obituaries

Jun 26, 2016

Johnnie F. Gordon, 63, of Hamden, entered eternal rest on June 26, 2016. He was the husband of Vera Gordon.

Johnnie was born in Sylvester, GA, on April 4, 1953, son of Mary Frances Collins and the late Joe D. Gordon, Sr.

Prior to retiring, he was employed by Metro-North Railroad as a Truck Driver....

Jun 26, 2016

Roberta Lee Saunders-Gray, 71, of West Haven, entered eternal rest on June 26, 2016.

Ms. Saunders-Gray was born in New Haven, CT on August 15, 1944, a daughter of the late Ernest and Millie Saunders.

Roberta earned a B.S. in Allied Sciences and Psychology from Howard University and later earned her M.S. in Urban Administration...

Jun 14, 2016

Kenneth Milton Mullings, Jr., 66, of Hamden, entered eternal rest on June 14, 2016. He was the loving husband of Marion Regina Mullings.

Kenneth was born in New Haven, CT, on March 8, 1950, son of the late Kenneth "Mike" Mullings and Dorothy Mullings.

He served as a Firefighter for the New Haven Fire Department...

Jun 13, 2016

Brenda Lee McClain-Carr departed this life on her Heavenly flight on Monday, June 13, 2016.

Brenda was born on October 7, 1951 in Whiteville, NC to the late Benjamin and Addie McClain.

She graduated from Richard C Lee High School in 1970 and soon after became an employee with Yale-New Haven Hospital. She worked there...

Jun 12, 2016

Terrence J. Simmons, 75, of New Haven, entered eternal rest on June 12, 2016. He was the widower of Barbara Donaldson Simmons.

Mr. Simmons was born in New Haven, CT on July 20, 1940, a son of the late George Simmons and Bernice Hagman Simmons.

He was a U.S. Army veteran, honorably discharged in 1965....

Jun 10, 2016

Mrs. Mattie B. Sims, age eighty-seven, a former resident of New Haven, Connecticut, transitioned into eternal life on Friday, June 10, 2016, while residing at the home of her devoted daughter Teresa Sims in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Sims was born December 2, 1928, in Greenville, North Carolina, daughter of the late Amos Thigpen and the late Flossie...

Jun 3, 2016

Elsie F. Nelson, 89, of Hamden, entered into eternal rest on June 3, 2016. She was the widow of James Nelson.

Mrs. Nelson was born in New Haven, CT on June 2, 1927, a daughter of the late William and Geraldine Ferguson.

She was a longtime member of Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ...

May 27, 2016

Brenda Cowan-Bogle "Ma Brenda," 67, of West Haven, entered into eternal rest on May 27, 2016. She was the wife of Barrington Bogle.

Mrs. Cowan-Bogle was born in Delway, NC on December 2, 1948. She was a daughter of the late Willie Theodore Cowan and Margaret Herring Cowan.

She was employed at Connecticut Hospice as...

May 24, 2016

Cynthia Garner Chisolm, 68, of New Haven, entered into eternal rest on May 24, 2016.

Ms. Chisolm was born in Franklin, VA on January 5, 1948. She was the daughter of the late Alphonso and Catherine Ada Raiford and Calvin Garner.

She leaves to cherish her memories a daughter, Bridget Chisolm, a son, Brian (Adrienne)...

May 20, 2016

Lamont Edward Carter, 44, of Randallstown, MD, formerly of New Haven, entered into eternal rest on May 20, 2016. He was the husband of Kim Juanita Gardner Carter.

Mr. Carter was born in Dayton, OH on June 22, 1971. He was the son of Brenda (Willie) Ampley and the late Lance Lafayette Carter.

Lamont was...

May 6, 2016

Sallie D. Foster, 100, of West Haven, entered into eternal rest on May 6, 2016. She was the widow of Percy L. Foster.

Mrs. Foster was born in Louisburg, NC on September 15, 1915. She was a daughter of the late Henry and Louisa Dunston.

Mrs. Foster was a longtime member of Beulah Heights First...

Apr 7, 2016

Carlyn "Carolyn" Logan, 71, of New Haven, entered into eternal rest on April 7, 2016.

She was born in New Haven, CT, on April 13, 1944, a daughter of the late John Wesley Logan, Sr. and Lillian Fenner Logan.

She is survived by daughters, Lill (David E. Jr.) Harrison and Rose Logan-Ortiz; sons, Lamaar and...

Apr 3, 2016

Dorothy E. Scott, 88, of West Haven, entered into eternal rest on April 3, 2016. She was the widow of Julius R. Scott, Sr.

Mrs. Scott was born in Roseton, NY on September 26, 1927. She was the daughter of the late William Coleman and Joanna Bell High Coleman.

Prior to retiring, Mrs. Scott was...

Apr 3, 2016

Mae Whitfield, 85, of West Haven, entered into eternal rest on April 3, 2016.

Ms. Whitfield was born in Salters, SC on May 12, 1930. She was a daughter of the late Joseph Whitfield, Sr. and Belinda June Whitfield.

Prior to retiring, Ms. Whitfield was employed at the West Haven VA Medical Center as a...

Apr 1, 2016

William D. McEachern, 60, of New Haven, entered into eternal rest on April 1, 2016.

Mr. McEachern was born in New Haven, CT on May 2, 1955. He was the son of the late James McEachern and Lizzie Mae Jones.

Mr. McEachern was a member of Breakthrough Church where he served on the Transportation Committee....

Mar 30, 2016

Eunice Davis, 98, of New Haven, entered into eternal rest on March 30, 2016. She was the widow of John Davis.

Mrs. Davis was born in New Haven, CT on September 6, 1917, a daughter of the late Prince Cables and Maude Mitchell Cables.

Mrs. Davis is survived by a daughter, Dolores (Donald) Lawhorn; stepson,...

Mar 27, 2016

Loray P. Davis, 84, of New Haven, entered into eternal rest on March 27, 2016. She was the widow of Hardy Davis, Sr.

Mrs. Davis was born in Vernon, FL on November 5, 1931, a daughter of the late Jesse Potter and Lucile Carr Potter.

Prior to retirement, she was employed by the State of...

Mar 14, 2016

Kenneth Julius West, 51, of New York, NY, formerly of New Haven, entered into eternal rest on March 14, 2016.

Mr. West was born in Nansemond County, VA on August 22, 1964. He was the son of the late Margaret M. West and Bud Davis.

Kenneth was a self-employed Carpenter and General Laborer.

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Mar 10, 2016

Arleen R. Randolph, 58, of Bridgeport, entered into eternal rest on March 10, 2016.

Born in Miami, FL, July 20, 1957, she was the daughter of Tommie S. McDaniel.

Arleen was employed by Laidlaw Bus Co. as a Bus Driver.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by a daughter, Keysha Levels;...

Mar 1, 2016

Billy "Bill" R. Reddish, 80, of North Haven, entered into eternal rest on March 1, 2016. He was the widower of Elizabeth Ann Reddish.

Mr. Reddish was born in Durham, NC on June 22, 1935, a son of the late Henry Reddish, Sr. and Mary P. Reddish.

He was a U.S. Army veteran. Prior to...