Dale Maurice Durant
Sep 28, 2021
Dale Maurice Durant was born in Manhattan, New York to his proud parents, Virginia Brown, and Dale Durant on January 19, 1968. He was one of five children. He also had one sister with love and one brother with love. Baldy Mac, as he was affectionately known, attended school in New York City. He was also an extremely hard worker!...
Harold J. Dixon
Sep 27, 2021
Harold Dixon was born on December 30, 1944 in New York City. He was the middle son of the late William E. Dixon and the late Eleanor Dixon. Harold was educated in the New York City Public School system. He attended and graduated from Central Commercial High School in Manhattan where he studied accounting. After High School, he entered the...
Janell Hackett
Sep 21, 2021
On March 31, 1941, in the city of Birmingham, Alabama, the Lord chose Rosie Wheat and Alde Hackett Sr. to be the parents of a beautiful baby girl named Janell Hackett, the youngest of three children. Young Janell grew up to be a dedicated mother who had six children. She was a resident of Harlem, where her son, Billy Johnson,...
Harold Eugene Gates
Sep 19, 2021
Harold Eugene Gates, was born August 3, 1932 in Hampton,Va. The son of Georgeanna Pleasant and Willie Gates, Harold was raised by George Brown Sr. He died on Sunday, September 19th at age 89 at his home in the Bronx, NY. As a young boy, Harold was diagnosed with gangrene. The doctors wanted to amputate both of his legs; however,...
Cecelia Barrett
Sep 17, 2021
Cecelia Barrett, affectionately known as "Puncy" to friends and "Nanny" to loved ones, was born on November 20th, 1924 in Port Maria, St. Mary, Jamaica West Indies. The daughter of Cornelius Barrett and Matilda Anglin, she was the third of fourteen children. She attended Port Maria Secondary School. After leaving school Cecelia went into business for herself. She met Stanford...
Ella Mae Harrison
Sep 10, 2021
Evangelist Ella Mae Harrison was born December 30, 1917, in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, one of ten children, of the late William E. and Anna Madrey Watson. She received her early education in the Public Schools of Hertford County, North Carolina. She was baptized and joined Swamp Chapel Baptist Church, Severn, North Carolina at a very young age. She migrated to...
