Laura Jane Silva w as born on November 3, 1921 to th e late Jackson Reid and l ate Ma r ie E . Wi l son in Kershaw County - Camden, South Carolina . She entered h er Eternal life on Tuesday, O c tober 20, 2015 at Sinai Hospita l in Ba l timore , Mar y land. She was the eld e st daughter of fourteen sib l ings. She was preceded in death by her husband , Theodore and daughter , Patricia . She received her education in New Haven, Conn e cticut and Camden, South Caro l ina . Sh e had numerous jobs in her life - working as a Cater - er, Cook, Munitio n s Operator and a Housekeeper . She retired many years ago, (in h er l a te sixties)from Johns Hopkins Hospital' s School of Medicine in Baltimo r e, Maryland . Ms. Laura was a lover of Lif e, an extensive tra v eler and had a giving heart . She loved watching Sports, Judge sho ws, and other relaxing shows on the television. Throughout the week , she looked forward to talking via pho n e to h er y oungest sister, Carolyn. M s. Laura was firm , profound and af f orded structure to your life. She will be r e membered as she touched t h e Li ve s o f al l who knew her . She was Christened as a child at Wesley Chapel Methodi s t Church in Camden, South Caro l ina . In later y ears, she attended numerous C h urches and Houses of Pra y er . She leaves to c h erish her precious memory : daughter, Diane; three sons, Theodore (Buddy), Victor/Denise, and Pierre (Pete )IBett y; five grand - sons, Dana / Tahia, Pierre (Petey) / Crystal, Theodore (Teddy), Antoine and David; three gra nd daughters, Consue l a, Tara and Sierra; three sisters , Corinne Reid A l len of Rembert, South Carolina , Edith Reid Drakeford and Carolyn Reid Ellis of Camden , South Carolina; a de - voted c ousin, Janice Baker , devoted cousin , Luth e r Conr a d Slacum, devoted God daughter , Vanessa Harrington , devoted C a r eg i v er , Ph y llis C. Smith, devoted famil y friend, Edith She l ton , devoted famil y friend , A l phadio Diallo and a host of other relatives and innum era bl e friends . Memorial Service Joseph H. Brown Jr. Funeral Home Friday, October 30, 2015 11:00 AM Email Details 2140 N. Fulton Ave
Baltimore, Maryland 21217 Service starts at 11:30am Directions