All Obituaries

Moreen Greaves was born on February 9, 1949 in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies.   She was the third of four children born to Mary and Edmund Greaves. She had two sisters and one brother. Moreen had 3 children, Dexter, Norissa and Kyle. She had 4 grandchildren, Jaleel, Sofia, Jianna and Jheloni   Moreen migrated to New York City in 1979 and obtained her college education from NY Technical college at night while working during the day and simultaneously raising...

Barbara L. McKay-Ancrum was born on May 26, 1946 in Williamson, West Virginia. She was the second of five children born to the late Robert and Zelda McKay. Barbara was educated in the Philadelphia public school system. After graduating from South Philly High School, she attended Temple University and received her degree in Social Work. During her time at Temple, she was able to study abroad in Columbia and became fluent in Spanish. This helped her in her field as a Juvenile probation...

Family man, Churchman, Career Public Servant, Civic Leader, and Activist   Barton Archibald Fields was the first of three children born to the late Daisy A. and Archibald A. Fields on May 22, 1930, in Philadelphia, Pa. His parents had immigrated to the United States from Barbados in 1920. After starting their family in South Philadelphia, they sent their sons Barton, and his late brother Carl, to Barbados, West Indies for their primary education. His sister, Eileen, currently resides...

Freda O. Newlin was born on April 25, 1926, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  She was the only child of the late Anita R Moore (nee Marshall) and the late Walter D Moore. She was baptized into St. Barnabas Episcopal Church on June 27, 1926 and was an active member of the Church throughout her childhood. Freda was educated in the Philadelphia school system and graduated from Germantown High School in 1944. After graduation, Freda worked at the Naval Weapons Station, the VA and ultimately...

OBITUARY FOR WALLACE ESLEY ROBINSON Wallace Esley Robinson was born on April 11, 1937 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  He was the youngest of six children born to  the late Marion Louise Robinson (nee Henry) and the late Harry M. Robinson.  Our dear Wallace was called to glory on April 19,2022. Fondly known as Uncle Wa Wa to his nieces and nephews, Wallace was educated in the Philadelphia School District and graduated from Bartram High School in 1955.  Upon his...

LIFE STORY Morris Moore Jr. was born February 23,1959 in Trenton New Jersey, to Morris Moore Sr. and the late Elaine Moore.  He was educated in the Philadelphia School System and graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School where he ran cross country and mathematics was his favorite subject.   Morris worked various jobs in the restaurant industry, until he became disabled in 2010. Morris loved watching basketball as well as showing his talents on the basketball court where he...

Avery Lorenzo Jones was born July 11, 1964 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  He was the son of the late Willie and Alberta Jones. Avery received his education at Simon Gratz high school where he received his diploma. After graduating after worked at Sparc rainbow as an assembler, and often helped his colleagues complete other task such as cleaning and transporting items throughout the workshop. Avery also worked at the Tastykake warehouse from 2008 until 2010, when the warehouse closed....

The Obituary  Clarence Thomas, Jr. was born on January 17, 1953, to the late Clarence Thomas, Sr. and Kathleen Gilchrist Thomas in Philadelphia, PA.  Affectionately known as “June”, he was raised in the Germantown section of the city and educated in the Philadelphia Public School System. Clarence served in the United States Army and was subsequently honorably discharged. Following his service, he married the mother of his four children, Sheila Wyatt, in 1980. ...