Adellar Louise Payne
Sep 19, 2022
Adellar Louise Payne, 85, of Hamden, entered eternal rest on September 19, 2022. She was the widow of Milton Payne.
Mrs. Payne was born September 26, 1936, in Roanoke, AL, a daughter of the late Robert Henry Pool and Beulah (Patillo) Pool.
She worked at the Dwight and Hill Health Care neighborhood health centers in...
Allen K. Jr. Solomon
Sep 7, 2022
Allen K. Solomon, Jr., 88, of Hamden, entered eternal rest on September 7, 2022.
He was the widower of Thelma Laverne Solomon.
Mr. Solomon was born March 1, 1934, in Des Moines, IA, the son of the late Allen K. Solomon, Sr. and Annette Solomon.
He enlisted in the Army in 1951, courageously...
Florella Belle Jones
Aug 18, 2022
Florella Belle Jones, died on Thursday, August 18, 2022, in New Haven, CT.
She was born in Ocala, FL, a daughter of the late Millie Harris Williams and Lucius James Perry.
Florella leaves behind her only daughter, Gloria Goodwin; granddaughters, Erica, Precious and Joy; her great grandchildren, Jariya, Jarvis, Deryn and Micah. She also leaves...
None Mabel Warren
Aug 17, 2022
Mabel Warren, 87, passed away on August 17, 2022, at the Curtis Home in Meriden, CT.
Prior to retiring, she was employed at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
She leaves to cherish loving memories, her New Haven, CT family; Arkansas family; and many friends.
A Graveside service will be held Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at...
Samuel E. Sr. Dixon
Aug 17, 2022
Samuel E. Dixon, Sr., was born in Ayden, North Carolina on November 27, 1926 – the only child of Edgar Dixon and Eva Adams Dixon. He was raised in Saint Matthew's U.F.W.B. Church, where his mother was a founding member and very active. Samuel joined the ancestors on August 17, 2022.
Samuel's life included many interests which...
Mary S. Russell
Aug 15, 2022
Mary S. Russell, 76, of New Haven, CT entered eternal rest August 15, 2022. Ms. Russell was born in New Haven, CT, December 10, 1945, a daughter of the late Israel O. Russell and Alberta Gaylord Russell.
Prior to retirement, she was employed with the City of New Haven as the Director of the New Haven Teen...
David R. Ashe
Aug 11, 2022
David R. Ashe, 51, of New Haven, departed this life on August 11, 2022.
A celebration of David's life will be held Friday, August 26, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. at Curvin K. Council Funeral Home, 128 Dwight St., New Haven. The viewing will be held from 10:00-11:00 A.M. The burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Brenda Louise Jones
Jul 21, 2022
Brenda Louise Jones, 67, of New Haven, entered eternal rest on July 21, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Walter F. Jones.
Mrs. Jones was born in Brooklyn, NY, on December 20, 1954, a daughter of the late James Turner and Gertrude Watkins Turner.
She was previously employed by A&B Homecare Solutions as a...
John Alfred Hicks
Jul 18, 2022
John Alfred Hicks, 78, of New Haven, entered eternal rest on July 18, 2022. He was the beloved husband of Alvenia Hicks for 47 years.
Mr. Hicks was born in Oriental, NC, on April 6, 1944, a son of the late Lester Hicks, Sr. and Fannie Hicks.
He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marines...
Herbert M. Johnston
Jun 22, 2022
Bro. Mekahel Ben Israel (Herbert Michael Johnston) was born February 24, 1949, to the late Herbert and Kathleen Johnston in New York, New York, and fell asleep June 22, 2022.
He received his schooling in New York and shortly after high school, moved to New Haven, CT. It was in New Haven where Bro. Mekahel caught the...
Alonzo L. Minor
Jun 17, 2022
Alonzo L. Minor, age 50, of Hamden, entered eternal rest on June 17, 2022.
Alonzo was born in New Haven, CT on February 2, 1972, a son of Dorothy Minor-Marion and the late George R. Minor.
Prior to his illness, he was employed at Bristol Myers Squibb as a Custodial Engineer.
Alonzo was...
Joan Marie Kinney
Jun 7, 2022
Joan Marie Kinney passed away peacefully at the age of 74 on June 7, 2022, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, while in the loving care of her family in Hamden, CT.
Joan was born on June 28, 1947 to Rev. Leroy Kinney and Agnes Trent Scott Kinney. She was the youngest of four children and...
Rita Elizabeth Thorpe
May 28, 2022
Rita Elizabeth Thorpe, 67, of New Haven, entered eternal rest on Saturday, May 28, 2022. She was the widow of Phillip D. Thorpe and mother of David Ellis, Sr.
Her final days were spent surrounded by loving family and friends.
Rita was born November 29, 1954, to the late Richard Ellis and Rosemary Coleman Ellis....
Annie D. George
May 27, 2022
Annie D. George, age 78, of New Haven, departed this life on May 27, 2022. She was the widow of Lueark George. Mrs. George was born in Farmville, NC, on November 30,1943, a daughter of the late Nanny Vernice Shields and Willie James Joyner (Stepfather: James Shields) and prior to retiring, she was employed by the Visiting Nurses Association...
None Dellwood Lumpkin
May 15, 2022
On May 15, 2022, our beloved mother, Dellwood Melvin-Lumpkin (affectionately called Dell and "Grams" by her immediate family) was called home to be with the Lord. Dell was born to Spergeon and Nellie Melvin in Elizabethtown, N.C. Dell was the 7th child born to their union. Dell was predeceased by her parents and siblings; Iler Melvin, Alvin Melvin, Essie...
Kirkland L. Fain
May 12, 2022
Kirkland L. Fain was born September 1, 1943 in Derby, CT, to the late William and Gertrude Fain. Kirkland passed / transitioned on May 12, 2022.
Named by his eldest sister, Kirkland was the first to graduate college (West Virginia State University) where he earned his baccalaureate degree, He earned a Master's Degree from Southern CT College....
Shirley A. Moore-Taylor
May 7, 2022
Shirley Ann Moore-Taylor was the widow of the late Gregory D. Taylor. Shirley Ann, affectionately called "NaNa" by her family, was the second oldest child of the late Deacon Charlie James Moore and Nellie Ruth Moore.
Shirley was a proud West Haven High School graduate and further pursued her education at University of New Haven and South...
None Marie Sims
May 6, 2022
Marie Sims, 73, of Hamden, entered eternal rest on May 6, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Ronald Sims.
Mrs. Sims was born in New Haven, CT on May 14, 1948, a daughter of the late Jocephus Weston and Mary Livingston Weston.
Prior to retiring, Marie was employed by SNET/AT&T as a Customer Service...
Rev. Marvelene R. Beasley
Apr 28, 2022
Rev. Marvelene R. Beasley, 68, of Hamden, entered eternal rest on April 28, 2022. She was the beloved wife of Rev. Marvin Beasley.
Rev. Beasley was born in Arapahoe, NC on September 26, 1953, a daughter of the late Allen Howard Randall and Rosa Tripp Randall.
Prior to retiring, she was employed at Pratt &...
James T. Mason
Apr 26, 2022
James T. Mason, 79, of East Haven, departed this life on April 26, 2022.
Mr. Mason was born in Manhattan, NY on February 2, 1943, the son of the late Clarence Mason and Lona Beasley Mason. He grew up in the Bronx, NY where he excelled at track and field as a sprinter. After graduating from Samuel...
