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PaQe"BB:The Chronicle, Thursday* Octst^r, 18?.4? Focus On Religion Four generations By SUSAfc HUNT Chronicle Staff Writer A familv fVldt Crtntiniia' ^ * <> iiuiiii; inui vwiiuuuva ISJ 9UI VIVC Wild I1VC living generations is a rarity these days. Not surprisingly, Mrs. Jessie Frieson of Locust Ave. is proud that her family has survived for five generations But what is surprising is that four of those generations are serving on the Usher Board of Shiloh Baptist Church. Nearly 80 years old, Mrs. Frieson is exceptionally able for her age and is proud df the fact that so many of her family members have chosen to serve the church as ushers. Mrs. Frieson joined Shiloh Baptist Church in 1930. When she joined the church, she also joined its Usher Board and has been active in the life of the church for those fifty years. "I want to get up there now sometimes and usher, but my health won't permit it," says Mrs. Frieson. "1 just love ushering. There's just something about showing people to their seats that 1 just love to do. 1 think that it was just God's plan for me to be an usher." Mrs. Frieson is now retired from active duty; however, she is always there' to lend a hand whenever the other members of the usher board need her. "1 still serve on the telephone committee and do whatever I can," she said. "1 just love doing church work." K4rr >- 1-1 smiles and lists her descendants -- one daughter, 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. "We have always been a very close family and all the children have been raised up at Shiloh," she said. Mrs. Frieson's daughter is Annie Mcllwaine, who is also proud of the relationship that she and her S 184 " r3u Church Calendar, Focus On Reli I > serving church mother share. 4'We are a very close family," Mcllwaine said. "1 have tried to follow in my mother's footsteps in the church. 1 love ushering just as much as she does. 1 like to work with people. I'm also on the rhrvir Hut mv foi/Ari?? tUi-~ ? ??, ww ?.; iuwiuw Linii^ iu uu is mways ushering." "Shiloh church loves the Frieson family as much as they love the Church," says Betty Berry, vicepresident of the Usher Board on which they serve. "They are always very dependable and dedicated to the church. 1 depend on them quite a bit. I've been knowing 4Miss Jessie' for a long, long time. 4'She and my mother worked together at R.J. Reynolds and 1 used to deliver her checks to her every week. She has always been a very religious, family-oriented and strong-willed person. She has a lot of influence on her family. You can tell that because they all work in some capacity in the church." Ushers are an important part of the church organization. It is important that everyone is seated in a pleasant manner and is given the seat that they prefer. And, being able to escort people to seats with a friendly greeting and smile is very important to the Frieson family. "Being an usher has not changed much from what it was 50 years ago," says Mrs. Frieson. 44It is all still about the same, except the number of people has grown larger and larger. When I joined-the?? church, I joined the usher board. I loved it then and j I still love it just as much today." i Mrs. Frieson is especially proud of the fact that ] her family^is followed in her footsteps without < any coercion on her part. 44I just hope that the { family will keep up the tradition," she said. 1 The Rev. J.R. Butler, pastor of Shilo Baptist Church, says, "The Frieson family and the McllI L. _ A _ Iwiurcn woies Rev. John First Baptist Church at 700 N. 1 Highland Ave. will hold its annual Fall Revival with devotional i services led by the Rev. John Mendez at 7:30 nightly beginning Monday, Oct. 22 and continuing through Friday, Oct. 26. Rev. Mendez is a native of New York City, where he received his primary education, is a graduate i of Shaw University in Raleigh and the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. He also has studied at the Morehouse School of Religion in Atlanta, Ga.' i I Rev. .Mcndcz serves on many i I Area Deatl Ernest Dias Goodwin Mr. Ernest Dias Goodwin, of 810 1 early on Sunday, Oct. 7, in Forsyth native of Columbia, S.C., and had 1 years. Mr. Goodwin was ai member of Ki and was a retired employee of Keith I He is survived by his wife, Mrs. N I home; three -daughters MrsMik I Sowells and Mrs. Trevia Sturdivant Luther Williams, Napalius Williams this city; Five sisters, Mrs. Kate Wats* Columbia, Mrs. Sylvia Hale, Mrs. I Thompson, all of New York City; tw of Columbia and Wade D. Goodwi grandchildren; five great-grandchil three sons-in-law; three sisters-in-1 nephews and other relat Funeral services were held at 4 p.r Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Horn Cemetery. Clark S. Brown & Sons Fi the funeral arrangements. I Li/lie Wade Hall Mrs. Lillic Wade Hall, of 1318 Ea morning, Oct. 8, in Forsyth Mcmori of Lancaster, S.C., and had lived in Mrs. Hall was a member of Goler 1 where she served on the Senior CY daughters, Mrs. Mary E. Thompsoi Madie Caldwell, all of this city, Rochester, N.Y., and Mrs. Florence sons, Henry Wade, of the home, Ji Hall, both of this city, Willie E. Hall F. Hall of Detroit, Mich.; forty-r great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mr: Sarah Johnson, both of this city, \ York and Mrs. Eula Mae Johnson o relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m jion gion, Church Notes, Obituaries mm "Mf *** I 0 A family tradition for the five generation family of I Four generations from the family are ushers at Shi waine families are among the most dedicated s families at Shiloh Baptist Church. They are very I active in many facets of the church, but they are 2 most visible on the Usher Boatfd because there are 1 so many of them. They are a unique family because they are so close-knit. The Frieson's set an example i for others in the chuch to follow. ) " 1 "Although Mrs. Frieson is not very outspoken, 1 Mendez to lead Fir; religious boards, including the dent of academic a Home Mission Board of the Pro- He recently led h gressive Board of the General voter registration < Baptist Convention, the General recently returned Board and. Executive Board of finding tour in Cer the General Baptist State Con- which included sue vention of North Carolina, the Nicaragua, Hondi Board of Directors of the General Salvador. Followin Baptist Foundation, the Chris- tion of this missioi tian Education Committee of the before a tribunal Rowan Baptist Association and crimes in Central A the National Congress of Black evidence was pres Clergy. IInit*?H Natinnc in He also serves as associate pro- ty. He is also a m fessor of Old Testament Studies Carolina Interfaith at Shaw Divinity School and is an on Central America advisor to the schools vice presi- to advocate peace i is And Funerals Memorial AMI Memorial Gard< West Fourth St., Apt. O, died charge of the fu Memorial Hospital. He was a ived in Winston-Salem for 55 Mildred Ann Si mberly Park Holiness Church Mrs. Mildred Lowery Furniture Company. Wednesday, Oct lildred W,. Goodwin. .oJL&e .JWinsicukSakiaked Williams,- Mrs. - Shirley -"Mrs. Wilson v , all of this city; three sons, where she servec and Milton Goodwin, all of band, the Rev. F Dn and Mrs. Elena Mitchell of Wanda C. Wils Janie Martin and Mrs. Rosa Almetrius D. W o brothers, Willie J. Goodwin Jr., of West Ger in of New York City; twelve Wilson of this cil dren; two daughters-in-law; Mrs. Nathlia L. ] aw; and a host of nieces, Smith of Lexingi ives and friends. George E. Sims n. on Wednesday. Oct. 10. in ffrandehilHr^rv e. Burial was in the Evergreen daughter-in-law, jneral Home was in charge of relatives and fri< Funeral servic Nelson's Chapel Cemetery. Clark the funeral arrar st Third St., died on Monday al Hospital. She was a native Winston-Salem for 60 years. fftattie Caldwell Vlemorial AME Zion Church, loir. She is survived by Five Mrs. Mattie C 1, Mrs. Alma Clement, Mrs. Wednesday, Oct Mrs. Lillie H. Gibson of Charlotte and hi H. Brown of California; Five Mrs. Peay wa imes T. Hall and Marion E. where she servec of Boston, Mass. and Vernon and Pastor's Aid wo grandchildren; forty-two retired employee 5. Christine Stewart and Mrs. Mps. Peay is si Irs. Nannie Spraggy of New two nieces, Mrs. f Concord; and several other Peoples of Nort Caldwell of this . on Friday, Oct. 12, in Goler c S ?? w ? ?- ? n Epu'i m. y #?isyr?.r ? *> ?** .mm%? * n ? W Mrs. Jessie Frieson, center, has been to usher, loh Baptist Church (photo by James Paker). __ ^ - ; ?; )ut she takes an interest in everyone in the church. I ippreciate the entire family for their cooperative elations. They never offer division or criticism." Fifty years is a long time to serve one church, but f Mrs. Frieson has her way, she'll spend another 50 rears at Shiloh. "I just love Shiloh,"she said. "I ove all the people there, especially our pastor and lis wife." $ < it Baptist revival 4 ffairs. through negotiations and not lis church in a war. :ampaign and Rev. Mendez has lectured to from a fact- various political, religious and ltral America, civic groups, including the Black h countries as Family Task Force in Winstonuras and El Salem, the Paul Robeson g the comple- Festival, sponsored by the N.C. n, he testified Humanities Committee; a on U.S. war memorial service for Dr. Martin merica, where Luther King Jr. at N.C. State ;ented to the University in Raleigh, a Black New York Ci- History Month observance at iember of the Delaware State College in Dover, Task Force Del.; the lectures for Religious , whose aim is Emphasis Week at Shaw Univer n that region Please see page B10 E Zion Church. Burial was in the Piedmont :ns. Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home was in neral arrangements. ms Wilson Ann Sims Wilson, of 620 Devonshire St., died on 10, in N.C. Baptist Hospital. She was a native of ? ?' ras^rmember of Nelson's Chapel Holiness Church, 1 in the Pastor's Aide. She is survived by her huslenry M. Wilson, Sr., of the home; four daughters, ion, Juanita E. Wilson, Valerie L. Wilson and ilson, of this city; three sons, Henry M. Wilson, many, US Army, Fred C. Wilson and Kenneth M. ty; two sisters, Mrs. Mary S. McMahan of this city, Little of Charlotte, N.C.; three brothers, Lawrence ton, Charles C. Smith of Virginia Beach, Va., and of the US Navy, stationed in Virginia Beach; five several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, one Five sisters-in-law, four brothers-in-law and other mds. :es were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14, in I Ua1!>?. /-m 1- ** ? - i x-iviiiicss v^nurcn. Dunai was in the Evergreen S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home was in charge of lgements. Peay laid well Peay, of 1441 Underwood Ave., died on . 10, in N.C. Baptist Hospital. She was a native of id lived in Winston-Salem for 60 years, s a member of Kimberly Park Holiness Church, I as an usher, president of the Missionary Circle e. She was also a Sunday school teacher. She was a of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Industries, irvived by her husband, Willie Peay, of the home; Bernice McCuthoen of this city and Mrs. Emma h Braddock, Pa., and one nephew, Mr. Gerald city. Please see page B9
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