At age 95, there was no other way to describe Dalyce Curry, or ''Momma Dee'' to her large extended family, other than ''fabulous.''

At age 95, there was no other way to describe Dalyce Curry, or “Momma Dee” to her large extended family, other than “fabulous.”

Dalyce Kelley mourns for her grandmother Dalyce Curry, 95, who died last week at her home in Altadena as the Eaton Fire raged through the community.

She settled in Los Angeles, where she never became a star but did rub shoulders with some of the elites of old Hollywood, including backing up singer Pearl Bailey, being an extra in a scene with Diana Ross in "Lady Sings the Blues" and being mentored by the first Black woman to ever sign a movie contract.