Alvon Cruse

Alvon D. L Cruse, born April 24th 1968 to Agnes Bess in Trenton, New Jersey. He departed on April 28th 2023 at Helen Fuld Hospital.

He was a resident of Trenton for 55 years. He attended Our Lady of Divine Shepherd and graduated from Trenton Central High School.

Alvon worked for a few different employers and was a minister but the job he loved the most was being the owner of Cufflinks Plus Accessories.

As a child growing up, he attended St. John' Baptist Church by his teenage years he had joined Love Temple under the leaderships of Dr. Nancy A. Spearman. There he was apart of the gospel Jamboree choir, served as a trustee and was also ordained as a Minister. After Dr. Spearman passed Alvon joined the Gethsemane Tabernacle UHC under the leadership of Pastor and Lady Goodwyn. He was a member there until he passed. He was once a part of the Edward Hawkins Music and Arts Seminar Trenton chapter .

Alvon was known for the way he dressed but mostly for the way he praised God. He had some serious footwork. If you knew Alvon you knew he loved spending time with family, he loved foreign cars, making cufflings, but most of all he loved buying and wearing his furs.

Alvon had a smile that would change how you were feeling at the moment. He always had an encouraging word to give no matter how he was feeling.

He was preceded in death by: his mother Agnes's Bess; grandmother Frances Dorsey Cruse; grandfather Riley Cruse; two aunts: Yvonne Steward, Corlyn Walker; an Uncle Russle cruse; a godsister: Alicia McNeil.

Alvon's memory will be cherished and forever remembered by his daughters Tyheira Jackson, Michelle Hargrove; grandchildren: Zyheira, Zavion Rj,Taraji, Tristyn; godmother Tee Parker: godsisters Miracle Hunter, Akiko Hunter; godchildren: Marchon, Rashead, Anthony, Donisha, Tianta, Reggie; aunts: Bernice Johnson, Denise Cruse, Sondra Byrd (Kenneth) and Gwendolyn Cruse; uncle: William Cruse (Urshlen); special nieces: Clashel Patterson, Conyea Patterson and Sharon Henderson; special friends: Tunesha Goodwyn. Jasper, Mr. Coleman, Ushika Clyburn; a host of other family members and friends.

Funeral service will be 11am Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Samaritan Baptist Church, 531 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Trenton, NJ 08609. Calling hours will be 9am until the time of service. Interment will be private. Arrangements are by Hughes Funeral Home.

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