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Rhonda Cynthia Howard
Feb 3, 2023
Rhonda Howard, born on August 14, 1965, in North Carolina. She was a talented dancer and cook known for her passion for entertainment and stage. Rhonda rose to fame for her hip-hop choreography in her teens and early twenties and left a lasting impact on those she performed for. Her culinary skills were second to none, often surprising her family...
Evangelist Deborah Ann Killings
Jan 23, 2023
Deborah Ann Killings was born September 24, 1951 in Laurel, Mississippi to the late Annie Mae Killings, who later wed Henry G Jordan and raised a blended family. Deborah attended the Nora Davis Elementary School until October 1966 where the family relocated to Boston Massachusetts. She attended the Timothy Middle School in Dorchester where she met Samuel Bailey of Boston...
Jack Gomes
Jan 22, 2023
Jack Gomes, known by those he loved most as “Uncle Jack”, was a man built with spunk and a kind soul. Jack was the firstborn son to hardworking Cape Verdean parents, Angela Gomes and Joao Gomes born on April 24th, 1963. Within the family, Jack was a loyal brother, a protector of his sisters, and the most loving uncle. During...
Rameshwar Ramkissoon
Jan 18, 2023
Rameshwar “Sonny” Ramkissoon was born on October 13, 1943, in Aranguez Trinidad. The son of the late Ramsegar (Poya) and Margaret Kissoon. He married the late Basso Ramkissoon in 1966. She predeceased him in November 2021; they were married for 55 years. Sonny passed away peacefully on January 18, 2023, at the Harbor House, where he had lived for the...
Dr. Wayne V. Hudson
Jan 13, 2023
On February 5, 1952, I entered the world through the birth canal of Thelma Scott Hudson, and it was her and I. Three years later, along came my loving brother, Brad. The three of us shared love, life, and laughter together. Our mother was our all in all. Tragedy struck in October 1963. Mom was abruptly taken from us due...
Joyce L. Rather
Jan 12, 2023
Joyce Lorraine Stokes Rather was born on February 4, 1933, to the late Samuel T Stokes and the late Marguerite P. Harris Stokes, of Chester, PA. She was the second born of 15 children. She received her heavenly wings on January 12, 2023 in Boston, Ma. She was surrounded by family. Joyce was supposed to be named Martha it was...
Charlotte A. White-Wigon
Jan 7, 2023
Charlotte White was born February 6th, 1950, to the late Thelma & Frank White Sr. in New York. She was the middle child of her siblings Francine (Sydnor) Benson and Frank White Jr. In her teenage years she moved to Mansfield, MA where she lived with her Aunt Bea and Uncle George Griffin. She attended Mansfield High School. In September...
James E. Worrell, Jr
Jan 7, 2023
James E. Worrell, Jr., affectionately known as “Poopie”, was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was the eldest of six children born to the late James E. Worrell Sr., and Lucy Worrell (Hall) He attended Boston Public Schools and graduated from Boston Trade High School. Poopie grew up in Bromley Heath and had a group of friends he dealt with regularly....
Herbert L. Riggs
Jan 6, 2023
Herbert Leroy Riggs, affectionately known as “Herbie” or “Herb,” was born to the late John Adolphus Riggs Sr. and Jerrothia (Allenfonzo) Riggs on November 2, 1946, in Camden, NJ. Herb peacefully departed this life on January 6, 2023, and began his eternal life with our Lord and Savior. Herb graduated from Camden High School in 1965 and joined the United...
Bernard Howard
Jan 2, 2023
Bernard Howard aka Pee Wee was born June 12, 1976 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Ezekiel and Jessie (Phillips) Howard. He was preceded in death by his Father Ezekiel and Brother Carl Howard. Those survive to cherish his memory are his Mother Jessie Howard, four brothers and two sisters: Ricky Phillips, James Howard, Carolyn Howard, Michael Howard, Timmy Howard...
Marion Freeman
Jan 1, 2023
Marion Freeman, the first born to Adeline Barboza McFarlan was born in 1951 in Boston, MA. Marion attended Boston Public Schools in the 70’s before the birth of her son in 1972. Marion worked decades at the Nesco candy factory making her known in the family for being the one to sneak the kids sweets. Windowed in 2000 Marion...
Roosevelt P Johnson
Dec 31, 2022
Roosevelt Phillip Johnson, 87, passed away on Saturday December 31, 2022 at 11:05 PM at Beth Israel Hospital where he died peacefully. He was born in Boyce, Louisiana on July 27, 1935 to Gus and Effie Johnson. Following the path of his mother, who moved to Boston in the 1950s for a better life, he also moved to the South...
James Jerrod Pierce
Dec 27, 2022
The legend of Dr. James Jerrod “Miguel” Pierce is a rich one. It begins with him being born on March 17, 1973, in Boston, Massachusetts to Ms. Barbara Ann Pierce and Mr. James L. Carter. James transitioned on December 19, 2022. James is predeceased by his brother (Colby Tyler) Grandfather (James Carter Sr), Grandmother (Louise Carter), Grandfather (Albert Pierce Sr).,...
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