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Boston Marathon Tragedy

Boston Marathon Tragedy

Apr 15, 2013

The Boston Marathon bombings were an American and human tragedy. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of all those killed and injured in this senseless act. We all want to do something to show that United We Stand! This is a place for anyone to express their love and support, and send prayers and encouragement to all...

Pansy Brown

Pansy Brown

Mar 14, 2013

On February 14, 1911, Mother Pansy Brown was born in Eutawville, South Carolina, to Anna Brown and Isaac Davis. She was raised by her mother Anna Brown along with her sisters, Estelle and Laura. Whenever she recounted her life story of the formative years, she would talk fondly of growing up in Eutawville, South Carolina. After obtaining an education at...

Annabelle Hargrove

Annabelle Hargrove

Mar 10, 2013

AnnaBelle Hargrove, 91 of White Plains, New York, departed this life for her heavenly home on Sunday March 10th. Born on March 24, 1921 in Henderson, North Carolina to the late Richard and Tempi Delia Hargrove, she was raised in Brockton, Massachusetts, where she also attended school. As a young woman she relocated to White Plains, New York where she...

Ada Brown

Ada Brown

Mar 9, 2013

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Lena Christie

Lena Christie

Mar 4, 2013

Lena L. Christie, age 88, of White Plains, departed this life March 4, 2013 in Missouri, surrounded by family. A visitation will be held Wednesday March 13th2013 from 11am-2pm and then 5pm-9pm at Lee's Funeral Home. Funeral Thursday, March 14th, 2013 11:00 AM at Grace Episcopal Church, 33 Church St., White Plains, NY 10601. Burial White Plains Rural Cemetery.

Vivien Eva Lewis Penalver

Vivien Eva Lewis Penalver

Feb 26, 2013

Obituary for Vivien Eva Lewis Penalver 1914 - 2013 Vivien Eva Lewis Penalver passed away Tuesday evening, February 26th, 2013 at the White Plains Center for Nursing Care in White Plains, N.Y. at the age of 99. She was born February 2, 1914 in Washington, D.C. and raised in Tarrytown, N.Y., the second of three children of James N., Sr.,...

Lynn Bryant

Lynn Bryant

Feb 24, 2013

Lynn Joyce Bryant was born at White Plains Hospital on September 13, 1956, the middle child of Leola Tilly Bryant and the late Decarris Bryant, Sr. A lifelong resident of White Plains, Lynn entered her eternal rest on Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the same place she was born, White Plains Hospital Center, following a long period of illness. Lynn...

Deacon Walter Norman

Deacon Walter Norman

Feb 14, 2013

Walter Norman, age 82, departed this life February 14, 2013. He was a longtime resident of Greenburgh, NY. He is also a longtime Deacon at Bethel Baptist Church in White Plains, NY, where his wife Brenda Norman also serves as a Deaconess. He retired as a truck driver from Blinn Westchester, but kept active, assisting as a driver for Lee's...

Walter Lester Jr

Walter Lester Jr

Feb 11, 2013

Walter Lester, Jr., 85, affectionately known as "Lump", departed this life February 11, 2013. A longtime White Plains resident, he worked 37 years for the City of White Plains Highway Department, from where he retired as a motor equipment operator. Viewing/Visitation will be held Friday, Feb. 22nd, from 10am-12pm, where family will receive friends and Wake will be starting 11am,...

Yvonne Graves

Yvonne Graves

Feb 8, 2013

Yvonne Clarice Seal Graves departed this life on February 8, 2013 at the age of 86 of natural causes. She was a longtime resident of Greenburgh. She was born on January 3, 1927 to Hudson and Clarice Seal in Harlem, NY. She was the older sister of Frank Seal who predeceases her. Her parents immigrated here from Barbados. She was...

Marguerite Mcconnell

Marguerite Mcconnell

Feb 7, 2013

Ms. Marguerite J. McConnell daughter of the late Rev. J. A. McConnell and the late Mrs. Agnes Lowery McConnell passed Thursday morning February 7, 2013, after a long illness at the White Plains Center for Nursing Care at the age of 100. Ms. McConnell better known to us as “Ms.Mac” was born in Winnsboro, South Carolina on November 7, 1912....

Rev. Lawrence Williams Jr

Rev. Lawrence Williams Jr

Jan 30, 2013

Lawrence Williams Jr. was born in Orangeburgh, S.C. on December 22, 1921 to the late Lawrence and Connie Williams. He was the Pastor of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Yonkers for 37 years. He entered into his eternal rest on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Left to cherish his memory are five daughters, Rose Darden, Gloria Alston, Shirley Osborne, Phyllis Mack...

William Grayson

William Grayson

Jan 17, 2013

William (Bill) Gerald Grayson entered into eternal rest on January 17, 2013 in Marietta, Ga. He was born in New York City to the late Anna and William Grayson on February 15,1927. Bill was a graduate of Saunders High School and attended Monroe College. He worked at Phelps Dodge Co., then went on to work for IBM in Systems Management...

Olivia Gadson

Olivia Gadson

Jan 16, 2013

Longtime White Plains, NY, resident Olivia Gadson died January 16, 2013. Among her survivors are children Robert & Sandra, and sisters Elgenea Hickman and Alzalea Johnson. William, Mrs. Gadson's husband, predeceased her. Daughter of Butler and Alice Bates, Mrs. Gadson was born on January 3, 1929, in Wynnsboro, SC. After migrating north, she eventually settled into a career at Burke...

Lester Mae Brown

Lester Mae Brown

Jan 15, 2013

Lester Mae Brown passed into the loving arms of Jesus on January 15th, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert and daughters, Shirley Booth and Lillian High She leaves behind to mourn her passing, two daughters, Joan Kennedy and Barbara Thompson and a son, Robert Brown, Jr. Mrs. Brown was rich in family with 11 grandchildren, 18...

Rev. Juanita Sharpe

Rev. Juanita Sharpe

Dec 29, 2012

Rev. Juanita Sharpe died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on December 29th, 2012 at the age of 83 years. Juanita Sharpe was predeceased by her husband. She is survived and fondly remembered by her daughter Lisa and son Nathaniel, her grandchildren, and other relatives and friends. Services will be held at the White Plains Deliverance Center, 10 South 8th...

Loss Of Innocent Victims Newtown, Ct Tragedy

Loss Of Innocent Victims Newtown, Ct Tragedy

Dec 14, 2012

Visit Official Website www.MySandyHookFamily.org for more details & information You may also visit newspaper www.LoHud.com for additional information and full reports of the tragedy. Victims of Connecticut school shooting named - The Journal News - LoHud.com A list of the names and dates of births of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre released this afternoon (12/15/12). (The...

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