In Memoriam
It is with sad hearts that we announce the passing of Mae West Richardson, 75, of Brooklyn and Ehrhardt on Friday, November 13, 2020.
Gertrude was an honor student and the valedictorian of her graduating class at Mather School in the late 1940s.
Mrs. Mitchell, a tireless civil rights and social justice activist and fierce advocate for children and families, transitioned to her Heavenly home on the morning of October 15, 2020.
Attorney Edna Smith Primus, the first Black woman to graduate from UCS's School of Law departed this life on Friday, November 29, 2019.
Professor Wilhelmina Matilda Reuben-Cooke, Esq., one of the first five African-American undergraduate students at Duke University, made her transition to Glory on Tuesday, October 22, 2019.
Former President of Tuskegee University, Dr. Benjamin Franklin Payton departed this life on Sept. 28, 2016.
Mrs. Ivenia Wiley, the widow of Deacon Moses Wiley, succumbed from the walk of time at the age of 93.
Ruby Woods Carter slipped peacefully into eternity, Tuesday, March 9. She was 92 years old.