Obituary     Derek Paul Hatcher, Sr. was born to Luther “Buddy” and Marie Hatcher on April 18, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York. Derek, their only son, was the youngest of their four children. His older sisters Barbara Hatcher, Joanne Johnson, and Sharon Johnson preceded him in death.   Derek married the love of his life, Dereth Granger on November 8, 1974, and they began their family living in Bay Shore, Long Island. Derek Hatcher was a wonderful husband, and a...

Obituary     Mildred U. Waters was the third of four children born April 13, 1938 to the late John Barksdale and Mary Hughes Barksdale in Halifax, Virginia. She departed this life to join the Lord on October 26, 2020.   Mildred enjoyed her childhood and graduated from Mary M. Bethune High School in Halifax, Virginia. She moved to Brooklyn, New York in the 1950’s. She attended Business School in Brooklyn, NY where she met Donald O. Waters Sr. they were marries on...