Necrology 2023

 "For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed,

we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens."

- Listed In Sequential Order -

The Reverend Julia M. Patterson, Who Served As The Pastor of Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Guthrie, Oklahoma, Western District Of The Oklahoma State Annual Conference, Twelfth Episcopal District

Professor Vinita Ruth Davis Carter Holman, Age 78, Of Nashville Tennessee, A Professor Of Accounting At Fisk University For Many Years And Prior To That Served In The Corporate Setting As A Certified Public Accountant (CPA); She Was The Daughter Of Dr. Henderson S. Davis, Retired Historiographer Of The AME Church And Mrs. Ruth Vinita Davis, Artist, Painter, Sculptor, And Historian

Ms. Kaiyah Tselani Tyanna Horton-Seawright, Age 21, A Resident of Columbia, South Carolina, And The Great Niece Of Bishop Harry L. And Supervisor Sherita Moon Seawright, Ninth Episcopal District

Deaconess Carrie S. Polk - Powe, Age 85, Of Jackson, Tennessee, Thirteenth Episcopal District; She Was Active In Her Church And Community And Tutored And Counseled Children Of All Ages Even After She Retired From The Chicago Public School System After 33 Years Of Service

Mrs. Margaret R. Brooks, On December 23, 2022, The Mother Of Rev. Makeeda E. Brooks, The Pastor Of St. John A.M.E. Church, Niagara Falls, NY, Buffalo Annual Conference, And The First Episcopal District

Mrs. Ella Mae King Who Was 91 Years of Age, The Sister of The Late Rev. George M. Perkins, An Elder And Pastor In The Tennessee Annual Conference

Mrs. Carol Shepherd, The Mother of The Rev. Dr. Valdes J. Snipes, The Second Episcopal District African Methodist Episcopal Church, Bereavement Notification Contributing Designee From The Office Of The Bishop, The Rt. Rev. James L. Davis; The Pastor Of Mt. Zion AME Church, Severn, Maryland

The Reverend Gerald Cardwell, An Associate Minister at Oak Grove AME Church, Detroit, He Served As An Adjunct Professor Of Church Administration at Ashland Seminary And On The Detroit Campus Advisory Board; He Was A Devoted Family Man Who Was Married To His Wife Betty For More Than 50 Years, This Union Produced Two Children: Geneen And Gerard And 3 Grandchildren: Antonio, Angelo, And Gianni

Mrs. Juanita Johnson-Abel, Widow of The Reverend William Lewis (WL) Johnson Jr., They Shared A Vibrant Ministry Together That Spanned 40 Years In The Fourth Episcopal District, And She Was A Very Active Member Of The Women’s Missionary Society At All Levels Of The Church

Mrs. Elnora Caldwell, the Sister of Reverend Fred Flowers, Pastor Of Parks Chapel AME Church, Dothan, Alabama, In The Southeast Alabama Annual Conference, Ninth Episcopal District

The Rev. Clarence G. Robinson, Chief Financial Officer, And Retired Presiding Elder Served Faithfully In The 4th District For Over 65 Years As A Pastor, Presiding Elder And Staff Of The 4th District Headquarters; Pastored Emanuel Temple AME-Chicago, Olivet AME-South Bend, Bethel AME-Saginaw, Ebenezer AME-Detroit And St. Mark AME-Milwaukee And He Was Appointed Presiding Elder In 2001 

The Reverend Angela Ward Fair, Age 57, an Itinerant Deacon for over 20 Years, Married to Rev. Garry L. Fair for 35 Years and together they had two children; she served in A unified ministry and Pastorship with Rev. Garry Where Their Passion For Christ’s Word And God’s Children Remains A Dynamic Force In The Local Memphis Community, West Tennessee Conference, Thirteenth Episcopal District

Reverend Ida Grooms, Mother of The Reverend Jesse Grooms, Pastor Of Mt. Zion AME Church In Opelika, Alabama In The Northeast Alabama Conference Of The Ninth Episcopal District

Sister Sandra B. Calvin, The Grandmother of Sister Braea Green, The Wife Of Reverend Stephen A. Green, Pastor Of St. Luke A.M.E. Church, New York, New York Annual Conference Of The First Episcopal District

Mrs. Peola Himes Mccaskill (Age 96), A Former Elected Connectional Officer of The Women’s Missionary Society of The African Methodist Episcopal Church, And Was A Close And Trusted Ally Of NCNW President Emerita, Dr. Dorothy Irene Height, Where She Served NCNW Faithfully For Decades As Parliamentarian

Sister Mary Vaughn Garnett, The Wife Rev. Joseph T. Garnett, Jr., Pastor of Israel Chapel AME Church, West Columbia Of The Texas Conference, Tenth Episcopal District

Princess Aura Alexandria Tolliver, Age 31, Victom of A Drive By Shooting In Tallahassee, Florida; The Niece Of The Reverend Juan Tolliver, Presiding Elder, Fort Worth District, African Methodist Episcopal Church; 31, Tenth Episcopal DistrictTenth Episcopal District

Sister Ruby Mae Brooks, The Mother of Rev. Prudie Milam, A Retired Associate Minister Serving At Mt. Zion Porter AME Church In The Southwest Texas Conference, Tenth Episcopal District

Mr. Horace Hawkins, Jr., The Beloved Father of Reverend Evonski Bulgar, Pastor Of St. Paul AME Church, Havana, Florida, Eleventh Episcopal District

The Reverend Johnnie Edison, Sr, Retired Pastor of The Northwest Alabama Conference and The Husband of Reverend Glenzel Edison, Pastor Of St. John AME Church Graysville, In The West Birmingham Ensley Greensboro District, Ninth Episcopal District

Brother Kenneth White, the Brother of Rev. Dr. Gertie Hurley of Love AME Church and the Brother-In-Law of Rev. Rowena Webster White, Former Episcopal Supervisor-AME Church, Pastor Of Campfield AME Church, Pikesville, Maryland, Second Episcopal District

Brother Stanley Otis Roberts, the Brother of WMS Life Member And Former First Lady, Mother Doris Porter, And Sister Mary Spencer; And The Uncle Of Connectional OfficerMrs. Robin Porter Smith, Chair, Fellowship Of Church Educators

The Reverend John Floyd Sumpter, Sr. an Itinerant Elder in The African Methodist Episcopal Church, The Spouse of Mrs. Patricia Sumpter, And The Pastor Of Bethel (Plantersville) African Methodist Episcopal ChurchGeorgetown District, Palmetto Annual Conference Of The Seventh Episcopal District Of The AME Church

Mrs. Elizabeth Swinton the Mother of The Reverend Dr. William Swinton, Jr., Pastor Of Ebenezer (Charleston) African Methodist Episcopal ChurchMt. Pleasant District, Palmetto Annual Conference Of The Seventh Episcopal District Of The AME Church, And The Mother In Love Of Mrs. Cheryl Swinton, Past Seventh Episcopal District YPD Director

Sister Octavia Crummy the Daughter of The Reverend Richard Crummy And Mrs. Bonnie Crummy, And The Sister Of Reverend Jerald Crummy; Reverend Richard Crummy Is The Pastor Of Greater St. James (Lake City) African Methodist Episcopal ChurchKingstree District, Palmetto Annual Conference Of The Seventh Episcopal District Of The AME Church 

The Reverend Clarence Rivers, Retired Itinerant Elder Whose Last Pastoral Assignment Was Mt. Olive (Smoaks) African Methodist Episcopal Church, Beaufort District, South Carolina Annual Conference of The Seventh Episcopal District of The AME Church

Brother William (Bobby) Parrott the Brother of Reverend Dr. Allen W. Parrott, Presiding Elder And Brother-In-Law Of Sister Barbara Parrott Of The Charleston District, South Carolina Annual Conference Of The Seventh Episcopal District Of The African Methodist Episcopal Church

The Reverend Adam Troy Carrington, Sr., Pastor of Brooks A.M.E. Worship Center, Corpus Christi, TexasSan Antonio District, Southwest Texas Conference, Tenth Episcopal District

The Reverend Ella Jones, a Local Elder at Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lexington, Kentucky, Kentucky Conference, Thirteenth Episcopal District, and the widow of Mr. George H. Jones 

Mrs. Evelyn Hill, the widow of the late Presiding Elder Horace Hill, The “Dynamic” Daytona Beach District of the Central Annual Conference, Eleventh Episcopal District

Mrs. Lois Marie Williams, the widow of the late Reverend Napoleon Williams, they served in the Southwest Texas Conference where Rev. Williams served as pastor of Greater Ball Tabernacle A.M.E. Church in San Antonio, Texas, Tenth Episcopal District for many years

The Reverend Ernest L. Montague, Sr., Presiding Emeritus, Baltimore District, Baltimore Conference of the Second Episcopal District, the spouse of former CONN-M-SWAWO + PK’S Treasurer, Mrs. Irene Montague; a father and grandfather beloved

Mrs. Barbara Raleigh, the aunt of Mr. Bobby Rankin, Chief of Protocol of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Mr. Samuel David Waymon Alexander, Jr., the brother of The Reverend R.W. (Linda) Alexander, Sr., pastor of Mt. Pleasant AME Church, Pine Bluff, AR,  Twelfth Episcopal District

Mrs. Charlie Mae Cook, the mother of Reverend Julian La Rosa Cooper, pastor of Saint James AME Church, Manalapan New Jersey, New Brunswick District of the New Jersey Annual Conference, the First Episcopal District

Bro. Sam Wallace, Jr., the spouse of Rev. Linda McDowell Wallace, the pastor of Stephens Chapel A.M.E. Church, Gause, Texas, Paul Quinn District of the Northwest Texas Conference, Tenth Episcopal District

Brother Lester Lamar Stevens, son of our Connectional Lay Organization Director of Public Relations, Sister Diane Battle

Deaconess Peggy Myers, mother of Rev. Aaron D. Myers, Sr., and mother-in-law of The Rev. Karen Myers (Pastor of Gaines Chapel AME Church), grandmother of Bro. Adam Myers, Sis. Ava Myers, Bro. Aaron (AJ) and Sis. Christian Myers

Retired Episcopal Supervisor, Dr. Sylvia Ross Talbot was married to the Late Bishop Frederick Hilborn Talbot, African Methodist Episcopal Church; the First African American woman elected Vice Moderator, Central Committee, World Council of Churches and first African Methodist elected National President, Church Women United/USA; Author, and Minister of Health in Guyana; and appointed delegate to the United Nations General Assembly from Guyana

The Reverend Dr. Leeomia W. Kelly former member of the Judicial Council of the AME Church serving as chaplain, music composer, School Administrator and Founding member of CONN-M-SWAWO+PK'S

Mrs. Kelly Jimpson Handy, sister of the Rev. Dr. Gloria E. Jimpson, pastor of Payne AME Church in Chatham, N.Y., Western New York Annual Conference, the First Episcopal District

The Rev. Dr. Elvin J. Parker, III pastor of New Bethel, Hialeah of the Super South District, South Annual Conference, Eleventh Episcopal District

Ms. Irene Jones of Ladson, SC, the mother of Reverend Dr. Albert L. Jones and mother-in-law of Mrs. Carolyn Jones, Pastor and First Lady of Mt. Carmel AME, Moncks Corner, Kingstree District, Palmetto Annual Conference of the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Mr. Eric Jason Jones of Ladson, SC, the brother of Reverend Dr. Albert L. Jones and brother-in-law of Mrs. Carolyn Jones, Pastor and First Lady of Mt. Carmel AME, Moncks Corner, Kingstree District, Palmetto Annual Conference of the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

The Reverend George H. Beachum, IV, retired Itinerant Elder in the First Episcopal District, following retirement Rev. Beachum served on the ministry staff at Bethel AME Church, Wilmington, Delaware

The Reverend James Parson, 84, a local Elder, at Union Bethel AME Church, in Brandywine, Maryland, Washington Conference, Second Episcopal District

Rev. Betty O'Neal of Henderson, Texas, the spouse of Rev. George O'Neal, both were retired pastors in the North Texas Conference, Tenth Episcopal District

The Reverend Janetta Ann Britton, the pastor of St. John A.M.E. Church, Dallas TX in the North Texas Annual Conference, Tenth Episcopal District

Mrs. Vashti Olivia Cason Johnson, the sister of Dr. Shirley Cason Reed, Ninth President, International Women’s Missionary Society, and aunt of the late Mrs. Valerie Faith Gary Bell, 14th President, Connectional Lay Organization

Mr. Gregory A. Cummings, the nephew of Presiding Elder Remus Harper, Jr., Kingstree District, Palmetto Annual Conference and the brother of Reverend Patricia Vanderhurst, Pastor of New Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, Charleston District, South Carolina Annual Conference of the Seventh Episcopal District of the AME Church

Reverend Lillie B. McMullen, the wife of Reverend Michael A. McMullen, pastor of St. John, Lebanon Harrisburg District of the Philadelphia Annual Conference of the First Episcopal District

The Reverend Charles L. Horton, a Local Minister in the Arkansas Conference was the spouse of The Reverend Dr. Verlie Horton, Pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Wynne, AR, Twelfth Episcopal District

Mr. George A. Tellis, III, the father of Christopher Tellis and father-in-love of Rev. Nachia Woods Tellis, pastor of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Manchester, Kentucky, Thirteenth Episcopal District

Mr. Toby Temoney, Sr., the brother of Presiding Elder Herbert of the Santee District, Central Conference, Rev. Abraham Temoney, Ret. Itinerant Elder, and Rev. Archie S. Temoney, Pastor of Millbranch AME Church, Florence-Dillon District, Northeast Conference; the uncle of Rev. Abraham Temoney, Jr., Pastor of St. Luke AME Church, Florence-Dillon District, and Rev. Samuel A. Temoney, Quinn Chapel AME Church, Sumter District, Northeast Annual Conference of the Seventh Episcopal District

Sister Wanda Faye Young, a faithful servant, and a member of the Sarah McGinnis Missionary Society at New Bethel AME Church (Tyler St.) and an educator in the Duval County Public School system; the sister/sister-in-law to our beloved Rev. Charles S. Young and Mrs. Mary Young (Retired), Revs. George, and Leroy Young (both deceased)

Brother Kevin Owens, the brother of the Reverend James E. Owens, a local elder of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Alcoa, Tennessee under the pastorate of the Reverend Archie C. Griffin, Jr., Thirteenth Episcopal District

Rev. Dr. Floyd Wilson Alexander Sr., a former  General Officer, Secretary-Treasurer of the Pension Department and Administrative Assistant to the Third Episcopal District, who served the African Methodist Episcopal Church with distinction for many years 

Mrs. Vivian Woodhouse, beloved mother of Rev. Dr. Eugenia Bowser, Pastor of New St. James A.M.E. Church, Norfolk, Virginia, and Secretary of the Virginia Annual Conference, Second Episcopal District; Sister Vivian Woodhouse was a faithful member of St. Mark A.M.E. Church, Virginia Beach, Virginia for more than 72 years.

Sis. Sharon Bowman-Hilliard, the daughter of retired Presiding Elder Delano Bowman and wife of Ronald Hilliard, Sr., Fourth Episcopal District

Rev. Rudolph U. Aaron, Presiding Elder Emeritus of the European Conference and former pastor of Richard Allen AME Church, London UK

Bishop Richard Franklin Norris, Sr., Retired, the 116th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Mrs. Doris H. Johnson, the mother of Reverend Albert Johnson, pastor of Mt. Tabor A.M.E. Church, Philadelphia District of the Philadelphia Annual Conference of the First Episcopal District

The Reverend LaKenya B. Anderson, the Pastor of New Mount Zion AME Church in Eufaula, Alabama; she was a lifelong AME member of Greater St. Matthew AME Church in Brantley, Alabama, both in the Southeast Alabama Annual Conference, Ninth Episcopal District

The Reverend Hubert Harris, retired from active pastoring after servicing our Zion for over 40 years; the former Pastor of St. Paul, Stuckey, and St. Joseph, Sparr, FL, Eleventh Episcopal District

Mrs. LuEthel Brooks-Morrison, the mother of Reverend Rhonda Heyward, Pastor of St. Phillip African Methodist Episcopal Church, Edisto District, South Carolina Annual Conference of the Seventh Episcopal District of the AME Church.

Mrs. Barbara Moss, of Charleston, SC, who is the beloved mother of Rev. Gerard (Barbara) Moss, the Pastor of Saint Paul AME Church, Apopka, Florida, Eleventh Episcopal District

Ilene Loretta Ingram, Ed.D, an educator who received her Ed.D. from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and a tenured professor at Oakland University, the sister of Bishop Gregory G.M. Ingram (Retired)  and sister-in-love of Rev. Dr. Jessica Kendall Ingram 

The Reverend Isaac Wayman Wilborn, Jr., Retired Itinerant Elder and Pastor. Reverend Wilborn pastored many churches in the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Brother Tyreese L. Pompey, the beloved brother of Reverend S. Gerrard Lindsey, the faithful Pastor of Mt. Zion AME Church, Havana, Florida, Eleventh Episcopal District

Sis. Leonia Butler Holiday, wife of the dearly departed former Presiding Elder J. K. Holiday and former consultant of the Central New Orleans-Bogalusa District, Eighth Episcopal District

Brother King Samuel Reeves, Jr.,  the father of Reverend Christopher Reeves, Pastor of St. Paul AME Church in Hurtsboro, Alabama in the Northeast Alabama Annual Conference, Ninth Episcopal District

Sister Carolyn Diane Felder, the beloved sister of Reverend Calvin E. Holloway, pastor of Mt. Olive AME Church, Monticello, Florida and Shiloh AME Church, Miccosukee, Florida and the beloved sister-in-love of Sister Patricia Holloway, 11th Episcopal District

The Reverend Rudolph Ulric Aaron (Emirate), of the Jamacia Conference, Sixteenth Episcopal District

Mr. Kim Jerome Smith, the brother of Oklahoma State Annual Conference Women's Missionary Society President, Twelfth Episcopal Districts, Mrs. Brenda J. Fields (The Reverend Marcellus Fields, pastor of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, Oklahoma City, OK), and the father of Oklahoma State Annual Conference Young People's Division President, Laila Fields

Reverend Dr. Stephanie D. Castro, an itinerant elder in the New England Annual Conference of the First Episcopal District, she was the wife of Reverend Dr. Pedro A. Castro, Jr., pastor of Grant AME Church, Boston, Massachusetts and served with her husband at other AME Churches, and as Consultant of the Buffalo-Albany District of the Western New York Annual Conference

Mrs. Freddie Brown, of the North Texas Conference, Tenth Episcopal District the widow of the late Presiding Elder A.L. Brown and she served in many roles at Quinn Chapel AME in Denison, and was a dedicated Life Member in the Women’s Missionary Society AMEC

Mrs. Walretta “Jerri” Chandler was a lifelong member/officer of St. John AMEC, Nashville, TN of the 13th Episcopal District, she had served as a delegate to the Lay Biennial on several occasions; she was the aunt of Rev. Lisa C. Hammonds, Assistant Editor of The Christian Recorder;  and, a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother

The Reverend Herman James Ford, Jr., Retired Itinerant Elder, the spouse of Reverend Gloria Barr Ford, he had pastored many churches in the 7th Seventh Episcopal District, his last pastoral assignment was Mt. Zion (Bloomingvale) AME Church, Georgetown District, Palmetto South Carolina Annual Conference of Seventh Episcopal District

Bro. Anthony “Tony” Haynes, the beloved brother of Reverend Herbert Hollingsworth, Pastor of Bethel AME Church, Monticello, Florida, Eleventh Episcopal District and the beloved brother-in-love of Sister Susie Hollingsworth

Mrs. Diana Stevens, the spouse of Reverend Larry C. Stevens, Bethel (North Charleston) African Methodist Episcopal Church, Kingstree District, Palmetto Annual Conference of the Seventh Episcopal District 

Brother Roosevelt Williams, Jr., the father of The Reverend Roosevelt Williams, III, Pastor of St. John’s AME Church, Montgomery, Alabama in the Alabama River Region Conference of the Ninth Episcopal District

Mother Joylene Andries, the mother of Rev/LTC Curtis A. Andries, an AME Church endorsed Department of Veterans Affairs Chaplain and U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, Office of Ecumenical & Urban Affairs

Stephen D. Cross, the younger brother of Mrs. Sabrena M. Newsom (President, 12th District M-SWAWO+PKs) and brother-in-law of Rev. Kurbe L. Newsom, pastor of St. James A.M.E. Church, the son of Albert (deceased) and Claudia E. Cross of Memphis Tennessee, and father of Stephen D. T.

Mrs. Mable Norman Morton, the mother of the late Reverend Carnell Morton, and the grandmother of Reverend Reginald Morton and Reverend Carnetta Morton, and the last maternal aunt of Sister Elestine S. Norman; Reverend Reginald Morton is the pastor of Mt. Lebanon (Donalds) AME Church, Greenville District, Piedmont South Carolina Annual Conference of the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Mr. Alvin J. Sanders, the father of The Reverend Alvelyn Sanders-Swafford, and the father-in-law of The Reverend Raymond Swafford, who both serve as Co-Pastors of Gaines Chapel AME Church, Phenix City, Alabama in the Northeast Alabama Annual Conference of the Ninth Episcopal District

Mrs. Mary Louise Jacobs, wife of the Rev. Dr. Daniel Jacobs former Dean of Turner Theological Seminary and mother of Rev. Reginald Jacobs, Pastor of St. James AMEC, Monticello, GA, Sixth Episcopal District

The Rev. Johnson Battle, Local Elder of Allen Chapel AME Church, Portsmouth, OH, father of Kathleen Nicole, a special son, Samuel Dwayne McKenzie, two brothers, Grady L. Battle and Stephen Battle, two sisters, a granddaughter, and six special grandchildren; also he was the uncle of Leslie Patterson-Tyler, First Lady of Mother Bethel AME Church, Philadelphia, PA

The Reverend Dr. Arthur L. Holmes, the Pastor of Holy Trinity (Mt. Pleasant) African Methodist Episcopal Church, Mt. Pleasant District, Palmetto Annual Conference of the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

The Reverend Dr. Philip A. Blair, the beloved Conference Statistical Secretary, Former Conference Christian Education Director, and the Pastor of the Mt. Olive AME Church, Wilmington, NC, North Carolina Annual Conference, Second Episcopal District

The Reverend Clinton Stancil, the Pastor of Wayman AME Church in St. Louis, MO, St. Louis–Columbia District, Fifth Episcopal District

Miss Shatquantell (Peaches) Denise Steffin, the daughter of Reverend Angellette Warfield, pastor of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Ashland, Tennessee, and Juergen Steffin Sr; of the North District, Tennessee Annual Conference, Thirteenth Episcopal District  

The Reverend Charles Marie Davis, (retired) a faithful member who served as the office administrator, and was on the ministerial staff at Saint John AME Church, downtown Birmingham, in the Northwest Alabama Annual Conference of the Ninth Episcopal District

Mr. Ronald T. Cash, the son of Rev. Gloria Cash-Sam, pastor of Wesley Chapel AMEC, Clute TX in the South Houston District, Texas Conference, Tenth Episcopal District

The Reverend Hezekiah D. Stewart, Jr., a loving husband, father, grandfather, dedicated pastor, and revered community leader, in the Twelfth Episcopal District

Mrs. Lillie Mae Cooper, the mother of the Rev. Gerald A. Cooper, Esq. Pastor of Wayman A.M.E. Church, Dayton, Ohio, and member of the General Board, (the Rev. Dr. Mila P. Cooper, spouse, and President of the Third Episcopal District Women in Ministry) and the Rev. Kevin J. Cooper, Sr., Pastor of United A.M.E. Church, in Xenia, Ohio, and other siblings are Jonathan Cooper and Priscilla Cooper-Price

Sister Marilyn Morris, the mother of Rev. Dr. Marlene Mitchell, Pastor of Falls Road, AME Church, and Dean of the Washington Conference Board of Examiners, Second Episcopal District

Dr. Cora A. “Toney” Coulter Bolden, an AME Church Chaplain, the sister of Rev. Dr. Marla Coulter-McDonald, Itinerant Elder of the AME Church serving in the Indiana Conference of the 4th Episcopal Church

Mr. Howard M. Jenkins, Sr., the father of Reverend Howard M. Jenkins, Jr., the pastor of Bethel AME Church, Providence, Rhode Island of the New England Conference of the First Episcopal District of the AME Church

Sister Sylvia McCray, the sister of the Rev. Dr. Lionel Jackson, pastor of Gaines Chapel AME Church in Natchitoches, LA, age 90, member of St. James AME Church in Hammond, LA, Life member of the WMS, president of the local Lay organization, among many other church and community positions, and a retired educator

The Reverend Linda Marie Willis, a superannuated minister in the East Arkansas Annual Conference, was the daughter of the Reverends Carroll D. and Emma Willis, 12th Episcopal District

Attorney Stanley Myers, age 46, the youngest son of Mrs. Louise Myers, Bishop Harry L. Seawright's (Episcopal Supervisor), Ninth Episcopal District, Sister

The Reverend Hezekiah D. Stewart, Jr., a loving husband, father, grandfather, dedicated pastor, and revered community leader, 12th Episcopal District

Mrs. Martha Jewel Gainer Sykes, the widow of deceased Rev. Louis Henry Sykes, former pastor of Wayman Chapel AME Church, Columbia, TN, Tennessee Annual Conference, Thirteenth Episcopal District 

Mrs. Bettie P. White, the mother of Mr. Nicholas White, Director of Accounting for the African Methodist Episcopal Church Finance Department

Mr. Leroy Alexander Bluing, Jr., the last sibling, the brother, of Mrs. Karen Bluing-Osborne, Executive Assistant to Dr. Richard Allen Lewis, Retired, CFO and Treasurer of the AME Church

Sister Marilyn Morris, the mother of Rev. Dr. Marlene Mitchell, Pastor of Falls Road, AME Church, and Dean of the Washington Conference Board of Examiners, Second Episcopal District

Brother Wilbert Lucas, brother of Rev. Larry Lucas, pastor of Turner Chapel AME Church-Roseland, LA, Eighth Episcopal District

Mr. Eugene Phillip Turner, father and brother, the brother of Saundra Lucas-Fields (Willie) Sherwood, AR, Twelfth Episcopal District, a member (Secretary) of the Social Action Commission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Sister Sandra Tucker, the sister of Rev. Willie Boothe and Sis. Jackie Boothe, Portsmouth Richmond Roanoke District, Virginia Conference, Second Episcopal District

Brother RyShaun D. Foster, the grandson of Mr. Joseph Jackson and Reverend Donna Jackson, Pastor of Pine Hill (Sumter) African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sumter District, Northeast Annual Conference of the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Brother Delthy Carlette Hinton, the brother of Elder Larry Stanwyck Hinton, Former Presiding Elder of The Northern District of The North Carolina Annual Conference, Second Episcopal District African Methodist Episcopal Church  

The Rev. Adv. Thubjane Levy Mahasha, former pastor and presiding elder in the West Annual Conference and West Annual Conference, Nineteenth Episcopal District, husband to Nomvula Brenda Mahasha, father to three children

Mr. Michael Eugene Smith, brother of Sister Sherry Peyton, Connectional WMS Corresponding Secretary, Eighth Episcopal District, African Methodist Episcopal Church

Ms. Patricia Ann Gammon, the beloved mother of 1st Lady Nanette Gainous, Mother-in-law to Pastor Titus Gainous and Grandmother of Raven Gainous, 11th District RAYAC President (Mt. Pleasant A.M.E. Church, Lakeland, FL)

Sis. Pearl C. Swann, WMS Life Member and Mother of the Rev. Dana A. Swann and Sis. Rosemarie Swann Thompson, Washington Conference, Second Episcopal District

The Reverend Theo Mays, the Pastor of Israel Chapel AMEC, Port Arthur, Texas in the North Houston District of the Texas Conference, Tenth Episcopal District, he was on the verge of completing his 11th year of service as Pastor at Israel Chapel AMEC

Mother Alice Faye Green, the mother of Rev. Robert J. Green, (Mother in Love to Evangelist Bridgett Green), the pastor of Jones AME Praise & Worship Center, Houston, TX in the North Houston District, Texas Conference, Tenth Episcopal District

Sister Sharon Spencer, the eldest sister of Evangelist Marian Gillian and Rev. Dr. Etta East Anderson, pastor of Evening Chapel AMEC, Grand Prairie, TX in the Greater Dallas District of the North Texas Conference, Tenth Episcopal District

The Reverend Billy C. Counter, the Pastor of Cooper Chapel A.M.E. Church, Bristow, Oklahoma, Twelfth Episcopal District, spouse of 48 years of Presiding Elder Lenora M. Counter of the AME Zion Church, a father and grandfather

The Reverend Dr. Robert Keesee, Presiding Elder Emeritus, Tennessee Conference, who served with distinction for many years as a Pastor, Presiding Elder and was a Connectional leader and mentor to many in the Thirteenth Episcopal District of African Methodist Episcopal Church; he was a devoted husband, father and grandfather

Brother Billy D. Martin, the father of Presiding Elder Randolph (Charolett - Connectional 1st Vice President, WMS) Martin, Retired, Hot Springs, AR, Twelfth Episcopal District; Tony Martin; Brad Martin, Karen (Joe) Martin Fearce

Sister Flora Jane Chandler Harris, former member of the General Board of the AME Church, former Connectional Lay 3rd Vice President and former President of the First Episcopal District Lay Organization

Sister Violester Vance, mother of Sis. Patricia Campbell, 8th Episcopal District Lay President

Mr. Simuel Morris Mullen of Hastings, Nebraska, the uncle of Rev. Dr. Anna E. Mosby, Senior Pastor of St. Paul AME Church Washington, DC, and Second Episcopal District President of AME WIM

Presiding Elder Clarence Vernon Boyd, Sr. Ret., the spouse of CONN-M-SWAWO+PKs founding member, Sister Birdie M. Boyd; a member of the General Board of the AME Church for several years, member of the Twelfth Episcopal District

Sister Jeanetta Francis Dean, the wife of Earnest Dean, mother of Aowonno and Lavar, the sister of Reverend Recie Medlock, Pastor of St. James AME Church, Mansfield, LA, and the niece of Reverend Woodrow Williams, (retired, AME Church), Eighth Episcopal District

Ms. Rosalind Perrin, 83, the mother of Reverend Earl Perrin, Jr., the pastor of Delaine-Waring A.M.E. Church, Buffalo, New York of the Western New York Conference of the First Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Ms. Caledonia Henry, the, mother of Rev. Dr. Walter Henry, (only son) Pastor of St. James AME Church, Memphis, Tennessee, West Tennessee Conference, Thirteenth Episcopal District.

The Reverend Robert Randolph Riley, Jr., retired pastor in the Texas Annual Conference, Tenth Episcopal District

Mr. John L. Coby, the father of Evangelist Bridgett L. Green, first lady of Jones AME Praise & Worship Center in Houston, Texas, where she serves with her husband, Rev. Robert J. Green in the Texas Conference, Tenth Episcopal District

First Lady Pamela Evette Williams Thompson, the wife of The Reverend Chico Thompson, Pastor of Dulaney AME and Pine Level AME Churches, both in the Camden District of the Southwest Alabama Annual Conference of the Ninth Episcopal District 

First Lady Pamela Evette Williams Thompson, the wife of The Reverend Chico Thompson, Pastor of Dulaney AME and Pine Level AME Churches, both in the Camden District of the Southwest Alabama Annual Conference of the Ninth Episcopal District 

Sister Lois Patricia Durham Bauknight (88), the mother of Reverend Terrilisa Durham Bauknight, the pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Boonton, New Jersey of the New Jersey Conference of the First Episcopal District

The Reverend Nelson Dan Taylor, Sr., Esquire, Retired Itinerant Elder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Activist, Attorney, of the Eighth Episcopal District

Sister Jeanetta Francis Dean, the wife of Earnest Dean, mother of Aowonno and Lavar, the sister of Reverend Recie Medlock, pastor of St. James AME Church, Mansfield, La., Stanford & Chevelos Medlock, and Niece of Reverend Woodrow Williams, (retired AME Church), Eighth Episcopal District  

Brother Mack Albert Evans, father of Rev. Mashod Evans, Pastor of Bethel AME Church, Ann Arbor, MI and father-in-love of Leslie Evans, Michigan Annual Conference WMS, Fourth Episcopal District

 The Reverend Sandra Moore Stanley, Baltimore Conference, Second Episcopal District

Mrs. Lorene Moss Turman, the mother of Reverend Clifford Jackson, Pastor of Bethel (Anderson) African Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenville District, Piedmont Annual Conference of the Seventh Episcopal District of the AME Church

Bro. William "Ronnie" Mathis, father of The Rev. Troy K. Venning, Pastor of Quinn Chapel AME Church-Chicago, Fourth Episcopal District

The Reverend Addie Lou Deviner, (Retired) age 93, a member of the Northwest Alabama Annual Conference of the Ninth Episcopal District 

Mrs. Annette Gatson, the wife of former Presiding Elder Alexander Gatson (retired) 13th District (Tennessee Annual Conference, North District) and the mother of Dr. Alexis Gatson Heaston (Tennessee Conference Christian Education Chair   and Tennessee Conference Lay Organization Director of Public Relations)

Mr. Clinton Hill, Jr., father of First Lady Kimberly Hobson-Gary, and Father-in-Love of The Rev. Dwayne Gary, pastor of Woodlawn AME Church-Chicago, Fourth Episcopal District

Ms. Inez Lindsey, the dear mother of Presiding Elder, Rev. Roosevelt Lindsey, Jr., Southern California Conference, Fifth Episcopal District

Sister Sharon Kaye Billups-Portis, the sister of First Lady LaSharn Faush and sister in love of The Reverend Anre’ Faush, the Pastor of Allen Temple AME Church – Bessemer in the South Birmingham Huntsville Bessemer District of the Ninth Episcopal District of the AME Church

Bro. Nelson Gilmer Rankin, Jr., the brother of Mr. Bobby Rankin, Chief of Protocol for the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Mr. James V. Pierce, uncle of Rev. Garland F. Pierce, Executive Director of the African Methodist Episcopal Church Department of Christian Education

Brother George Riley, Jr., the husband of The Reverend Gloria Riley, Pastor of Tennille Chapel AME Church in Eufaula, Alabama in the Dothan-Eufaula District of the Ninth Episcopal District of the AME Church 

Mr. Keith Nelson, Sr., the brother of Presiding Elder Gregory P. Nelson, Presiding Elder of the Atlantic City District, of the New Jersey Annual Conference of the First Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Ms. Valerie J. Sydnor, the sister of retired General Officer and retired 20th Editor of The Christian Recorder, Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III

Sister Betty Jean Wright Johnson, the wife of Reverend Dr. Alvan Johnson, superannuated Itinerant Elder in the New England Annual Conference of the First Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

The Reverend Dr. James Robert Young, Sr., the brother of First Lady Allena Strong and brother-in-law of Reverend Leodis Strong, President, Connectional Council and Pastor of the Historic Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama

Mr. Thomas Wendell Smith, husband of Mrs. Dorothy Smith, and the father of The Reverend Dr. Rosalynn Kyle Smith Brookins, Retired Episcopal Supervisor, widow of the Late Bishop H. Hartford Brookins

Mrs. Mary Keith, the aunt of Reverend Dr. Juenarrl Keith, Presiding Elder of the Charleston District, South Carolina Annual Conference of the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Mr. Anthony “Tony” Ronald Peterson, nephew of Mother Delores Kennedy Wiliams, Fifth Connectional President of the Women’s Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Mrs. Rita Fugh Powell, the widow of Mr. Gerald Powell; she leaves to cherish her life and love, her mother Mrs. Dorothy Fugh, daughters, Jerita Powell, and Jeralyn Richardson (Lige), and grandson Ayden Lige, sister Gwendolyn Fugh Dillihunt, sister-in-law Renee’ Powell, niece Dr. Monica Dillihunt, the Connectional WMS Historiographer, nephew Kevin Dillihunt, cousins Bishop Clement W. Fugh and Supervisor Alexia Fugh, Deloris Carhee (Winston), Alvin Fugh (Jean), Donald Fugh (Vanessa), (Robbie Fugh) and other relatives and friends, Thirteenth Episcopal District

Lady Catherine Saunders, wife of Reverend P. David Saunders, retired pastor of the Michigan Conference, Fourth Episcopal District

Ms. Gaynell M. Johnson, the sister of Lady Sharon Brumfield, and sister-in-love of Dr. Robert Brumfield, Presiding Elder; South District - Chicago Conference, Fourth Episcopal District

Mr. Forace Jones, father of Rev. Dr. Kerry James, pastor of St. Paul AME Church, Bogalusa, LA, Eighth Episcopal District

Sis. Gwendolyn Strong Riley, sister of Rev. Dr. Terri L. Strong, Pastor of Mt. Sinai A.M.E. Church, Arlington, Tennessee in the West Tennessee Conference of the Thirteenth Episcopal District

Mother Alvora Christina Lightfoot Wright, the mother of Judge Tania E. Wright, President of the Judicial Council of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Mr. Michael Keith McGruder, the only son of Reverend Harvey and Mrs. Carolyn McGruder, retired pastor and spouse of the Texas Conference, Tenth Episcopal District

The Reverend Percy Watford, husband of Reverend Pamala Jone Watford, Pastor St Luke AME Church, Onley Virginia; a devoted member of the Ministerial Staff at Macedonia AME Suffolk and St. Luke AME, Onley, VA, Second Episcopal District

Matriarch of the Okai and Clemens families, Mother Matilda Okai-Clemens, mother of Supervisor Irene Moifoi Daniels and mother-in-love of Bishop David R. Daniels, Jr., Episcopal Leadership Team of the 17th Episcopal District

Mrs. Evelyn Simms, a Life Member of the WMS, the mother of the Rev. George (Elaria) Simms, Sr., minister at Quinn Chapel AME Church (Cincinnati, OH); the Rev. Mary (Rev. Lloyd) Guy, (Rev. Mary Guy is the Pastor of Greater Payne AME Church, Folsom, LA, Rev. Lloyd Guy is the Pastor of Mt. Everett AME Church, Greensburg, LA); Mosetta (Kelvin) Ellis (San Diego, CA); the Rev. Andrew (Rev. Margaret) Simms (Rev. Andrew Simms is the Pastor of Lee Chapel AME Church, Morgan City, LA and Union Bethel, Amelia, LA, Rev. Margaret Simms is the Pastor of Greater Hayes AME Church, Oakdale, LA), and the Rev. Dr. Moses A. (Rev. Karen) Simms, Jr., Pastor of Greater Turner Chapel AME Church (Greensburg, LA) of the 8th Episcopal District

Mrs. Frankie Mae Collier, the mother and mother-in-law of Brother Alfred and Rev. Dr. Anese Collier, Trustee Pro Tem and Pastor of Miller Chapel AME Christ Centered Ministries; she was a pillar in her family, the church, and community, Fourth Episcopal District 

The Reverend Dr. James E. Deas, Sr., a retired Pastor, Presiding Elder, former Director of Christian Education for the First Episcopal District, and former Ministerial Staff Advisor at St. Matthew AME Church, Newark, New Jersey

Bro. Charlie Jones, JR, Atlanta, GA.   Brother Jones, the eldest brother of Reverend Dennis J. Hampton, (Barbara), the Pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Claremore OK, Twelfth Episcopal District

Mme MJ Dire, survived by her only son, the Reverend Sello Billy Dire, Nineteenth Episcopal District

 

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On behalf of Social Action Commission Chair, Bishop E. Anne Henning Byfield, and  Dr. Jacquelyn DuPont-Walker, Director/Consultant-Social Action Commission, we extend profound sympathy to all bereaved families. "We wish you the peace that comes from knowing God Is There and pray that He will keep you in His Promised, Gentle Care."

 

In Sympathy and Prayer,

Ora L. Easley, International Administrator