Iris Pearl Perdereaux, also known as “Tita,” of Estate All for the Better died on Jan. 14. She was 88 years old.
She is survived by her former husband, Eugene Perdereaux; daughters: Alice Brown, Althea Brown, Patricia Sweat, Sharon Solomon and Joan Applewhite (adopted); sons: Wilmot Morris, Gary Brown, Maxwell Perdereaux, Clive Brown, and Mulugata Imhotep; and grandchildren: Dawn and Norbert Moses, Suzette Thompkins, Kendra Bess, Trisha Roberts, Cecil and Tracey Brown, Ira Hobson Jr., Neale, Patricia, Melburn, Jasmine, Shamara, Jeanine, Jason, and Geneva Morris, Cassandra, Delisha, Gary Jr., Kenisha Brown, Trishcan and Jareema Perdereaux, Eric Brown, Julita, Joseph Jr., Julian, Josiah and Jakeem Yarwood, Christina, Amanda, Raheem, Kayla, Clive Jr., Jedidah and Simone Brown, Patrick Kidd, Isaiah Solomon, Amenrael and Akaiheru Imhotep.
She is also survived by great-grandchildren: Malika and Mario Daniels, Precious Durand, Renisha Moses, Ashley Thompkins, Jaime Roebuck Jr., Cehnari, Ce’Raiya, Ce’Laiya Brown, Kymani and Aah’jahnique Morris, Jahworth, Jahmani and Jahnesha Reynolds, Lamondre, Damari, Khemesha, Kheymara, Mikeysha, Michael, Kheymesha, Kamara James, Craig Valasquez, Cario Perdereaux and others too numerous to mention; sisters: Elizabeth Weekes, Stephanie, Mills, Alberta Hutchinson and Muriel Hutchinson; brothers: Ernest Brown, Theophilus Brown, William Hutchinson and Trevor Hutchinson; and nieces: Shanice Mills, Stella, Lydia, Jackie, Stephanie, Debra Brown, Maria Roberts, Michelle London, Nathalie, Lynnete Battieste, Patricia and Deaslyn Douglas.
Other survivors include nephews: Patrick Brown, Delroy Brown, Clyde Alford, Clive and Mark Douglas, Terrence Hutchinson and Aaron Clarke; uncle, St. Claire Browne; daughters-in-law: Elaine Morris, Margaret Brown and Taliba Imhotep; sons-in-law: Samuel Solomon and Michael Sweat; godchild, Annquan Wilkes; special friends: Violet Rogers and family, Freddy Saldana and family, Hyacinth Wilkes, Keith Joyce, Adelina Brooks, Winston and Lorraine Dore, Bernadette Walters, Terry Applewhite, Tara, David Russington, Ira Sr. and Gwenda Hobson, Errol, Jeanette Tyson, Dalton and Alethea Jones, Ardron Dubois and family, Amorite Connor, Bernadine and Alpha Hodges, Maureen Tyson, Stephanie Dewindt, Merlina Auguste, the Moses family, the Ebenezer Methodist Church family, Pastor Lorenze and Buelle Davis, Brenda Williams, and Frank and Shermel Brown; cousins and other relatives: Nicholas and Carmen Mills, Lizzie Adams (UK), and Helen Hazel (St. Kitts); as well as other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
The family requests that those in attendance wear shades of yellow.
The viewing will begin at 9 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 9, at Ebenezer Methodist Church in Estate Richmond. Interment will be at Kingshill Cemetery.
