All Obituaries

The Obituary   Betty Josephine Cato was born April 10, 1933 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She was one of seven children born to the late Walter and Margaret Miller. Betty accepted Christ at a young age and was baptized as a child. She attended and was an active member of Second Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. Betty, was known as a very creative, artistic and athletic ‘Beauty’. She attended public school, graduating from John S. Cobb High School in May 1952. Soon after...

Ramona Morris Dalton was born on June 29, 1939, in Martinsville, Virginia to the late Rebecca Juanita (Dalton) Yancey and Raymond Patrick Dalton. She was their only child.   Ramona grew up in Chestnut Knob, Virginia. She attended George Washington Carver High School, where she was a cheerleader and wrote for the school newspaper. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of Pittsburgh and ultimately Beaver College (now known as Arcadia University).   Ramona...

The Obituary Gregory M. Davis, Sr. was born on July 19, 1947 to the late Calvin Davis, Sr. and Shirley Kato Davis, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   Gregory attended grade school at St. Malachys and Holy Child. He graduated from Cardinal Dougherty high school in 1965. He then attended college at Virginia State and transferred to Virginia Union and obtained his bachelor’s degree in History.   After college, Gregory was drafted into the Army on July 7, 1967. He was a...

Louise Elizabeth Boyd Peartree An Amazing and Unforgettable Woman   On Friday, September 15, 1911, Louise Elizabeth Boyd was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Unfortunately, 109 years later there are no records of her Parents’ names. Her mother died when she was 6 ½ years old and her father abandoned her that year on the steps of a store front. She was taken to the nearest police precinct. Her next stop was at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York. She lived there for several...

The Obituary Dorothy Harding was born October 15, 1938 in Wilmington, Delaware to the late Arthur Morris and Anna Polk. Dorothy was a happy child who loved spending time with her sisters Arleana and Bea. She had no fears because her older brothers Paul Lee and Howard Lee always protected her.   As a little girl Dorothy moved with her family from Wilmington to Philadelphia. Attended Reynolds Elementary, Vaux Middle School and Edward W. Bok Technical High School where she graduated...

    Life Story   Sandra D. Eubanks was born October 18, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  She was the daughter of the late Royal Eubanks and the late Etheline Alexander Eubanks. She grew up in North Philadelphia along with her brother, Reginald Eubanks, who preceded her in death.     Sandy graduated from Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduation and beyond, Sandy amassed an extensive resume mainly in the clerical and...

Her Life Story Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.  Proverbs 31:30   Carolyn Jean Harvey was born on October 7, 1944 in New York, New York to the late Inez Woods and the late Wilburt Spruille. Carolyn was educated in the Philadelphia Public School System and attend Girls High School. Carolyn resided in South West Philadelphia with her mother, Inez Woods until she met and married James Franklin Harvey and resided in...

The Obituary Jessie Lee Coleman was born January 17, 1923 on a farm in Columbus, Mississippi.  She was the third of four children born to the late Charlie and Hannah Bryant.  Her siblings preceded her in death. Jessie graduated from Union Academy High School in 1942.  Long before her graduation, she caught the eye of the youngest son of an itinerant preacher from a town eighteen miles up the road.  He kept his eyes fixed on her until his last breath on December 31,...

The Obituary   Paul D. Somerville Jr. was born January 29, 1938 in Media, PA. As the eldest of Paul Sr and Carole Hubert Somerville’s five children, Paul Jr. always expressed adoration for his hard-working parents.  He would often say, “my mother took great care of us, and my father could do it all!”  When his own father passed away unexpectedly at the age of 29, Paul Jr. was only nine years old. He was thrusted into the role of keeping a watchful eye over...

Life Story of Nelson McKesson Harrison   Nelson was born to the late Sylvester and Mary Harrison on November 17, 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He was educated in the Philadelphia Public School System and went on to graduate from Temple University with a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering.    Nelson was baptized as a child but later joined and found spiritual guidance at Greater Saint Matthew Baptist Church.   Nelson was an Engineer by...