Armelia Lavoya Ponton-Grooms Armelia Lavoya Ponton-Grooms of East Orange, N.J., made her transition on March 13, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at 10 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 66 South Grove St., East Orange. A visitation will be held today, Friday, March 23, 2018, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the church. Entombment will be at Hollywood Memorial Park in Union, N.J. Professional services are entrusted to the Cushnie-Houston Funeral Home, 102 Sanford St., East Orange, N.J. Serving with Excellence, www.johnbhoustonfuneralhome.com.