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?CUNDIFF
i Mrs. Cassie Gordon Cundifi", of 320 Retnuh Drive, was born Feb. 20,
! 1934, to the late Bernie and Rebecca Felder Gordon in Winston-Salem.
JA lifelong resident of Winston-Salem, she attended Winston
[ Salem/Forsyth County Schools, was a retired homemaker and was a
!member of New Jerusalem Baptist Church. Her husband. Hubert Cun
Jdiff, and a son, Bobby Cundiff, preceded her in death. Mrs. Cundiff
j departed this life on April 26 at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home t'ol
? lowing a lengthy illness.
J Survivors include: two daughters, Shawn (Robert) Alexander and
[Gloria (Tony) Speas; two sons, Gregory Cundilf and Bernie (Ruth) Cun
? diff; 11 grandchildren, including a devoted granddaughter, Kayla
!Alexander; two brothers, Marion (Hazel) Gordon and George (Eliza
J beth) Gordon; a devoted friend, Lee Scales, all of Winston-Salem; sever
? al cousins; other relatives and friends.
r The funeral was held April 30 at 3:30 p.m. from New Jerusalem Bap
tist Church. Rev. Samuel J. Cornelius officiated. Interment followed at
'Evergreen Cemetery. Hooper Funeral Home directors were in charge of
t the arrangements.
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Funeral Home
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ALEXANDER
Mrs. Bernice Gwendolyn White Alexander, 3639 Barkwood Drive,
Winston-Salem, died April 27 at Kate Bitting Reynolds Hospice Home.
She was a native of Winston-Salem, bom Nov. 30, 1912, the daugh
ter of the late Edward E. Thomas and Cortsy White. She graduated from
Columbia Height High School and the LaMae Beauty College. She was
a Gold Star member of First Baptist Church, the Choral Choir, L.M.
Banks Sunday School, the Order of Eastern Star, the Carver Communi
ty Flower Club and the Ladies Efficiency Club. She was married to
Howard I. Alexander, who preceded her in death.
She is survived by: three sons, Donald (Annie Ruth) Alexander, Regi
nald (Betty) Alexander, both of Winston-Salem, and Howard B (Rose)
Alexander of Greensboro: seven grandchildren. Joseph Alexander of
Winston-Salem, Latanya A. Kennedy of Stone Mountain, Ga., Debra
Alexander of Charlotte, Dr. Shawn Alexander of Greenville. N.C., Dr.
Donna Alexander of North Wilkesboro, Ria Alexander of Atlanta, Ga..
and Kellie Alexander of New York, N.Y.; three great-grandchildren.
Houston Alexander, Oriana Alexander and Adonis Alexander; a loving
aunt. Lorraine Rozell; a loving caregiver. Bertha Johnson; and a host of
other relatives and friends.
The funeral was held May 2 at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church. Rev.
Wendell A. Johnson officiated. Burial followed at the family plot of Pied
mont Memorial Gardens. Russell Funeral Home directors were in charge
of the arrangements.
ALLEN
Ms. Bannie Allen, formerly of 2101 Francis Street. Winston-Salem,
died April 20 at Silas Creek Manor Nursing Home.
She was born in Lilesville. N.C., on April 9. 1900. Ms. Allen spent her
early years in Lilesville and Winston-Salem, relocating to Brooklyn.
N.Y., in 1955 where she worked as a cook and affiliated with Mt. Zion
Baptist Church. In 1988 she returned to Winston-Salem as a family
matriarch.
She is survived by: a daughter, Eunice K. Jennings of Winston-Salem;
an adopted son, Charles Allen Jr. of Brooklyn, N.Y.: grandson, Eugene
(Michelle) Jennings, Hampton, Va.; devoted nephew, Jhuria (Hattie)
Ingram; devoted nieces. Annie Ingram-McMorris, Winston-Salem, and
Delia Allen Melton. High Point; devoted caregiver Sharon Epps; numer
ous nieces, nephews other relatives and friends.
The funeral was held April 26 at II :30 a.m. at the Chapel of Russell
Funeral Home. Rev. J.W. Flake officiated. Burial followed at Evergreen
Cemetery. Russell Funeral Home directors were in charge of the arrange
ments.
CLAOOCTT
Mr. Howard Thomas Claggett Jr.. 2834 Gilmer Ave., Winston
Salem, died April 27 at his residence.
He was born on Sept. 30, 1935. in Pittsburgh. Pa., the son of Jean
Mitchell Claggett and the late Howard T. Claggett Sr. Howard was a
retired employee of the city of Winston-Salem and was a veteran of the
U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church.
Odyssey Travel Club and the Camel City Elks Lodge 1021. He was pre
ceded in death by two brothers, Pete Claggett and George Claggett, and
one sister, Priscilla Hensley.
He is survived by: his devoted companion and friend, Ciesta Funder
burk and family; one daughter. Sharon Claggett Williams of Winston
Salem; five sons. Karl (Donna) Claggett. Micheal Claggett. Howard
Claggett III. Eric Claggett. all of Winston-Salem, and Derrick (Sharon)
Claggett of Martinsville. Va.; 14 grandchildren: two great-grandchildren;
his mother. Jean M. Claggett of Kenningston. Pa.; three sisters. Joanne
(Melvin) Spriggs, Rachel (Walter) McRoy of Maryland, Nancy
(William) Harris of Pennsylvania; two brothers. Ronald Claggett of
Winston-Salem and John (Shirley) Claggett of Maryland; two uncles;
one aunt; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and
friends.
The funeral was held May 2 at I p.m. at Galilee Missionary Baptist
Church. Rev. Carlton Moser officiated.
Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery Russell funeral Home direc
tors were in charge of the arrangements.
KELLY
Minister Emma Lee Alston Kelly, IIOS George Black Lane. Win
ston-Salem. died April 23 at Forsyth Medical Center.
She was a native of Pinehurst. born on Feb. 25. 1922. the daughter of
the late Toby and Hammie Morrison Alston. She grew up in St.
Matthews Chapel Baptist Church in Eastwood. N.C.. was currently a
member of the Evangel Fellowship Church of God in Christ. Greens
boro. and was a devoted homemaker.
She is survived by: one son. Daniel Kelly (Mary) of Manchester.
Conn.; two daughters, Erma Delores Carpenter of North Brunswick.
N.J., and Agnes Matthews (Curtis) of Winston-Salem; 15 grandchildren;
six great-grandehildren; two sisters. Murtiss McCrimmon (Jimmy) and
Oppie Johnson (Charles), both of Pinehurst; one brother. Primus Alston
of Pennsylvania; other relatives and friends.
The funeral was held April 28 at 1 p.m. at Evangel Fellowship.
Greensboro. Bishop Otis Lockett Jr. officiated. Burial followed at East
wood Community Cemetery. Pinehurst. Russell Funeral Home directors
were in charge of the arrangements.
TAPP
Rev. Gajer Tapp Jr., 9112 Huntsman Road, Kernersville. died April
22 at his residence. He was a native of Durham, born April 21. 1927, to
the late Gager Tapp Sr. and Susan Long Tapp. He was ordained by Bish
op S.M. Caesar in the late 1960s. He was formerly employed at Tlial
himers Department Store.
He is survived by: his wife. Katherine P. Tapp of the home: three sons,
Michael Tapp. Zacharias Tapp (Cynthia), Gager Tapp III (Pamela): four
daughters. Angela Tapp. Michelle Carter. Benita Moore. Valerie Tapp:
seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren: five sisters. Virginia
Salmon, Annie Mae Robinson. Doris Tutt. Christine Hines. Nancy
Hunter; many other relatives and friends.
The funeral was held April 26 at 2 p.m. at the Chapel of Russell
Funeral Home. Evangelist Verlie Fields officiated. Burial followed at
Eastlawn Gardens of Memory. Kernersville. Russell Funeral Home
directors were in charge of the arrangements.
Children of Zion Outreach Ministry holds 'On One Accord' Workshop
Special to The Chronicle
In Act 2:1 the Bible says,
"And when the day of Pentecost
was fully come, they were all
with one accord in one place."
That is exactly what the founder
and executive director of Chil
dren of Zion OutReach Min
istry did this past Thursday,
April 19, at the Rupert Bell Cen
ter in Winston-Salem
Ms Goolsby hosted "On One
Accord Workshop" to bring
?Ipcal community agencies
together with the local churches
ito discuss ways to better serve
land minister to teen parents,
'especially the teen parents from
ijow-income areas and those in
ijhe high-risk category.
j[ The reality of being a teen
[parent is a state of feeling inse
cure, lonely and frustrated.
[! National figures show that
[76. percent of the teen mothers
are unwed. Only one-third of
?these teen mothers receive a high
[school diploma and nearly 80
[percent go on welfare. The teen
[family (especially in low-income
[areas) breed into our communi
ties and our churches child
[abuse, foster home care, adop
tions, juvenile delinquencies and
[the teen parenting cycle repeat
ting itself with the next genera
tion.
V It is estimated that 13 percent
I erf- sons born to teen mothers
lend up in the prison system
'while 22 percent of the daugh
ters are likely to become teen
mothers themselves.
| National figures also show
that 60 percent of teen mothers
are between the ages of 18 and
[19 years old, 37 percent are
[between 15 and 17 years old and
3 percent are 14 years old or
I younger.
There is not much data on
dhe fathers because nine out of
flO times they are the absent par
ent. National figures do show
['that 40 percent of the fathers are
[at least 20 years or older.
[? The fathers tend to be older
[and stand a better chance of
[graduating from high school
[than the mothers.
![. .Of the 1 million teen mothers
in any given year, 32 percent end
up in abortion, 14 percent are
miscarries and 54 percent are
actually born (very few mothers
give their children up for adop
tion).
Teen fathers are just as vul
nerable as teen mothers and they
share some of the same social
issues. They live in poverty and
in unstable families. These
young men have attained a low
education and have poor self
esteem.
Teen fatherhood has been
virtually ignored. The church
and the community must accept
the fact that these boys have
made a mistake and that most of
these teen fathers want to help
raise their children.
Ms. Goolsby learned there
were some wonderful communi
ty services doing some wonder
ful things for our teen parents
and there were some churches
doing some wonderful things,
but it was time for a coming
together. It was time to share
some resources and training
ideas that are much needed for
our young teens.
Goolsby feels it is very
important to put God and the
Word of God into these teen
parents' lives in order that they
can become better parents for
their children and better leaders
in our community and in our
churches. God is doing a new
thing with our teen-agers. We as
a community and as a church
should be prepared to go forth
with his work.
We should be on the defen
sive side, working together to
stop the cycle in their lives.
Goolsby feels that if we are on
the defensive side then we
become the solution (the place
where teens come for answers)
and not the problem. Our teens
look at the church and commu
nity services as the bad guys.
They believe no one cares
enough to stick around. Many
youths feel that community ser
vices come and go, so the agen
cies and programs are no more
stable in my life than my par
ents'. They feel that the church
looks down on them because
they did have sex and did get
caught by becoming a teen par
ent. So our teen parents look to
sex, drugs, low self-esteem and
all the negative things to cover
up the hurt.
Studies have shown that the
programs dealing with teen par
ents that get the best return on
investments are the ones where
the churches and the community
services work together and actu
ally get involved with these
young people's lives.
The featured community ser
vices included: Carol Fulton
Goolsby, executive director,
Children of Zion Out Reach
Ministry, a community outreach
for low-income teen parents;
Felicia Wilson, community
health advocate. Living Waters
Family Resource Center; Ellen
Wallace, director of Mentor
Moms. Division of Young Life;
Rhonda Smith, health educator
and program facilitator. Fathers
and Friends; Carolyn Jones,
staff nurse. Independence High
School; Denise Daniels, commu
nity family advocate division of
St. Peters Family Support Pro
gram; and William L. Sturdi
vant. coordinator. The Weed
and Seed Program, a Depart
ment of Justice strategy.
The workshop was designed
to, first of all, develop two-way
dialogue between the communi
ty services and the church com
munity in order to improve over
all support for teen parents; sec
ond. to motivate our churches
and community organizations to
develop better networking bases
for our high-risk teen parents;
and finally, to discuss ways to go
back to our different organiza
tions and churches better
equipped to serve as a stronger
resource base for our teen par
ents.
Those who participated in
the workshop were truly blessed.
Most in attendance did not
know that the Young Life pro- r
gram (a Christian-based pro
gram for youths) has been in
Forsyth County for about 40
years or what the Weed and Seed
Program (Center for Communi
ty Safety) is all about. ( ! '
Participants left feeling
empowered to do a better job for
our teen parents and with a bet
ter understanding of where to
turn for help.
Goolsby said there will be
other "On One Accord" work
shops throughout the year. She
said that we did come "on one
accord and God did show up
mightily in our midst."
Children of Zion OutReach
Ministry was formed on July 1
last year. The vision is to build a
place to train today's teen par
ents. Children of Zion aims to
create a place for these young
people to develop a new vision
and give them new hope. Chil
dren of Zion is designed to
establish an atmosphere of com
passion. love and hope. In this
atmosphere, the Holy Spirit can
do His job of renewing these
young people for kingdom
work. Children of Zion Ouj
reach Ministry is a place in the
community to wage war against
Satan's kingdom and to tear
down his stronghold on our teen
parents from the low-income
community.
Research s-uggests that the
most powerful way to attack
poverty is to educate those in
poverty. This service will focus
on the development of teacning,
training and applying business
techniques based on Scripture
for helping teen parents learn
ways to raise their standard of
living and to increase self
esteem.
For more information or to
see how you can help, contact
Carol Fulton Goolsby, the
founder and executive director,
at (336) 996-1097.
In Memory
Mr. Earl G. Roseboro
April 16, 1897 - May 2, 1976
Our Daddy has visi
bly departed from
us. but has always
remained in our lives.
He taught us to be indepen
dent and yet supportive of oth
ers; proud but never too proud
to stoop to help someone: to
seek knowledge of things great
and small; to know at least a
little something about all
things; and that for every prob
lem. there is a solution.
But most of all. he knew
that in order to achieve, we
must first have God as our co
captain. and that we are under
God's command.
We love and miss you
dearly. Daddy.
Your children,
grandchildren, nieces and
nephews
It's a fact
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