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RELIGION/OBITUARY jf i. ?BiMaU | i^OOF^K 'Funeral Home (^mc-1946 724-1561 INGRAM Robert Marshall Ingram, 1210 E. 25th Street, Winston Salem, died June 22 at his residence. .< He was born April 13, 1922, in Winston-Salem to the late Major and Bessie Ingram. He was a lifelong resident of the city, where he was a former employee of Salem Leasing. Corp. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by five sisters, Doris Anderson of Win ston-Salem. Dallie Mae Crosby of Newark, N.J., Helen (John) Brown of Palmer Park. Md.. Annie Searcy of Engle wood. Calif., and Willie Jean (Clarence) Simpson of Los Bqjios. Calif.: one brother Fred (Barbara) Ingram of Win ston-Salem: and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. ' ? A graveside service was held June 26 at 11 a.m. at Ever green Cemetery with the Rev. Otto Gaither Sr. officiating. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Hooper Funeral Home directors were in charge of the arrangements. i 1 Russell Funeral Home 822 Carl Russell Ave. 7??-^4SQ I I v' . f ' y;. EPPERSON Shawn Kelly Epperson, 2719 Teresa Ave., Winston Salem, died June 2 Eat Forsyth Medical Center. He was born on Jan. 28, 1966, in Winston-Salem. He attended the local schools and graduated from East Forsyth High School, Class of 1984. He was employed by ? Dewey's Bakery. He was a member of the Bethania A.M.E. Zion Church, where he was director of the Christian edu cation department, director of the Inspirational Choir, past superintendent of the church Sunday school. He was dis trict director of the youth and adult Christian ministry for the Winston-Salem District of the A.M.E. Zion Church. He was a member of the Steward Board, the Male Chorus, Youth Adult Choir, Brothers Beloved and the Kitchen Committee. His mother, Marie Lash Epperson, preceded Shawn in death. He is survived by his father, Johh W. Epperson of the home; two sisters, Susan L. Epperson of the home and Kim M. Epperson of Temple Hills, Md.; two brothers, Steven W. Epperson of Butner and K. Keith (Vaughn) Epperson of Axton, Va.; two nieces, devoted niece Sidonna N. Brown of Winston-Salem and Kandice Shipman of Temple Hills, Md.; two nephews, Brandon K. Epperson of the home and Keenan W. Cuthrell of Temple Hills, Md.; one godchild, Brittani McKnight of Winston-Salem; three aunts, Julia (James) Crutchfield of Bethania, devoted aunt Melinda Lash of Winston-Salem and Frances L. (Swandell) Cloud of Winston-Salem; devoted friends Tanya H. Martin, Keith > Davis, Mr. and Mrs. James Henry Jr. and Virginia Lash ant) several othei; relatives arid friends. The funeral was held June 25 at 2 p.m. at Bethania A.M.E. Zion Church with the Rev. Alvin E. Damon offici ating. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Russell Funeral Home directors were in charge of the arrange ments. MASON * ... V) " James Pearl Mason, 916 New Hope Lane, Winston Salem, died June 23 at Kate Bitting Reynolds Hospice Home. He was a native of Laurinburg, born on July 30, 1908, to the late William and Aggie Noi;a Dockery Mason. He was a faithful member of Mount Olive Baptist Church and was a retired employee of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. ? > ' He is survived by his wife, Julia McRae Mason of the home; two daughters, Julia Mason McCloud (Thomas) of Winston-Salem and Mildred Brown of the home; two sons, James P. Mason Jr. (Jessie) and John Reader, all of Win ston-Salem; 13 grandchildren, Thomas McCloud III (Tomeka), Anthony McCloud (Billie), Darrinder Fulp (Tyrone), George McCrae, Ada Moton (Craig), James Brown (Valeria), Larry Brown (Shirley), James Mason III (Selena), Aletra Mason, Catherine Johnson (Ervin), Triv ette Reader, Artthony Reader and Lamont Reader; 32 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; four sisters, Willie C. Samuels, Gertrude Blue, Elnora TruzelJ, all of Laurinburg, and Maggie Tarver of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The funeral was held June 28 at 1 p.m. at Mount Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles E. Gray officiating. Burial followed in Evergreen Cemetery. Russell Funeral Home directors were in charge of the arrangements. RICE Willie Edward Rice, known to family and friends as "Doc," 028 Thurmond St., Winston-Salem, died June 24 at Wake Forest University/Baptist Medical Center. He was born on Dec. 19, 1950, in Forsyth County to Inez A. Rice and the late Willie E. Smith. He attended Win ston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by two daughters, Sheree Eldridge of Durham and Janet Eldridge of Cairo, Egypt; one son, Ker- \ chief of Winston-Salem; three grandchildren; his mother, Inez Rice; his stepmother, Lois Russell Smith; two sisters, Gladys R. Hall and Cassandra Thomas; three brothers, Clevester Rice, Glasco Rice (Anita) and James Smith, all of Winston-Salem; six aunts; two uncles; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. A memorial service was held June 29 at 4 p.m. at the chapel, of Russell Funeral Home with Elder Moses Seat officiating. Russell Funeral Home directors were in charge of the arrangements. WALKER -? ' 't Nancy Ada Hairston Cobb Walker, formerly of 2109 East 24th St., Winston-Salem, died June 25 at Kate Bitting Reynolds Hospice Home. She was a native of Walnut Cove, born on July 16, 1914, to the late Travis and Nancy C. Hairston. Mrs. Walker spent her childhood in Walnut Cove and North Wilkesboro before moving to Winston-Salem. She married the late William R. Cobb and became affiliated with Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church, serving in the church choir. She briefly worked for R.J. Reynolds, leaving due to illness. In 1967 she met and married Fred B. Walker and after 16 "years of marriage was again widowed in 1983. She is survived by a sister, Alice Mitchell of Walnut Cove; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The funeral was held June 30 at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Russell Funeral Home with Dr. James M. Sloan officiating. Burial followed at Piedmont Memorial Gardens. Russell Funeral Home directors were in charge of the arrange ments. tf JULY 2 ! ] i Whole Life Church to host Excellence in Ministry Conference < Whole Life Community < Church will have an Excel - lence in Ministry Confer ence July 2-4. Speakers will ' include: Bishop Olive ~C~. Brown of Richmond. Va., July 2 at 8 p.m.; Pastor Sharon Bellinger of c Philadelphia, Pa., July .3 at t noon; and Pastor Andrew r Ford of Philadelphia July 3 c at 8 p.m. A midnight must- t :al will be held Friday ( night. Guest choirs in and out of the city are expected * to attend. James "Rudy" Brown, pastor of Whole Life Community Church, will clos^ the conference July 4 at 11 a.m. All services will be held on the campus >f High Point University in he campus auditorium. For nore information, please all the church at (336) 886 >228. The church is at 1104 rieveland St., High Point. IULY 4 Rev. Carol Foltz will lead worship celebration at Green Street Church On July 4 the Rev. Carol Foltz will lead the 11 a.m. worship celebration at Green Street Methodist Church. She grew up in Winston-Salem and'.gradu ated from the University of North Carolina at Greens boro and fhe Moravian Seminary. She has served in the Moraviain ministry in various parts of North Car olina. She was active in Church Women United in Wilmington. She is now in the clinical pastoral educa tion program at Wake For est University School of Medicine, where she plans to specialize in geriatric ser vices. Green Street Methodist Church is at the corner of Green and West streets in West Salem. For information call 722-8379. JULY 11 ?m A A A A . Phillips Chapel Baptist to celebrate 58th anniversary Phillips Chapel Baptist will celebrate its 58th church anniversary July 11 at 3 p.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Ronnie Middlqbrooks, pastor of Anderson Grove Baptist Church in Greensboro. The public is invited. The church is at 132 N. Glenn Ave. in Winston-Salefn. I W God calls Abram to faithfulness; not knowing the distination Abram obeys I Mildred Peppers Sunday School Lesson Lesson scripture: Genesis 11:31-12:9 m Lesson aims: To be famil iar with facts about Abram , (Abraham), to understand that faith isn't based on sight and to answer God's call in our lives. V ? Background: "Richard's , Complete Bible Handbook" says that the "book" of beginnings" is divided into two large sections. The first, chapters 1-11, deals with creation, sin. human suffer ing. death and hope. These experiences reveal a loving and merciful God, who brought judgment to humanity. This powerful God is also personal. The period of time extended over many thousands of years. The second portion of the book begins with the call to Abram and covers a little less than 200 years. These chapters show God working with a single family as His "chosen" people. As a mat ter of fact, the remainder of the Old Testament is about the same family. Several mature civilizations existed during the time of Abram - the Egyptians, the Hitfites in Asia Minor and the Hur rians, east of the HittiteS' Mesopotamia. Abram's birthplace was probably the most advanced.. It < had learning centers, running water in many homes, sew ers, and a well developed legal system. Abram's homeland wasn't as primi tive as we bften think. All of the people were polytheistic (worshiping many gods). Because of this, they felt that the gods created theiti as pawns, and therefore they had no hope. Chapter 10 is the Table of Nations from Noah's sons to sShem. Genesis 11: 1-9 recorded the failure of the Tower of Babel. The remainder of the chapter recorded the genealogy from Shem to Abram. Lesson: Terah, Abram's father, leaves the city of Ur (southern Mesopotamia) and begins to journey towards Canaan. He takes the clan with him but stops in Haran and settles there. (Urban Ministries Inc.) sug gests that Terah has an adventurous spirit, and it's passed down to Abram. Terah dies before reaching his destination. The Lord calls Abram and instructs him to leave the city. Tren C. Butler makes it- simple. "God called, Abram journeyed, trouble "beckoned, the land was occupied." God promis es him greatness, a large nation and protection (Abrahamic Covenant). An interesting point here is Abram doesn't worship God! At the time of his departure from Haran, Abram is 75 years old. He is instructed to move the entire family also. Not knowing the destination, Abram is obedient. The journey leads him to Sicham (Shechem), where the Lord appears and tells him that this land is his. Abram built an altar there and pitched his tent at Bethel. This faithful and obedient man moves farther south in the land of Canaan. The chapter ends with a famine and Abram's faith wavering. Application: When God calls, very often it interrupts the comfort zone. Our lives have some order and it appears that we can handle most things. Then God calls. The calling has a purpose, and it also teaches us to depend more on God. Like Abram we are called, not because of pur status or accomplishments. God chooses us. We ought to be humble and grateful. Again, like Abram, our faith will be strong at one time, and it wavers the next. God is patient. A key.component for our understanding faith is there may not be any physical evi dence. Looking back over our lives we can remember answering the call when family and friends ques tioned our actions. Without our full understanding we obey the voice of God. This grows our faith and compels us to seek more of Him. Without a doubt cost is involved. With the Almighty what we think is a loss is turned into a blessing. Have You answered your call? Faith also leads us to worship. It is important to acknowl edge God's faithfulness toward us. He never reneges or forgets! The wor ship of Him isn't an empty gesture to pay back but a means by which to recognize His greatness and to thank Him. How many times have we emerged from trouble to realize that our blessing is much greater. God.has a calling (pur pose) for each of us. Have you responded? He keeps taking us higher and higher if we let Him. Answer your call today. It is an adven ture! Grantheum Johnson Director and Manager 9&OPI3R <9Uc. M6 1415 East 14th St. Winston-Salem, NC (336) 724-1561 * r Macedonia Holiness Church Of God Of The Apostolic Faith, Inc. Sunday Services \ Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship .. 11:00 a.m. Radio Broadcast (WAAA 960). . . 2:00 p.m. M.Y.P.U 6:30 p.m. Evangelistic ? 7:30 p.m. Wednesday Services 1 Bishop R. L. Wise, Sf. Prayer A Bible Study 7:30 p.m. I D.D.;S.T.D. - Pastor 4111 Whitfield Drive ' Telephone 767-3700 ? ? SEND US YOUR RELIGIOUS NEWS Care of: The Chronicle News Department 617 N. Liberty St. Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Or fax us at: 723-9173
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