All Obituaries

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,...

Shelia Lipscomb Morgan was born August 11th 1956. She was called to be with the lord February 24th 2019. Shelia was the daughter of the late Lee Johnson & Beatrice Lipscomb. She was pre-deceased by her brother Glen Coleman along with sisters, Linda Coleman and Ellen Johnson. Shelia grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Her educational experiences were forged at Franklin K. Lane High School and Brooklyn College. In 1974 she met her loving husband Neville Morgan. Together they brought a girl and...

Carolyn Patricia Drayton, 71 years old, passed away at New York Presbyterian Weil Cornell Hospital on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 with her loving family by her side, following a five-year battle with uterine cancer.  She will be deeply missed by friends, family and all who knew her. Carolyn was born on September 9, 1947 to Carrie Payne and Francis Jackson in Washington, D.C.  She was the last of her parents’ five children.  The family later transitioned to Elkton,...

Maria de Los Angeles Torres passed peacefully on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the age of 74 years in Wyckoff hospital surrounded by her loving and supportive family after her battle with Cancer. She was born August 2, 1944 in Santurce, Puerto Rico to the late Estebania Ramos and Antonio Paris who was deceased before she was born, the youngest of nine siblings Justino Pizarro (deceased), Benita Hill (deceased), Guadalupe Suarez (deceased), Zocimo Paris (deceased), Thomasa Velasquez,...

Mildred "Gloria" Jones, departed this life on February 14, 2019 at her home in Brooklyn, New York.

Bertha Alston Lenix was born on April 6, 1927 in Warrenton, North Carolina, to the late Anthony Alston and Willie Lillian Baker Alston.  She transitioned to the heavenly palace on February 3, 2019.  She was preceded by the love of her life, her husband of 22 years, Dennis Lenix who has waited patiently for the arrival of his love. There is no doubt that a bright star was shining on her entry into this world because she lived a long and exciting life. Most people didn’t know...

Tiffany Priscilla Cook was born to Cheryl Ann Cook and (the late) Tim Pervius on December 20, 1988 in Brooklyn, New York. She received her early education at P.S. 335 and later attended Boys & Girls High School. She also attended and completed Job Corps. At an early age, Tiffany discovered a passion for singing and dancing. You would always hear her singing a tune. From 1998-2000, she attended dance training at “Arlene’s School of Dance”, and completed it by performing...

Maurice David Allen was born on September 11, 1958 to two loving parents, Henry Clayton Allen and Janice Stubbs Allen, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  In 1961, the family moved to Brooklyn, New York where he received his early education in the public school system.  Maurice’s parents instilled in him, strong values of hard work and honesty at an early age. Maurice attended Kingsborough Community College and the State University of New York’s Old Westbury College where he...

Robert Barrows Parris was born on October 17, 1943 to (the late) Dorothy Barrows and Percy Parris in Colon, Republic of Panama. After a long and active life, he fell asleep on Sunday, February 3, 2019.  Robert was educated in Panama at Uruguay High School, after which he worked at various places as a car mechanic.  In his early 20s, he migrated to the United States and joined the U.S. Army in 1968.  He was honorably discharged in 1976, and married  Marva...

Flowers discharge their brilliant ministry of love, elaborate their seed and die, but not until their work is done. Death stares us in the face on all sides. Fields that are green today are now brown. God teaches in his word "All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man is as the flower of grass. The grass withered and the flower fades away. " Death to the Christian is moving out of this world into the eternal bright side and silver lining of the eternal daylight. On Tuesday,...

On July 26, 1936, Elder Dr. Cardinal Collymore, Sr. was born to the late Delcina Blackman Collymore and Garnett Collymore in the St. Andrew Parr is h of Barbados. He was the 15th of 18 children. Dr. Collymore attended the St. Andrew Primary Boys School. He was a very adventurous] child. Before school, his mornings consisted of tending to the cattle and sheep, milking the cows and watching the chickens graze the fields. His hobbies included fishing, tossing rocks in the water, to watch the...

Lisa Tracy Gill, 57, entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Briarwood, New York. Lisa was born on Monday, December 25, 1961 to (the late) Calvin Emmanuel Gill and Mamie Lee Lewis Gill, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York.  She graduated from New Utrecht High School, and went on to attend New York City Technical College where she received a degree in Marketing.  Lisa worked as a legal secretary for...

On Thursday, January 17th, 2019 at 3:30 p.m., Gloria Jean Johnson, affectionately known as “Jean”, approached her sunset for new rest.  She was born in Creswell, North Carolina on February 1st, 1955 to David Lee Jones and Malvine Johnson.  Her extended family-style upbringing of cousins, aunts and uncles instilled in her a love for family and friends.  In addition, her humble beginnings in a Christian home built a firm foundation of biblical core values and...

Ionie Brown Johnson of Brooklyn, NY and Three Hills, St Mary passed away on December 29, 2018. She left behind sons, Rudolph (Ruddy) and Lenworth (Lenny); daughters-in-law, Elaine and Sheron; grandchildren, Tiffany and Malik; siblings, Florell, Randall, and Carmen; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Lenox Road Baptist Church Building Fund at www.lrbc.net/online-giving/

Ruby Wilhelmina Wilkinson, last child of (the late) Charlotte Matilda Weekes Farley and Robert Farley, was born on November 24, 1925 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  When she was 10½ months old, Ruby's family moved to Brooklyn, New York where she attended public schools and graduated from Franklin K. Lane High School.  She also attended Long Island University.  Ruby became a Registered Nurse and served as a Public Health Nurse for the City of New York. Ruby was...

In lieu of flowers please make contributions in memory of Gordon to the American Heart Association at  Gordon Mortley's American Heart Association tribute website.   Seivewright “Gordon” Mortley, was born on January 19, 1934 in Uitvlugt, Guyana to Dulcie Mortley and Winslow Shervington, both deceased. He was the only child for his mother Dulcie but was blessed with an older brother George (deceased) with whom he was extremely close, a younger brother Chris and...

Wilhelmina Hall, affectionately known as “Aunt Willie”, was born on December 12, 1926 to (the late) James Costello Lyons and Leila Alice Mohorn Lyons in Jersey City, New Jersey. Though she departed this life on Monday, January 7, 2019, her spirit, her faith and her selfless service to family and others lives on.  Wilhelmina attended St. Marks A.M.E. Zion Church, now the Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church, along with her mother Leila and two sisters: Cleva and Helen.  In...