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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Headley Garfield Small
Headley Garfield
Small
September 27, 1919 – October 25, 2018
Headley Garfield Small's Obituary
Headley is predeceased by wife, Esther Rolle; and son, Maurice Small. He is survived by his daughter, Yvonne Small and son, Headley Small Jr, of Mt Holly, NJ; daughter, Shirley McLean of Mt Vernon, NY; sister, Edna Small and daughter-in-law Millicent Small of Toronto, Canada; brother, Roley McLish of Mandeville, Jamaica; sister, Hermine Small-Douglas of St. Thomas, Jamaica and Osbourne Small of Mt. Vernon, NY. He has ten grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and numerous cousins, neices and nephews.
Headley came to the United States in the late 1940's. Looking for better economic opportunities, Headley and hundreds of other skilled Jamaican men were recruited and hired as Contract Immigrant Guestworkers to work as farm laborers on Seabrook Farms in Bridgeton, NJ. He married Esther Rolle in 1952, relocated to Salem City and lived there for 62 years. Headley worked for Anchor Hocking Corp. in Salem City for 25 years as a Boiler Room Operator. Headley was a well-known and respected landlord in Salem City. He rented rooms to Jamaican laborers who worked at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant. Once construction at the plant was completed, he rented apartments to many Salem City residents who later went on to own their own homes. Headley never forgot the sick and shut in. On his days off he would visit friends and family who could no longer move about and offer any assistance that was needed. Headley was very active in politics. He loved Salem City and worked tirelessly with the Democratic Party. He was active with Salem City Council, Salem County Board of Freeholders, Housing Authority of the City of Salem, Political Labor and Community Leader of Salem County Branch NAACP; President of South Jersey Medical Centers Inc. and Board Member of the Salem City Port Authority. He was an active and passionate member of the Wayman Lodge of Elks No. 231 in Salem for more than 40 years and held the position of Exalted Ruler. Headley was an avid baseball fan and loved the Los Angeles Dodgers. Other hobbies included cards, checkers and dominoes. Later years one could find him sitting outside in his back yard gazebo eating curry goat, watching TV, listening to the radio and gardening.
Funeral Services for Headley Garfield Small
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Edwards and Son Funeral Home,Inc. - Bridgeton
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Edwards and Son Funeral Home,Inc. - Bridgeton
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