Funerals

Florence Shipman entered into eternal rest on June 12, 2024, and she was 74 years old. Florence was born at St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh NY on October 22, 1949, and she attended the Newburgh schools. She was a dedicated employee for Letch Worth Village and worked at the House of South and Wilson in […]

Douglas Wayne Williams Sr. passed away on June 17, 2024, in Newburgh, NY. Douglas was born on November 4, 1962, in Newburgh, NY, to Fred D. Williams Jr. and Esteen Williams. Douglas graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in 1981. He attended DeVry Institute of Technology in Columbus, Ohio, and graduated in 1986. He returned to […]

Geraldine Thomas McKenzie 75, a life-long resident of Poughkeepsie, NY transitioned into eternal rest at home, surrounded by family on June 24, 2024. Deaconess Dr. Geraldine Thomas McKenzie, affectionately known as "Gerry" to family and friends, was born and raised in the city of Poughkeepsie, NY, and is the daughter of the late Bertha May […]

Her final resting place was Kindred Hospital of New Jersey. Her children survive Henrietta: Harriet H. Hamilton (Newburgh), Terry J. Burden (Newburgh), Tamika R. Bryant (Newburgh)-grandchildren and great-grandchildren - her nephew Alfred L. Burden (Newburgh), and her long-time companion, Thomas Bryant (Fitzgerald, GA). She is preceded in death by Ardie Burden (her mother), Mac Burden […]

Arvenia Jackson Brown of Wappingers Falls, NY departed this life peacefully on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at home. She was 88. The daughter of the late Ellis Jackson and Edith Baldwin, Arvenia was born in Sparks, GA on January 24, 1936. She was raised by her grandparents, Dave Jackson and Comer King in Adel, GA […]

Eric Benjamin Motley was born in Manhattan, NY on March 16, 1970, to the late Frank Wilson Jefferson Jr. and Gwendolyn (Motley) Burney. He departed this life for eternal rest on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, NY. Eric graduated from Stonewall Jackson High School in Manassas, VA, and […]

Ruth Elizabeth Goins was born on October 14, 1934, in Spartanburg, SC to the late Lizzie and Issac Gist. From this union, she was the oldest of two children. Ruth was educated in the Spartanburg County School District. After graduating, she went on to further her education at South Carolina State College in Orangeburg, SC., […]

Norma Eulalee Forrester was born on January 4, 1962, to Julia Forrester and the late Carmel Forrester in Old Hope, Westmoreland on the beautiful island of Jamaica, W.I. In 1974, Norma and her sister Joan, migrated to the United States to live with their dad and stepmother, the late, Gloria Forrester. She attended and graduated […]

John Peter West Sr, a lifelong resident of Poughkeepsie, was born to Samuel West and Theresa Thomas on August 16, 1932, in a small town on the island of Cuba and transitioned to be with his savior on July 12, 2024, at the Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital, Poughkeepsie, NY. He received his basic education at an […]

Obituary: Patricia Ann Kyle Effort, age 83, was called into the gates of Heaven on Friday, July 19, 2024, at her home in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was born on March 8, 1941, to her late parents, Thomas Edward Kyle and Letitia Vest Mathews. Pat was predeceased by her father, Thomas Edward Kyle; stepmother, Mary Kyle; […]