Phyllis Yvonne Creft Toliver started her life journey as the eldest of nine children born to Egbert and Ambrozine Irene Charles Creft on June 8, 1928 in Tunapuna, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Phyllis grew up in a close-knit family and worked hard caring for her brothers and sisters. The younger Creft children called her Sita their baby way of saying "sister". She was fondly known as "sitaphil" at home. Life wasn't easy. Raised on a farm at an early age, Phyllis learned the value of hard work and responsibility. She also learned the joy of planting and growing vegetables and flowers.
Phyllis loved school. She was a good student and an excellent reader. She studied shorthand, performed in plays and had a special love for poetry. She memorized dozens of poems and loved to recite them. Her brother, Carlton, fondly remembers the one room school they all shared. Whenever Phyllis read or recited a poem, the whole school would become silent and were mesmerized by the beautiful, melodious sound of words that seemed to float, effortlessly, throughout the room. She also enjoyed writing and as a young woman wrote stories, poems and worked on a novel.
In her early twenties, Phyllis met and married Edgar Lee Toliver who was serving in the United States Navy. Leaving her beloved Trinidad behind, Edgar and Phyllis first moved to Puerto Rico, then to Virginia. As a young Navy wife--new to America, church members in Portsmouth, Virginia's African American community embraced Phyllis. She was overwhelmed by their generosity of spirit and cherished the love and support she received. This experience had a tremendous impact on Phyllis and helped to shape her life-long commitment to helping others.
In 1955, the Toliver Family moved to San Diego where they joined Christ United Presbyterian Church, under the spiritual leadership of a young and ever so vibrant, Reverend Dr. George Walker Smith. She later united with a church closer to home, Chollas View United Methodist Church, where she was a faithful member for more than 48 years. During her early years at Chollas View, Phyllis worked with the ministers on visitations and gave help to families in crisis. Through this ministerial work, Phyllis was instrumental in helping to set up the Good Neighbor Center. This center provided supportive assistance to families in need. It is still existence today and throughout the years it has been a beacon in the Chollas View community, providing food, clothing and shelter to thousands of families.
From 1961 to 1963, Phyllis worked as a Nurse's Aid at Scripps Memorial Hospital. In 1965, she volunteered to teach sewing and knitting at the Neighborhood House. A shot time later, she was hired as a tour guide on their summer enrichment program. She accompanied Vista Volunteers on visits to Southeast San Diego and took pre-school children and their parents on cultural enrichment tours.
After completing two years of college, Phyllis was employed by the CA State Employment Development Department (EDD). As an employment counselor for over 35 years, she was unswerving in her commitment to create employment opportunities and to improve the quality of life for others. Phyllis was determined to help every person she encountered and was especially fond of working with youth. During her tenure with EDD, she pushed and prodded to help young people find successful employment, housing, and medical care.
For more than two decades, Phyllis was a volunteer for JACS (Joint Action in community Services). In March 1989, Phyllis was selected from over 400 JACS volunteers throughout the western Region and was honored by the United States House of Representatives, receiving the prestigious JACS Volunteer of the Year Award.
Throughout her life, Phyllis worked for countless charities and organizations. She was particularly proud of her long-standing membership with the National Council for Negro Women (NCNW). She was the Chairperson for the International Division of NCNW, a life member for the NAACP, and a member of the National Council of Christians and Jews where she encouraged people from different cultures and economic backgrounds to work together to confront their own fears and prejudices. Phyllis loved history. She worked with the Friends of Allensworth where she devoted countless hours to helping preserve CA's First African American American town. She was also a member of the Liasion League which provided a link between incarcerated women and their families. She recruited friends to help work on behalf of homeless and battered women through organizations such as the YWCA, The Rachel Center, Heartland Human Relations, and New Entra Casa. Phyllis had a unique ability to bond with others in a genuine and powerful way. She knew instinctively, how to build bridges and how to make human connections with people from all walks of life; from the homeless to the Congress!
One of her favorite organizations was the San Diego Elementary Science Institute where she helped organize their first fundraiser. Throughout the years, Phyllis maintained a close friendship with the late Tom Watts and family. She believed that all children are geniuses and have the potential to become scientists! As a founding member of the Friends of the Library, Phyllis was a strong force in laying the groundwork for the development of San Diego's internationally acclaimed Malcolm X Library.
Phyllis was a pioneer for truth and justice. During the difficult years of the 60's and 70's, many of Phyllis' closest friends, affectionately, called her "...a force of nature". If community representatives and politicians go "off track", Phyllis never hesitated to remind them of their responsibility. A zest for life fueled Phyllis with boundless energy.. She worked tirelessly for her family and community. A little known fact about Phyllis was that she never drove a car, yet could find her way to more community meetings and events than anyone could imagine. Always, the focus of her energy was young people.
Phyllis was a lover of beauty of every kind. Whatever Phyllis loved, she worked hard to nurture and promote. She purchased art and encouraged young artists, bought blocks of tickets to cultural events and recruited friends to provide transportation to get young people to them. She organized fund-raising events and cooked traditional Trinidadian food to attract a crowd.
Wherever Phyllis lived, there was a garden. Orchids, Sweet Peas, Gladiolas, Ginger, Epifielians, Tomatoes, Corn, Strawberries, Squash-everything blossomed and flourished under her capable hands. She danced, she laughed, she ran on the beach, she read, she collected dolls and other lovely things. She enjoyed trips and on her travels she absorbed the personalities, spirit and art of the places she visited.
In spite of experiencing the tragic losses of two adult children, Phyllis lived on with enthusiasm, joy and purpose. Her life was one we should all emulate and in doing so become creators of truth, justice and beauty. Phyllis Creft Toliver. A phenomenal woman!
The Lord called Phyllis Yvonne Creft Toliver home on February 15, 2003. She is preceded by her husband of seventeen years, Edgar Lee Toliver, daughter Phyllis "Primo" Radcliff and her son Edgar Leonard Toliver. A brother, Earl Creft, and a sister Barbara "Babsye" Creft Nancoo, also preceded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memory her loving daughter DiAnna Toliver Williams, her son in-law Walter Larry Williams, Sr., granddaughter Ziyahdah Iman Muhammad, her grandson Hadi El Shabazz, all of S Diego, Ca, and granddaughter Brandy Nichole Toliver of Waco, Texas. She is survived by her three sisters, Delia Holloway of San Diego, Jean Campbell of Brooklyn, New York, and Sybil Creft of Curepe, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago an three brothers Carlton Creft of Maracas, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Winfield Bootman of Long Island, Colwin Charles of Florida, extended family and many many beloved friends.
Phyllis grew up in a close-knit family and worked hard caring for her brothers and sisters. The younger Creft children called her Sita their baby way of saying "sister". She was fondly known as "sitaphil" at home. Life wasn't easy. Raised on a farm at an early age, Phyllis learned the value of hard work and responsibility. She also learned the joy of planting and growing vegetables and flowers.
Phyllis loved school. She was a good student and an excellent reader. She studied shorthand, performed in plays and had a special love for poetry. She memorized dozens of poems and loved to recite them. Her brother, Carlton, fondly remembers the one room school they all shared. Whenever Phyllis read or recited a poem, the whole school would become silent and were mesmerized by the beautiful, melodious sound of words that seemed to float, effortlessly, throughout the room. She also enjoyed writing and as a young woman wrote stories, poems and worked on a novel.
In her early twenties, Phyllis met and married Edgar Lee Toliver who was serving in the United States Navy. Leaving her beloved Trinidad behind, Edgar and Phyllis first moved to Puerto Rico, then to Virginia. As a young Navy wife--new to America, church members in Portsmouth, Virginia's African American community embraced Phyllis. She was overwhelmed by their generosity of spirit and cherished the love and support she received. This experience had a tremendous impact on Phyllis and helped to shape her life-long commitment to helping others.
In 1955, the Toliver Family moved to San Diego where they joined Christ United Presbyterian Church, under the spiritual leadership of a young and ever so vibrant, Reverend Dr. George Walker Smith. She later united with a church closer to home, Chollas View United Methodist Church, where she was a faithful member for more than 48 years. During her early years at Chollas View, Phyllis worked with the ministers on visitations and gave help to families in crisis. Through this ministerial work, Phyllis was instrumental in helping to set up the Good Neighbor Center. This center provided supportive assistance to families in need. It is still existence today and throughout the years it has been a beacon in the Chollas View community, providing food, clothing and shelter to thousands of families.
From 1961 to 1963, Phyllis worked as a Nurse's Aid at Scripps Memorial Hospital. In 1965, she volunteered to teach sewing and knitting at the Neighborhood House. A shot time later, she was hired as a tour guide on their summer enrichment program. She accompanied Vista Volunteers on visits to Southeast San Diego and took pre-school children and their parents on cultural enrichment tours.
After completing two years of college, Phyllis was employed by the CA State Employment Development Department (EDD). As an employment counselor for over 35 years, she was unswerving in her commitment to create employment opportunities and to improve the quality of life for others. Phyllis was determined to help every person she encountered and was especially fond of working with youth. During her tenure with EDD, she pushed and prodded to help young people find successful employment, housing, and medical care.
For more than two decades, Phyllis was a volunteer for JACS (Joint Action in community Services). In March 1989, Phyllis was selected from over 400 JACS volunteers throughout the western Region and was honored by the United States House of Representatives, receiving the prestigious JACS Volunteer of the Year Award.
Throughout her life, Phyllis worked for countless charities and organizations. She was particularly proud of her long-standing membership with the National Council for Negro Women (NCNW). She was the Chairperson for the International Division of NCNW, a life member for the NAACP, and a member of the National Council of Christians and Jews where she encouraged people from different cultures and economic backgrounds to work together to confront their own fears and prejudices. Phyllis loved history. She worked with the Friends of Allensworth where she devoted countless hours to helping preserve CA's First African American American town. She was also a member of the Liasion League which provided a link between incarcerated women and their families. She recruited friends to help work on behalf of homeless and battered women through organizations such as the YWCA, The Rachel Center, Heartland Human Relations, and New Entra Casa. Phyllis had a unique ability to bond with others in a genuine and powerful way. She knew instinctively, how to build bridges and how to make human connections with people from all walks of life; from the homeless to the Congress!
One of her favorite organizations was the San Diego Elementary Science Institute where she helped organize their first fundraiser. Throughout the years, Phyllis maintained a close friendship with the late Tom Watts and family. She believed that all children are geniuses and have the potential to become scientists! As a founding member of the Friends of the Library, Phyllis was a strong force in laying the groundwork for the development of San Diego's internationally acclaimed Malcolm X Library.
Phyllis was a pioneer for truth and justice. During the difficult years of the 60's and 70's, many of Phyllis' closest friends, affectionately, called her "...a force of nature". If community representatives and politicians go "off track", Phyllis never hesitated to remind them of their responsibility. A zest for life fueled Phyllis with boundless energy.. She worked tirelessly for her family and community. A little known fact about Phyllis was that she never drove a car, yet could find her way to more community meetings and events than anyone could imagine. Always, the focus of her energy was young people.
Phyllis was a lover of beauty of every kind. Whatever Phyllis loved, she worked hard to nurture and promote. She purchased art and encouraged young artists, bought blocks of tickets to cultural events and recruited friends to provide transportation to get young people to them. She organized fund-raising events and cooked traditional Trinidadian food to attract a crowd.
Wherever Phyllis lived, there was a garden. Orchids, Sweet Peas, Gladiolas, Ginger, Epifielians, Tomatoes, Corn, Strawberries, Squash-everything blossomed and flourished under her capable hands. She danced, she laughed, she ran on the beach, she read, she collected dolls and other lovely things. She enjoyed trips and on her travels she absorbed the personalities, spirit and art of the places she visited.
In spite of experiencing the tragic losses of two adult children, Phyllis lived on with enthusiasm, joy and purpose. Her life was one we should all emulate and in doing so become creators of truth, justice and beauty. Phyllis Creft Toliver. A phenomenal woman!
The Lord called Phyllis Yvonne Creft Toliver home on February 15, 2003. She is preceded by her husband of seventeen years, Edgar Lee Toliver, daughter Phyllis "Primo" Radcliff and her son Edgar Leonard Toliver. A brother, Earl Creft, and a sister Barbara "Babsye" Creft Nancoo, also preceded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memory her loving daughter DiAnna Toliver Williams, her son in-law Walter Larry Williams, Sr., granddaughter Ziyahdah Iman Muhammad, her grandson Hadi El Shabazz, all of S Diego, Ca, and granddaughter Brandy Nichole Toliver of Waco, Texas. She is survived by her three sisters, Delia Holloway of San Diego, Jean Campbell of Brooklyn, New York, and Sybil Creft of Curepe, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago an three brothers Carlton Creft of Maracas, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Winfield Bootman of Long Island, Colwin Charles of Florida, extended family and many many beloved friends.
Phyllis Yvonne Creft Toliver started her life journey as the eldest of nine children born to Egbert and Ambrozine Irene Charles Creft on June 8, 1928 in Tunapuna, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Phyllis grew up in a close-knit family and worked hard caring for her brothers and sisters. The younger Creft children called her Sita their baby way of saying "sister". She was fondly known as "sitaphil" at home. Life wasn't easy. Raised on a farm at an early age, Phyllis learned the value of hard work and responsibility. She also learned the joy of planting and growing vegetables and flowers.
Phyllis loved school. She was a good student and an excellent reader. She studied shorthand, performed in plays and had a special love for poetry. She memorized dozens of poems and loved to recite them. Her brother, Carlton, fondly remembers the one room school they all shared. Whenever Phyllis read or recited a poem, the whole school would become silent and were mesmerized by the beautiful, melodious sound of words that seemed to float, effortlessly, throughout the room. She also enjoyed writing and as a young woman wrote stories, poems and worked on a novel.
In her early twenties, Phyllis met and married Edgar Lee Toliver who was serving in the United States Navy. Leaving her beloved Trinidad behind, Edgar and Phyllis first moved to Puerto Rico, then to Virginia. As a young Navy wife--new to America, church members in Portsmouth, Virginia's African American community embraced Phyllis. She was overwhelmed by their generosity of spirit and cherished the love and support she received. This experience had a tremendous impact on Phyllis and helped to shape her life-long commitment to helping others.
In 1955, the Toliver Family moved to San Diego where they joined Christ United Presbyterian Church, under the spiritual leadership of a young and ever so vibrant, Reverend Dr. George Walker Smith. She later united with a church closer to home, Chollas View United Methodist Church, where she was a faithful member for more than 48 years. During her early years at Chollas View, Phyllis worked with the ministers on visitations and gave help to families in crisis. Through this ministerial work, Phyllis was instrumental in helping to set up the Good Neighbor Center. This center provided supportive assistance to families in need. It is still existence today and throughout the years it has been a beacon in the Chollas View community, providing food, clothing and shelter to thousands of families.
From 1961 to 1963, Phyllis worked as a Nurse's Aid at Scripps Memorial Hospital. In 1965, she volunteered to teach sewing and knitting at the Neighborhood House. A shot time later, she was hired as a tour guide on their summer enrichment program. She accompanied Vista Volunteers on visits to Southeast San Diego and took pre-school children and their parents on cultural enrichment tours.
After completing two years of college, Phyllis was employed by the CA State Employment Development Department (EDD). As an employment counselor for over 35 years, she was unswerving in her commitment to create employment opportunities and to improve the quality of life for others. Phyllis was determined to help every person she encountered and was especially fond of working with youth. During her tenure with EDD, she pushed and prodded to help young people find successful employment, housing, and medical care.
For more than two decades, Phyllis was a volunteer for JACS (Joint Action in community Services). In March 1989, Phyllis was selected from over 400 JACS volunteers throughout the western Region and was honored by the United States House of Representatives, receiving the prestigious JACS Volunteer of the Year Award.
Throughout her life, Phyllis worked for countless charities and organizations. She was particularly proud of her long-standing membership with the National Council for Negro Women (NCNW). She was the Chairperson for the International Division of NCNW, a life member for the NAACP, and a member of the National Council of Christians and Jews where she encouraged people from different cultures and economic backgrounds to work together to confront their own fears and prejudices. Phyllis loved history. She worked with the Friends of Allensworth where she devoted countless hours to helping preserve CA's First African American American town. She was also a member of the Liasion League which provided a link between incarcerated women and their families. She recruited friends to help work on behalf of homeless and battered women through organizations such as the YWCA, The Rachel Center, Heartland Human Relations, and New Entra Casa. Phyllis had a unique ability to bond with others in a genuine and powerful way. She knew instinctively, how to build bridges and how to make human connections with people from all walks of life; from the homeless to the Congress!
One of her favorite organizations was the San Diego Elementary Science Institute where she helped organize their first fundraiser. Throughout the years, Phyllis maintained a close friendship with the late Tom Watts and family. She believed that all children are geniuses and have the potential to become scientists! As a founding member of the Friends of the Library, Phyllis was a strong force in laying the groundwork for the development of San Diego's internationally acclaimed Malcolm X Library.
Phyllis was a pioneer for truth and justice. During the difficult years of the 60's and 70's, many of Phyllis' closest friends, affectionately, called her "...a force of nature". If community representatives and politicians go "off track", Phyllis never hesitated to remind them of their responsibility. A zest for life fueled Phyllis with boundless energy.. She worked tirelessly for her family and community. A little known fact about Phyllis was that she never drove a car, yet could find her way to more community meetings and events than anyone could imagine. Always, the focus of her energy was young people.
Phyllis was a lover of beauty of every kind. Whatever Phyllis loved, she worked hard to nurture and promote. She purchased art and encouraged young artists, bought blocks of tickets to cultural events and recruited friends to provide transportation to get young people to them. She organized fund-raising events and cooked traditional Trinidadian food to attract a crowd.
Wherever Phyllis lived, there was a garden. Orchids, Sweet Peas, Gladiolas, Ginger, Epifielians, Tomatoes, Corn, Strawberries, Squash-everything blossomed and flourished under her capable hands. She danced, she laughed, she ran on the beach, she read, she collected dolls and other lovely things. She enjoyed trips and on her travels she absorbed the personalities, spirit and art of the places she visited.
In spite of experiencing the tragic losses of two adult children, Phyllis lived on with enthusiasm, joy and purpose. Her life was one we should all emulate and in doing so become creators of truth, justice and beauty. Phyllis Creft Toliver. A phenomenal woman!
The Lord called Phyllis Yvonne Creft Toliver home on February 15, 2003. She is preceded by her husband of seventeen years, Edgar Lee Toliver, daughter Phyllis "Primo" Radcliff and her son Edgar Leonard Toliver. A brother, Earl Creft, and a sister Barbara "Babsye" Creft Nancoo, also preceded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memory her loving daughter DiAnna Toliver Williams, her son in-law Walter Larry Williams, Sr., granddaughter Ziyahdah Iman Muhammad, her grandson Hadi El Shabazz, all of S Diego, Ca, and granddaughter Brandy Nichole Toliver of Waco, Texas. She is survived by her three sisters, Delia Holloway of San Diego, Jean Campbell of Brooklyn, New York, and Sybil Creft of Curepe, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago an three brothers Carlton Creft of Maracas, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Winfield Bootman of Long Island, Colwin Charles of Florida, extended family and many many beloved friends.
Phyllis grew up in a close-knit family and worked hard caring for her brothers and sisters. The younger Creft children called her Sita their baby way of saying "sister". She was fondly known as "sitaphil" at home. Life wasn't easy. Raised on a farm at an early age, Phyllis learned the value of hard work and responsibility. She also learned the joy of planting and growing vegetables and flowers.
Phyllis loved school. She was a good student and an excellent reader. She studied shorthand, performed in plays and had a special love for poetry. She memorized dozens of poems and loved to recite them. Her brother, Carlton, fondly remembers the one room school they all shared. Whenever Phyllis read or recited a poem, the whole school would become silent and were mesmerized by the beautiful, melodious sound of words that seemed to float, effortlessly, throughout the room. She also enjoyed writing and as a young woman wrote stories, poems and worked on a novel.
In her early twenties, Phyllis met and married Edgar Lee Toliver who was serving in the United States Navy. Leaving her beloved Trinidad behind, Edgar and Phyllis first moved to Puerto Rico, then to Virginia. As a young Navy wife--new to America, church members in Portsmouth, Virginia's African American community embraced Phyllis. She was overwhelmed by their generosity of spirit and cherished the love and support she received. This experience had a tremendous impact on Phyllis and helped to shape her life-long commitment to helping others.
In 1955, the Toliver Family moved to San Diego where they joined Christ United Presbyterian Church, under the spiritual leadership of a young and ever so vibrant, Reverend Dr. George Walker Smith. She later united with a church closer to home, Chollas View United Methodist Church, where she was a faithful member for more than 48 years. During her early years at Chollas View, Phyllis worked with the ministers on visitations and gave help to families in crisis. Through this ministerial work, Phyllis was instrumental in helping to set up the Good Neighbor Center. This center provided supportive assistance to families in need. It is still existence today and throughout the years it has been a beacon in the Chollas View community, providing food, clothing and shelter to thousands of families.
From 1961 to 1963, Phyllis worked as a Nurse's Aid at Scripps Memorial Hospital. In 1965, she volunteered to teach sewing and knitting at the Neighborhood House. A shot time later, she was hired as a tour guide on their summer enrichment program. She accompanied Vista Volunteers on visits to Southeast San Diego and took pre-school children and their parents on cultural enrichment tours.
After completing two years of college, Phyllis was employed by the CA State Employment Development Department (EDD). As an employment counselor for over 35 years, she was unswerving in her commitment to create employment opportunities and to improve the quality of life for others. Phyllis was determined to help every person she encountered and was especially fond of working with youth. During her tenure with EDD, she pushed and prodded to help young people find successful employment, housing, and medical care.
For more than two decades, Phyllis was a volunteer for JACS (Joint Action in community Services). In March 1989, Phyllis was selected from over 400 JACS volunteers throughout the western Region and was honored by the United States House of Representatives, receiving the prestigious JACS Volunteer of the Year Award.
Throughout her life, Phyllis worked for countless charities and organizations. She was particularly proud of her long-standing membership with the National Council for Negro Women (NCNW). She was the Chairperson for the International Division of NCNW, a life member for the NAACP, and a member of the National Council of Christians and Jews where she encouraged people from different cultures and economic backgrounds to work together to confront their own fears and prejudices. Phyllis loved history. She worked with the Friends of Allensworth where she devoted countless hours to helping preserve CA's First African American American town. She was also a member of the Liasion League which provided a link between incarcerated women and their families. She recruited friends to help work on behalf of homeless and battered women through organizations such as the YWCA, The Rachel Center, Heartland Human Relations, and New Entra Casa. Phyllis had a unique ability to bond with others in a genuine and powerful way. She knew instinctively, how to build bridges and how to make human connections with people from all walks of life; from the homeless to the Congress!
One of her favorite organizations was the San Diego Elementary Science Institute where she helped organize their first fundraiser. Throughout the years, Phyllis maintained a close friendship with the late Tom Watts and family. She believed that all children are geniuses and have the potential to become scientists! As a founding member of the Friends of the Library, Phyllis was a strong force in laying the groundwork for the development of San Diego's internationally acclaimed Malcolm X Library.
Phyllis was a pioneer for truth and justice. During the difficult years of the 60's and 70's, many of Phyllis' closest friends, affectionately, called her "...a force of nature". If community representatives and politicians go "off track", Phyllis never hesitated to remind them of their responsibility. A zest for life fueled Phyllis with boundless energy.. She worked tirelessly for her family and community. A little known fact about Phyllis was that she never drove a car, yet could find her way to more community meetings and events than anyone could imagine. Always, the focus of her energy was young people.
Phyllis was a lover of beauty of every kind. Whatever Phyllis loved, she worked hard to nurture and promote. She purchased art and encouraged young artists, bought blocks of tickets to cultural events and recruited friends to provide transportation to get young people to them. She organized fund-raising events and cooked traditional Trinidadian food to attract a crowd.
Wherever Phyllis lived, there was a garden. Orchids, Sweet Peas, Gladiolas, Ginger, Epifielians, Tomatoes, Corn, Strawberries, Squash-everything blossomed and flourished under her capable hands. She danced, she laughed, she ran on the beach, she read, she collected dolls and other lovely things. She enjoyed trips and on her travels she absorbed the personalities, spirit and art of the places she visited.
In spite of experiencing the tragic losses of two adult children, Phyllis lived on with enthusiasm, joy and purpose. Her life was one we should all emulate and in doing so become creators of truth, justice and beauty. Phyllis Creft Toliver. A phenomenal woman!
The Lord called Phyllis Yvonne Creft Toliver home on February 15, 2003. She is preceded by her husband of seventeen years, Edgar Lee Toliver, daughter Phyllis "Primo" Radcliff and her son Edgar Leonard Toliver. A brother, Earl Creft, and a sister Barbara "Babsye" Creft Nancoo, also preceded her in death. She leaves to cherish her memory her loving daughter DiAnna Toliver Williams, her son in-law Walter Larry Williams, Sr., granddaughter Ziyahdah Iman Muhammad, her grandson Hadi El Shabazz, all of S Diego, Ca, and granddaughter Brandy Nichole Toliver of Waco, Texas. She is survived by her three sisters, Delia Holloway of San Diego, Jean Campbell of Brooklyn, New York, and Sybil Creft of Curepe, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago an three brothers Carlton Creft of Maracas, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Winfield Bootman of Long Island, Colwin Charles of Florida, extended family and many many beloved friends.
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