Doris Todae Kyne Greene

Sunrise: June 23, 1948—Sunset: October 31, 2024

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4)

The Kyne, Tay, Lawry, Doe, Reeves-Bull, Cassell, and Greene families regret to announce the homegoing of Doris Todae Kyne Greene, our beloved mother, sister, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother, who transitioned peacefully on October 31, 2024, in Newark, NJ.

Doris Kyne was born in Doudoken, Cape Palmas, Liberia, to George and Annie Kyne, and soon established herself as the most talkative child in their large household. When Isaac Doe, whom she fondly called “Bubba Isaac,” began courting her older sister Mary, Doris enjoyed talking with him and reporting the events of the day.

Following their marriage, when it was time for Mary to join Isaac in the United States, she moved Doris and another sister, Sarah, to Monrovia. As was customary in those days, young children from the interior who planned to travel or relocate to countries abroad often remained in the care of Monrovia-based families until their departure. Doris stayed with the Cassell family, attending the high school at Monrovia College until Mary finalized the arrangements to bring her to America in 1967.

For a short time after her arrival in the States, Doris lived with Mary and her family in Brooklyn, NY. She then moved to New Jersey — the state that she would call home for the rest of her life — to live with her sister, Sarah and her family. Later, Doris became a resident of Father Divine Boarding House in downtown Newark, where she met and fell in love with Vance Lawry. In time, Doris and Vance married and had three sons: Abu, Kassiem and Rashad.

Doris attended Essex County College and earned an associate’s degree in business administration. She subsequently became a paraprofessional with the New Jersey State Government, working with special-needs children — a position she held for 28 years until her retirement.