Jackson State University Alumni Obituaries

1973 – 2026

Northport, Alabama

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our beloved team member Corwin Sledge who passed away on October 7 2026 at the age of 53. Corwin...

Born 1955

Burlington, New Jersey

Floyd Lee Rimpson, Jr. , a U.S. Army veteran, was born on November 1, 1955, in Jackson, Mississippi to the late Catherine Garner and Floyd Rimpson, Sr...

Bolivar, Tennessee

Jerry Lamar Hays lived a life of quiet trailblazing. Born in Forest Mississippi on March 26 1950 he spent his earliest years moving between Mississipp...

1971 – 2026

Lanark, Illinois

Marcus Sample 54 of Freeport IL passed away on February 23 2026 at Javon Bea Hospital in Rockford. He was born on March 10 1971 in Tutwiler MS to Hose...

1949 – 2026

Jackson, Mississippi

Godwin Dafe was born on June 12 1949 in the village of Urhuagbesa Nigeria in the Abraka Kingdom to Mr. Dafe Tietie and Ms. Omete Egbri. After a life r...