Funerals

Walter Garfield Davis Jr. was born on June 18th, 1968, in Edgecombe County to Ida Ruth Pittman Davis and the late Walter Garfield Davis SR. He was the third of four children. Walter was known by Cannon Ball. Walter (AKA Cannon Ball) transitioned peacefully to be with his Savior on June 1st, 2024. Walter Received […]

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 […]