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Violet G. E. Graham Boyd Dies

Violet G. E. Graham

She was preceded in death by her mother, Hermina Harrington; father, Dalmar Graham; brother, Alphonso Graham Sr.; and son, Alphonso Boyd Jr.

She is survived by her companion, Alphonso Boyd Sr.; daughters: Malika, Nneka and Denika Boyd; son, Noel Boyd Sr.; special daughters: Laneisha Patterson and Jazmine Wallace; grandchildren: Lowell and Mahalia Thomas, Alayna and Julissa Garcia, Tyana Hassell and Noel Boyd Jr.; brother, Gladstone Joseph; sister, Bridgette Graham Laurent; brother-in-law, Jeremy Laurent; aunts: Janetta Soanes and Evelyn Patrick; and uncle, Zacharia Joseph.

She is also survived by nieces: Sade Bridgemahon, Jasandra, Janiecea and Shamonie Joseph, Ashley, Chrissy and Melissa Graham; nephews: Jamar Burgess, Alphonso Graham Jr. and Gladstone Joseph; and cousins: Germaine McFarlane, Gail, Glenty, Glentis, Garfield and Glenford Brown, Lorina and Thelma Henry, Idena and Philbert Sampson, Sylvia Robinson, Carina, Sean and Alton Hughes, Chris, Vanessa, Firevor, Patrick, Jackie and Ingrid Joseph.

Other survivors include special friends: Pamela James and family, Geraldine Samuel and family, Agnes Francis and family, Francisco Hassell, the Church family of Calvary Baptist Church, Donna and Denise Williams, Scot McChain and family, Ms. Ada Brooks, the Gittens family, Sharon Bastian and family, Almarie Francis-Dcberry and family, Jada Jackson, the Chapman family, the Wallace family, Desire Nurse, the Prescott and Clarke families, Desarrie Farquhar, the Richardson family (Ellensville, N.Y.), Marvin Matthew and family, Human Services, Headstart, VITRAN, The Kidney Center, and Altona Baptist Church; as well as other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

A first viewing will be held from 9-11 a.m., Saturday, May 13, at Divine Funeral Service Chapel. A second viewing will be held at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 15, at Calvary Baptist Church, 90-A Upper Love. Interment will be at Kingshill Cemetery.

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