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JARVIS ANDERSON

Jarvis Anderson
A funeral for Jarvis Anderson, one of three people killed in Boston in a spate of violence over the Fourth of July weekend, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Davis Funeral Home, 654 Cummins Highway in Mattapan.

Mr. Anderson, 20, was killed about 1:30 a.m. July 5 in a drive-by shooting outside his Roxbury home. Though police said Mr. Anderson may have known those responsible for his death, his sister, Zakia Hunter, disputed the suggestion. She also denied that Mr. Anderson was affiliated with a gang.

Mr. Anderson's relatives described him as someone who loved writing and producing music and who hoped to attend college to study engineering. A few months ago, Mr. Anderson wrote and helped engineer an antiviolence song called "Put the Guns Down."

He worked as a delivery man at a Bertucci's restaurant and spent his spare time at the music studio and visiting family.

Mr. Anderson leaves his parents, Phillip Sr. and Carolyn of Roxbury; one brother, Phillip Jr. of Roxbury; and one sister, Zakia Hunter of Dorchester.

He will be buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Mattapan.

Sylvester D. Conley
Sylvester D. "Bud" Conley, a retired postal clerk and a World War II veteran, died Monday at his home in Ipswich. He was 82.

Mr. Conley was born in Malden and was raised in Ipswich, graduating in 1943 from Ipswich High School. After high school, he served four years in the US Navy, before returning to Ipswich and marrying the woman who would become his wife of 59 years, Gertrude (Mozdziez).

Mr. Conley worked at Craig Systems Co. in Lawrence as marketing manager. He then worked as a postal clerk for more than 15 years, retiring in 1997 from the US Postal Service.

Mr. Conley was a Rotarian of the Ipswich Club, for which he was actively involved in fund-raising. He was a board member of the Veterans of Foreign War Post 1093 and the first commander of Amvets Post 201, both in Ipswich. He also was a former member of Knights of Columbus Carrollton Council 498 in Ipswich. In 1997, he was named Person of the Year by the Ipswich Rotary Club for his service to the town.

He was a huge sports fan and enjoyed watching all the Boston teams. He also enjoyed having friends and family gather on his screened front porch to visit and watch the Red Sox on a small television. His daughter, Sue Conley of Ipswich, described her father as a people person.

Along with his wife and daughter, Mr. Conley leaves another daughter, Patricia Sonntag of Centerville, and a brother, Robert F. Conley of Salem.

A funeral Mass will be said today at 9 a.m. at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, Ipswich. Burial will follow at Cowles Memorial Cemetery.

Alice K. Thompson
Alice Kreps Thompson, a longtime resident of Chestnut Hill and devoted volunteer, died June 30 in a nursing home in Portland, Ore. She was 82.

Mrs. Thompson was born in Lakehurst, N.J., and grew up in San Diego. She moved to Boston in 1942 to attend nursing school. After arriving in Boston, she met Peter Hunter Thompson, and they were married in 1945. After their marriage, they moved to Chestnut Hill, where Mrs. Thompson lived for more than 50 years.

An active community member, she served as a trustee at the Boston Lying-In Hospital for Women, now known as Brigham and Women's Hospital, and she volunteered at its gift shop for many years. She was president of the former Children's Museum Aid, which raised money for the museum, and she was part of the Altar Guild for the Church of the Redeemer in Chestnut Hill.

Mrs. Thompson was dedicated to the preservation of historic homes and worked for the preservation of sites in Chestnut Hill. She also enjoyed gourmet cooking and devoting time to family.

Her husband died in 1986. She leaves three sons, Peter H. III of Tampa, , Robert W. of Gresham, Ore., and David R. of Burlington, Vt.; two daughters, Nancy Jubitz of Portland, Ore., and Katherine Otte of Houston; and eight grandchildren.

Services will be held today at 1 p.m. at the Church of the Redeemer. Private burial is planned at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.