Ruth Thurmond
Jun 4, 2017
Absent from the body,,,,,,,,,,,,Present with the Lord Ruth Gwendolyn Thurmond was born on September 17, 1931 to George Hayes Thurmond, Sr. and Iola Mae Johnson Thurmond. The fifth of six children, Ruth was born in and raised in Harlem where she attended elementary and junior high school. After graduating from Washington Irving High School, Ruth worked for several years in...
Kenneth Delapenha
Jun 1, 2017
Kenneth G. Delapenha Jr., known to family and friends as "Unc-Unc", was born on November 9, 1940, to Margorie O. Delapenha and Kenneth G. Delapenha Sr., in Harlem, NY, the older of two children. He departed this life peacefully on Thursday, June 1, 2017, in Yonkers, NY, in the presence of his niece, Darlene, and God Sister, Janet. Kenneth received...
Helen Brewington
May 25, 2017
Helen Lee Fairley-Brewington was the only child born to Leila Little and Rev. Reid Fairly in Rockingham, North Carolina. Helen relocated to New York City as a fourth grader in the old P.S. Five which was right across the street from Mt. Calvary Church. Mt. Calvary Church became the family's home church. Helen attended and graduated from Central Commercial H.S....
Ella White
May 23, 2017
Ella R. White was born in Brunswick, GA on April 24, 1923. She was the beloved daughter of the late Carrie and Oscar Lee Jones. After completing her education in the Brunswick School System, she moved to Lexington, Kentucky. She was employed as a Housekeeper for many years until her health failed. After suffering a major stroke, her niece, Hattie...
