TRENTON Steven Troy Harper, 38, died Saturday, Dec. 22, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick.
Born in New York City, he was a longtime Trenton resident.
He attended Trenton public schools and had been a member of Jerusalem Baptist Church and Galilee Baptist Church.
He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Charlotte Harper-Sykes and George Sykes Sr.; his father and stepmother, William and Iza Harper; three sons, Rashawn and Steven Sequan Fox and Malcolm McNeil, all of Trenton; three brothers, Tyrone Hall and James Davis of Trenton and Mark Tobias of Lawrence; six sisters, Donna Harper of New York City, Chandra Harper of Atlantic City and Tara Harper, Dawn Alford, Raquel Harper and LaToya Harper, all of Trenton; five aunts; four uncles, including Kenneth Wilson; his partner, Octavia "Blackie" McGuire; a special friend, Sandra Mitchell of New Brunswick; and other relatives and friends.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, at Galilee Baptist Church, 440 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., with the Rev. John H. Harris, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in Ewing Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 9 a.m. until service at the church.
Arrangements are by Campbell Funeral Chapel.