Emwinorowanekue O.Ehigie
Trader
      Emwinorowanekue O. Ehigie died July 23, 2007. She was 77. Ehigie, a trader, was born on September 6, 1929 in Ogbenson, Nigeria. She was visiting relatives in Rockaway at the time of her death. She was a strong and active woman in the community, according to family members, who said she was a devo...
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Marcella Elward
Former Longtime Resident
      Marcella Elward, a resident of Thomasville, Georgia and a former longtime Rockaway resident, died August 7. She was 98. Elward was born in Rathowen, County Westmeath, Ireland on October 31, 1908. She was a longtime parishioner of St.
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Sylvester Carl Farris
Former Auxiliary Police Captain
      Sylvester Carl Ferris, who was known widely throughout the west end of Rockaway as "Cap" because he had been the longtime Auxiliary Police Captain, died August 9. Farris, born in Cedar Gap, Missouri, was a jobber of auto supplies prior to his retirement and a long-time Rockaway resident.
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Tim Jackson
Plumber
      Tim Jackson, a Rockaway resident for 25 years, died July 30. He was 59. Jackson, a plumber, was born in Jackson, Alabama on July 13, 1948. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gladys Stephens and Charlie Jackson Sr.; sister, Nancy Robinson; brothers, Sterling Jackson and Gregory Jackson; sis...
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I.V.Moe Moore
Homemaker
      I.V. Moe Moore, a Rockaway resident for 60 years, died August 2. He was 86. Moore, who was born on June 28, 1921 in Tallahassee, Florida. He served in the United States Army and was later a homemaker. Moore was preceded in death by his daughter, Janice Watson.
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Kenneth P.Mullane
United Airlines Ticket Agent
      Kenneth P. Mullane, a Rockaway resident for 36 years coming from Brooklyn, died August 5. Mullane, who was born in Brooklyn, served in the United States Navy from 1960 to 1963. He was a ticket agent for United Airlines for 30 years.
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Gussie Ben Richardson
Sales Manager
      Gussie Ben Richardson, a Rockaway resident for more than 45 years, died August 1. He was 69. Richardson, a sales manager, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on March 30, 1938. He was a member of First Calvary Baptist Church for more than 30 years, where he was chairman of the deacon and trus...
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Arlene Williams
Homemaker
      Arlene Williams, a Rockaway resident for more than 50 years, died August 2. She was 70. Williams, a homemaker, was born in Baltimore, Maryland on May 14, 1937. Williams was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Williams; son Walter Williams Jr.; daughter Carrie Williams; brother, James Queen;...
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