All Obituaries

Louise Hudson was born on August 27, 1941, in Beech Island South Carolina to the late Rosalie and Herman Hill Sr. She was the oldest of her five siblings. Louise received her formal education in the Philadelphia School System. Later in life she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. On May 10, 1956 she was united in matrimony to her childhood sweetheart, Melvin D.  Hudson who preceded her in death. From this union they had six daughters: Carolyn, Melvena, Valerie, Gloria,...

 Kathryn Nixon Gaines was born April 19, 1938 in Philadelphia to Arthur Nixon and Ruth James Hoffman. She was raised in South Philadelphia and educated in the Philadelphia school system, attending Roosevelt Jr. High School and Germantown High School. She joined historic Canaan Baptist Church in the 1970’s under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Gus Roman and re-committed her membership at Canaan just last year under the guidance and teaching of Pastor Derrick Brennan. Kathryn was the...

Martha Dell Harvey (nee Parker) was born on December 7, 1930 in Tarboro, N.C. to George Washington Parker, Jr. and Lucretia (nee Briley) Parker. She and her sister Jesse Lee were raised by their paternal grandmother, Jessie Turner Parker, after their parents divorced. Marty and Jesse had three half-siblings from their father’s second marriage: Erma, Cynthia and Andrew. One of her most vivid memories during her growing up was the bombing of Pearl Harbor on her 11th birthday in 1941....

Roberta Lee Lewis was born on January 8, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA and was called home to God on November 13, 2020.  She was affectionately known to family and friends as “Doll”.  She was born to the late John H Lewis Sr and Louise Johnson, Doll was the fifth of six siblings. Doll was educated in the Philadelphia Catholic and Public school systems.  She worked at the Holiday Inn for over 17 years, then moved on to various other jobs...

Helen May Macklin was born June 27, 1926 in Brunswick County Virginia to the late Isaac Mace Macklin and Gracie Macklin. She was the youngest out of five children; three sisters, Laura, Rosalee, Sue and one Brother Robert. They were all known as the Macklin children. Later she would meet the love of her life, Ulysses Jones, becoming Mrs. Jones. They had their first child, Lucy Marie, and moved to Philadelphia where she gave birth to her second child Alvin. During her early years in...

Louise Viola Clark was born on August 8, 1951 in Mt. Pleasant North Carolina to her parents, the Late Helen V. Trusty and Noah Clark. At the age of one, Louise and her family moved to Philadelphia, where she would later settle down with her family and build her legacy. Raised in West Philadelphia, Louise graduated from West Philadelphia High School in 1969. Two years later, Louise would give birth to her daughter Rhona. A few years later, as a young working woman, while preparing hoagies at...

Edith Vivian Moody Nimmons-fondly called (Edie Nimmons) Mommy, Mom-Mom, Nana A Life Well Lived, is a Legacy of Love Our mother was a selfless woman who always put others ahead of herself. She continuously did this with her words, deeds and actions. For Mom, life was not about money, material possessions or personal gain. Her pillars in life were God, Family and Service-- -giving back; doing for others in the church, in the community and within the Philadelphia School District-- expecting...

Cecilio C. DeJesus, 81 from Salinas Puerto Rico, once married to Rochelle Bootsy Reid, passed away on November 3,2020. Our father managed his illness with strength and grace, and wanted to spend as much time with his loved ones, if possible. Cecilio C. DeJesus was a human who worked extremely hard. He had a passion for cars, women, spending time with friends, and immediate family, music, dancing, guitar, bongos, and palillo. One of our father’s biggest accomplishments was being a...