She received her religious training at the Macedonia Baptist Church, where she was very active in Sunday School and the choir and was one of the Macedonia Angels. She continued forward.
JB was a graduate of Lakewood High and a member of many clubs, including acting. She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NY. At Summer Stock in Kentucky, she played in “Carousel” and “Once Upon a Mattress.” She had the lead role in “The Glass Harp.” A writer and director, JB shared the stage and screen with many well known actors.
JB worked for the YMCA and Nishuane School. She ran programs for children on Saturdays in the Doctor King and Berkley Buildings in East Orange and Newark. JB was never without a smile.
She was predeceased by her parents, James and Edna Waters.
She leaves to cherish her memory a brother, James M. Waters (Marilyn) or Pittsburgh, PA, 3 sisters: Esther Greene, Jeannette Hayes and Julia Waters, all of Lakewood, and a host of aunts, an uncle, cousins, nieces, nephews, friends and co-workers.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11:30AM at Macedonia Baptist Church, John Street, Lakewood.
Friends may call at the Macedonia Baptist Church on Saturday from 10AM-11:30AM. For more information, or to post a tribute online, please visit www.deliafuneralhome.com.
Sorrowfully submitted, the family.
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