Doreen E. TRAYNUM

TRAYNUM, Doreen E. Doreen Evangeline Traynum was born September 21, 1958, in Hartford, Connecticut to the union of Norman and Gladys Traynum. Doreen Evangeline Traynum, age 52, of Fall River, Massachusetts died Friday, (March 4, 2011), at Hallmark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Massachusetts. She was blessed with three children Cherie McBride, Demarco Traynum, and Dyewane Traynum. She was a Clinical Nurse Assistant (CNA) in Rhode Island, and a social worker in Massachusetts. She also worked with the physically challenged in Rhode Island. Doreen enjoyed traveling, reading, quiet time, and writing in her journal. She took pride in her work because it allowed her to be of service to others. She graduated from Rogers High School in Newport, Rhode Island in 1977. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Work at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts in 2001. She was pursuing her Masters in Social Work and due to chronic illness she was unable to complete the program. She was preceded in death by her father Norman Traynum, one sister Geraldine Keelen, and one son Demarco. She leaves to cherish her memory two children, Cherie (David) McBride, Virginia; Dyewane Traynum, Massachusetts; her mother Gladys Traynum, California; three brothers and nine sisters: Diane (John) Laiscell, Rhode Island; Arlene Closs, California; Charlene Fountain, Connecticut; Deborah Traynum, Michigan; Sheila Traynum, Rhode Island; DeLois (Carlton) Lindsey , Connecticut; Valerie Robinson, Missouri; Jeleta (Charles) ) Brown, California; David (Leandrea) Traynum, Rhode Island; Leonard ( Loretta) Traynum, South Carolina; Annette Traynum, Rhode Island.; Marvin Traynum, California. She also leaves five grandchildren: Tyrone, Kyree, Carissa, Gerell, Demarco, and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, March 11, 2011, at 10 a.m., Greater St. Paul Baptist Church, 12 Windsor Avenue, Windsor, Connecticut.