Delphener Purry-Suber

Delphener P. Suber, daughter of Wilbert Reltford and Beatrice Purry-Smith, was born on January 21, 1932. She was the eldest of five children. Delphener attended PS40 Grade School in Bronx, New York and Walton (All Girls) High School in Bronx, NY and she received her high school diploma in 1950. Delphener, known as Dell, met the love of her life, William H. Suber Sr. as childhood sweethearts in 1943, at the age of 11, both lived on the same block in Bronx, NY and later married on September 29, 1954, after his return from his Army Enlistment during the Korean War. To this union they had five children, two while still living in NY, William H. Suber Jr. and Lionel A. Suber. They then moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1957 and she gave birth to three additional children, Darryl E. Suber, Delphener D. Suber and Christopher P. Suber. Dell was the consummate homemaker, raising five children and being actively involved in their education at home and in the school. She started working for the United States Postal Service in Chicago, then as a teller at First National Bank, while still employed part-time as a seamstress for Rhodes Cleaner. She later began working as an Administrative Assistant for Chicago Tribune News Agency and as a Tax Consultant for H & R Block, for the next several years. In the early 1970's, Dell dedicated her life to Jehovah and symbolized her dedication through water baptism becoming one of Jehovah's Witnesses. She attended the Grand Crossing Congregation, where she remained loyal and faithful over the next several decades. She ensured that each of her children understood Jehovah's teachings and practices until she became stricken with illness that slowly prevented her from being in attendance at Christian meetings and being active in the field ministry. On August 10, 2013, Delphener fell asleep in death after her long illness of Congestive Heart Failure. She was preceded in death by her parents; two siblings, Shirley Jackson and Henry E. Smith Jr.; and one son, Darryl E. Suber. Dell leaves to cherish her memories, her devoted husband, William H. Suber Sr.; her children, William H. (Geraldine) Suber Jr., Lionel A. (Hope) Suber, Delphener D. Suber and Chirstopher P. Suber; granddaughters, Barbara A. Suber, Cherri D. Suber and Reign A. Suber; grandsons, William H. Suber III, Elliott C. Suber, John Paul Adegbile and London P. Suber; four great grandchildren; two siblings, Charlene Rohan and Celeste Richardson; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, other family and friends.

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Delphener Purry-Suber

January 21, 1932 - August 10, 2013