Martha Younger
Jan 29, 2014
Martha E. Younger was born July 7, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the beloved daughter of the late Frank Rogers and Helen Nisky. At the age of five she relocated to New York City with her family. She received her education at P.S. 89, P.S. 139, Wadleigh J.H.S.and Textile High School. After graduation, she worked and retired from the...
Julia Deleon
Jan 18, 2014
Julia DeLeon of Casabe Houses at 150 East 121st Street, New York, New York entered into eternal rest on January 18, 2014. Ms. DeLeon was the daughter of Francisco DeLeon and Margarita Bernard. She was born in Rio Grande on the island of Puerto Rico on June 22, 1936. Ms. DeLeon married Juan Calderon in 1953 and became the mother...
Norma Jordan
Jan 16, 2014
Norma Dean was born to Josephine White and Aggie Rucker on March 21, 1933 in Savannah, Georgia. She was later legally adopted and raised by Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and Delphine Hendrix. Soon after, the family relocated to New York City, where Norma recieved her formal education. Norma had a flair for style and beauty. She became a licensed cosmetologist,...
Eddie Traylor
Jan 12, 2014
Eddie Joe Traylor, son of the late Damon Traylor and Emma Brooks, was born December 11, 1921 in LaGrange, Georgia. On January 12, 2014 in New York City, God called him home. Eddie received his education in the LaGrange Georgia school system. He enlisted in the United States Army on March 10, 1941 and received an Honorable Discharge on October...
Pauline Wadley
Jan 8, 2014
Pauline Wadley, affectionately known as "Lady P", was born to the union of Desmond and Mattie Will Griffin on March 17, 1935, in Taylor County, Reynolds, Georgia. She recieved her formal education in the Georgia and New York City Public School Systems. She was the second child of three children. Her brother Desmond and sister Mercedes preceded her in death....
Shirley Stewart
Jan 6, 2014
Shirley J. Stewart was born on September 10, 1964 in New York City to the late Crosby and Bertha Ann Campbell. Shirley attended the New York City Public School System. She worked as a laborer with her best friend, Sylvia Charles. In 1953, Shirley married the late Eddie Stewart, Jr. This union was blessed with one daughter, Delores Elaine Stewart....
Howard Campbell
Jan 4, 2014
Howard Campbell entered into eternal peace on January 4, 2014 at the age of 86. Howard was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Virginia Campbell, and his brother, Robert Joseph Campbell. At an early age, Howard and his family moved to New York from Virginia where he attended the New York City Public Schools. Howard was an entertainer...
Albertha Davis
Jan 1, 2014
Albertha Davis, the third child of eleven, was born June 19, 1936 in Georgetown County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Sammie and Maebell Trappier Beach. In 1954, she moved to Manhattan, New York where she met and married the late Vanderbilt Davis and to this union five children were born. Albertha was known and loved by...
Alfred Steele
Dec 28, 2013
Alfred Douglas Steele Jr. was born on December 19, 1948 in Jacksonville, Florida to proud parents Alveria Steele and Alfred Douglas Steele, Sr. He entered into eternal rest on December 28, 2013. Alfred, along with his family, moved to NYC in 1952. He began his professional career as a Sanitation Assistant in the laundry department of Mt. Sinai Hospital in...
