zhorikov Nikolai and below, Caskets bearing the mortal remains of the three pilots
Crash Victims Flown Home
Published:  09 November, 2007

MONROVIA, The three UTAir crew members who died Friday, November 2, 2007, in a helicopter crash in Ganta, northern Liberia, were yesterday morning flown to their homeland, Russia, by the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) amidst grieving and weeping by hundreds of sympathizers.

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Mrs. Weedor Kolu Wangolo's Funeral Takes Place in USA
Published:  31 October, 2007

Mrs. Weedor Kolu Wangolo, widow of Mr. Edward Zubah Wangolo, who has spent over two decades living with her children in the United States, has been buried in Brentwood, Maryland, USA.

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94-year-old Woman Passes Away
Published:  25 October, 2007
The late Daan-paa Yanka Deddeh Sannah

A 94-year-old woman, Daan-paa Yanka Nweli-Kuu Sannah, known as Dedi Nei-porlor, of Gbeyila-taa village near Totota in Konawolala Clan, Lower Bong County, passed away October 10 in her hometown and has since being buried.

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The South African raggae star when around the world singing against social injustices
Official Memorial Service for Lucky Dube
Published:  25 October, 2007

MONROVIA, The Government of Liberia has expressed its regrets over the death of Lucky Tamba Lamin Dube, the famous South African reggae star who was gunned down October 18 by armed gangsters.

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Announcing the “Home-Going,” of the Rev. Fr. Anthony Gerald Stevens, OHC
Published:  22 October, 2007

The RT. REV. Edward W. Neufville, II, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Liberia and BAFFA (Bolahun Alumni, Family, and Friends Association), the Board and beneficiaries of the Mbalotahun Leprosy Rehabilitation Program, announce with profound regrets, the Home-Going of the Rev. Fr. Anthony-Gerald Stevens, member of the Religious Order of the Holy Cross, OHC. This sad event took place on Saturday September 22, 2007 in Bolahun, Kolahun District, Lofa County. He was 95 years old. According to his wishes, Fr. Stevens was buried in Mbalotahun on Monday September 24, 2007 in the style and manner in which he buried so many of his Liberia family members who died during his services in that part of the country.

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William Lewis 'Wicked' Is Dead
Published:  15 October, 2007
The late Rev. Dr. William H. Lewis, Sr

The Lewis, James, Phillips and Kiawus families regret to announce the home-going of their husband, father, uncle, grand father, great grand father and cousin, Rev. Dr. William H. Lewis, Sr. Commonly called “WICKED” by his peers before his ministerial days. This sad event occurred in Philadelphia, PA on Sunday, October 07, 2007 after a protracted illness.

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WINSTON GIBSON, FORMER TELECOM CHIEF ENGINEER DIES
Published:  09 October, 2007
THE LATE WINSTON GIBSON

UPDATED,The death is announced of Mr. Winston Fred Gibson, former Chief Engineer and Operations Manager at the Liberia Telecommunications Corporation (LTC), which sad event occurred on Wednesday, October 3, 2007, at his home in College Park, MD, United States of America. He was 68.

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Winston Gibson, Former Telecom Chief Engineer & BWI Alumnus, Dies
Published:  09 October, 2007
The late Winston Gibson

MARYLAND, USA -- The death is announced of Mr. Winston Fred Gibson, former Chief Engineer and Operations Manager at the Liberia Telecommunications Corporation (LTC), which sad event occurred on Wednesday, October 3, 2007, at his home in College Park, MD, United States of America. He was 68.

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Some of the flooded areas in Sanniquellie City, Nimba County Photo by Ishmael Menkor
Nimba Flood Kills Two
Published:  05 October, 2007

MONROVIA, At least two persons are now known to have died from flood waters that washed away roads, bridges and homes in the Ganta-Sanniquellie area recently.

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L-R: Foreign Minister George Wallace lays a wreath on behalf of the Government of Liberia on Brooks-Randolph’s casket (Photo by Sando Moore); Flashback of Angie Brooks-Randolph in one of her capacities at the United Nations General Assembly, with former Foreign Minister C. Cecil Dennis, Jr. (Photo courtesy, D. Elwood Dunn, PhD)
91-yr-old Angie Brooks-Randolph Buried
Published:  04 October, 2007

MONROVIA, The woman who was a beacon of hope for decades for several Liberian women owing to her towering lifetime accomplishments was buried yesterday in Virginia a township outside Monrovia, following her death in her 91st year.

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Photo by Sando Moore
'A Lone Voice in the Wilderness’
Published:  01 October, 2007

MONROVIA, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was on Saturday among hundreds of sympathizers who thronged Providence Baptist Church in Monrovia to pay their last respects to the fallen veteran Liberian politician, Gabriel Baccus Mathews.

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Photo by Sando Moore
Thousands Grace Baccus' Wake
Published:  28 September, 2007

MONROVIA, The body of Gabriel Baccus Mathews, the father of multi-party democracy in Liberia, was yesterday removed from the Samuel Stryker Funeral Home and taken to the Antoinette Tubman Stadium (ATS) in downtown Monrovia for an all-night people's wake-keeping with thousands of people in attendance.

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Remains of Angie Brooks Arrive Friday
Published:  25 September, 2007
The late Angie Brooks Randolph

MONROVIA, The remains of Angie Brooks Randolph, former President of the United Nations General Assembly will arrive in Monrovia Friday, 28th September, 2007, family sources told the Daily Observer yesterday.

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Some sympathizers and family members at the deceased residence hours after the burial
Deputy Fula Governor Is Dead
Published:  24 September, 2007

On Friday morning, death presented its unreasonable side to people of the Fula Community when it struck and took away the life of their deputy governor Mohamed Borbor Dumuyah.

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Bishop Neufville (l) and Rev. Benoni Y. Ogwal-Abwang lead the funeral procession of the late Hon J. Rudolph Grimes
Hon. J Rudolph Grimes laid to Rest
Published:  24 September, 2007

NEW YORK, On the second equinox day of the year, September 22, when the sun is celestially balanced with the earth, so that night and day are in equilibrium, and the season of Fall, when leaves fall off the branches of trees and wither away, is ushered in, Liberians and many others, gathered to pay a final farewell homage to Honorable Joseph Rudolph Grimes, a most honored son of Africa.

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Pres. Sirleaf Leads Dignitaries to Signing Ceremony
Published:  20 September, 2007

MONROVIA, An array of top officials of the Liberian Government, led by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, yesterday signed the book of condolence for three prominent Liberians who died early this month.

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Baccus, Brooks, Grimes Get Befitting Burial
Published:  18 September, 2007

MONROVIA, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has directed the Bureau of the Budget and the Ministry of Finance to make available all necessary resources to give befitting burial to three eminent Liberians who died early this month.

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Acting Secretary of State and Mrs. J. Rudolph Grimes called on His Holiness Pope Pius XII at the Vatican in 1958
New York Funeral for Secretary Grimes
Published:  17 September, 2007

UPDATED-MONROVIA, Reports reaching Monrovia from New Jersey, USA, say that the funeral mass over the remains of former Secretary of State, Joseph Rudolph Grimes, will take place at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Saturday, September 22, 2007, beginning at 9am.

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Acting Secretary of State and Mrs. J. Rudolph Grimes called on His Holiness Pope Pius XII at the Vatican in 1958
New York Funeral for Secretary Grimes
Published:  14 September, 2007

Reports reaching Monrovia from New Jersey say that the funeral mass over the remains of former Secretary of State, Joseph Rudolph Grimes will take place at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Saturday, September 22, 2007, beginning at 9am.

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Dr. Marcus Dahn signing the Book of Condolence photo by Sando Moore