Evangelism Team Dispenses Information and Invitations

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1 May 2016 Volume 9 Issue 5 Evangelism Team Dispenses Information and Invitations Motto The loving place that is Reaching, Growing, and Sending people with Christ. Vision Fellowship is a Christian ministry that glorifies God and transforms humanity by doing justice, living mercy, and walking humbly with God. Mission Fellowship is called to make disciples by leading people into a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ and equipping them for the work of ministry in the church, community, and world. On Saturday, April 16, the Evangelism Ministry Team led members into two communities near the church in a strategic plan to get the word out about Fellowship s new bus ministry. Members canvassed Edmonton Heights and the apartment complex Brookhaven, just west of the church. They left invitations for a meeting with parents interested in having their children picked up and transported to Fellowship and introduced the forthcoming bus ministry. The Lord provided a lovely, perfect-weather Saturday morning for this effort. Destiny Brown, Zack Overton, Seth Sigmon, and Dezmyn Coleman participated alongside adults Christopher and Tonya Gaines, George Grayson, Linda Burruss, Michelle Hicks, Joyce Pettis Temple, and Brenda Bunley. Nathaniel Jackson transported the group on the church bus. Photo Credit: Christopher Gaines

2 Page 2 Staff Reverend Gregory Jerome Bentley Pastor Mrs. Brenda Davis Director of Music Ministry Mr. Wallace Lee Inspirational Choir Director Ms. Darlene Richardson Youth and Children s Choir Director Ms. Tiffany Sledge Pianist, Youth/Children s Choir and Praise Team Director Mr. Ryan Felton Percussionist Mrs. Yvonne Jones Secretary Mr. Theodus Friend Sexton Church Office Hours 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Directory of Services 1 - Older Adult Week begins 2 - Worship Ministry Team meets, Noon 5 - Ascension of the Lord 6 - May Friendship Day 6 - Youth Honors Day Program 7 - Evangelism Ministry Team meets, 10:00 a.m. 8 - Mother s Day 9 - Christian Education Ministry Team meets, 6:30 p.m Witness & Service Ministry Team meets, 6:00 p.m Property & Maintenance Ministry Team meets, 11:00 a.m Day of Pentecost 15 - Pentecost Offering 15 - Presbyterian Men meets, 8:00 a.m Food Distribution Preparation 17 - Food Distribution Preparation 18 - Food Distribution 24 - Stated Session Meeting, 6:00 p.m Memorial Day Observation Early Morning Service Sunday Breakfast Sunday School Sunday Worship Choir Rehearsals Inspirational (Tues.) Chancel (Tues.) Praise Team (Wed.) Adult Bible Study (Wed.) Prayer Service (Wed.) Youth and Children Bible Study (Tues.) Choir Rehearsal (Tues.) 8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Noon 5:30 p.m. 5:45 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Fellowship is happy to welcome new member Joann Jackson. Newsletter Team Dr. Barbara Anthony Mrs. Pauline Bodiford Mrs. Gladys P. Bracy Ms. Cheryl K. Johnson Mrs. Mary E. Mitchell Dr. Joyce Pettis Temple Mrs. Lois N. Thompson Photographers Mrs. Gertrude Hicks Dr. James Hicks Mr. Christopher Gaines May 15, 2016 Wear Red! Remember Pentecost Offering!

3 Honoring A Servant Leader: Elder Mary Mitchell How can the ways that Mary Mitchell has provided service and leadership to Fellowship Presbyterian Church (FPC), especially to the monthly church newsletter, be numbered? Without attempting to rank the significance of all the tasks she has managed and continues to do, we can only begin. Mary has served as Clerk of Session for six years, during which time her minutes received the highest commendations from the Presbytery evaluating committee. Because of her leadership as clerk, all members now have a massive Manual of Administrative Operations. The manual was a multiple years effort to provide session and the congregation an invaluable tool for the numerous operations of our church. Alongside being Clerk of Session, which is far more than taking minutes at session meetings, Mary actively served on ministry teams, including Stewardship and Finance and Evangelism. She worked in the background with several team conveners. When the church was without a secretary, she printed the bulletin. She has a true eye for the needs of the church on a spiritual level as well as on a practical level, and has either contributed furnishings or led the way to acquiring them, such as the pieces in the secretary s office and the round tables and comfortable chairs in the fellowship hall and the choir room. On the spiritual preparation side, Mary has attended Bible study at FPC and is a dedicated student in the Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) classes. BSF is an international and interdenominational study of the Bible. Those who work closely with Mary observe her spiritual bearing. The biblical teachings that she takes in govern and guide her interactions with church members and working teams. While she was in the second of two consecutive terms as elder, Mary took on the significant leadership task of organizing and acquiring a 501c3 designation for the F.A.I.T.H. Initiative, which grew out of FPC but, as a non-profit organization, is separate from and independent of FPC. The proposal received the 501c3 designation on the first request to the IRS. Mary is now the president of the board, and has Page 3 recently been appointed to another organization s board. Ears and eyes should be kept open for the community service projects on the horizon, coming from the F.A.I.T.H Initiative. The Kindle classes are one such project originating from the F.A.I.T.H. Initiative. These classes were Mary s idea as a way to introduce adults to basic computer functions in a non-threatening way. The classes are very successful, and have as many students as she can manage. Although this project is not limited to Fellowship members, the majority of the attendees are Fellowship members. Of all the service that Mary unselfishly provides, perhaps the monthly HAND newsletter is chief among them. Fellowship has had newsletters over the years of its existence, but under Mary Mitchell s leadership, we have consistently had a newsletter for the last nine years. One of the best things about being on the Newsletter Team, aside from Mary s quiet work ethic, is that the team produces the newsletter without meetings! Information sharing among the team is conducted via or an occasional phone call. Who doesn t need one less meeting!? Mary supplies HAND content as needed, including the Red Letter Days; assembles a newsletter draft of all submissions; and participates in the editing process. The final product is a team effort, but she is the leader. The newsletter is invaluable to our membership as a source of information about what is occurring in the life of the church from youth activities to ministry teams to What is Session Doing column. From time to time, compliments to the newsletter are printed for all to read. HAND is distributed far and wide, even internationally, since it is always sent to our partner church in South Africa, where Reverend Makke Masingo is retired pastor. By all accounts, non -active members and friends of Fellowship value the information they receive in HAND and credit it for keeping them in touch with home. Although we think Mary might shoot her team, metaphorically speaking, for this tribute about which she knew nothing, the HAND team is honored to work with her and blessed to observe her dedication. The team values her leadership and her quiet but persistent way of providing service. The team salutes Mary Mitchell! Submitted by the HAND Newsletter Team

4 Fellowship Presbyterian Women Attend 2016 Spring Gathering By Joyce Pettis Temple Page 4 Eleven women and Reverend Bentley represented Fellowship Presbyterian Church as one of the nine churches attending the 2016 Spring Gathering on Tuesday, April 19, at Covenant PC. In participation, as well, Fellowship was excellently represented. Sarah Ford continues her term as vice moderator of the North Alabama Presbytery women s group; Betty Dixie continues as a member of the Search Committee; Sharon King is re-elected to the Together in Service Committee; Gladys Bracy continues as treasurer for the group; and Haley Bone assisted in serving the communion. Reverend Bentley assisted Covenant s pastor Hal Oakley in officiating the communion service. Under the theme Simple Gifts, two organizations were selected for recognition. The Presbyterian Home for Children (PHC) and RiahRose, founded by Carolyn Jackson, received the gift of the offering. RiahRose Home for Children is a dedicated service to pregnant women and women with young children... [It] has been effective in providing an environment for women and children to reach their goals and live without government assistance. Those assembled in the sanctuary were gifted by the tender and tough narratives about the children of the PHC and the women of RiahRose. Carolyn shared numerous stories of assistance along with explaining the challenges and goals of RiahRose for the women who find their way to her or are brought to her. Bettye Dixie introduced her sister Carolyn to the group. Following business reports and updates, installation of leaders, and announcements, a delicious lunch and fellowship concluded the half day meeting. In Loving Memory of Mrs. Clara Roberson Bryant Clara Bryant, a long time member of Fellowship PC, transitioned on April 21, Her funeral service was held on Thursday, April 28, 2016, at Fellowship. Interment was at Valhalla Memory Gardens. When you're in your place of detention, instead of being sad, get glad.... God has put you there to get your mind right. Sermon: God of Another Chance January 25, 2015.

5 Page 5 Praise Report for Zachary Overton Congratulations to Zachary Overton, a ninth-grader at Bob Jones High School, on receiving an A in his Pre AP (honors, advanced placement) biology class! Zachary is super excited because his grade point average is now above a 4.0. Pre AP classes give a 5.0 for an A, and AP classes give a 6.0 for an A. Also, Zachary will be participating in the two-week Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program at Tuskegee University, sponsored by the USDA! His parents, Dr. Anthony and Mrs. Lisa Overton, are very proud of him. Praise God, and congratulations to Zach! You are cordially invited to Fellowship Presbyterian Church Youth Ministry Annual Youth Honors Program Although the deadline has passed to be included in the Youth Honors Day program booklet, contributions are still being accepted to support the youth s spiritual and leadership development, community outreach, cultural enrichment, and other activities. You may give your donations to Jerita Crummie or Ollie Smith. MOTHER M... is for the million things she gave me, O... means only that she's growing old, T... is for the tears she shed to save me, H... is for her heart of purest gold; E... is for her eyes, with love-light shining, R... means right, and right she'll always be. Put them all together, they spell MOTHER, A word that means the world to me. --Howard Johnson (c. 1915) Friday, May 6, :30 p.m. Please plan to attend in support of our youth and future leaders June 3-5, 2016

6 Page 6 Congratulations, Jeremy! Jeremy Crummie was selected as a member of the Xavier University Confucius Institute 2016 summer study abroad in China program. He was awarded a partial scholarship based on his application to the Confucius Institute. Jeremy will spend fourteen days in Beijing, China, departing on May 10, 2016, from New Orleans, Louisiana. As he embarks on this wonderful opportunity, as a contributing member of the 2016 study abroad in China program, keep him in your prayers. Jeremy is the son of Jerita Crummie and Cornelius Crummie and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Johnson. Way to Go, Donovan! Donovan Armando Cisneros will be graduating May 26, 2016, with honors from Columbia High School. He received several scholarships from various prestigious universities. He is the son of Lavon White and Ann Cisneros and the proud grandson of Doretha and Thomas Ross. Congratulations, Sierra! Sierra Jackson graduated on Saturday, April 23, from Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, with a degree in Business Administration and Marketing. On this memorable day, she was joined by family and well-wishers, including her grandparents Calvin and Sarah Ford. Congratulations, Rachel! Academic Honorees at AAMU Bria White (left), is a Biology major honor student and Patience Smith (right), is a Mechanical Engineering honor student. They were recognized at the Alabama A&M University Academic Honors Convocation held on April 7, Announcing the graduation of Rachel V. Johnson from the University of Southern Mississippi on Friday, May 13, Rachel will be receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management and a minor in Business Administration. Rachel is the daughter of Archie and Kimily Harris Johnson and is the granddaughter of Frances J. Harris and the late Judge Harris. Bria and Patience attend the 8:00 a.m. service.

7 Morning Reflection Submitted by Reverend Gregory Bentley Page 7 Even so, she was immediately assailed by contrary emotions. She realized that she didn t want to forgive. I had such awful thoughts that I couldn t say them out loud, because they would make Jesus want to drink gin straight out of the cat dish. It didn t take long for me to realize that I didn t want to forgive, either. As a local church pastor I preached at least one sermon on forgiveness every year. Forgiveness is The Subject Which Must Be Regularly Named, since it is hands-down the Bible s number one relational issue. Year after year, however, I sensed that I wasn t particularly qualified to talk about forgiving other people. That s because I had never been seriously wounded or betrayed. Maybe I would make it through my entire adult life unscathed. But as sportscaster Lee Corso might put it: Not so fast, my friend. From out the blue came a handful of shattered relationships. I had never felt such anguish. The cumulative pain robbed me of my sleep, my optimism, and my hope that life would ever feel safe and normal again. I began to empathize with author Anne Lamott s lifelong wrestling match with unforgiveness. For years she had gone around saying, I am not one of those Christians who are into forgiveness. I am one of the other kind. That remark had always earned her a laugh. But then it started to be too painful. Lamott decided to will herself into forgiving people who had harmed her either directly or indirectly over the years. Then she remembered that the theologian C.S. Lewis had once said that if we really want to learn how to forgive, we should probably start with something easier than the Gestapo. So she decided to forego her major enemies and shoot lower. Years went by. I was imprisoned by my own resentments. I either rationalized my emotions or tried valiantly to bury them. I once heard someone say that the resources of heaven are always aligned with those who choose to forgive or who at least pray for the power to desire to forgive. So as an act of raw obedience, I decided to speak aloud the names of the people who had hurt me: I forgive So-and-So. My heart wasn t really in it, and I felt kind of foolish. But for several days I kept at it nonetheless. And then the strangest thing happened. I felt an inward stab of kindness. My heart softened. That s how it starts. I gradually began to experience a power beyond myself. Every now and then, I even began to wish those individuals well. Lamott discovered that the more she opened herself to the possibility of God s help, the more her heart began to thaw. She began to grasp that we can actually forgive others. We can even, for God s sake, forgive ourselves. Wise people have pointed out that forgiveness means giving up all hope of having a different past. Why would we ever do such a thing? So we can welcome the hope of having a different future. Written by Glenn McDonald Director, Mission Integration ASCENSION Ministry Service Center

8 Page 8 again sponsors the concert, publicity will reach more people. A group as prepared and talented as the Alabama A & M University Concert Choir deserves a church packed to the balcony. Demetrius Farley is directing. Alabama A & M University Concert Choir Performs Spring Concert By Joyce Pettis Temple The women wore long, satin maroon dresses, and the men were outfitted in black tuxedos. They walked with poise and purpose from the back of the sanctuary in Fellowship Presbyterian Church into the choir stand. Pianist Dr. Mira Kruja and maestro Dr. Horace R. Carney took their positions. The Alabama A & M University Concert Choir, primed for their annual spring event, was ready, and Fellowship Presbyterian Church was hosting. It was a perfect concert to many listening ears. With four divisions of selections in the approximately 1 ½ hour program, predictably, the classics, such as Gratias agimus tibi (Antonio Vivaldi) were featured in Part I. Part II included America the Beautiful (Darmon Meader) among three biblically inspired selections. The 67 th Psalm (Charles Ives), with its orderly dissonance, and Alleluia (Jake Runstadt) evoking echoing angels, were arguably the most difficult pieces of the entire program. After a brief intermission the program moved to songs of a different temperament in Part III, where selections from Gershwin s Porgy and Bess were featured, including the challenging piano number Ritmo, very ably played by Jamilla Harrison and Dr. Mira Kruja. The greatly anticipated Negro spirituals and gospel selections that comprised Part IV were well worth the wait. On some of these selections, Dr. Carney provided piano accompaniment and graduating senior and baritone vocalist Demetrius Farley assumed the mantle of conductor. One bass singer, almost front and center in the choir stand, was Fellowship s very own Galik Horton-Burks. The church family is very proud of his success in the university choir. Overall, the evening of music produced by the concert choir was emotionally stirring, compelling, and inspiring. Perhaps next year, if the Music Ministry of Fellowship Learning Quest Class at Fellowship Submitted by Bob Wilson Learning Quest(LQ) is a 501c3, all-volunteer organization offering lifelong learning educational and enrichment programs for all ages. Partnered with the Huntsville/Madison County Public Library, Learning Quest programs are generally held at the Downtown Public Library, but off-site venues are used when needed. The session has approved Fellowship as a new offsite venue. The initial class to be taught is Writing Your Life Story by Betty Carlton. Betty is retired from Huntsville High School where she served as teacher, counselor, school administrator, and curriculum coordinator for more than 30 years. A Learning Quest Founder, her current retirement activities include volunteering and teaching adult programs. She has 15 years of experience teaching Writing Your Life Story, a very popular course for several terms at Learning Quest. Betty has traveled extensively, and her passions are her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Betty will conduct a mini course on Tuesday, May 17-June 21 at 1-2:30 pm. Everybody has a story/ stories to tell. Everybody has a life experience to share with family and friends. The cost of this introductory class is free. Materials will be provided at no cost. If you re interested, please contact the class coordinator, Bob Wilson, at if you have questions or want to sign up for the class. Please make contact not later than May 7. See you in the class.

9 What is Session Doing? Approved: Donating the $ deposit for Church Family Camp to the Maranatha Non-Profit Organization (501c3) fundraiser. Purchasing a half-page ad for the Huntsville Bible College Twenty-Third Vision Banquet. A Loose Change Drive fundraiser to benefit the Youth Ministry beginning May 1, 2016, continuing throughout the end-of-the-year. A receptacle will be placed in a designated area in or near the narthex where members will be encouraged to donate as they are able. A one-time donation of $ to Living Waters for the World. Donating 40% of the Pentecost Offering to the F.A.I.T.H. Initiative s new program in development to provide math and English tutoring for 10 students in the 3 rd grade and/or lower grades at Martin Luther King Elementary School this summer of General Information: Fellowship has been recertified as an Earth Care Congregation until February Elder George Grayson was elected to serve as Fellowship s commissioner at North Alabama Presbytery Called Meeting, Tuesday, May 10, 2016, 9:00 a.m. at Big Cove Presbyterian Church, 175 Camp Ground Road, Brownsboro, Alabama Request that any special events or programs sponsored by church ministries held at Fellowship should be included in the bulletin at least three weeks prior to the event. Request all announcements are submitted to the liturgist prior to the beginning of services. Confirmation classes will be postponed to August 7, Conferees will meet each Sunday for about one hour after breakfast until Sunday, November 6, 2016, when they will be received by the congregation as members. The May session stated meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. The Presbyterian Historical Society received and acknowledged the records of Fellowship Presbyterian Church for preservation of church history. The records have been placed on deposit in the archives, describe as follows: Fellowship Presbyterian Church (Huntsville, Ala.) records, cubic feet (1 box). SAVE THE DATE: June 4 EVANGELISM YARD SALE AT FELLOWSHIP Page 9 June 13 - June 16, Mark the date, invite a friend, and plan to attend!

10 Page 10 Humble beginnings yield impressive results for Alabama Earth Care Congregation Fellowship Presbyterian embodies community service in its earth care ministry Ap ril 12, 2016 Scott O Neill Communications Associate, Mission Communications Presbyterian Mission Agency LOUISVILLE In October 2013, Fellowship Presbyterian Church (FPC) in Huntsville, Alabama started their witness for earth care conservation by simply changing their light bulbs. In March 2014, they became a PC(USA) Earth Care Congregation (ECC). This year they will hold Earth Day worship services as a recertified ECC, which includes an earth care mindset that permeates their congregation and is complemented by an impressive food distribution community outreach program. As PC(USA) Associate for Environmental Ministries, Rebecca Barnes, says, we recognize that earth care ministries do well to encompass issues of poverty and hunger alleviation, peacemaking, and more. Caring for all in God s creation include social justice. Fellowship Presbyterian Church is a relatively young church founded in the late 1950s. The congregation of nearly 300 members has a strong legacy of community involvement. Its nursery and kindergarten is believed to be the first African American churchrelated pre-school in Huntsville. In October 2013, member Dr. Ted Dixie, Sr. started researching energy-saving ideas for the approximately 20-year old church building. He called on the state-sponsored environmental agency and Huntsville Utilities (part of the Tennessee Valley Authority) to perform an energy audit. As one might expect, the utility responded with a comprehensive 30 -page recommendation, but that didn t mean the church was prepared, or had the resources at hand, to act on many of the recommendations. In October 2013, member Dr. Ted Dixie, Sr. started researching energy-saving ideas for the approximately 20-year old church building. He called on the state-sponsored environmental agency and Huntsville Utilities (part of the Tennessee Valley Authority) to perform an energy audit. As one might expect, the utility responded with a comprehensive 30- page recommendation, but that didn t mean the church was prepared, or had the resources at hand, to act on many of the recommendations. Dr. Dixie asked the utility company the best way to upgrade the church facilities, says Anthony Thompson, current chairperson of the Earth Care Committee at FPC. He started by single-handedly changing the types of light bulbs we used, and implementing motion-sensor lighting so that empty rooms wouldn t be lit. We put insulation on pipes, screening in the sanctuary and shades in high-sun areas really simple things that didn t cost a lot of money. Shortly thereafter, FPC implemented an earth care component into their older adult worship services, a group called the Golden Charmers. They added an earth care worship element to their youth ministry, and their Presbyterian Women and Men organizations, as well as their prayers, hymns and meditational readings. In March 2014, FPC received their initial Earth Care Congregation certification. Every single Earth Care Congregation has a unique story to tell and a special witness to share of how they are embodying God s call to care for creation in their own corner of the world, says Barnes. I am impressed with the ongoing ministry at FPC and thankful for all the saints engaged in ministry there. Today, FPC s devotion and commitment to earth care ministry is a congregational mindset. They include earth care components in all Sunday school, new member, leadership, and confirmation classes, sponsor an environmental education series that features guest speakers on earth care issues, implement electronic recycling and food waste management programs, and continue to review and audit the original list of energy recommendations from the utility company. Earth care ministry also includes hunger and poverty ministry, and Thompson and his colleagues are most proud of FPC s food distribution program. Every third Wednesday, in conjunction with a north Alabama food bank, member volunteers gather to prepare food packages for the hunger insecure in town, giving peace of mind to those unsure where their next meal might come from. We serve and minister to at least 96 families through our food distributions program, and we have a waiting list for more, says Thompson. We ve been doing it (Continued on page 11)

11 Page 11 3 Matthew Gardner 7 Carmen Jackson-Elston 7 Johnnie McAlpine 9 Kenneth King 14 Geneva Wright 20 Joseph Johnson 21 Christopher Evans 22 Enoch Temple 24 Miriam V. Bentley 29 Erica Horton 18 Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Dixie, Sr. Parents, please make sure your child is dressed appropriately on their scheduled Sunday! May 1 Parker Ford and Destiny Canady May 8 Gakari Horton-Burke and Dezmyn Coleman May 15 Kyler Evans and Leyanda Jones May 22 Kaylin Houston and Miriam Bentley May 29 Dana Bone and Ryan Gordon Please wear black pants or skirts/dress on your scheduled Sunday If there is a problem with the schedule, please contact Ollie Smith at or Sarah Ford at or Diann Thank you in advance for your participation! 1 The Earnest Dees Family 8 The Kenneth King Family 15 The Thomas Ross Family 22 The Moses Ogbu Family 29 The Theodore Dixie, Sr. Family Magazine Donations for the Month We celebrated Earth Day at Fellowship PC on April 24, Fellowship Presbyterian women and men continue to recycle magazines to donate to Huntsville Hospital patients. Thanks to Lucille Grayson, Cheryl Johnson, Mary Mitchell, and Evelyn Rich for the month s donations. We sincerely appreciate all the youth at Fellowship Presbyterian Church. Your service to Christ and His church does not go unnoticed. (Continued from page 10) for three years and it just gets bigger each year. The effort that goes into preparing the food packages is very humbling, but it s a great time of fellowship and makes all of us in the congregation feel good. Getting involved in the church, and not just attending has opened so many doors and opportunities for me, I encourage anyone to serve, and truly become a servant for the Lord. FPC congregants from the youth ministry to the Golden Charmers participated in Huntsville s Earth Day celebration on April 23. Last year more than 11,000 people participated in the city s Earth Day festivities. Source: Presbyterian News Service. news/2016/4/12/humble-beginnings-yield-impressive-results-alabama/

12 Page 12 Fellowship Member Sick List The Prayer of Faith James 5: Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. 14 Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. The Jackie Bennett Family (twin sons Stephen and Michael Bennett) Richard Evans Mattie Ford Dana Smith Geneva S. Wright Sick List of Family and Friends of Fellowship Members Doris Bradford (Sister of Haley Bone) Arzell Dunmore (Sister of Lucille Grayson ) Flossie Henderson (Mother of Barbara Anthony) Lucille Hicks (Aunt of the late Martha Mullins) Stokley Gardner (Brother of the late Lloyd Gardner) Roosevelt Johnson (uncle of Yvette Evans) Ailean King Peoples (Mother of Kenneth King) Shielda Yvonne Ross (Sister of Thomas Ross) Luther Scales (brother of Geneva Scales Wright) Fellowship Member Amanda O. Clarke 2011 Family and Friends Timothy Carl Dixie Earnest Rich James Rice, Sr Grace Allen Williams Zelma Hodges Nelson Scruggs Marcus Ogbu John Herndon, Jr Raymond Bolton, Jr Carrie Buchanan Mary Ragland Cyrus W. Daniels, Jr Ann Thomas (aunt of Yvette Evans) Fannie P. Thompson (sister of Lois Dade and Eulasteen Muse) Valerie Thompson (Sister of Debra Evans) Hattie Wall (Sister of Charles Penn) Roderick Wall (Nephew of Charles Penn) LaVon White (Son of Thomas and Doretha Ross) Dorleen and James Witchard (Sister and Brother-in-law of Doretha and Thomas Ross)