Our Obituaries
Elizabeth Marguerite Robinson Burris
July 20, 1927 - January 31, 2012
Elizabeth Marguerite Robinson Burris was born on July 20, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of Gladys Frame and Richard Wallace Robinson. Educated in the Brooklyn Public School System, she later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance at Kean University in Union, New Jersey. On October 1, 1949, she was joined in holy matrimony to James Henry Burris and this union was blessed with three...
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Albert Leslie Foyle
March 28, 1923 - January 30, 2012
Albert Leslie Foyle was born on March 28, 1923 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, son of Albert and Katherine Foyle. Affectionately known as "Les" or "Leslie", he attended school in both Elizabeth, New Jersey and North Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. As a young man, Leslie moved to the United States and lived most of his life in Roselle, New Jersey. Les worked as a Machine Operator for most of his adult...
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Mildred Burns
October 1, 1922 - January 25, 2012
Mildred Burns was born on October 1, 1922 in Elkhorn, West Virginia, to the late Grace and McKinley Haskins. She was a resident of North Edison Gardens. Mildred was very active in the community. She was President of the tenant association for 30 years and did a lot of community service. Mrs. Burns had been employed as a Dietician at Muhlenburg Hospital in Plainfield, New Jersey for 10 years...
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Wallace Myers, Jr.
January 5, 1950 - January 17, 2012
Mr. Wallace Myers, Jr., son of Mrs. Mary Alice Myers and the late Wallace Myers, Sr. was born on January 5, 1950 in Lee County, South Carolina. He quietly adhered to his call home to glory on January 17, 2012. Known by most as "Wallace, Jr.", he attended Dennis High School and graduated through the Job Corp. program in Lee County, South Carolina. Wallace formed a union with Louise Champagne on...
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Marsha Helena Kathleen Harriat
June 17, 1949 - January 15, 2012
Marsha Helena Kathleen Harriat departed on January 15, 2012. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Marsha Helena Kathleen Harriat. You are invited to add a Tribute in her memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add our own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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Dorothy May Boston
May 8, 1934 - January 14, 2012
Dorothy May Boston departed on January 14, 2012. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Dorothy May Boston. You are invited to add a Tribute in her memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add our own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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Nathaniel James Booker
April 21, 1945 - January 4, 2012
Nathaniel James Booker was born on April 21, 1945 in New York, New York, son of Mary and Nathan Booker. Educated in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Public School System, he was a high school graduate. Upon his graduation from high school, Nathaniel enlisted in the United States Army. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War in which he served two tours of duty, his first with the 184th Chemical...
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Fitzgerald Roberts
August 29, 1925 - December 31, 2011
Fitzgerald (Sonny) Roberts was born in Hoboken, New Jersey on August 29, 1925. Sonny was the son of the late Fitzgerald Roberts and Ethel Phyllis Roberts Lewis and stepson of James Lewis, Sr. Sonny attended school in New York and later joined the US Marine Corp. Sonny loved to sing, play pool and most of all bowling which became his life of entertainment. He took bowling very seriously. He sang...
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Alma Ellis
December 13, 1927 - December 27, 2011
Alma Ellis went home to be with the Lord on December 27th, 2011. Mrs. Ellis, a Native Mohawk Indian, was born on December 13th, 1927 on a reservation in Canada to the late James Lucas and Maggie Shaw. The family later migrated to Durham, North Carolina where Alma attended school as a young child. She graduated from high school at the age of 13 and continued her education at Duke University until...
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Jeanette Aileen Reed
June 29, 1938 - December 20, 2011
Jeanette Aileen Reed, of Colonia, New Jersey, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 in Robert Wood Johnson in Rahway. Born in Anniston, Alabama, she lived in Newark and Rahway before moving to Colonia in 1994. She was employed as a Nursing Care Supervisor for Woodbridge Development Center in Avenel, New Jersey for thirty years retiring in 1993. She was predeceased by daughter, Lila Reed in...
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Vera Thomasena Gordon Austin
April 15, 1945 - December 17, 2011
Vera Thomasena Gordon Austin, born on April 15, 1945, in Hamlet, North Carolina was raised in Hamlet and Rockingham as the youngest child of Mary Leak Gordon and William Buies Gordon. Her parents and siblings, William Hayes, Barbara Jeanne and John Fairley predeceased her. During her formative years she was affectionately known as "Tommie". Her education included the Rockingham Colored Elementary...
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George Garfield Williams III
April 23, 1958 - December 6, 2011
George Garfield Williams, III, "Georgie" was born on April 23, 1958 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, son of Gloria C. Pierson Williams and George Garfield Williams, Jr. Educated in the Roselle, New Jersey Public School System, he attended Locust School and was a 1976 graduate of Abraham Clark High School where he played baseball. He had been employed as a maintenance worker at the Union County...
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Yvonne Elaine Washington-Orr
November 4, 1955 - December 4, 2011
Yvonne Elaine Washington-Orr, "Squeaky" was born on November 4, 1955 in Elizabeth, New Jersey the daughter of the Late Louise and Rufus Washington. Squeaky was educated in the Elizabeth Public School System and graduated from Battin High School in 1974. She was employed by the U. S. Postal Service in Kearny, New Jersey for fourteen years. She was married to Thomas Orr, Sr. In 1978, she became...
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Phyllis Jessie Adams
December 7, 1965 - November 21, 2011
Phyllis Jessie Adams, daughter of the late Phillip Adams and Clementine Lovett Adams was born December 7, 1965 in Plainfield, New Jersey. She went home to be with the Lord on November 21, 2011 at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey at the age of 45. She was predeceased by her grandparents, Aurielius and Jessie Lovett, Sr. and William J. and Ella Mae Adams. Phyllis received her early...
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Jonathan C.W. Young
November 28, 1961 - November 16, 2011
Jonathan Cardell William was born for a lifetime of service. He began his journey on November 28, 1961 in Newark, New Jersey, son of Ruth Griffin Young and Howard Curtis Young. He received his early education at the Featherbed Lane School in Clark and at Locust School in Roselle. In 1979, he graduated from Abraham Clark High School in Roselle and from Linden Vocational Technical School where he...
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Montau Janell McCloud
September 16, 1980 - November 10, 2011
Montaú Janell McCloud was born on September 16, 1980 in Elizabeth, New Jersey son of Daphne Elaine Griffin and Jeffrey McCloud. He was raised in Linden, New Jersey and graduated from Linden High School in the Class of 1999. Monty, as he was called by family and friends, was an excellent basketball player. During his time in high school, he played and excelled on the Linden Varsity...
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Joyce Grace Edmund
March 23, 1943 - November 7, 2011
Joyce Grace Edmund was born on March 23, 1943 in Port-Of-Spain, Trinidad, to the late Camilita Pierre and Hilary Maxwell. After completing her education at Providence High School in Trinidad, she migrated to the United States to take care of her mother who was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. Shortly after her mother's passing she pursued a certification in Accounting and started working at J...
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James Edward Watkins
October 30, 1918 - October 7, 2011
James Edward Watkins was born on October 30, 1918 in Roselle, New Jersey son of Mary Emily Williams Watkins and Samuel Alexander Watkins. He was educated in the Roselle Public School System and graduated from Abraham Clark High School. Mr. Watkins served his country in the Headquarters Battery 333rd Field Artillery Group during World War II and was honorably discharged as a First Sergeant in...
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Odies Parham, Jr.
July 18, 1938 - September 30, 2011
Odies Parham, Jr. was born in July 18, 1938 to the late Cora Wilson Hart and Odies Parham, Sr. Odies, Jr. was educated in the Union, New Jersey Public Schools and was graduated from Union High School in the class of 1959. Odies was employed by the Reheis Chemical Corporation of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey until the time of his retirement. He was a vital member of the Macedonia Christian...
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Effie Gale
December 27, 1919 - September 24, 2011
Effie Gale departed on September 24, 2011. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Effie Gale. You are invited to add a Tribute in her memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add your own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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Tyler Thomas
April 17, 1926 - September 22, 2011
Tyler Thomas, Jr. departed on September 22, 2011. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Tyler Thomas. You are invited to add a Tribute in his memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add your own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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Margaret Whitaker Jenkins
November 14, 1937 - September 19, 2011
Margaret Whitaker Jenkins, daughter of the late James and Viola Whitaker, was born on November 14, 1937 in Newark, New Jersey. Her formal education began in the Newark Public School system. As a young girl, her family moved to New York where they took up residence in Harlem. Margaret attended high school in New York and graduated in the class of 1955. There she joined Grace Congregational...
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Dorothy Sophia Williams
December 3, 1931 - September 16, 2011
Dorothy Sophia Williams was born on December 9, 1931 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, daughter of Grace Ellen Taylor and Leonard Taylor. She was educated in Elizabeth and graduated from Elizabeth High School. On December 17, 1950, "Dottie", as she was affectionately known, was joined in holy matrimony to Frederick Williams and they began their married life together in Cranford, New Jersey. This union...
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Dontá Jacquile Mickens
June 12, 1990 - September 11, 2011
Dontá Jacquile Mickens, was born on June 12, 1990 to Veronica Mickens and Johnny Rozier. Dontá entered into eternal rest on Sunday, September 11, 2011. Dontá was affectionately known as “Mickens,” he graduated in 2008 from John P. Stevens High School in Edison, New Jersey. He attended Middlesex County Community College in Edison to study Business Management. He was...
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Donald Roland Mosley
September 5, 1927 - September 5, 2011
Donald Roland Mosley, was born on September 5, 1927 in Jersey City, New Jersey to the Late Rosemond Elizabeth Badger-Mosley and Elijah Louis Mosley. Donald, affectionately known as "Duck" to many friends, was the first born of nine children (seven brothers and one sister). In 1933, Donald and his family moved to Roselle, New Jersey where he attended the Roselle Public Schools and graduated from...
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Deborah Yvonne Royster
January 29, 1964 - August 31, 2011
Deborah Yvonne Royster, the daughter of Annie Warren Royster and the Late Claude Herman Royster, was born in Rahway, New Jersey on January 29, 1964. Debbie was raised and educated in Linden, New Jersey graduating from Linden High School in 1982. After graduating, she attended and graduated from Robert Walsh Business School in 1984 with an Associate's Degree in Business Administration. She was a...
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Sharon Delores Threatt
March 17, 1945 - August 30, 2011
Sharon Delores Threatt was born on March 17, 1945 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, daughter of Sarah Marion Gallimore Roach and Victor Roach who both passed away, years after reuniting. She was raised in Westfield, New Jersey by her adopted parents, Alexander and Hannah Taylor. Sharon was employed as a Secretary for several New Jersey companies during her working life. She worked for American Hoechst...
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Isaac Mickens, Jr.
August 15, 1936 - August 27, 2011
Isaac Mickens, Jr. was born on August 15, 1936 in Bishopville, South Carolina, to the late Isaac Mickens, Sr. and Gladys Bradley Mickens. Isaac was the eldest of all his siblings. He was united in holy matrimony on October 28, 1956 to Willie Mae Mickens and in this union was blessed with three children. He attended Dennis High School in Bishopville, South Carolina. On March 18, 1955, he moved to...
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Orrin Allen
September 6, 1927 - August 23, 2011
Orrin Allen was born on September 6, 1927 in Westfield, New Jersey, son of Laura Taylor Allen and Edward James Allen. Mr. Allen was a United States Navy veteran of World War II. Orrin had been employed as a mechanical engineer for many years. He was a member of Alpha # 116 – F&AM and of the North Jersey Sportsmen's Club. Orrin Allen departed this life on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at...
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Herman Edward Rainey
December 18, 1934 - August 22, 2011
Herman Edward Rainey "Waverly" was born on December 18, 1934 in Newark, New Jersey, son of Mary Maude Bennett and Hazel Lorraine Rainey. He was a resident of Roselle, New Jersey for many years. Waverly, as he was affectionately known, became employed by Sea Land at the Elizabeth Port in Elizabeth, New Jersey at the age of 18. He retired as a Longshoreman after 38 years. He was a faithful member...
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Mary Jane Chambers-Smith
June 29, 1934 - August 18, 2011
Mrs. Mary Jane Chambers-Smith departed on August 18, 2011. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Mary Jane Chambers-Smith. You are invited to add a Tribute in her memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add your own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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Ethel Mae Bryant Daniels Hill
August 11, 1905 - August 15, 2011
Ethel Mae Bryant Daniels Hill was born on August 11, 1905 in Greenwood, Florida, the fourth child and daughter of Girdie Milton Bryant and David Bryant. The family moved to Jakin, Georgia sometime after the passing of her father around 1910 where her mother married James (Jim) Manns her stepfather. Ethel grew up in Jakin, Georgia a farming community with her brothers and sisters. She received...
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Pauline Barnes Riley
February 15, 1943 - August 7, 2011
Pauline Barnes Riley was born on February 15, 1943 in Hartwell, Georgia to Alex and Navell Barnes who preceded her in death. She relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio, upon graduating high school and completing one year of college. She later relocated to New Jersey where she met and married her husband James Riley. She lived the remainder of her life in Linden, New Jersey. On December 5, 1965, Pauline...
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Frances Durham
December 25, 1926 - July 31, 2011
Frances Durham was born on December 25, 1926 in Middleburg, North Carolina, daughter of Anna Faines Cousin and William Cousin. She was joined in holy matrimony to Maurice Julius Durham and this union was blessed with five children, Maurice, Sallie, Caster, Harold and Dale. They moved their family to Kenilworth, New Jersey where they joined St. Paul A.M.E. Church. A faithful member, Frances...
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Joseph R. Van Valen, Sr.
February 23, 1923 - July 23, 2011
Joseph R. Van Valen, Sr.(affectionately known as Sonny) was the 6th child of Alonzo and Sarah Van Valen. Born in North Bergen, New Jersey, Sonny moved with his family to Vaux Hall, New Jersey where he attended St. Joseph's Parochial School. While in his teens he helped his family through the great depression by participating in the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp) Works program. Afterward he...
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Rosemary Boss
May 8, 1920 - July 21, 2011
Rosemary Boss was born on May 8, 1920 in Savannah, Georgia, daughter of Carrie and John Harris. Her family relocated to Cranford, New Jersey when she was two years old. Rosemary was married to Ellsworth Boss and this union was blessed with 9 children. She dedicated her life to raising her family and was a dedicated servant of Jehovah. Rosemary Boss departed this life on Thursday, July 21,...
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Cynthia Joy Chatman
February 24, 1957 - July 13, 2011
A Tribute of Love In Everlasting Memory of Missionary Cynthia Joy Chatman To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous judge shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his...
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Roland Linwood Pleasant
October 11, 1921 - July 4, 2011
Roland Linwood Pleasant was born October 11, 1921 in Richmond, Virginia to Linwood and Mary Pleasant. He was the oldest of 8 children. He spent the first five years of his life in Richmond Virginia until moving to Buffalo New York with his family. He then relocated to Jersey City where he graduated from Lincoln High School with honors. Roland relocated to Linden, New Jersey where he lived until...
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Gertrude Ellen Spencer Smith
August 18, 1906 - July 1, 2011
"The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away." Psalms 90:10 (KJV) On Friday July 1, 2011 after a brief illness, Gertrude Ellen Spencer Smith departed this life for her eter-nal home in Glory. She celebrated one hundred and four years of life before God...
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Louise P. Wilson
September 16, 1919 - June 29, 2011
Louise P. Wilson, age 91, the daughter of the late Chorla McKnight Pressley and the late Samuel Blake Pressley was born on September 16, 1919 in Nesmith, S.C. She was the fourth of eleven children born to the Pressleys. On June 29, 2011, God sent his Angels to escort her home. As a young woman, Mrs. Wilson accepted God as her personal savior and became a member of Friendship United Methodist...
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Rahmill Thomas
December 17, 1979 - June 22, 2011
Rahmill Thomas affectionately known as "Twin" was born on December 17, 1979 in Newark, New Jersey. He was raised in Linden, New Jersey where he attended the Public Schools. He graduated from Elizabeth High School and had lived in Elizabeth for the past thirteen years. Rahmill was employed as a Chef at Home Town Buffet in Edison, New Jersey at the time of his passing. Rahmill was a loving son,...
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James McCloud, Jr.
January 13, 1948 - June 21, 2011
James McCloud, Jr. (affectionately known by most as Puggie) was called to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Rahway, New Jersey. He was one of nine children, born on January 13, 1948, in Elizabeth, New Jersey to the late James, Sr. and Ollie McLeod. He graduated from Linden High School in 1966. He was the Lead All Star player who led the...
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Maxine Weeks Brown
July 31, 1925 - June 13, 2011
Maxine Weeks Brown was born on July 31, 1925 in State Park, South Carolina, daughter of Alla Vanderhost Weeks and Maxie Weeks. At the age of 9 years old, her family moved to Atlantic City, New Jersey. She was educated in the Atlantic City Public School system and graduated from Atlantic City High School. On June 30, 1947, Maxine was joined in holy matrimony to Andrew James Brown, Sr. and this...
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Keith Charles Simmons, Sr.
December 21, 1953 - June 10, 2011
Keith Charles Simmons, Sr. departed on June 10, 2011. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Keith Charles Simmons, Sr. You are invited to add a Tribute in his memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add your own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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Elizabeth Marie Sumner Allen
June 1, 1931 - June 7, 2011
Elizabeth Marie Sumner Allen was born on June 1, 1931 to the late Grover Sumner and the late Hester Alston Sumner. Marie, as she was so lovingly referred to, was born and raised in Roselle, New Jersey. She was a student in the Roselle Public School System where she met her husband, Thomas Allen, Sr. Out of this union, three sons were born, Thomas, Jr., Mark Anthony and Robert Gregory. Marie was...
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Harriet Crowley-Hudson
November 8, 1922 - May 31, 2011
Harriet Crowley-Hudson (Fran) was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on November 8, 1922 to the late Harry Crowley and Elizabeth Holmes Harris-Crowley. She was the fourth of four children. After the passing of her mother at age 8, she moved to Newark, New Jersey to live with her uncle Herman Holmes and Aunt Henrietta LaRue who also raised her three siblings. Harriet attended school in the Newark...
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Cleallen Linder
November 25, 1946 - May 20, 2011
Cleallen Linder departed on May 20, 2011. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Cleallen Linder. You are invited to add a Tribute in his memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add your own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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Janie Anderson
June 29, 1925 - May 14, 2011
Janie Anderson was the only child born to the late Arthur and Laura Cawthorn on June 29, 1925 in Allendale, South Carolina. The family moved to New Jersey where Janie was educated in the Bayonne Public School System. Janie graduated from Bayonne High School where she met her high school sweetheart, William (Bill) Anderson who recently passed away on February 15, 2011. Janie and Bill were united...
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Roselia Wright
June 16, 1916 - May 10, 2011
Roselia Wright was born on June 16, 1916 in Hampton County, South Carolina, daughter of Mary Lou Kittle Mitchell and Horny Mitchell. Roselia was joined in holy matrimony to Walter Wright on December 21, 1935. This union was blessed with three children, Robert, Ruby and Betty Jean. Mrs. Wright was a lifelong member of Heard A.M.E. Church in Roselle where she enjoyed participating with the South...
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Verna Maye Harris
November 26, 1946 - May 9, 2011
Verna Maye Harris, 64, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011 at Trinitas Hospital, Elizabeth. She was born in Richmond, Virginia and lived in New York, before moving to New Jersey many years ago. She had lived in Elizabeth since the early 1960s. Verna was employed as a Sales Associate for N & S Slip Factory Department Store in Newark for eighteen years. She was...
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Donald Russell Van Kline, Jr.
September 11, 1967 - May 7, 2011
Donald Russell Van Kline, Jr. “Donnie” was granted his Angel wings on May 7th two thousand and eleven. His final days were spent surrounded by the love of his family and friends whom he had touched in some way throughout his memorable life. Born on September 11, 1967 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to the Late Florence Barden and Donald Van Kline, Sr., he attended the Linden Public School...
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Ruth M. Dill
January 7, 1932 - May 7, 2011
Ruth M. Dill departed this life on May 7, 2011 at Park Place Center, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey. To be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord…II Corinthians 5:8 Daughter of the late Charles and Ruth Harvin Dicks, Ruth was born on January 7, 1932 in Cranford, New Jersey. She attended both the Cranford and Elizabeth School Systems and was a graduate of the...
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Wilma Womack Liuga
July 5, 1932 - May 3, 2011
Wilma Womack Liuga was born on July 5, 1932 in Van Wyck, South Carolina. She was the daughter and only child of the late Ruth Massey Womack and the late Madison Womack. As a toddler they moved to Roselle, New Jersey where she would spend her life. Throughout her life Wilma grew up surrounded by a very strong family environment. She was educated in the Roselle school system and graduated from...
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Elouise Green
February 4, 1922 - May 2, 2011
Mother Elouise Green departed on May 2, 2011. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Mother Elouise Green. You are invited to add a Tribute in her memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add your own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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Julia Verlinia Leak
March 23, 1952 - April 26, 2011
Julia Verlinia Leak was born on March 23, 1952 in Wadesboro, North Carolina, daughter of the late Mary Hester Tillman Leak and Roosevelt Leak Sr. Educated in the Wadesboro Public School System, she graduated from Bowman Senior High School. She attended West Rocky Ford Missionary Baptist Church at an early age. She then she moved her membership to Bowen Chapel Holiness Church where she began her...
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Rhonda Ellen Blanks
February 18, 1967 - April 24, 2011
Rhonda Ellen Blanks entered life at Trinitas (St. Elizabeth) Hospital in Elizabeth, New Jersey February 18, 1967 to her proud parents Raymond D. Blanks (predeceased) and Bernice Young Blanks. She was the youngest of eight children. The Angels escorted her Home on April 24th, 2011. Rhonda was educated in the Rahway Public School System. She also received her diploma from Drake's School of...
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Rosemond Elizabeth Badger-Mosley
May 27, 1911 - April 22, 2011
Rosemond Elizabeth Badger-Mosley was born on May 27, 1911 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Anna Eliza Washington Badger and Charles H. Badger. She was married to the late Elijah Louis Mosley, April 16, 1927 and to that union they were blessed with nine children (8 sons and 1 daughter). Also, she was blessed to be the "Matriarch" of (5) generations. Rosemond was fondly known to many family and...
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Gertrude Williams
September 13, 1928 - April 20, 2011
Gertrude Williams departed this life and was called by the Lord on April 20, 2011 at home. Gertrude was born in Sylvania, Georgia on September 13, 1928 to Rother and Irene Hunter. She was the eldest daughter of 19 children. She was affectionately known as "Honey". She attended the Screven County School System. She was joined in Holy Matrimony to the late Charlie Williams, Jr. on May 25, 1946....
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Melba Howard
December 21, 1946 - April 18, 2011
Melba Howard was born on December 21, 1946 in Elizabeth, New Jersey daughter of Nettie Spikes Womack and Henry Womack. She lived in Elizabeth for 18 years before moving to Roselle, New Jersey in 1971. She attended Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia where she studied Melba was employed as an Assembler at Western Electric in Union, New Jersey for 17 years before she retired in 1985. She...
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Evelyn T. Nelson
October 26, 1946 - April 16, 2011
Evelyn T. Nelson departed on April 16, 2011. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Paul Gary. You are invited to add a Tribute in his memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add your own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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Rosa Gordon
June 13, 1919 - April 15, 2011
Rosa Gordon was born on June 13, 1919 in Louisville, North Carolina. She was employed as a domestic for many years. Rosa Gordon departed this life on Friday, April 15, 2011 at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center at the age of 91. Her husband, James Gordon predeceased her. She leaves a host of loving family and friends to cherish her memory. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate...
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Eloise Brown
January 16, 1922 - April 10, 2011
Mother Eloise Brown fell asleep in the Master's arms on April 10, 2011 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Rahway, New Jersey. She was born on January 16, 1922 in Boone Hill, North Carolina to the late Charles and Sarah Spells. She was one of twelve siblings. She also attended school in North Carolina. In 1941, she moved to Montclair, New Jersey and in 1945 she relocated to...
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Sherman Davis
July 28, 1949 - April 5, 2011
Sherman Davis departed on April 5, 2011. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Sherman Davis. You are invited to add a Tribute in his memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add your own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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Dorothy Mae Williams
March 9, 1943 - March 24, 2011
Dorothy Mae Williams departed on March 24, 2011. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Dorothy Mae Williams. You are invited to add a Tribute in her memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add your own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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Bryan Andrew Carter-Massey
April 20, 1966 - March 22, 2011
Bryan Andrew Carter-Massey was born on April 20, 1966 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, son of Helen Massey Boyd and the late Edward "Chub" Carter. Bryan was the oldest of three boys born to Helen Massey Boyd. Bryan was raised in Roselle, New Jersey and educated in the Roselle Public School System. He was a 1984 graduate of Abraham Clark High School in Roselle. Bryan joined the United States Marine...
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Mc Smith
January 5, 1943 - March 19, 2011
MC Smith departed on March 19, 2011. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of MC Smith. You are invited to add a Tribute in his memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add your own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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William Wright
December 9, 1946 - March 7, 2011
William Wright was born on December 9, 1946 in Sumter, South Carolina, son of Martha Oxendine Wright and Theodore Wright. He lived in Linden, New Jersey before moving to East Orange 20 years ago. William was a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Having served from September 23, 1966 until his honorable discharge on September 14, 1968, he earned the Vietnam Service Medal with Three...
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Fannie Bell Billups
November 4, 1914 - March 6, 2011
Fannie Bell Billups, the daughter the late Bessie and Candis Leve Engram, the second of six children was born on November14, 1914 in Montezuma, Georgia. She attended public school in Macon County, Georgia. She accepted Jesus Christ on August 1, 1926 at New Hope Baptist Church, Montezuma, Georgia. Fannie married Sanders Whitfield and from this union two children were born, Thomas Martin and Edna....
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Annie Lee Brantley
August 17, 1920 - March 3, 2011
Annie Lee Brantley, beloved daughter of the late Julia Seabon Westbrook and James Lee Westbrook was born August 17, 1920 in Yale, Virginia, one of seven children. Upon her mother's death in 1927, she and her siblings moved to the Jerseyland section of Scotch Plains, New Jersey to be raised by their aunt and uncle, Blanche and Walter Andrews. Annie graduated from the Scotch Plains-Fanwood school...
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Henry Tower Pryor
July 8, 1924 - March 2, 2011
Henry "Hank" Tower Pryor was born on July 8, 1924 to Henry and Nellie (Langhorne) Pryor, the third of four children, in the Village of South Orange, N.J. He was educated in the South Orange school system and was a 1943 graduate of Columbia High School. During his high school years, Hank was an outstanding athlete, playing football for Columbia H.S. in South Orange as a half back and special...
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Eleanor Loretta Baisden
August 30, 1946 - February 18, 2011
Eleanor Loretta Baisden departed on February 18, 2011. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Eleanor Loretta Baisden. You are invited to add a Tribute in her memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add your own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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William Grant Anderson, Sr.
September 8, 1922 - February 15, 2011
William Grant Anderson, Sr. was born on September 8, 1922 to the Late Randolph and Lucinda Anderson in Savannah, Georgia. He moved to Bayonne, New Jersey at an early age and joined the Friendship Baptist Church. He graduated from Bayonne Technical High School where he played basketball and ran track. He was given the name "Flash." He married his High School sweetheart, Janie Cawthon. In this...
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Willie Howard Riddick, Sr.
May 9, 1930 - February 13, 2011
Willie Howard Riddick, Sr., 80 of Roselle, New Jersey, passed away on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at VA Medical Center, East Orange. He was born to the Late Mary Allen and Willie Matthew Riddick on May 9, 1930 in Portsmouth, Virginia where he graduated from public school system. In 1957, he moved to Roselle. Willie had served in the United States Army from 1947 to 1950 and received a certificate...
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Mildred Christine Davis
September 12, 1933 - February 10, 2011
Mildred Christine Davis, 77, of Linden, New Jersey, passed away on Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Trinitas Hospital in Elizabeth. She was born on September 12, 1933 in Paulsboro, New Jersey to the Late Roosevelt and Marion Davis. She was the eighth of twelve children. She was educated in the Paulsboro School System District 10. At the age of thirteen, she accepted Jesus Christ as her savior and...
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Nelson Stallings
February 5, 1936 - January 25, 2011
Nelson Stallings was born in Orange, New Jersey. He lived in E. Orange for many years, Edison for 24 years and Piscataway for 17 years. He was employed as a Sky Cap at Newark Airport for 35 years, retiring in 2003. He was a member at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Newark where he served on the Senior Usher Board. Nelson Stallings passed away on January 25, 2011 in Somerset Medical...
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Franklin Jefferson
April 9, 1964 - January 25, 2011
Franklin Jefferson, affectionately known as “Frankie,” was born on April 9, 1964 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Frankie was born the youngest of eleven children to the Late Wesley and Viola Jefferson. At birth, having been given a life expectancy of two years, Frankie cheated death and lived to be 47 years old. He celebrated life each day and would often remark about just how wrong those...
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Linda Ann Bryant
November 1, 1949 - January 18, 2011
Linda Ann Bryant was born on November 1, 1949 in Washington, Pennsylvania, daughter of Lucy Jones Bryant and Edward Bryant. She relocated to Linden, New Jersey 40 years ago. Linda was employed as a Customer Service Representative at the Social Security Administration Office in Union, New Jersey. She had been an employee of the Social Security Administration for 39 years. She was a member of...
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James Jervey Bennett
February 26, 1919 - January 17, 2011
James Jervey Bennett was born in Trial, South Carolina to the late Mattie Johnson Bennett and Peter Bennett. Jervey grew up in South Carolina and later moved to Cross where he met and married Ollie Ladson. Jervey accepted Christ as a young man and was a member of Unity Church, South Carolina. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II and was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant....
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William Brown
April 3, 1924 - January 14, 2011
William Brown was born on April 3, 1924 in Macon, Georgia, son of Pearl Pace Brown and Sam Brown. He lived in New York, New York, Elizabeth and Potters Crossing, New Jersey before settling in Newark. As a young man, William was employed as an usher and dancer at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. Later, he became a truck driver, worked for ABC Trucking Company and retired from Erie Trucking...
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William Jay Johnson
October 17, 1918 - January 11, 2011
Deacon William Jay Johnson, 92, went home to glory on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in Rahway. Born in Bishopville, South Carolina, he came to Roselle, New Jersey in 1921 and remained a resident before moving to Elizabeth in 1946. He was a US Army veteran of World War II. He was employed at Western Electric, Kearny for 28 years, Bayway Terminal, Elizabeth for 2 years and Roselli Garbage Disposal...
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Kimiko Dawn Moon
October 10, 1967 - January 4, 2011
Kimiko Dawn Moon, 43, of Easton, Pennsylvania departed this life on January 4, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with her family by her side. She was born on October 10, 1967 in Elizabeth, New Jersey to Phyllis M. Nelson-Moon and John E. Moon, Jr. Kimiko was educated in the Avenel and Piscataway, New Jersey public school systems and graduated from Piscataway High School....
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Ida Mae Jones Mc Kinney
May 18, 1928 - January 4, 2011
Ida Mae Jones Mc Kinney, 82, of Linden, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2011 in Elizabeth. She was born in Enfield, North Carolina and lived in Newark before moving to Linden 35 years ago. Ida attended elementary and high school in Weldon, North Carolina and was a graduate of Fayetteville State Teachers College of North Carolina and Kean College in Union, New Jersey (Master's degree). She...
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Lucille Lucille Martin
January 8, 1926 - January 1, 2011
Melvin Lucille Martin was born on January 8, 1926 in Crozet, Virginia, daughter of Mary Grace Timberlake Wood and Melvin Lewis Wood. Lucille, as she was known by most, received her Nurses Aide Certification from Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center in Staunton, Virginia. She then worked some years as a Nurses Aide Contractor. She was employed by Woodbridge State School in New Jersey. She...
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Bessie Jean Van Devere
January 15, 1926 - January 1, 2011
Bessie Jean Van Devere was born January 15th 1926 to Ford Douglas and Sara Palfrey in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was raised primarily by her father and paternal grandmother; her mother contracted tuberculosis and was quarantined for most of her life. But despite the minimal contact with her own mother, Bessie was a great mother and grandmother figure to many. In 1943, at the age of 17, Bessie...
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Patricia Ann Paden
March 7, 1947 - December 31, 2010
Patricia Ann Paden departed on December 31, 2010. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Patricia Ann Paden. You are invited to add a Tribute in her memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add your own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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Peter James McLaughlin
May 30, 1929 - December 29, 2010
Peter James McLaughlin was born on May 30, 1929 in Raeford, North Carolina, son of Earlie Morrison McLaughlin and Thomas McLaughlin. He lived in Newark, New Jersey before moving to Roselle 44 years ago. Peter was a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War. During the war, he served as Ammunition Foreman and lost his hearing because at the time there was no protective ear gear provided. Upon his...
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John Wesley Seay
January 3, 1947 - December 27, 2010
John "Johnny" Wesley Seay was born on January 3, 1947 in Summerlee, West Virginia to the late John Joseph Seay and Rose B. Seay. John met and married Rosa D. Seay on July 24, 1971. From this union one daughter, Rolanda N. Seay and one son, John J. Seay were born. John was employed as a truck driver for Riss Trucking Company in Carteret, New Jersey for 10 years. He then worked for Central...
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Roslyn Massey Packwood
April 10, 1936 - December 21, 2010
Roslyn Massey Packwood was born April 10, 1936 in Elizabeth NJ. She was the youngest of four children born to the late Robert F. and Tessie O. Massey. Roslyn was educated in the Roselle school system and graduated from Abraham Clark High School. She attended Livingstone College in Salisbury North Carolina where she became a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. She later met and married...
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Jeanette Lorraine Hubbard-Lewis
June 11, 1943 - December 18, 2010
Jeanette Lorraine Hubbard-Lewis was born on June 11, 1943 in Blakely, Georgia in Early County to the late Mrs. Senella Hubbard and the late Mr. Willie S. Hubbard, Sr. Ms. Lewis heard the summons from her heavenly father then petitioned the father to grant some farewell time to family and friends. She accepted the summons on December 18, 2010 to go home to her heavenly father. Jeanette...
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Robert Jerome Sims
March 1, 1960 - December 18, 2010
Deacon Robert Jerome Sims was born on March 1, 1960 in Newark, New Jersey. He was the son of Sarah Sims and the late Garland Sims. Robert was educated at Central High School in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Central High School in 1977. Growing up, Jerome loved to play baseball. He played for a team called the Mets. Jerome also was called Kasim. He received salvation in 1988 and was...
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Wilmer Dereck Gaskin, Jr.
December 1, 1957 - December 16, 2010
Wilmer Dereck Gaskin, fondly referred to as "Dee" and "Bunky" departed this life on Thursday, December 16, 2010. Dee was born to Wilmer and Edith Gaskin on December 1, 1957. Dee was raised in Newark, New Jersey and graduated from Barringer High School in 1975. During his school years he was quite the athlete where he played basketball, baseball & football. After high school, Dee served in the US...
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Robert Eugene Wiggins
March 13, 1944 - December 14, 2010
Robert Eugene Wiggins was born on March 13, 1944 to the late Omega and Phyllis Wiggins of Rutherfordton, North Carolina. Robert and his family moved to Vauxhall, New Jersey where Robert was enrolled in the Union School System. Robert was a devoted son, loving brother and uncle. Many people loved him. Known to some as "Ahab", to me he'll always be "Rob". Robert lived for awhile in Springfield,...
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Lucille McAlpin
November 25, 1921 - December 13, 2010
Mrs. Lucille McAlpin nee Johnson was born in Columbia County, Georgia to Robert and Amanda Johnson on November 25, 1921. She received her education in a one-room school-house. Lucille joined the Baptist church as a youth. She learned valuable skills and lessons from working and living on a farm along with her family. Lucille gave birth to her son Robert Tabb. She married George W. McAlpin, Jr....
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Cheryl Ann Marshall
September 9, 1967 - December 13, 2010
Cheryl Ann Marshall was born September 9, 1957 to the late Clifford Marshall and JoAnn Bennett Marshall in the Bronx, New York. Cheryl was the only child born of this union. Cheryl was a bright and intellectual person, who loved to travel, read, and experience life. She attended Lehman High School in the Bronx and later attended Pace University, where she received her Bachelor's degree in...
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Robert Lindsey Goode III
June 7, 1934 - December 8, 2010
Robert Lindsey Goode, III departed on December 8, 2010 in Mountainside, NJ. This Online Memorial has been created to commemorate the life of Robert Lindsey Goode, III. You are invited to add a Tribute in his memory. Please click "Sign Guestbook" below to add your own memories, reflections, thoughts or condolences.
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Gloria Lovett
December 17, 1947 - December 2, 2010
Dr. Gloria Lovett's life ended on December 2, 2010. Jesus welcomed her home as a good and faithful servant, as she entered into the joy of the LORD. Dr. Gloria Lovett was born on December 17, 1947 to the late Clarence Clark and her mother, Fannie B. Clark, in Rahway, New Jersey. The family moved from Carteret, New Jersey to North Edison, New Jersey where she was educated in the Edison school...
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Evelyn L. Waters Polkinghorne
March 20, 1915 - November 28, 2010
Evelyn L. Waters Polkinghorne was born on March 20, 1915 in Wachapreague, Virginia to John C. and Georgia Waters. After being educated in the Somerset Public Schools and then the Princess Anne Academy (now known as the University of Maryland) she moved to New York. While in New York, she met and married the love of her life, Charles Polkinghorne, who predeceased her. She moved to Bayside, New...
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Melinda Joyce Green
April 2, 1975 - November 24, 2010
Melinda Joyce Green was born on April 2, 1975 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the daughter of Mary Theresa Loadholt Green and Donald Lee Green, Sr. She was a lifelong resident of Roselle, New Jersey. Melinda earned her paralegal certificate from Horizon Institute of Paralegal Studies in Linden, New Jersey in 1999. She went on to graduate from Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey with a...
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Annie Lois Slaughter
May 12, 1924 - November 20, 2010
Mrs. Annie Lois Slaughter was born on May 12, 1924 in Ashburn, Georgia to the late Ardelia Holmes-Leary and John H. Leary. After a long illness, she went home to be with the Lord on the afternoon of November 20, 2010 with loved ones by her side. At an early age, she was baptized at New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Ashburn, Georgia. She attended the Turner County Public School System. In 1944...
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Robert Edward Washington
July 28, 1920 - November 16, 2010
Robert "Skeeter" Edward Washington, 90, passed on Monday, November 16, 2010 at home. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, he lived in Linden before moving to Roselle 60 years ago. Robert was a World War II army veteran and was awarded the American Service Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and World War II Victory Medal. He was employed as a Chemical Operator...
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