The staff of the North Dallas Gazette extends our sympathies to our dear friend and colleague, Cheryl Smith on the passing of her mother.
Earline Elizabeth Gadson died June 10, 2014, at home in Dallas with her family, after a lengthy illness.
The Wake will be held on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 7:15p and the Funeral, June 20, 2014 at 11a.m., both at Golden Gate Funeral Home, 4155 South R.L. Thornton Freeway at Ann Arbor.
Earline was a devoted member of the historic New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ. She worked as a dental hygienist and at Newark Airport for Delta and National Airlines. Her last job was with International Security Systems of New York and New Jersey.
She was a life member of the National Council of Negro Women and an active member of the NAACP, serving as vice president of the New Hope Baptist Church Branch in Newark, New Jersey.
Left to cherish her memory and lessons are her children: Daryl Smith, Cheryl Smith and Tracy Smith Thomas (Jeffrey), Grandchildren: Andre (Emma), Alayna, Annya, Ayanna, Adarian, Adonte, Jeffrey, Joelene and J.R.; Great Grandchildren Aaliyah (father DeMarcus), Briana, Nina, Telly, O’Neal, Johnathan 2 and Laila; baby brother Eddie Gadson, sister-in-law Bobbie; life-long friends Savarie Atkins and Christine Thomas; special friends Rev. Harry Brown, Eleanor Glover and Virginia Magee; daughter-in-law Hafizah; and hundreds of other relatives, NCNW and NAACP members, and friends.
A scholarship fund has been established in her name and can be made to the Earline Elizabeth Gadson Memorial Scholarship Fund, 320 South R.L. Thornton Freeway, Suite 220, Dallas, TX 75203. The Family is requesting that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the fund.
