Burnetta Crommarty-Harper
June 22, 1909 – May 17, 1992
Bernetta Crommarty was the youngest child of eleven born to Jayne and Ethel Crommarty. She was born in Gainesville, Florida on June 22, 1909. She attended school in Lake Helen, Florida, later she migrated north to live with her sister, Mrs. Estella Wilkins in Philadelphia. It was here in Philadelphia, where she met and married her husband, Roosevelt Harper. They had no children.
As a member of the African Methodist Episcopal Union Church in Philadelphia, she served on the Usher Board, Stewardess Board and the Missionary Board. She was highly recognized for her duties.
Bernetta was a very active member of the ILGWU and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for more than twenty-five years.
In her later years, when Bernetta and Margaret shared a home together, Carol Saline and Sharon J. Wohlmuth featured them in the Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine and in May 1995 in Sisters, a book. Bernetta and Margaret: The Crommarty Sisters. This was a dedication to both Bernetta and Margaret – their spirits will continue to live on in the pages of Sisters.
