All Obituaries

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent to the Athens Foundation for Excellence in Public Education or Carleton College. Judson Carl Kilpatrick of Brooklyn, NY, died May 25, 2019, at the age of 55. Jud was born in Redwood City, CA, on March 15, 1964, graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Clarke Central High School in Athens, GA, in 1982, and received his bachelor's degree from Carleton College in Northfield, MN, in 1986. At Carleton, he was a disk jockey for the local radio...

Mrs. Dorothy Helena Roney of Stony Creek, Virginia, entered into eternal rest on June 5, 2019, in Brooklyn NY. Mrs. Dorothy Roney of Stony Creek, Virginia was born on July 14, 1929, to Robert and Linda Boatwright in New York City, NY. She moved to Stony Creek, VA as a child and resided there the rest of her life. She dedicated her professional life within the Dinwiddie Public School System. She was a dedicated Educator. Her students held a special place in her heart.  She was a member...

Gerard Previl was born May 30, 1930 in the country of Haiti, West Indies. He was the third child of Solomene Sirile and Privene Previl’s five children, and the younger of two sons. His sisters remember that he always loved to learn and would save up money to buy books; he loved to gather knowledge. After he completed his studies at L’Ecole Carrefour, and the family moved to Port-au-Prince, he wanted to work, and he was known to take on any jobs that he could do. Gerard was very...

   Karen Louise Wilson was born on June 20, 1970 at Coney Island Hospital to Florence Murrell and (the late) James Andrew Murrell, Jr.  She was born weeks premature, and spent her introduction into this world fighting for her life in the Neonatal Unit attached to tubes and in an incubator.  Karen's fight to live was evident from day one, and as you know, would continue until her last breath.    Being the youngest and only girl born after James, III,...

Kenneth Lamar White, son of Myles Lamar White, Jr. and Thelma E. Taylor White, was born on June 20, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York.  He died on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Wyckoff Heights Hospital in Brooklyn. Ken, as he was known to his family and friends, was a School Bus Driver in the New York City Department of Education. He is survived by his wife Della; one son Dashawn McCall White (and his wife Azure); his parents: Myles Lamar White, Jr. and Thelma E. Taylor White; three grandsons:...

Robert Chandler Simmons transitioned peacefully from this life to the next on April 18, 2019, at his home in Brooklyn, New York.  He was born November 17, 1936 in Sapelo Island, Georgia to Walter Simmons and Annie Mae Walker.   Robert matriculated from Alfred E. Beach High School in Savannah, Georgia on May 30, 1957.  He was recognized by the National Honor Society of Secondary Schools for membership in the Beach Chapter based on scholarship, leadership, service and...

Rotha Hunt (Rotha Mae Bellemy) was born on July 6, 1950 in Bucksport SC.  She was the 3rd of the 7 children to Zelline Sherman & James Bellemy (both who proceeded her in death). Rotha would go on to be blessed with 4 additional siblings through the years. She grew up in a loving environment with a wealth of extended family and was educated in the South Carolina public school system. At the age of 18, after graduating HS and having her first son (Eric Hunt who proceeded her in death)...

Barbara Gayle Hill was born in Austin, Texas on March 19, 1944, to (the late) Theodore Hickman and Edna Green Hickman.  In 1946, Barbara and her family moved from Texas to New York City, residing in Harlem.  Barbara attended Washington Irving High School in Manhattan where she studied nursing. In 1967, Barbara met her future husband, Edward L. Hill.  They resided in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where they raised their son Lamont.  Barbara cherished her family and friends,...

He is survived by his wife, Claudia Cochran of Elizabethtown; nine children, Mae Frances Barnes, Pauline Barfield, Adriane Cochran, Rodney Cochran, Claudia Cochran Ortiz, Nikiya Wilson, Jamar Smith, Shaniqua Lane, Shaquawn Council and a host of grandchildren and great grandchildren. 

Valerie Kay Jacobs, 60, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 8, 2019, surrounded by loved ones after a short bout with cancer.  Valerie was born on August 8, 1958 in Orangeburg, South Carolina to Booker T. Jacobs and Janie Mae Summers Jacobs.  After the family migrated to New York, Valerie began her education in the New York City public school system.  She attended Public School 16 in Williamsburg, Middle School 211 in Canarsie as well as Canarsie High School. Valerie was a...

Bishop Oswald Louis Williams was born on February 24, 1928 to (the late) Doris Shillingford and Aaron Williams.  After graduating from Nelson Street Boys Roman Catholic School in Trinidad, West Indies, he worked at the Port of Spain Port Authority. In 1970, he migrated to the United States of America where he pursued a career in food service, working at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.  He retired in November 1992. On July 7,...

Hattie Lou Covington (nee Sims), the first of two children of Amey Oliver Sims and (the late) Furman (“Pete”) Sims, was born on April 2, 1938 in Laurens County, South Carolina.  There, she received her education in her early years before coming to New York for High School.  Hattie attended and graduated from Girls High School (Brooklyn) in June 1956. Directly after high school, Hattie initiated her career at the New York Telephone Company and stayed with them for...