Alfredia Brinson

She was baptized at Union Baptist Church by Reverend Pete Broxton. She graduated from Cuyler Junior High School and attended Alfred E. Beech High School in Savannah. She married the late Charles Brinson of Savannah and became an active participant in the Civil Rights movement in the South during the late 1950s and early 1960s. She was also very active in the Eastern Stars and was a lifetime member of the NAACP. She subsequently moved her family to New York City in 1965. Freda was employed and retired from Creedmoor Hospital in Queens where she obtained certification as a Mental Health Therapist. Freda was widowed and married her loving husband William Stukes in Flushing, NY in August, 1991.

Freda became an active and devoted member of the New Hope Baptist Church in Corona New York. She served many years as president of the pastor's aides and planned many successful events during her tenure. She is best known for successfully raising her children, grandchildren and others. She is also known and recognized for her generosity in helping others in need. Most of all she loved spending time with family and friends where she connected us with our ancestors and precious moments in the past with her storytelling. We will miss her humor, cooking, and the way she made anyone in her presence feel special. Who could ever forget her laughter, easy going personality, and positive outlook on life. She became ill in August 2012 and fought a long courageous battle with cancer until the angels came for her on Wednesday, April 16, 2014.

She leaves in mourning her devoted husband, William Stukes of Flushing, NY; her son, Stanley Brinson and daughter-in-law, Mary Brinson of Willingboro, NJ; her daughter, Linda Davis and son-in-law Leonard Davis of Atlanta, GA; her brother, Freddy Kemp of Savannah, GA; her sister, Dorothy Byrd of Philadelphia, PA; her grandchildren, Chistopher Brinson, Charlene Brinson, and Raheem Brinson all of Flushing NY, Maurice Brinson and his wife Janine of San Antonio, TX, Kiera Brinson of Willingboro, NJ, Kevin Washington and Kerry Washington of Atlanta, GA; her great grand children, Alize, Aanissa, Madison, Imani of Flushing, NY, Maurice of Boston, MA, Raheem of Long Island City, NY, Kennedy of Patterson, NJ, Jaden, Jordon, Jada, and Jevon of Bronx, NY, Arinee of NJ, Itachi of the Philippines, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and great friends.