All Obituaries

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...

Irene DeCosta was born on February 2, 1939 in Panama City, Republic of Panama.  She was the first child of Jocelyn DeCosta and Gwendolyn Murray. Irene was a hairdresser for many years in Panama City, working at Milly Beauty Salon (Salon De Bellesa Milly) located in Santa Ana.  She had many customers.  Some were private, and she would go to their homes; others would come to Irene’s home. At a young age, Irene was nicknamed "Tootsie", and till this day, she...

Albert Leslie Blackett was born on September 19 1929 in NY to the late Albert E. and Wortley G. Blackett. His mother returned to Barbados with her children where Albert was raised and educated. He returned to the US at the age of 19 and was quickly drafted into the US Army where he was stationed in Korea. After returning home, he remained as a Reservist on Active Duty until 1955. Albert married his childhood sweetheart, the late Dorothy Blackett and from this union they had three children,...

Etheline Louise Earle was one of several children born to (the late) Fitzgerald Earle and Lilian White Earle on November 5, 1931 in Panama City, Republic of Panama. Her siblings were Halloric (deceased), Wilfred (deceased), George (deceased), Iris (deceased), Reynold (deceased), Doris (deceased), Marva and Daphnay. Luisa as she was most fondly known, dated and subsequently in August 1947 married Egbert Jack Peters (who predeceased her). She was blessed with five children, Felicidad, Tyrone,...

We are here to celebrate the life of John Wesley Noel, Jr. He came to us on August 17, 1928, and departed on March 15, 2019.  Though he and his sister Ena (deceased) were born in Brooklyn, New York out of the union of (the late) John Wesley Noel, Sr. and Alma Theodora Noel, they spent their early childhood years from 1934 on the Island of Carriacou in Grenada. They resided there under the direct care of their grandparents.  Their parents maintained a residence here in...

Our beloved Ora Louise Goodwin was born October 9, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York to (the late) James Slaughter and Margaret Street Carrington.  Her father passed during her early childhood, and Ora was raised in a loving home with her mother and stepfather, Jacob Carrington. Along with her four siblings -- Carrie, William (“Billy”), James (“Jamesey Boy”) and Ellen -- Ora’s childhood years were spent at 606 Broadway in the Williamsburg section of...

Madeline Johnson daughter of (the late) Mary Ella Oliver and William Oliver was born on March 22, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York. On March 8th (14 days before her 80th Birthday) she departed this life at the Schulman and Schachne Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center after a long suffering of Alzheimer’s Disease. Madeline graduated from Prospect Heights All Girls High School. She worked for the telephone company, she held a job here and there until she began her career as a Senior Police...

Elva Ermin Chase Layne was called home on Thursday, February 28th, 2019. She was born in Port-of-Spain Trinidad, West Indies on October 31st, 1932 to (the late) Fitzroy and Agnes Chase. Elva spent her childhood and young adulthood in Port-of-Spain where she attended Tranquility Girls School and Osmond High School. After completing high school she became a talented seamstress. Elva was dedicated to her family. While raising and nurturing her young children, she was also a surrogate mother...

Terrence Derrick Fendall came into the light of life on May 6, 1966. He made his transition from this life suddenly on February 27, 2019, due to a massive heart attack Terrence was the only child of Paula Y. Fendall. He was 52 years of age. It is hard to think of Terrence without thinking of him with a smile on his face. As a child he was sweet, loving, active and inquisitive. As a man, Terrence was a gentle soul, easygoing, hardworking and dependable. Not one to stand on circumstance,...