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VOL. 29, NO. 27
GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1970
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Funeral service for Mrs. Rosa
Barber Toatley was conducted
on Friday, May 8, 1970 at the
Grandview Presbyterian Church
in Chesterfield, S. C.
Mrs. Rosa Barber Toatley,
daughter of the late Henry and
Cecelia Barber, was a native of
Fairfield County, S. C. She was [
reared in Charlotte, N. C., where !
the family moved during her
early childhood. She died in L.
Richardson Memorial Hospital,
Wednesday morning, May 6, j
1970. |
Mrs. Toatley attended and I
graduated from the public schools
MRS. ROSA BARBER
TOATLEY
of Charlotte. After completing
her work in Charlotte, she grad
uated from Barber-Scotia Sem
inary, now Barber-Scotia Col
lege. She taught in the public
schools of Charlotte until her
marriage to Dr. John H. Toatley;
then she moved to his home in
South Carolina.
She and her husband worked
together as an outstanding team
in pastorates at Camden, Due
j West, and Chesterfield, South
Carolina. They also taught in
the public schools of these towns,
1 as well. Through their influence,
many young men were brought
into the ministry, and many
young people chose educational
careers.
Mrs. Toatley served in many
capacities of Women's work at
local and Presbyterial levels.
She served as president of Mc
Clelland Presbyterial for many
years. In Fairfield Presbyterial
she served as recording secre
tary for a period of years.
Mrs. Toatley resided at 1400
Ellis Street, Greensboro, for
several years. She worked ac
tively at St. James Presbyterian
Church of Greensboro, as a mem
ber of UPW, Esther Miller Cir
cle and The UPW Ensemble.
Surviving are her daughters,
Mrs. Cecelia Forney, of Hickory,
N. C., Mrs. Rosa Yourse, of
Greensboro, Mrs. Johnetta Mc
Clure, of Charlotte, N. C.; a
brother, Dr. Jesse Barber, Sr.,
of East Elmhurst, N. Y.; a sis
ter, Mrs. Louise Foster Johnson,
of Chesterfield, S. C.; grandchild
ren, Mrs. Doris Frazier, of Ral
eigh, N. C. and Charles Yourse
o t Greensboro.
Smith Funeral Service was
in charge of the arrangements.
MR. ARTHUR HARRIS
Mr. Arthur Harris, age 57,
died at Moses Cone Hospital
Sunday, May 10, following a
brief illness.
He lived at 3901 Freeman Mill
Road.
The funeral service was held
Thursday, May 14th at 2:00 p.m.
In the Galilee A. M. ?. Zion
Church, Morven, N. C.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery. (
Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Christine Harris; sons, Er
nest and Mathew Harris; daugh
ter, Miss Tonya Evett Harris,
all of the home; sisters, Mrs.
Mary Lee Tillman, Wadesboro,
N. C., Mrs. Maggie Lee Sturdi
vant, Morrisville, N. C. and Mrs.
Carrie Bell McClinton, Troy, N.
C.; brothers, Ivory Harris, Mor
ven, and Kelson Harris, Greens
boro.
Brown's Funeral Directors In
charge of arrangements.
MRS. MAGGIE ENGLISH
Mrs. Maggie English, age 69,
died at L. Richardson Memorial
Hospital Tuesday, May 12th fol
owing several months illness.
She lived at 1607 Gorrell St.
Funeral service will be held
Saturday, May 16th at 4:00 P.M.
to Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church.
Burial will follow in Maplewood
Cemetery.
The family will meet their
friends at Brown's Funeral
Home, Friday evening from 7-9.
Survivors include a daughter,
Miss Lucille English of the home;
two sons, Thomas English of
Baltimore, Maryland, McKinley
English of Huntington, L. I.,
New York; sisters, Mrs. Nellie
Bell, Wendell, N. C., Mrs. Bertha
Covington, Huntington, L. I. and
Mrs. Millie Johnson^ White Oak,
S. C.; brother, Robert Davis,
Huntington, L. I.; three grand
sons, three grand-daughters, two
great great grandsons.
Brown's Funeral Directors in
charge of arrangements.
MR 8. BLANCHE MOORE
Mrs. Blanche Moore, age 65,
of Route 2, Brown Summit, N.
C., died Wednesday at L. Rich
ardson Memorial Hospital after
a brief illness.
Funeral service will be held
Saturday at 2:00 p.m. from Pop
lar Grove AME Church, with
the Rev. M. L. Johnson, officiat
ing. Interment will follow in
Greenhil] Cemetery.
Survivors are: 2 sons, Robert
Hayes of California, Lee Moore
of Greensboro; 2 step-sons, Lon
nle Moore of Greensboro, Fletch
er Moore of Brooklyn, N. Y.;
3 daughters, Mrs. Sarah Sellars
of Brown Summit, N. C., Mrs.
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Mrs. Arnetta McKee "Mother of Year"
Mrs. Arnetta McKee, 2508
Dunhill Drive, Greensboro, the
wife of the late William F. Mc
Kee, was honored on Friday
morning, may 8, 1970 as the
"Mother of the Year," at the
James B. Dudley High School.
Mrs. Mckee was honored for
her .unselfish devotion as the
mother of 17 children, 10 of
whom are living ? 4 sons and 6
daughters, all of whom are grad
uates of Dudley Senior High
School and 23 grand children.
She was not interested in sitting
down and resting, but in seeing
that her children stood up and
lived nobly. She made tremen
dous sacrifices to give her child
ren an education and they ex
pressed their gratitude through
deeds and achievements. In this
consist the most precious reward
of a mother.
The sons are: M/Sgt. William
McKee, Washington, D. C., a
career soldier of 29 years, in the
U. S. Army; Lt. Colonel Jona
McKee, Richmond, Virginia, U.
S. Army now enroute to Ger
many; Jonathon McKee, a teach
er, chairman of the Physical Ed
ucation Department and Head
Coach of Football and Basket
ball at the James B. Dudley
Senior High School; Roger N.
McKee, Associate Director of
Memorial Union and Instructor
at A. 6c T. State University.
The daughters are: Mrs. Rosa
lie Mathis, Newark, N. J., an
X-Ray and Laboratory Tech
nician; Mrs. Connie Johnson,
Greensboro, a Nurse; Mrs. Mar
lene Feaster of Baltimore, Md.,
a housewife; Miss Hilda McKee
of the home, a Library Assis
tant at A. and T. State Univer
sity; Mrs. Arnetta M. Jessup,
Atlanta, Georgia, a Secretary at
the Gammon Theological Semi
nary; Mrs. Gwendolyn Sellars,
Greensboro, a teacher at Wash
ington School.
(Mrs. McKee is a member of
Institutional Baptist Cburch and
actively participates in the work
ot the community, always will
ing to lend a helping hand.
The mother's heart is the
child's school room and Mrs.
McKee proved this through the
love and devotion that motivated
her to make sacrifices lor her
children.
Included on an impressive pro
gram were musical selections
by the Male Chorus of the Dud
ley Senior High School, directed
by Mrs. J. M. Richmond and in
attendance and escorts were from
the JuniorA.F.R.O.T.C. Unit of
Dudley Senior High School, un
der the leadership of the Com
mander, Colonel Johnson.
Among the honored guests
were: Mr. F. J. Brown, Princi
pal of Dudley Senior High
School, who cordially welcomed
those present. Mr. J. F. Johnson,
Editor of the Future Outlook,
presided and introduced Mr. and
Mrs. Pierce C. Rucker of Greens
boro who presented Mrs. McKee
with a $100.00 Bond from Ruck
er Enterprises. Mrs. Rucker also
rendered the main address.
Mrs. Alberta Stuart and Mrs.
Roberta Florence, past "Mothers
of the Year," made presenta
tions.
The Future Outlook presented
a plaque to Mrs. McKee.
Other participants on the pro
gram were the Reverend Belvin
Jessup of Atlanta, Georgia and
Mr. Jonathon McKee.
CIVAL RIGHTS LEADER JESSE IACKSON
TO ADDRESS 500 A&T 1970 STUDENTS
GREENSBORO, N. C. ? An
address by the Rev. Dr. Jesse
L. Jackson, '64, the most out
standing current civil rights lea
der, will highlight the annual
baccalaureate - commencement
exercises at A&T State Univer
sity, Sunday, May 31.
Jackson, national director ol
Operation Breadbasket in Chica
go, will address the 500 graduates
their parents and friends at 11
a.m. in the huge Greensboro
Memorial Stadium. At the same
exercise the University will be
stow upon him an honorary
doctor of humane letters degree, j
Jackson starred in football at
A&T and led student marches
for integration in Greensboro j
He rose to national prominence
under the late Dr. Martin Lu- j
ther King, Jr.
The annual Meeting of the
A&T Alumni Association will be
held May 30 at 10 a.m. in the I
Memorial Union, to be followed
at 7 p.m. by the Alumni Awards
Dinner and Dance in Black's .
Restaurant.
Another highlight of the com- !
mencement weekend will be re
unions of the classes of 1905,
1910, 1915^ 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935,
1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960 and
1965.
Immediately following the
graduation exercises, President
of the University, Dr. Lewis C.
Dowdy, will honor graduates
and their parents at a reception
in the Memorial Union.
A native of Greenville, S. C?
Jackson attended the Univer
sity of Illinois for a year on a
football scholarship, before trans
ferring to A&T.
In the spring of 1963, he led
protest marches that succeeded
in desegregating downtown Gre
ensboro. After graduating from
A&T, Jackson studied for two
years at the Chicago Theological
Seminary on a scholarship from
the Rockefeller Fund for Theo
logical Education.
Jackson was with the Rev. Dr.
Martin Luther King in Memphis,
Tenn. two years ago when King
was killed by a sniper. %
As the leader of Operation
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