Ethel L. Brooks, 87, a âGeorgia peach' with 93 descendants
Ethel L. Brooks had a strong urge to take Allen Iverson over her knee. Ethel was a devoted 76ers fan, one of those enthusiasts who know all the players and statistics, and she didn't like the way the...
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email print font size comments 0 options Posted: Wed, May. 23, 2012, 3:00 AM Churchwoman Margaret Tripp dies at 101 By John F. Morrison Philadelphia Daily News Daily News Staff Writer...
View ArticleEdith Bella Harrell, 76, the 'Roadrunner'
SOME PEOPLE book cruises to the Caribbean, or take flights to the capitals of Europe or other romantic places. Edith Bella Thomas Harrell hopped on a SEPTA bus. That was her favorite thing to do. She...
View ArticleFlorence Mack, 84, long-time organist
FLORENCE JONES knew from childhood that she was meant for a career in music. As a student at Barratt Junior High School, she wrote in the yearbook that she wanted to be a music directress. In her...
View ArticleHarold Goldsborough Miller, 93, civic leader
T here wasn't much that Harold Miller didn't get involved in. A longtime state official, he also was active in the Boy Scouts, the Salvation Army, the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, his church, his alumni...
View ArticleMagdalena Comly, saintly family matriarch
WHILE THE Phillies, or any other Philadelphia sports team, battled it out on TV in the home of Magdalena Agnes Comly, the action on the screen was often accompanied by the click-clack of crochet...
View ArticleEdith Wagner, found joy in her faith and her family
IF YOU HAPPENED by 57th and Master streets or the nearby Carroll Park in the 1970s, you might have come upon Edith Janet Bains and her brother saving souls. Edith, an ordained evangelist, and her...
View ArticleMyrtle A. Scott, 98, 'first lady' of W. Phila. church
JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Friday, November 16, 2012, 3:01 AM THE YOUNG PEOPLE that traveled in a daily stream to the West Philadelphia home...
View ArticleSelma Lewis, 94, great cook, devoted church volunteer
IF YOU were fortunate enough to have been invited to one of the Sunday dinners at the West Philadelphia home of Selma Lewis, you would likely have gotten to sample her famous lemon and allspice...
View ArticleCozette Dandridge, 57, 'wonderful wife'
COZETTE D. Dandridge was the kind of woman who put everybody else's needs ahead of her own. She saw that approach as expressing the obvious purpose of life for a family matriarch. Her husband of 27...
View ArticleCatherine Minnis, 94, 'Grandma Dynamite'
WHEN CATHERINE Elizabeth Russell Minnis was a non-teaching assistant at University City High School, she earned the nickname "Grandma Dynamite." It's not hard to imagine how she got that appelation....
View ArticleCatherine Leatherbury, 89, 'people magnet'
JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2012, 3:01 AM THERE WAS something about Catherine Leatherbury that drew people to her....
View ArticleMargaret J. Wright, 82, retired nurse who got a B.A. at 70
JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Friday, January 4, 2013, 3:01 AM WHEN MARGARET J. Wright encouraged her children and grandchildren to get all the...
View ArticleBetty Jean Johnson, 74, 'a nice, caring lady'
JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Friday, January 11, 2013, 3:01 AM BEING BETTY JEAN Johnson's only child was an enviable place to be. "She never...
View ArticleHELEN BANKS, SEAMSTRESS, DEVOTED CHURCHWOMAN
JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Tuesday, January 29, 2013, 3:01 AM IF YOU GAVE Helen Banks a needle and thread, you'd be advised to get out of...
View ArticleRaymond Showers, lover of music & family
JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 3:01 AM RAYMOND SHOWERS was such a fervent music fan that he would play a long...
View ArticleMyrtle Sims Perry, 81, worked in accounting and played piano for church choirs
JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Friday, May 10, 2013, 3:01 AM TLE SIMS PERRY always put on her finest outfit for church, complete with the big...
View ArticleJulia Margaret Everett, 89, active churchwoman, seamstress
Travel Deals $59* & up -- Nationwide Fall Fare Sale, One Way See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2013,...
View ArticleMarilyn B. Coleman, 79, actress in movies, plays and TV, and a singer in many...
Travel Deals $29 -- Philly: ‘Best Winery’ w/Tastings & Cupcakes for 2, Reg. $56 See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted:...
View ArticleSarah Janie Windley, 94, Lankenau Hospital employee and devoted churchwoman
Travel Deals $149 & up -- Atlantis Bahamas Sale into 2014, up to 50% Off See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Friday,...
View ArticleKing Hezekiah Sharp, 96, shipyard welder
Travel Deals $99 -- Fall Foliage: Vermont Escape w/Breakfast, Reg. $193 See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Monday, September...
View ArticleElizabeth Catherine Ellis, 95, outstanding cook, loving neighbor and traveler
Travel Deals $79 -- PA: Historic Lancaster Escape for 2 w/Breakfast See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Monday, August 12,...
View ArticleAlgie Alexander Wright Jr., 83, electrical contractor
Travel Deals $649 -- Puerto Rico 3-Nt. Beach Escape from Philly, $550 Off See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Thursday,...
View ArticleDorothy Ann Richardson, 74, overcame childhood polio
Travel Deals $29 -- Philly: ‘Best Winery’ w/Tastings & Cupcakes for 2, Reg. $56 See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted:...
View ArticleBarbara Ann Knowles, 70, 30-year elementary school teacher
Travel Deals $139 -- Niagara: Falls Side Escape w/Dinner & Tastings See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Thursday, August...
View ArticleWillie Frances Lewis, 82, second-grade teacher at Fox Chase Elementary for 40...
Travel Deals $98 -- Jamaica: 4-Star All-Inclusive Resort, 50% Off See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Thursday, September 5,...
View ArticleEdna Mae Bantom, 92, skilled seamstress and real-estate salesperson
Travel Deals $99 & up -- Atlantis Bahamas 5-Day Sale for 2014 Travel See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Friday,...
View ArticleMartha A. Lang, pastor of Mt. Tabor African Methodist Episcopal Church
Travel Deals $898 -- Cancun Trip & Kids Stay Free from Philly, $540 Off See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Thursday,...
View ArticleMaytha Luberta Wright, 95, Baptist minister and world traveler
Travel Deals $1199 -- Caribbean Winter Escape: 7 Nights w/Air, $1120 Off See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Friday, February...
View ArticleVashtie Jefferson Pounds, legendary cook and devoted churchwoman
Travel Deals $129 & up -- Cruise Prices Slashed during 'Wave Season' See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Friday, January...
View ArticleCurtis William Wadlington, 55, educator about AIDS in black Philadelphia
BLACK leaders were long reluctant to admit that the AIDS scourge had invaded the minority community. The disease was believed to be a primarily white homosexual affliction. Even when confronted by...
View ArticleLula Mae Bellamy Pouncy, 75, devoted to educating children.
FOR MISS LUBEL, children were her life. Lula Mae Bellamy Pouncy, called "Lubel" by family and friends and "Miss Lubel" by neighbors, took care of children by providing the clothes they wore and the...
View ArticleVivian Louise Motley, 89, public-school gym teacher for 4 decades
Travel Deals $60 & up -- Atlantic City Hotels on Sale, up to 75% Off See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Thursday, April...
View ArticlePaul Mitchell Sr., 84, Philadelphia public-school teacher
Travel Deals $969 -- All-Incl. Cancun Adults-Only Trip from Philly, 45% Off See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Monday, March...
View ArticleGeorge Walker, 88, plumber and devoted church leader.
Travel Deals $137 & up -- Vancouver Summer Stays w/Gift Card & Extras See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Tuesday,...
View ArticleAda Elizabeth Dawson-Cooper, 103, matriarch of six generations
CHESTER WAS a bustling port city on the Delaware River 103 years ago. It built sailing ships for the Navy. Horse-drawn wagons clattered over the streets. There were no airplanes in the sky; few cars on...
View ArticleHenrietta Chase, 89, teacher's aide and devoted church member
Travel Deals $339 & up -- 4-Diamond Myrtle Beach Package w/$100 Credit See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Tuesday, June...
View ArticleReligion Briefs
SPECIAL EVENTS Trinity United Methodist Church, 305 Mountain Ave. S.W., will celebrate its reopening Sunday. The church, more than 100 years old, was heavily damaged by fire on April 16. Jackie King...
View ArticleFlorence C. Whitney, 80, schoolteacher, administrator
Travel Deals $1061 & up -- 7-Nt. 4-City Ireland Trip w/Car from Philly See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Tuesday,...
View ArticleEtta Ardella Green Bell, 82, loving family matriarch and churchwoman
Travel Deals $139* & up -- Nationwide Fare Sale on American, R/T See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Tuesday, July 29,...
View ArticleHattie Belle Gillis, 87, family matriarch and active churchwoman.
IT WAS HARD for Hattie Belle Gillis to quit working. And so she didn't - not until ill health finally slowed her down. Until then, Hattie put together three careers, starting with 25 years as a police...
View ArticleMary Ann Dixon, 94, loving family matriarch and churchwoman
Travel Deals $99 & up -- Atlantis Biggest Sale of the Year w/Air Credit See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Tuesday, May...
View ArticleMary Elizabeth Crawford Allen Jackson, 80, former Daily News and Inquirer...
MARY JACKSON was a woman of many talents, most of them directed at helping others. Such as her skill with herbal remedies. You have an angry liver? Mary had a remedy. Constipation? Ditto. Respiratory...
View ArticleCatherine M. Stumm, 93, five-and-dime and Quartermaster Depot employee.
Travel Deals $1318 & up -- London & Dublin 6-Nt. Package, R/T Philly See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Monday,...
View ArticleHelen Harvell, 85, devoted family matriarch and churchwoman
Travel Deals $1032 -- Punta Cana: 4-Star Family Getaway from Philly See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Tuesday, April 22,...
View ArticleLee Mason Jr., 79, church pastor and civil rights marcher
Travel Deals $625 & up -- Orlando: 4-Star Trip w/Car Rental from Philly See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Friday,...
View ArticleLoise L. Parker, 80, Democratic committeewoman and active Baptist
Travel Deals $99 & up -- Atlantis Biggest Sale of the Year w/Air Credit See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Wednesday,...
View ArticleEmma Irene Horton, 95, dedicated churchwoman, skilled cook
Travel Deals $39 & up -- Amtrak: One-Way Northeast Fares, 25% Off See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Thursday, May 8,...
View ArticleDorothy Mae Reid, 93, beloved matriarch of four generations
Travel Deals $1022* & up -- Europe Summer Fare Sale from the U.S., R/T See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Thursday, June...
View ArticleCharles Wilbert Hilliard McCabe, 72, city schools music teacher.
Travel Deals $139 -- 4-Star Midtown Manhattan Hotel, 60% Off See all travel deals » JOHN F. MORRISON, Daily News Staff Writer morrisj@phillynews.com, 215-854-5573 Posted: Friday, November 21, 2014,...
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