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Area Deaths and Funerals
MR. CLAY LEE HOWARD
MRS. OGLATHER STELLA McEACHlN
Mr. Clay Lee Howard, 85, of Turner's Nursing
Home died Sunday, Aug. 21, at Forsyth Memorial
Hospital,
He was bom in Statesville to the late Edward
and Mary Smith Howard and had lived in Winston-
Salem for about 50 years. He was a member of Beu
lah Baptist Church, where he was a member of the
Deacon Board.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ethel
Bond of Richmond, Va.; one son, Mr. James Willie
McKinnon of Winston-Salem; one sister, Mrs. Marie
Wilkes of Statesville: three grandchildren; 12 great
grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Bernice
McKinnon of Winston-Salem; one son-in-law, Mr.
Clovis Bond of Richmond; one brother-in-law, Mr.
Hubert Wilkes of Statesville; many nieces, nephews,
cousins, other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Oglather Stella McEachin of 1112
Peachtree St. died Friday, Aug. 19, at Forsyth
Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Laurinburg
and had lived in Winston-Salem for 13 years. She
was a Baptist.
She is survived by one daughter, Ms. Annie Jor
dan of the home; seven grandchildren; 11 great
grandchildren; two sisters, Ms. Nettie McCall of
Washington and Ms. Farmie McNeil of Laurinburg;
one son-in-law, Mr. John H. Jordan of the home; one
sister-in-law, Ms. Emma B. McLaurin of Laurin
burg; one brother-in-law, Mr. Lacey Blue; several
other relatives and friends.
Services were held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday,
Aug. 23, at Clark S. Brown and Sons Funeral Home,
with Minister Wilbur Pankey officiating. Burial fol
lowed in Piedmont Memorial Gardens. Clark S.
Brown and Sons was in charge of the funeral
arrangements.
Services were held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday,
Aug. 24, at Beulah Baptist Church, with the Rev.
John T. Miller officiating. Burial followed in Ever
green Cemetery.
MR. WiLLIE EARL McCANDIES
Johnson-Howard-Robinson Home of Memory
was in charge of the funeral arrangements.
MR. EDWIN P. BROWN ill
Edwin "Winn" Pierce Brown HI of 2724 Henry
St. died Tuesday, Aug. 23, in Watford, England. A
native of Raleigh, he was a former resident of
Augusta and lived in France and England for two
years. He was a member of Aldersgate United
Methodist Church and a graduate and National Merit
Finalist of Westtown School in Westtown, Pa. He
was a graduate of Wake Forest University.
He was a member of the Exchange Club of
Richmond County and was a graduate of Leadership
Augusta. He served on the Board of Parks and
Recreation Department for Richmond County,
Riverfront Augusta Project and was an active mem
ber of the Rowing Regatta Committee. He was listed
in Outstanding Young Men of America in 1983.
Mr. Willie Earl McCandies, 57, of Lexington
died Saturday, Aug. 27, at his home. He was a mem
ber of Ezekiel AME Zion Church, where he was a
member of the Steward Board. McCandies was an
employee of the Carolina Panel Co.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Madie H,
McCandies of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Willie
R. Abney of High Point; one son, Mr. Kenneth E.
McCandies of Winston-Salem; one sister, Mrs. Lillie
Mae Harris of Jamaica, N.Y.; two brothers, Mr. Coy
McCandies Jr. and Mr. James Franklin of Lexington;
six grandchildren; three stcpgrandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; one aunt, Mrs. Alfreda Koontz
of Lexington; many other relatives and friends.
Services were held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug.
30, at Ezekiel AME Zion Church, with the Rev. J.L.
Shaw officiating. Burial followed in Lexington City
Cemetery. Gilmore Funeral Directors was in charge
of the funeral arrangements.
MR. HILDR6D Le6 boston
He was active several years in real estate as a
broker for Blanchard and Calhoun. In 1986, he
became affiliated with Montpelier International Real
Estate Development Co. of Bath, England.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin and Arme Brown of Augusta; a sister, Ms.
Anne Heath Moss of Augusta; a brother, Mr. Mark
Shields Brown of Atlanta; several other relatives and
friends.
A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Fri
day, Aug. 26, at Aldersgate United Methodist
Church, with the Revs. Grady Wigley and John
Oliver officiating. Burial was in Westover Memorial
Park.
Elliott Sons Funeral Home was in charge of the
funeral arrangements.
Mr. Hildred Lee Boston, 24, of 3722 Prospect
Drive died Monday, Aug. 22, at Forsyth Memorial
Hospital. A native of Winston-Salem, he was the son
of the late Mr. John Henry Spencer and Mrs. Mary
Boston Spencer. He attended Carver High School
and was employed as a security guard at the Aladdin
Club and Fowler-Jones Construction Co. He was a
Baptist.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Boston
Spencer of the home; two children, Ms. Ciera
Boston and Ms. Kiera Parker Boston; six sisters, Ms
Cynthis Jeter. Ms. Mattie Boston, Ms. Christine
Boston, Ms. Terri Boston, Ms. Bridgette Boston and
Ms. Curjorie Sales; seven brothers, Mr. John Heruy
Caesar, Mr. Auturio Caesar, Mr. Johnny Boston, Mr.
Reginald Boston, Mr. Timothy Boston, Mr. Victor
Boston and Mr. Larry Boston; nine aunts; one uncle;
several nieces, nephews, cousins, many other rela
tives and friends.
Please see page B3
Black Catholics find diversity
From Page B1
said, have labeled Catholics the
anti-Christ. He said Catholics are
listed right behind Afro-Americans
and just ahead of Jews on the Ku
Klux Klan's hate list. As recently as
a few weeks ago. Father Gaunt said,
he received a telephone call from a
resident of King, where a new
Catholic church is opening. He said
the caller welcomed him to King
and then proceeded to say that he
"knew who we were and what we
were up to.”
Being such a small number
within a large faith, some wonder
whether Afro-Americans have truly
been able to assimilate into the
Catholic faith and whether they
experience racism within the church
structure and from church mem
bers. Mrs. Douthit said that she per
sonally has not experienced any
kind of racial discrimination within
the Catholic Church. If there is any
type of discrimination, she said, it is
sexual.
"It's more of a sexual issue than
a racial issue," she said. "I just don’t
see that race has been an issue.
We’re still waiting to see some
female altar attendants. But I don't
see a racial problem. I feel at home
in the Catholic Church."
Mrs. Douthit also scoffed at the
notion that Afro-Americans who
attend a church whose congregation
is largely white, lose touch with
their spiritual roots and the spiritual
tradition of the Afro-American
church.
"You only get out of something
what you put in," she said. "We
may not sing Negro spirituals as
much, but if you put yourself into
church you make it what you want
it to be. I don’t feel that I lose touch
with my roots or my heritage
because I go to a Catholic church.
The world is not predominantly
black. You have to search to stay in
touch with your roots. I don't see
the church as being any different."
Mrs. Douthit said also that
many people who have Catholic
friends are confused when they see
them going to church in jeans or
pants. Then they are further puzzled
when they see them go to church
during the week and when they stay
for maybe only 45 minutes to an
hour. Too few people, she said, take
the time to find out why these
things are acceptable in the
Catholic Church, opting instead to
draw incorrect conclusions.
"We don't draw lines and say
'well, you're black so you have to
go to this Catholic Church, and
you're white so you have to go to
this Catholic Church.' That’s what's
unique about our Church. It doesn't
matter what side of town you live
on or what color you are, you can to
any Catholic church in the city," she
said. "The manner of dress is not
important. The point is just to get to
Mass. It's just an hour so there are
no excuses to miss Mass."
Mrs. Douthit, who finds it
amusing to be considered a "Black
Catholic," is not comfortable with
the labels that are attached to her
just because of the church she
attends.
"I'm black and I'm Catholic. So
what?," she asked, laughing. "The
important thing is to stay in touch
with your roots and that's an indi
vidual and personal responsibility.
It has nothing to do with the church
I choose to attend. ...I would like to
see the Church open its doors to
communion for everyone. That’s a
reaching out in extending the peace
of Christ. We're all worshiping one
higher being."
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