All Obituaries

In lieu of flowers, the family of Deacon Roosevelt Matthews is asking that persons make a donation to the American Cancer Society.    Roosevelt Matthews was born to the late Nathaniel and Mary L. Haynes Matthews on May 07, 1936.  He accepted Christ at an early age and joined the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Ellaville, Georgia. He was educated in the public-school system of Schley County, Georgia, and was a 1954 graduate of Ellaville High School.  He was valedictorian of...

Glenwood Allen Williams was the oldest of 3 children born to James A. Williams and the late Julia A. Williams. He made his entrance into this world on September 14th, 1958 and departed on January 8th, 2020. Glen was born in Brooklyn but spent his summers farming with his grandmothers, uncles, aunts and cousins in North Carolina. Glen received his education in the New York City public school system. He began working at a very young age to support his passion for fashion. Glen loved sports...

“ . . . I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me though he were dead, yet shall he live:”   ~ St. John 11:25   This is indeed a sad day for all of us.  Losing a loved one, especially a young adult, is one of the most difficult things we can go through.  No words can express what we feel right now, and I’m sure only time can help us accept the fact that we have lost such a wonderful person. Christon St. Vincent Jarrett,...

Ethel C. Reid Atkins was blessed by God to enter this world on October 13th, 1940, in Hertford, North Carolina. She was the sixth child born to Janet Williams and Alphonso Reid Sr. Ethel moved to New York at the age of 18 and she worked in a variety of jobs. These included Shearson Lehman Hutton, on Wall street, and Smith Barney at their World Trade Center offices. Her last job was in the New York City school system.   Ethel had a Christian faith, in which her spiritual upbringing...

The Hawkins family is requesting donations be made to any Food Bank in your local community in honor of: Gilbert Harold Hawkins Brooklyn, New York - Gilbert Harold Hawkins, 82, died Thursday, November 14, 2019 at his residence unexpectedly of complications of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. In February 1937 in Colon, Republic of Panama, Gilbert Harold Hawkins was born to Mabel Millington and Caieto Hawkins. The eldest of seven, Gilbert was a smart industrious boy who saw obstacles,...

Winston “Winty” Samuel Peters, was born to Samuel and Ruth Peters on May 29th 1946 in San Nicholas, Aruba, The Netherlands Antilles; at the time Winston’s father worked in Aruba which was the location of the oil refineries for Venezuela.  After some time, Samuel and Ruth moved back to St. Vincent and the Grenadines (S.V.G.), W.I. the place of their birth.  There they raised Winston and his siblings in the Botanical Gardens (the oldest Botanical Gardens in the...

Today, we celebrate the life and accomplishments of our beloved Brandon Emile Berment (“B”), who passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2019.  Brandon was born on November 8, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York to the elated union of Carl Francis Berment and Marjorie Luisa Hunter Berment.  Brandon grew up with a family that helped instill the core values in planting the roots to his successes.  He learned alot from his maternal and paternal grandparents -- Monica Richardson...

Desirée Gwendolyn Durden was born on September 21, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York. The only child of Russell Lowell Durden and Benie Neely Durden, Desirée was educated in the New York City public schools, and was employed by that system for many years as a School Safety Officer. “Desi”, as she was lovingly called, lived a life devoted to children and spending quality time with family and friends.  She was especially close to her cousins Teresa Garrett and Denise...

Nikia Rebecca Webster was born August 26, 1981 in Brooklyn, New York to Jerome Ferguson and (the late) Wynett Webster, and she was a dedicated mother to her beloved son, Jaylen Richards.  Jaylen was everything to Nikia and she protected him like a lioness protects her cub. Nikia had an uncanny ability to connect with people in a deep, meaningful way, and everyone who met her quickly became a confidant and friend.  She lived life to the fullest and enjoyed the simplest, most...

Anthony Maurice Smith, adopted son of (the late) Julia Elizabeth Chandler Smith and Warren Lawrence Smith, was born on May 15, 1961 in Onancock (Accomack County), Virginia.  He was raised in Brooklyn, New York from the age of three. Anthony graduated from Canarsie High School and later attended New York City Technical College in Brooklyn to study Electrical Engineering.  He was also blessed with the gift of carpentry.  Through this, he possessed the ability to craft...