All Obituaries

Jorge Rowley Anderson, 71, of Lakewood, New Jersey, passed away on May 3, 2019, at Atlantic Coast Rehabilitation and Healthcare, Lakewood, NJ. He was born on February 22,1946 in Guantanamo, Oriente, Cuba to Joseph Rowley and Mercedes Anderson Rowley. He was the first of four children. Jorge loved to read history and learn new things. He was accepted to Kean College to pursue fluency in English in order to acquire a degree in electrical engineering; a trade he began in Cuba.  He worked...

Patricia Ann Royal, 78, of Middletown, New Jersey passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019.  She was born on August 28, 1940 in Lawton, Oklahoma to June Donaldson. Patricia was an only child.  She graduated from Lawton High School and took an early interest in the sciences after she took a part-time job in a pharmacy. Prior to pursing the sciences as a career, she spent several years working as a bank teller.  In her late twenties she pursued her interest in the sciences by...

Elver M. Durden, 92, of Neptune, New Jersey passed away in her home on Saturday, April 20, 2019.  She was born in Charlottesville, Virginia on July 26, 1926 to Clem Richard and Irene Brogdon. Elver was a longtime member of Faith Baptist Tabernacle Church in Asbury Park, New Jersey.  She was married to George Durden in Neptune, New Jersey in 1977. She was predeceased by her parents, Clem Richard and Irene Brogdon; husband, George Durden; brothers, Stanfield, Marion, Clem Richard,...

Lettie Mae George, 83, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2019. She was born on February 13, 1936 in Bassett, Virginia to the late Roosevelt and Nannie Ruth Thomas. She was one of eleven children, and was raised in a religious household based on the principles of the Primitive Baptist Church. Our Mother was educated in the Henry County Virginia School system, and graduated from George Washington Carver High School in Bassett, Virginia in 1953. She continued her education by attending North...

Ali Fard Muhammad, 69, of Asbury Park, NJ, returned to Allah on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, NJ.  He was born on February 22, 1950 at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, NJ to Joseph and Hazel Smith. He took a post in 1982 as personal security with a core group of brothers for Imam Warith Deen Mohammed, and then his son Imam WD Mohammed II of the Mosque Cares to ensure their safety.  He was a life-long member of the Fruit of...

Ebony L. Smith, 22, of Pennsauken, New Jersey, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at Virtua Voorhees in Pennsauken, New Jersey. She was born on January 13, 1997 in Long Branch, New Jersey to Albert Jr. and Lyhomma M. Smith. Ebony was a lifelong resident of New Jersey and attended Neptune schools as well as Brookdale Community College.  She worked for some time as a cashier in Pennsauken, and was an aspiring tattoo artist. She was predeceased by her daughter, Ave'Hana; paternal...

Lois Gray Lewis Allen was born in Dixon Mills, Alabama to Lucille and Harvey Lewis on June 21, 1939.  She went home to Glory peacefully on March 31, 2019 with her loving daughter by her side. Lois was educated in the Marengo School System in Dixon Mills AL and graduated from Marengo High School. She later moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to live with her dear Aunt Nell Gunn. She later met and married Jerry Allen Sr. on July 1, 1961 and resided in South Toms River, New Jersey until...