obituaries

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...

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...