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Marcia Marshall, at age 67, died peacefully with her mother and her son by her side on September 7, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer.   Marcia was born on March 26, 1954, in St. James, Barbados to Yvonne Forde.   Marcia is survived by her mother, her siblings Cheryl & Anthony, her son Rodney, her pride & joy grandchildren Ryan & Rachel, her niece & nephew Ashley & Anthony Jr., and numerous others.   Besides spending time with her family and...

Jean Huggins was born on September 24, 1933, in Trinidad, WI to the late Constance and Malcolm Huggins. Jean was one of three children born of this union. She will be greeted in heaven by her parents and her siblings, Aletta Cox, and Hugh Huggins. As a young woman, Jean attended Tranquility Girls School in St. James, Trinidad. She furthered her education with a concentration on Secretarial Studies. In 1967, Jean migrated to The United States of America settling in New York City, and...

Marion Elizabeth Williams-Childs, daughter of (the late) Mary Elaine Henderson Pouncie and George Coy, and step-daughter of (the late) Grady Pouncie, was born June 7, 1946 in Vero Beach, Florida.  Marion was one of three siblings among her sister Darlene, and brother Robin.   During her early childhood, Marion’s family moved to Brooklyn, New York.  Here, she attended Franklin K. Lane High School, and graduated.   Marion began her working career as a waitress,...

Larry Gilbert was born August 18th, 1941 to (the late) Totsie Arias and Leon Gilbert, Sr. in Brooklyn, New York. He spent most of his childhood with his grandparents in Bamberg, South Carolina where he attended Richard Carroll High School. Larry later moved back to his hometown of Brooklyn where he had numerous jobs. He worked at Associated Food Warehouse (loading and unloading trucks). He was also a garment worker at Figure Flattery. He enjoyed listening to music by his favorite artists:...

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Shaquan Stevenson Nelson, a.k.a. “Teddy” or “Quanny”, was born on February 26, 1994 at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, the handsome son of Valerie Stuart-Faustin and (the late) Jackie Stevenson Nelson.  He was the only child of Jackie, but the first of three other children of Valerie among: Dajuan, Ezekiah and Graciela McCall. Shaquan passed at Jamaica Hospital on Sunday morning, August 15, 2021.   Shaquan and his father Jackie, both...

Mildred Yvonne Dungee was born on July 22, 1941 in Greensboro, North Carolina.  She was the eldest of eight children born to (the late) Robert Adam Pennix and Theresa Adams Pennix. Yvonne was enrolled in the North Carolina school system.  She attended James B. Dudley High School where she graduated in 1959.  During this time, she met and married James Spencer Dungee.  They have three children together. In 1967, they moved to Brooklyn, New York.  As time went on,...

  Hope Virginia Johnson, a.k.a. “Ebony” or “Black Essence”, was the middle child of six siblings.  She was born on June 25th, 1976 to Barry Baldwin and Linda Johnson in Brooklyn, New York.  Hope received her education via P.S. 67 as well as Harry Van Arsdale High School. Throughout the years, Hope had numerous jobs to support herself as well as lend a helping hand to others (family, friends, etc.).  We all know Hope to be a very kind-hearted...

Drew (also known as “Woody”) Jackson was born into this world on March 16, 1954 to (the late) John Hill and Evelyn Hill in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. Named after his father, Drew was the second oldest child to a group of 8 other siblings.   Beginning his journey as a graduate from P.S. 137, he then went on to attend Midwood High School, and ultimately gained his high school diploma through the respected Redirection program. Throughout this path Drew...

Robert Earl Andrews, Jr. was born on March 26, 1956 to (the late) Fannie Bell Andrews Toussaint and Robert Earl Andrews, Sr. Robert was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York’s Red Hook Projects, graduating from Franklin K. Lane High School, and continuing his education at a community college. Robert was an avid world traveler, making his home in California for a while, but he always came back home to Brooklyn. Robert was a member of a motorcycle organization which was his passion...

Rima Maria Forbes de Moore was born on November 12, 1943 to Robert Forbes and Riedolia Cespedes in Colon, Republic of Panama.  She is known to many as “Rilda”. She always had a strong bond with her cousins from the Forbes-Cespedes clan. She loved growing up in a big family in Colon. Rilda lived in “El Maranon”, Panama City before migrating to the United States of America....

Bonita Lorraine Quinto was the youngest of four children born to Hazel and Sullivan Quinto in Brooklyn, New York on June 6th, 1944. She spent her childhood growing up with her siblings Dolores, Judith and Albert on Quincy Street. Inspired by the examples of her mother Hazel and her uncle, Lawrence Ferguson, she became an avid student of the Bible and was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses at the age of 17 in June 1961. Always studious, she graduated from Erasmus Hall High School...

Natalie Tidwell was born on February 23, 1936 in Santee, South Carolina to (the late) Helen and Andrew Swinton. She attended Whittemore High School in Conway, South Carolina, but having a passion for sewing and fashion, thus enrolled in fashion school to hone her skills in design. After moving to New York, she married Robert Lee Tidwell in September 1960.  Natalie worked for Shearson Lehman Brothers until her retirement at age seventy-two.  A lifelong learner, she pursued her...

ELLA GRACE HOWELL, 81, of Statesboro, Georgia, passed away July 9, 2021 peacefully as the beautiful QUEEN she was. Ella outlived her parents (the late) Clifford and Idella and the widow of husband Leonard. She is survived by her two children Tanya and Anthony as well as her four grandchildren Tamaya, Chavonne, Anthony (Little Tony) and Chenay. Also while on earth she enjoyed her many travels around the world. She also enjoyed music and cooking. Ella was a hardworking woman for over 30 years...

Reginald Warfield Anderson was born September 30,1956 to the late Geneva and Reginald Anderson in Gastonia North Carolina where he lived until he was Nine years of age, he moved to Brooklyn New York in 1964 where he lived and was raised by his sister and brother in law Irene and McKinley Watson.   Reginald attended P.S 137 Elementary School and after graduating from there he then attended Franklin K Lane High School, after graduating he worked as a plumber’s assistant for many...