Obituary of Evelyn B. Morine

Mrs. Evelyn Morine-Still went to be with the Lord and Savior peacefully at home on August 27, 2006. She was born to Richard Jesse Brown and Ella Reed Brown in Esmont, Virginia. She then moved to Chicago and attended the Chicago Public School System. She then moved to Philadelphia where she met and married Dolphus G. Morine, who died in 1977. This union produced 3 boys who preceded her in death, Rodney Morine, Chandeloris Morine, Sr. and Narvis Morine, Sr. Also 2 sisters and 2 brothers preceded her in death. She met and married Quentin J. Still who preceded her in death in 1986. She leaves to mourn 1 sister, Pearl Crabb of Maryland, and 1 Brother, Leonard Moore of Maryland, 2 daughters, Yvonne Brownbear of Louisiana and Beverly Ross of New Jersey, 15 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren and 12 great great grandchildren, as well as a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Mrs. Morine-Still moved to Winslow Township, New Jersey in 1944 and opened the first African-American owned Boarding Home in Winslow Township which was later turned into a residential health care facility under the NJ Department of Human Services, named Evelyn Acres, Inc. In June of 2006, a street was named in her honor, Evelyn Morine Blvd. Nana as she was called by family, or Mom as she was affectionately known by others, was a great woman who loved with her whole heart and gave from the depths of her soul. Her generosity and dedication to helping others has touched so many lives and her beautiful legacy will continue to live in the hearts of those who knew Nana as a strong, hardworking, and kind-hearted woman who loved God and from whom she received her strength to be a great lady. Nana, you will be missed and forever loved for the love that you gave. Now rest in Gods loving arms. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Tuesday from 9am to 10:45am at Green Grove Baptist Church, 240 Cushman Avenue, W. Berlin, NJ. Services will begin at 11am. Interment, Berlin Cemetery, Berlin.