Bilal A. Salaam Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Bilal A. Salaam (Decatur, Illinois), who passed away at the age of 78, on September 13, 2019. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Bilal A. Salaam or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Theodore Roosevelt Softley and Charlene Softley; his grandparents, James Marshall Abel and Minnie Spottsville Abel; his siblings, Theodore Softley Jr., Edward Softley, Donald Softley, Phyllis Kay and Sharon Williams; and his aunts and uncles, Maurine Abel, Maggie Pugh, Clara Carter, Lula Mae Freeman, Alma Jean Heart, Dennis Abel, Floyd Abel, Ivan Abel and Joseph Abel.
He is survived by: his wife Bertha Graves; his daughter Tracey Abel of Castro Valley, CA; his friend Bertha Abel of Decatur, IL.; and his sisters, Toni Currie of Decatur, IL, Prudence Sims (Edward) of Chicago, IL, Brenda Martin and Linda Softley of Detroit, MI. He is also survived by nieces, nephews and cousins.
