Evertia A. Grant-Tunstall

Evertia Adelia Grant Tunstall was born to the late Grace and William Grant on November 2, 1925.Evertia was a graduate of Booker T. Washington School #130 and a graduate of Frederick Douglass High School #450. Evertia attended Cortez Peters Business School for one year and one year at Morgan State College for evening classes. She also attended Catonsville Community College for multiple workshops for six months. She was a graduate from Henryton School of Nursing. She was a staff nurse at Johns Hopkins for ten years and a private duty nurse at Sinai Hospital for four to five years. She also worked in the Comprehensive Health Center for Provident Hospital. In this instance she was a nurse who often went out into the community to assess needs and care.She was affiliated with the Blood Lab taking blood from individuals. She worked at Longreen Nursing Home at Loch Raven for ten years, and did volunteer work with Sickle Cell Anemia and the Olympics for people with disabilities. Evertia worked at Veterans Hospital in the Emergency Room and Clinic and worked as a nurse on the stuff with a private doctor.Her life was rich and extended because of her involvement in church. Evertia was a member of Macedonia's Sunday School and a member of B. Y. P. U. which is the Baptist Young People's Union. She was a member of the Junior Ushers under the guidance of Sister Lucy Imes and Sister Georgia Brown. Evertia also was a participant and member of the Clayton's Drama Group and a member of the Gospel Chorus under the direction of Rev. Andrew Brown. She was secretary for the Nurses Unit and introduced Blood Pressure Screening to Macedonians. Evertia brought into focus new equipment and ideas for the nurses. She was affiliated with the Red Cross and brought them to Macedonia for blood taking. She has been the chairperson for the annual bazaar, “Everybody's Birthday,” and other activities and events. She has written numerous memorial papers. “Bert” (as she was sometimes called) was the president of the Johnson/Watts Nurses Unit, member of the Bible Class, and a life time member of Macedonia Baptist Church.She has helped many people during her life-time in or out of the hospital and never complained about her job. She was friendly, effervescent and vivacious and was loved by most everyone.Evertia is survived by: her sister, Colonier Harvey; brother, Silas Grant; brother-in-law, Charles Harvey; sister-in-law, Ellestine Grant; loving nephews, Rueben and Reynold Brown and Zachary Grant; Rueben's wife, Tammy Brown and daughter, Candice Brown; niece, Zina and her husband, Marcellus Kendel; loving cousin, Edna Gallagher; dear friends, Wilimena Nutter and Joyce Dixon; a host of other relatives and friends.

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Evertia A. Grant-Tunstall

November 2, 1925 - August 8, 2006