Obituaries

Oct 16, 2024

The name Duryea has a few meanings. One of which is "always active”. Those of us who loved and knew her would agree with the meaning. Those who were close to her affectionally knick named her Dew. 

Dew became a member of the International organization Toast Masters through Boaz and Ruth where she spoke and encouraged youth to not only have...

Oct 12, 2024

A TIME TO BE BORN AND A TIME TO DIE

Mary Ruth Chase Milligans was born on August 18,1950 to Madeline White and the late Maurice Chase in Prince Frederick, Maryland. She departed this life on October 12, 2024, in Fresh Meadows, NY at the age of 74.

A TIME TO PLANT

Mary lived in Maryland until her mother left the land of...

Sep 14, 2024

Aug 15, 2024

Mary Frances Mitchell-Pierce

 

Mary Frances Mitchell was born December 8th 1926, In Suffolk, Virginia.

She was the daughter of Ervin Mitchell And Josie Arrington-Mitchell. Her early education was in the public schools; and she furthered her education at Virginia State University in Richmond, an historically black institution, founded in 1882 it received university status in 1979. She received her degree in Nursing...

Jun 23, 2024

OBITUARY

Lydia Jones, born on July 5th, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York, was the daughter of Geraldine and Denis Smith. Growing up in a Christian household with her four siblings, Lydia's life was firmly grounded in her faith from an early age.

Lydia's educational journey began in the New York City public school system, where she was an exceptional student at P.S....

Jun 4, 2024

Janess Anne Nimrod was born on January 8, 1952 in Good Hope, Guyana, South America. She was the youngest of three children born to the late John Abraham Nimrod and Marietta Wilhelmina Nimrod (Bury). Her two siblings, Joycelyn Angus and Dr. Carl Nimrod, preceded her in death. Janess Anne was dedicated as a child and initially raised in the Presbyterian...

May 24, 2024

May 23, 2024

Obituary

Charles R. Wyche, son of (the late) George Wyche, Sr. and Alice Belches-Wyche was born on October 16, 1942, in Brooklyn, New York.  He was the youngest of ten children.

 

Charles grew up on Dean Street, the family later moved to Fort Greene Houses in Brooklyn. While his siblings were much older than him, Charles had three nephews (predeceased) and one niece, Barbara...

Feb 13, 2024

 

Honoring the Life of Steven Johnson

Steven Harvey Johnson son of Mildred and the late Frederick Johnson, was born on April 16, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York. 

Steven attended Grady High School and later enrolled in the United States Navy and served during the Gulf War and Peacetime Era from January 1989 to August 1991. Steven later went on to work as...

Jan 30, 2024

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Jennie Segure, daughter of (the late) Augustus Roundtree and Arrie Outz was born on November 25th, 1926, in Edgefield, South Carolina.

 

Jennie met then married the late Frank Segure. Jennie was a loving wife and mother to (the late) Roger Hill as well as a loving grandmother and great-grandmother.

 

Jennie was a devoted Nursing Assistant who...

Dec 30, 2023

Gwenith Elaine Marville, daughter of the late Iris Clinton, was born on October 7th, 1921, in St. Lucy, Barbados; she was the youngest of three children. Gwenith was a devoted woman of faith and a loving mother. She had a deep faith that was exhibited through her membership at Beulah Church of the Nazarene, where she served as a Sunday...

Dec 6, 2023

 

Dennis Bristol Orlando Jeffers, 69, peacefully passed away on December 6, 2023, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerset, New Jersey. Born on April 6, 1954, to Maggie Jeffers and Manassah Bristol Jeffers, in Layou, St. Vincent, Dennis dedicated his life to education, embarking on his teaching career at the young age of 17 at the Layou Government School. Having migrated...

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Oct 5, 2023

Franklyn Garnett Cyrus, known to most as “Sharke” and affectionately called “Cyrus”, was born on June 20, 1932, in St Peter, Barbados to the late Glendora and Frank Williams. He had two siblings, the late Joseph Cyrus and his dear sister Claudine who still resides in Barbados.  Franklyn was educated at St. Peter Boy’s School in Barbados.  As a young...

Sep 22, 2023

 

James E. Logan Jr., son of the late Bertha Johnson Logan and James E. Logan Sr. was born on September 26, 1942, in Sumter, South Carolina. “Jimmy”, as he was affectionately called, was the second child of four children. He was educated in Sumter, S.C. Public School System and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1960.

 

After...

Sep 11, 2023

Judith Matilda Lawrence was born on December 14, 1943, to the late Ethelbert and Millicent Wallace in Brooklyn, New York. She was the youngest of five siblings all of whom preceded her in death.  Judy, affectionately known to her family and friends, was educated in the New York City school system, and graduated from Wingate High School. She was proficient...