OBITUARIES:
• CARTER – Evelyn P., formerly of East Orange; Oct. 31. Nurse and mother.
• GAINES – Ezell, of East Orange; Nov. 9. Retired bus driver for NJ Transit.
• HOUSTON – Lottie Ella, of East Orange; Nov. 4. Child care provider, mother.
• MURPHY – John “Sean,” formerly of Orange; Nov. 7. Air Force sergeant.
• NICHOLAS – Phyllis Gaiter, of Orange; Nov. 4. Elementary school educator.