Dec 21, 2024

Mary passed peacefully at home after a brief illness which she endured with strength and courage. Mary was born to Francisco and Angelina Gomes after they came to America from Soa Nicolau, Cape Verder Island. Mary was the seventh of eleven children. Mary was born in Providence RI and moved to CT in 1960 with her husband and children....

Dec 20, 2024

Niggeria Whitley is survived by her mother, Lillian Evans; her father, Harry Whitley, Sr.; her step-father, Johnny Evans; her grandmother, Evelyn Harris; her sisters, Stacy Whitley, LaTonya Whitley, Rashida Whitley, Keisha Whitley, Fanta Jones, Francine Cody, and Roxanne McCormick; (Brothers), Harry Whitley Jr., Dwayne Chatman, and Michael McNeil; her step-siblings, BaKeisha Williams and Dante Pender; (Aunts),Esterene McDougald, Phyllis Johnson,...

Dec 19, 2024

Clarence Ray “Joe” Humphrey July 9, 1938 – December 19, 2024 Clarence Ray “Joe” Humphrey, age 86, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, December 19, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Annale Venters Humphrey. Joe was born on July 9, 1938, in Jacksonville, NC, to the late Freddie Humphrey and Gertrude Wilson. Affectionately known as “Joe,” he was...

Dec 18, 2024

Ricky Johnson, on December 18, 2024 at Yale New Haven Hospital, God called His beloved son, Ricky Lorenzo Johnson, to his heavenly home.  Ricky was purposed into this world on July 13, 1957, in Rustburg, Virginia.  He was the son of the late Alexander Johnson and the late Elaine Murrell Johnson. Ricky was educated in the Rustburg and Martinsville,...

Dec 17, 2024

When someone we love becomes a memory, those memories become treasures.

Theodis Lovett Sr. 95 of Waterbury, CT entered into external rest on Tuesday , December 17, 2024 at Litchfield Woods Rehabilitation Center in Torrington, CT. Born December 10, 1929 to the late Sandy and Pearl Ann (Holloway) Lovett.

Otis was educated in the Sandersville...

Dec 15, 2024

On Sunday, December 15, 2024, Bishop Kenneth Lee Mckoy 78 of New Haven, CT; peacefully transitioned into the gates of Heaven. Kenneth, affectionally known by his family and friends as Kenny, Grandad or Bishop. Bishop was a beacon of light in his family and those who loved him lives. He was born on December 20, 1948, to the late Harry...

Dec 15, 2024

Dorothy Lee Bost (McGraw) (March 24,1935-December 15,2024)

Dorothy Lee Bost was a beautiful, strong woman that raised seven children, countless grandchildren, several great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. Outside of the family she raised, Dorothy has touched many lives with her compassion and giving nature. She went home peacefully to the Lord in her West Haven home,...

Dec 10, 2024

Sunrise: August 6, 1957          Sunset: December 10, 2024

Pearline Brown, 67 of New Haven, CT deported this life on Tuesday December 10, 2024. She was born on August 6, 1957, on Kingstree, SC. Pearline was married for 33 years to her beloved husband, Alfred Norman.

Dec 9, 2024

Sheila D. Smith,77, entered into eternal rest on December 9, 2024 after a lengthy illness. She was born March 30, 1947 in New Haven, Connecticut. Daughter of the late William and Gabrielle Thomas. Sheila worked as a substitute teacher in the New Haven Public school system before entering her 34+ year career in the U. S. Postal Service where...

Dec 8, 2024

Markise Anthony Drayton was born on January 1, 2001, in New Haven, Connecticut, to Tamara Richardson and Michael Drayton. He graduated from Hamden High School in Hamden, Connecticut, and pursued his passion for videography—a craft he deeply loved and dedicated himself to. Markise also worked at Delta Airlines, where he excelled in an environment that allowed him to connect...