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Mary Frances Sadler
Jun 29, 2014
Mary Frances Sadler was the daughter of Robert and Mary Lee. She was born on April 18, 1932 in Birmingham, Alabama. She had one brother, James Hawkins, who preceded her in death. Sister Mary was a graduate of Westfield HS in Westfield, AL. After completing high school she relocated to New York City and later began a 30-plus year career...
Dr. Oscar Graves
Jun 26, 2014
July 18, 1921- June 26, 2014 Dr. Oscar Nathaniel Graves aka "Duke" departed this life on June 26, 2014. Born July, 18 1921 in the family home in Brooklyn, NY, to Moses & Louise Graves, he was the youngest of seven children. A graduate of Boy's High in Brooklyn, Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, and Howard Medical School in Washington, D.C....
Margaret Opie
Jun 24, 2014
On Tuesday June 24, 2014 MARGARET BEATRICE OPIE of Clinton Maryland formerly of Croton-on-Hudson, New York peacefully transitioned into eternal rest. Wife of the late Fred Opie Jr.; loving mother of Marshall Noel (Margaret "P") & Dr. Frederick (Dr.Tina) Opie. Also survived by two grandchildren Kennedy and Chase Opie, two international adopted children , Dr. James Alpha (Dr.Tuzylene) Allen and...
Gloria Mosley
Jun 23, 2014
Gloria Mosley, 79 years old, was called home on Monday, June 23, 2014 in her home in Hampton, VA. She was born on November 4, 1934 in Boston, MA. She later graduated from Walton High School in Bronx, NY. Gloria was the widower of the late Henry George Mosley. After retiring from Montefiore Hospital in Bronx, NY, she moved to...
Cecilia Bentil
Jun 21, 2014
Cecilia Sinama Afua Bentil of White Plains, NY was born 13 March 1934 in Winneba, Ghana and was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, auntie, friend and neighbor. Maa,as she was fondly called by her family, was a proud alumna of Wesley Girls Secondary School in Cape Coast, Ghana, and earned a Certificate from Pitman’s Secretarial College in London, United...
Doyle Roberts
Jun 10, 2014
Doyle Ray Roberts, 79, of White Plains, NY departed this life on June 10, 2014 at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY after a courageous l0 year battle with prostate cancer. He was born March 16, 1935 in Oklahoma City, OK to the late Doyle Roberts and Rosa Lee (Alford) Rucker. He leaves his step-"Mom" Evelyn (Selby)...
Wilma Joy Dodson
May 31, 2014
Joy Dodson, 87, was born February 8, 1927 and died May 31, 2014. Wilma Joy Livingston was born and grew up in San Angelo, Texas, the daughter of Jess and Mamie Livingston. She was an active member of the First Christian Church and an avid tennis player. At an early age, she determined she wanted to be a missionary to...
Honoring The Life Of Dr. Maya Angelou
May 28, 2014
Dr. Maya Angelou was born to Vivian Baxter and Bailey Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri on April 4, 1928. She passed to her Heavenly Reward quietly on May 28, 2014 in her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is survived by her son, daughter-in-law, two grandsons and two great-grandchildren, a nephew, a niece, grandnieces, great-grandnieces, grandnephews, great-grandnephews and a host...
Virginia Jones
Apr 28, 2014
The Entire Staff of Lee's Funeral Home, LLC respects that the family of Virginia M.Jones entrusted the care of their loved one to us, and that they value the level of service & attention our funeral home provides. We are honored, in turn, to provide comfort, assistance and service to the family of Virgina M. Jones during their time of...
Jeroleen Brown
Apr 10, 2014
Jeroleen “Jerry” Brown 1926-2014 “Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies. [The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.] She stretcheth out her hand to the poor, yes she reacheth forth her hands to the needy- Proverbs 31:10,20 Jeroleen ''Jerry'' Brown was born...
Donald Barker
Apr 5, 2014
THE LIFE OF DONALD NOEL BARKER We cannot judge what happens, though tears and questions start, we only see what's visible, God sees into the heart. On Saturday, April 5, 2014, God saw fit to dispatch one of His Angels down to bring another Angel home. Donald Noel Barker was born on September 19, 1927 to the late Sylvester and...
Lorraine Ridgeway
Mar 18, 2014
December 4, 1950 - March 18, 2014 Lorraine R. Ridgeway was born to Edison St. Verily and Gwendolyn Mahalia (Brown) Ridgway on December 4, 1950 in Jamaica, West Indies. In her late 20s, Lorraine immigrated to the United States. She worked for the Westchester Marriott Hotel in Tarrytown, New York. Throughout her 25 plus years with the Westchester Marriott Hotel,...
Carrie Williams
Mar 7, 2014
Carrie Belle Williams was born in Buckingham, Virginia on February 21, 1930. Carrie, her older sister, Mary, and their mother, Nannie, moved to White Plains before Carrie turned two. There, her mother eventually met and married her second husband, Arthur Seward. Carrie graduated from White Plains High School, and began work as a housekeeper for a number of families in...
Jimmylouise Billups
Mar 2, 2014
Jimmylouise Billups, the daughter of Lillia Hardy and James Billups, was born on April 30, 1944, in Harlan, Kentucky. After her family relocated to Indiana, Jimmylouise began her public school studies and graduated from Howe High School, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She continued her studies by receiving an undergraduate degree in Education Sociology and Fine Arts from the City College of...
Morris Taylor
Feb 23, 2014
Morris Bruce Taylor, the eldest son of the late William Truehart and Lucy Pearl Taylor, was born on January 10, 1948 in Bronx, New York. He departed this life on February 23, 2014 after a brief illness. Bruce attended the public schools of New York and graduated from the Benjamin Franklin High School in 1966. Bruce was inducted into the...
Johnny Tortomasi
Feb 22, 2014
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Elizabeth Armstrong
Feb 9, 2014
Elizabeth “Lizzie” Armstrong, a long-time resident of White Plains, NY died on February 9, 2014, at the age of 86. Born on July 11, 1927 in Frogmore, St. Helena’s Island, South Carolina to the late George Walter Browne, Sr. and Redell Ladson, Lizzie was the seventh of eight children. Educated at the Penn School, she graduated with the Class of...
Izetta Shoulders
Feb 9, 2014
Izetta was born on August 12, 1920 to James and Arie Young of Pendleton, South Carolina. In 1947 Izetta married Jesse Shoulders and resided in New Rochelle, New York, and later moved to White Plains where she resided until her death. Izetta’s life had been devoted to the love of God, family and the community. Throughout her long and inspiring...
Leonard Watson
Jan 27, 2014
Leonard Rene Watson, a lifelong resident of Greenburgh, New York died on Monday, January 27, 2014. He was 59 years old. He was the second of two children born to Mary H. Watson of White Plains and Robert O. Watson of Sandy Hook, Virginia. He attended the public schools of Greenburgh District #7. During most of his adult life he...
Herman Evans
Jan 18, 2014
Herman Evans, the son of Charles and Patty Taylor Evans, was born July 7, 1930 in Henderson, North Carolina. At an early age, Herman accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior, and was baptized at Flat Creek Baptist Church. As a young adult he moved to Tarrytown, NY, and found employment at General Motors as a forklift operator. Herman loved...
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