February 2026 Necrology
"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."
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The Reverend Kenneth E. Paris served as pastor of several congregations in the Thirteenth Episcopal District to include East Tennessee Conference, Tennessee Conference and the Kentucky Conference and served as a Presiding Elder of the Lexington District |
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Rev. Archie White, his life and ministry were a blessing to so many, and his faith, leadership, and love for God’s people will never be forgotten, Third Episcopal District |
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The Reverend Oscar Charles Williams, Presiding Elder, Retired provided leadership for numerous churches in the 11th Episcopal District and served as the Presiding Elder in the East Conference and Florida Conference |
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Minister Emma Grey Quarker Lancaster, the mother of Presiding Elder Jacquelyn Denson who serves as presiding elder in the Alabama River Region Annual Conference, Ninth Episcopal District |
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Sister Mary Elizabeth (Libo) Bell Jackson, the sister of retired Consultant Allie Bell Reddick and sister-in-love of retired Presiding Elder David Reddick, Ninth Episcopal District |
| The Reverend Erika Nicole Barnes, the Assistant Pastor of Union Bethel AME Church, Brandywine Maryland, Second Episcopal District |
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The Reverend Barry Frazier (retired, the spouse of the Reverend Fonseco Frazier, pastor of Wayman Chapel AME Church in Georgetown, KY, Kentucky Conference of the Thirteenth Episcopal District |
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Mr. Larry McGill, Sr., brother of First Gentleman Henry “Hank” McGill and brother-in-law of the Reverend Dr. Barbareta McGill, Pastor of Gaines Chapel AME Church in Efland, NC, Second Episcopal District |
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Majalle Kotopo Booi, beloved grandfather of Judge Thabile Ngubeni, member of the Judicial Council AME Church |
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Stacy Monette Starks, the daughter of Mrs. Saundra Lucas-Fields, Secretary of the Commission on Social Action. |
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Mrs. Clara Akunjeli Ofikuru, the mother of Reverend Kate Ofikuru, pastor of Bright Temple AME Church, Bronx, New York, New York Annual Conference of the First Episcopal District |
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The Reverend Richard H. Worthy, Presiding Elder, Retired, Wilmington District of the Delaware Annual Conference, the spouse of The Reverend Vera V. Worthy; he also provided leadership for several churches in the New Jersey, Delaware, and Philadelphia Annual Conferences in the First Episcopal District |
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The Clergy Family Information Center extends 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
