Angelette Ledean Stokes Colvin was born and raised in Akron, Ohio, on June 17, 1946. After a lengthy illness at the Pinnacle Nursing Home, Angelette answered the Master’s Call and departed her earthly home on November 29, 2020. “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His faithful servants.” Psalm 116: 15 NIV.

Educated in the Akron area spending her formative years at St. Martha School; graduated in 1964 from North High School and a graduated of the University of Akron. Until her illness, Angelette was a life-long active member of the St. Martha’s Parish.

She was employed at the Akron General Hospital-Cleveland Clinic, The University of Akron, and the Oriana House. Angelette had a spirit of volunteerism; serving with a love for people at the St. Vincent DePaul, where she fed the homeless on the weekends with a hot meal and a word of encouragement.

Angelette loved her family and enjoyed family gatherings, where she often prepared meals for every appetite. She was an excellent cook!

Preceded in death by her father, William C. Stokes; mother, Mattie Lee Stokes; sisters, Grace Streeter, Mattie L. Arnold, and Carolyn Stokes Reed; brothers, George B. Stokes, and William Stokes; sister-in-law Patricia A. Stokes; nephew Garland L. Stokes. She leaves to cherish her memory, son, Andre S. Colvin; grandson, George T’Andre Willis, and Kameron Spain; great grandson, Giovonni Willis, Akron, Ohio; sister, Wilhelmina Stokes Caufman, New York, N.Y.; sister-in-law, Linda Stokes, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; former husband, John L. Colvin and special friends, Samuel Stephens Jr., Beverly Brown, and Sue and Edwin Heatherly; special nieces, Evelyn Stokes, Kimberly Lee and Dana LaGarde; and a host of nieces, nephews, loving family members and friends.

Acknowledgements

The Colvin and Stokes Families express our heartfelt gratitude to all of you for your generosity shown during the illness and subsequent transition of our loved one. And, Special thanks is extended to Father Joe Warner of Blessed Trinity Parish, (formerly, St. Martha) and the staff of the Pinnacle Nursing Home.