Braxton

On October 15, 2004 TERESA BRAXTON of Mosher Street. On Saturday, Ms. Braxton will lie in state in Nicodemus Baptist Church, 1300 W. Franklin Street. Family hour 10 A.M. Celebration 10:30 A.M. Services entrusted to HARI P. CLOSE FUNERAL SERVICE P.A., 410-327-3100.

Toni Braxton -- who was born in Severn, Md. -- just might be singing the blues about the real estate market. Her home in Atlanta, recently foreclosed on, is now for sale for $1.1 million, TMZ reports. And according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the property has sat on the market for more than four months. It's not because the place doesn't look nice -- at least on the outside. Built in 2001, it's nearly 12,000 square feet and red-bricked, with seven bathrooms, six full baths and a pretty sweet-sounding master bath jacuzzi.

On February 26, 2009, NATHANIEL HENRY BRAXTON. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Wednesday after 12 P.M., where the family will receive friends on Thursday at 1:30 P.M., at which time funeral services will begin.

Bret Michaels did it. Bobby Brown did it too, to much less success. So did Paula Abdul. The preferred vehicle for a musical comeback is not on the charts any more but on reality television. The latest to join that rich tradition is Toni Braxton, the Severn native who was one of the highest-selling artists of the 1990s but has seen her sales droop to dramatic lows, just 145,000 units for last year's "Pulse. " In the last decade she has also taken personal blows, a multimillion-dollar bankruptcy filed earlier this year being the most recent to attract unflattering attention from the tabloids.

On April 4, 2009, LULA IRIS BRAXTON, beloved wife of the late Julian (Babe) Braxton Sr. She is also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue, on Monday after 2 PM, where the family will receive friends on Tuesday at 1 PM.

On June 14, 2008 FRANCIS COLLINS BRAXTON, JR. On Tuesday, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Rd., from 5 to 8 P.M. On Wednesday, Mr. Braxton will lie instate at the Liberty Grace Church, 3400 Copley Rd., where the family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7 P.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 655-0015.

On April 11, 2009 MARK TYRONE . Devoted husband of Bridget Braxton. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Tuesday after 9 A.M. where the family will receive friends on Wednesday at 11:30 A.M. Funeral services will follow at 12:00 P.M.

Braxton Dupree's time at Towson has come to an end. The junior forward and Calvert Hall graduate is no longer a member of the Tigers' basketball team, having withdrawn from the university. Dupree averaged 12.2 points and a team-leading 7.8 rebounds in his only season for the Tigers. He started 28 games for Towson, which was winless in the Colonial Athletic Association. A Baltimore Sun first-team All-Metro selection in 2006, Dupree averaged 21 points and 13 rebounds as a senior at Calvert Hall.

The Miss Black America pageant announced Tuesday morning that it would revive the national beauty competition that featured past contestants such as Oprah Winfrey and Toni Braxton. In addition to bringing back the pageant after a 15-year absence, organizers will now offer a Little Miss Black America pageant for ages 9-12 and Miss Black America Teen pageant for ages 13-17. The Miss Black America pageant is open to women ages 18-29. The announcement was made at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore.

Makeba Riddick stepped off a plane in New York City, exhausted after spending weeks in London working with the Black Eyed Peas, only to get a call from her manager. The record label needed Riddick to fly to Milan immediately and cut a song with pop star Rihanna. The song, "Live Your Life" — a single for the rapper T.I., featuring Rihanna, was almost finished, but the label wanted Riddick to write Rihanna's lyrics and help guide the young singer through her verse. Riddick threw a mini-temper tantrum, then took a deep breath and reluctantly boarded a plane.

On April 11, 2009 MARK TYRONE . Devoted husband of Bridget Braxton. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Tuesday after 9 A.M. where the family will receive friends on Wednesday at 11:30 A.M. Funeral services will follow at 12:00 P.M.

On April 4, 2009, LULA IRIS BRAXTON, beloved wife of the late Julian (Babe) Braxton Sr. She is also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue, on Monday after 2 PM, where the family will receive friends on Tuesday at 1 PM.

On February 26, 2009, NATHANIEL HENRY BRAXTON. Friends may visit the family owned MARCH FUNERAL HOME WEST, INC., 4300 Wabash Avenue on Wednesday after 12 P.M., where the family will receive friends on Thursday at 1:30 P.M., at which time funeral services will begin.

On June 14, 2008 FRANCIS COLLINS BRAXTON, JR. On Tuesday, friends may call at VAUGHN C. GREENE FUNERAL SERVICES (RANDALLSTOWN), 8728 Liberty Rd., from 5 to 8 P.M. On Wednesday, Mr. Braxton will lie instate at the Liberty Grace Church, 3400 Copley Rd., where the family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7 P.M. with services to follow. Inquiries to (410) 655-0015.