All Obituaries

Remembering Edward Edward Perrin, Jr.,  was born on December 9, 1947, in Orange, NJ and will be remembered as a beloved, devoted father, husband, brother, veteran and 33rd° mason. Edward was the eldest son of seven to the late Edward Perrin, Sr, and Alfreda Perrin. From an early age, Edward displayed an unwavering commitment to his family and country. After graduating from Montclair High School, he enlisted in the United States Army.  Upon returning from...

Harold known as "Coop", is the fourth child born in September 6,1947 to the late John and Gracie Cooper, he departed life on September 17, 2023 in Newark, Delaware. He was born in Nash County NC. He attended Swift Creek High School in Whitaker NC.    Harold served In the United States Army during the Vietnam Era. Harold's entrepreneurship skills surfaced in barbering and with Cooper's Deli & Liquors. Harold served as a Community Spokesperson for East Orange....

Betty Marl Simms was born on September 1, 1933, to Festus and Arabella Simms in Lucama, NC. In 1955, she married her loving and doting husband, Willie Hodges, who predeceased her in 2009. She became a member of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith at the age of 16. She was a very active and engaged supporter of the church all of her life, serving under all three administrations since its inception. Betty lived to serve. She always made herself available...

Vivian J. Boyd McLaughlin, was born on March 12, 1946, In Vance County, North Carolina, to the late Amy Ruth Brown Boyd and Marvin Kermit Boyd. She attended the Warren County Public Schools Warren County, North Carolina. After graduating from high school, she pursued her academic studies at Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia and North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina. She married Dennis McLaughlin on December 16, 1967. To this union four children were born....

Mercedes Maxine Del Vallie was born almost 100 years ago in Miami, Florida, to Clara Clark and Solomon Gonzalez Del Vallie. Clara was born in the Keyes off the Florida coastline while Solomon was born in Panama. While Clara came from a rather large family based in the Bahamas, Solomon’s origins in Panama are not known. Clara and Solomon moved to the small town of Peekskill, New York, after he was hired as a cook for the Peekskill Academy, a military school founded in 1833. Our mother...

Fletcher Levone Bennett was born on December 8, 1949, in Winston Salem, NC to the late Geneva Coleman Bennett and Foster Fletcher Bennett. Fletcher departed this world as we know it on August 20,2023 in Columbus NJ. Fletch died in the manner that he lived-at home, peacefully and quietly in his sleep. Fletch leaves to mourn his wife of 55 years, Marsha Gambles-Bennett; sons Sahib (Micaela), Sharif and Marcus; Grandson Robeson Tobias, Godchildren Caryn Richardson, Michael Rustin and Kamil...

Ronald Alvin Morton Sr. of Colonia, NJ died August 7, 2023 Ronnie “Motor” Morton Son of Elizabeth and John Morton, loving husband of Betty Tyson Morton, passed away after a short illness at JFK Medical center in Edison, NJ. Ronnie graduated from Montclair HS it was also in Montclair, at the YMCA, where he met Beatrice “Betty” Tyson. After High School Ronnie entered the Navy where he developed a love for travel. After returning from being stationed in the Pacific...

          Linda S. Brown was born in Douglasville, Georgia on December 9, 1940, to the late Eugene Smith and Easter Mae Taylor Smith. She was the fifth of nine children born to that union. She was educated in Douglasville, Georgia and graduated from the R. L. Cousins High School. While in high school she played basketball and sang with her sisters at various churches throughout Douglas County.           Linda attended Clark College in...

          On July 7 th , James Hughes, Sr., gently took his Savior’s hand. He was born on September 29 th , 1937, to his late parents, Noah, and Florence Hughes, in Purcellville, Virginia.           Most people knew him as “Jim Hughes or “Papa Hughes.” He was a loving, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend to many. He graduated from Douglas High School in Leesburg, Virginia. Following graduation, he...

Bennie Ruben Osborne was born on February 14, 1938 in Surry County, Virginia to the late Willie and Louise Osborne. He attended L. P. Jackson Middle School but quickly began working on the farm alongside his parents and siblings. In his late 20’s, Bennie relocated to Whippany, New Jersey where he got his first job. Bennie worked at the Whippany Paper Board Company for several years before beginning his career at General Motors Co. There he worked as an assemblyman building cars. While...