obituaries

Feb 17, 2016

Mary Rosena Lockwood, 96, of West Haven, entered into eternal rest on February 17, 2016. She was the widow of Lawrence E. Lockwood.

Mrs. Lockwood was born in Richmond, VA, February 12, 1920. She was a daughter of the late Green Piece Carver and Mary Lou Brown Carver.

She is survived by daughters, Marilyn Adetona...

Feb 14, 2016

Ruth Elliott Jackson, 88, of West Haven, was called home early Sunday morning, February 14, 2016.

Ms. Jackson was born in Ferrum, VA, November 27, 1927, a daughter of the late Harry and Willie Young.

Prior to retiring, she was employed at Soundview Health Care of West Haven and Connecticut Hospice as a Nurse.

Feb 14, 2016

Yvonne "Bonnie" Lucas, 61, of Branford, entered into eternal rest on February 14, 2016.

Ms. Lucas was born in New Haven, CT, June 9, 1954, a daughter of the late Dorothy Henderson Gray.

Prior to retiring, she was employed by the former SNET Co. as a Sale Representative.

Ms. Lucas is survived by...

Feb 13, 2016

Robert A. Huff, Sr., 83, of Hamden, entered into eternal rest on February 13, 2016. He was the widower of Clarice Walker Huff.

Mr. Huff was born in New Haven, CT, January 29, 1933, a son of the late Charles S. Huff and Ora Eubanks Huff.

Prior to retiring, he was employed at Winchester Repeating...

Feb 6, 2016

Una C. Sanford, 90, of West Haven, CT entered into eternal rest on February 6, 2016. She was the widow of Neil I. Sanford.

Mrs. Sanford was born in Guyana, South America on February 3, 1926, a daughter of the late Cecil Carrington and Sophia Moore Carrington.

She was a parishioner of St. Luke's Episcopal...

Feb 2, 2016

Myrtle White, 75, of Hamden, entered into eternal rest on February 2, 2016. She was the widow of James White.

Myrtle was born in New Haven, CT, August 28, 1940. She was a daughter of the late David Thomas and Myrtle Foster Thomas.

She was employed as a Certified Nurse's Assistant for several nursing homes...

Jan 25, 2016

Yvonne B. Gorham, 72, of West Haven, entered into eternal rest on January 25, 2016.

Ms. Gorham was born in Humphrey, AR, August 2, 1943, a daughter of the late M.C. McNeil and Eula Mae McNeil.

Prior to retiring, she was employed at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft as a Machine Operator. She was a member...

Jan 24, 2016

Willie Thomas Boyd, 81, of Hamden, entered into eternal rest on January 24, 2016. Mr. Boyd was born in Danville, VA, February 9, 1934, a son of the late Hundley Boyd, Sr. and Mary Emma White Boyd.

He is survived by one sister, Mary E. Toomer (Washington, DC) and was preceded in death by brothers, Hundley Boyd,...

Jan 9, 2016

Dorothy Lorraine Ricks, 74, of New Haven, entered into eternal rest on January 9, 2016.

She was born in Suffolk, VA, on May 11, 1941, a daughter of the late Cad and Maryalice Jones.

Ms. Ricks had been employed at the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center for 25 years and was proud of her employment....

Dec 31, 2015

Gloria E. Chappelle Catchings, 90, of Hamden, entered into eternal rest on December 31, 2015.

Mrs. Catchings was born on September 4, 1925, in Thomasville, GA, a daughter of the late O.C. Chappelle and Eliza Few Chappelle.

She was a devoted member of Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ. Mrs. Catchings loved to knit...

Dec 28, 2015

Spencer Bromell, 54, of New Haven, entered into eternal rest on December 28, 2015.

He was born in Conway, SC, July 22, 1961, a son of Clarence Bromell, Jr. and Helen Bromell.

Mr. Bromell was employed at the Connecticut Post as a Driver.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by a...

Dec 18, 2015

Keith Leslie Jones, 54, of Hamden, entered into eternal rest on December 18, 2015. He was the husband of Kim Jones.

Mr. Jones was born in New Haven, CT, September 6, 1961, a son of Joan Esdaile and the late Griffin Nelson Jones, II.

He was employed at Giering Metal Finishing as a Manager and...

Dec 5, 2015

Robert Snipe, 68, of West Haven, entered into eternal rest on December 5, 2015. He was the husband of Juanita Snipe for 45 years.

Mr. Snipe was born in Bonneau, SC, January 31, 1947, a son of the late Samuel and Annie Snipe.

He was the owner and operator of Robert Snipe Maintenance and Cleaning...

Dec 5, 2015

How do you sum up 90 years of a man's life in one breath? Impossible. All that can be captured is the legacy he leaves and memories that sustain his family and friends. Vester Blackman was a veteran of World War II who enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a teen. He was honorably discharged from the navy, but...

Dec 4, 2015

Alphonza L. Burgess, 64, of New Haven, entered into eternal rest December 4, 2015.

Mr. Burgess was born in Kingstree, SC, on December 15, 1950, son of the late James Burgess, Sr. and Ola Mae Brogdon Burgess Goodwine.

Prior to retiring, he was employed at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft for 39 years as a Welder....

Nov 15, 2015

Robert D. Ellis, 71, of New Haven, entered into eternal rest on November 15, 2015.

Mr. Ellis was born in Staunton, VA, February 24, 1944, a son of the late Joseph Ellis and Priscilla Kincaid Ellis.

Prior to retiring, he was employed by Amtrak and Conrail Railroad as a Conductor.

Mr. Ellis was...

Nov 11, 2015

Oneal Galloway, Sr. entered into eternal rest on November 11, 2015. He was the widower of Lettie James Galloway.

Mr. Galloway was born in Sumter, SC, June 6, 1946, son of the late Samuel Galloway, Sr. and Geneva Galloway.

Oneal was employed by Simkins Industries in New Haven, CT for 36 years prior to the...

Oct 28, 2015

Oliver Brooks, 89, of Meriden, entered into eternal rest on October 28, 2015.

Born in Bozman, MD, September 7, 1926, he was the son of the late Edwin and Blanche Palmer Brooks.

He was a member of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church where he served on the Board of Trustees.

Mr. Brooks was previously...

Oct 26, 2015

Roberta "Lucinda" Mack, 78, of New Haven, entered into eternal rest on October 26, 2015. She was the widow of Henry Mack.

Born in Chesterfield, SC, March 3, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Henry Louis Streater and Dinah Blue Streater.

She was a member of Beulah Heights First Pentecostal Church where she...

Oct 23, 2015

Timothy Brand, 65, of New Haven, entered into eternal rest on October 23, 2015. Born in Kingstree, SC, August 20, 1950, he was the son of Anna Bell Fulwood Brand and the late Arthur Brand.

Mr. Brand was a U.S. Army veteran.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by a son, Marlo Kareem...