Myrtle Glover

A friend to many and loved by all who knew her, Myrtle (Williams) Glover stepped from time into eternity on the afternoon of Sunday, the 15th of May 2016. Time for Myrtle began on Monday, the 13th of November in the year 1922. Myrtle was the first of seven surviving children born to Charles Nathaniel Williams and Ethel (Clarke) Williams in Friendship, Burnt Savanna, a rural hamlet within the Parish of Westmoreland, Jamaica West Indies. Myrtle's formative years were spent at Friendship Primary School. Subsequent to her years of schooling and prior to relocating to Kingston to help younger brother Joseph in his store, Myrtle became a mother and found employment as a domestic worker. Upon arrival in Kingston she worked alongside Joseph until she migrated to the United States. Emboldened with fortitude and the determination to succeed for the sake of her children, this proud mother of three left Jamaica for Brooklyn, New York in 1964. Her children were soon to join her a decade later. Myrtle made Brooklyn her home for more than forty years, thirty of which she resided on the 3rd floor of 185 Erasmus Street at the corner of Nostrand Avenue, on the cusp of Flatbush. A neighborhood personality indeed, Myrtle's neighbors can attest to her spicy character, assertive demeanor, and good-humored nature. A presence to be reckoned with, Myrtle garnered the respect and affection of her six siblings, their spouses, and children. In turn, Myrtle had a special love for each of her siblings, children, grand and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Myrtle was living proof that "mere talk puts no bread on the table, but hard work always pays off". She was a dedicated employee for more than two decades in the buildings services department of Brooklyn's Methodist Hospital. Myrtle was not only an entrusted employee. She was also a community activist who petitioned for equitable justice for a people historically marginalized in our community and across the nation. Myrtle served as an active member of two civil rights organizations; the United African Movement, under the leadership of Attorney Alton Maddox, and the National Action Network founded by Rev. Al Sharpton. She was also a devout Buddhist. In December of 2012 Myrtle left Brooklyn to live with her eldest daughter Judith in Ocala, Florida. Living with Judith afforded Myrtle the blessing of sharing her final days with her daughter, two of her granddaughters, Averjill, and Natasha, and with her precious great-granddaughters Symonne and Brooklyn. Symonne and her great-grandma were bosom buddies, and the two shared a natural gift of comedy and infectious laughter. Myrtle Glover was preceded in death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles & Ethel Williams; brothers Homer, Joseph and Alva; sisters Salma Williams and Dothlyn Price. Those remaining in her wake to honor her memory and cherish her life are brother Lorenzo Williams; daughters Judith Matthews, and Esther Spencer; son Eurelinton "Paul" Hubson; step-son Kenute Spencer; nine grandchildren; along with a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, and loved ones. Penned by, Deborah Williams d.williams@QuoniamGC.com

Myrtle Glover

November 13, 1922 - May 15, 2016