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Elmon Raiford, 84, of Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. --Elmon Raiford, of Bridgeport, died Sunday, Sept. 27. She was 84.
Raiford was born April 20, 1931, to General Raiford and Bessie Hailey and was a lifetime resident of Bridgeport.
She attended the Read Elementary School and graduated from Central High School in 1950, then graduated in 1954 from Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing. She also attended Housatonic Community College, Sacred Heart University and Loyola University in Chicago, Ill.
She retired from Hills Hospital in Newtown as director of nursing after 28 years of service.
In 1987, Raiford graduated from Americ…
LaBelle Marie Harris, 90, of Norwalk
NORWALK, Conn. -- LaBelle Marie Harris, of Norwalk, died Saturday, Sept. 26, in Norwalk Hospital. She was 90.
She was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Dec. 10, 1924, to Henry George Rose and Wavie Wazelle. Harris was a descendant of the Cherokee nation from the Rose family.
Harris was predeceased by her husband, Wilbur G. Harris Sr.
She is survived by sons, James G. Harris and Wilbur G. Harris Jr. (Jerry); daughters, Nadine M. Trakim and Sandra M. Harris; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Ramona F. Bruno and a son, Jonathan G. Harris.
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