All Obituaries

Bryan E. Blount, 53, of Red Bank, New Jersey passed away unexpectedly on July 7, 2019. He was born on September 22, 1965 in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York. Bryan graduated from Red Bank Regional High School in 1983. He worked for an automotive company in Lakewood, NJ. However, he had been in the Auto Industry for 32 years. He was a perfectionist and took pride in everything. Bryan took an interest in Formula1 auto racing, sports, and various outdoor activities. He was a member of...

James Edward Guda, 80, of Tinton Falls, New Jersey passed away in Jersey Shore University Medical Center on July 3, 2019.  He was born on October 29, 1938 to Alphonso and Pauline (Pollyanna Mitchell) Guda in New York City. Following the untimely death of his father when he was only a year old, James and his mother moved into an apartment with his mother’s sister, Mary Mitchell. They eventually moved to New Jersey and settled in the Red Bank/Middletown, New Jersey area.  He...

Mr. Walter Leon Jones was born on February 15, 1938 in Bolton, Mississippi. He was the only child to Susie Bell Rogers Jones and Clemon Jones. He passed away on Thursday July 4, 2019 in his home in Fayetteville, GA at the age of 81. Walter married Gloria O. Holloway, Jackson MS, in 1957. They were married for 41 years before her death in 1998. That union produced three children, Teretha, Walter Jr. and Anthony. He is well beloved by his family, former employees, community residents, and...

Marie D. Berry, 75, of Asbury Park, NJ, passed away in her home on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. She was born on Monday, October 18, 1943, in Newark, NJ to Laura Delphine Pierce and James Pardes. She was their only child together. Marie’s mother passed away in 1944. She was later adopted by her grandmother's sister, Mary Lillian Elliott, who then raised Marie as her own child. Marie was the daughter of public servants, and as a young child she received private education through...

Juanita Saunders was born on September 19, 1932 in Asbury Park, New Jersey to the late Mr. Major and Mrs. Ethel Halinda Day.  She was educated in the Asbury Park School System. At an early age, she was employed by New Jersey Bell Telephone Company as a telephone operator. She retired as one of New Jersey Bell Pioneers.  She loved music and learned to play the piano, which lead her to teach her sons and many in the community. She was always ready to serve her community as...

The curtains of life were drawn to a close and eternal life was granted to Stacy Powell Jr, 74 of Neptune, NJ. Butch, as he was affectionally known, departed this life on Friday, June 7, 2019 peacefully at Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ. Stacy was born April 24, 1945 in Lumberton, North Carolina to the late Stacy Powell Sr. and Allene Merrick. He was reared in the Robeson County School District in North Carolina where he lived many years before settling down in Asbury...

Margaret Elizabeth Cook, 78 years old of Neptune, NJ went home to be with the Lord on May 31, 2019.  She passed away at Coral Harbor Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Neptune.  She was born on March 1, 1941 to John Cook, Sr. and Anna Mae Butler Cook. Margaret graduated from Asbury Park High School, class of 1961. She was a prominent member of the Asbury Park community during the Golden Age of Asbury Park. This period included Chicks Busy Bee, Fischer's Department...

Ursula M. Jenkins, 68, of Asbury Park, NJ passed away in Good Samaritan Hospital, Long Island, NY on May 23, 2019.  She was born on March 1, 1951 in Fitkin Hospital, Neptune, NJ. Ursula was the fourth eldest of seven children born to the late William and Alberta Council. As a young child and woman, Ursula attended school in Asbury Park, NJ and graduated from Asbury Park High School. She was employed by EIT as a mechanical assembly worker for over 40 years. Ursula was a Christian as a...