id.
uch danger
id ..... To hurt
p opl c u you di gr
with th m i totally unaccept
abl in civiliz society."
J t before Farrakhan began
1:j1.)t:::u.AJ' ng, J Ja on, th fa
ther of Michael and Jan Jack-
son, too front-ro t. Th
appearance capped a visit
marred by oontrove y. Farrak
han w in Las Ve to"cl n
up" the city, id Minister Ahvay
Muhammad of Lo Angele,
W tern regional representative
for the Nation of Islam.
Muhammad, on of eight re
gional directo under Farrak
han, said on Wedn day that
Las V gas is "a city that permits
robbers, thieve , gangsters,
porno kings and queens."
Farrakhan was to hold a news
conference Friday morning, but
the event was canceled without
explanation by Nation of Islam
officials.
OBITUARIES
for
Funeral services were held for Mrs.
Elnora Poole, 62, on Saturday at Mt.
Zion Baptist Church, an alternative se
lection to accommodate the crowd ex
pected to attend. She was a member
of New Salem Baptist Church.
Mrs. Poole was born In Sum er
County, AL, and moved with her family
to Detroit nearty 50 years ago. She
graduated from the Detroit public
schools and Wayne State University,
and was employed for 30 years as a
secretary with the Detroit Police De
partment.
She also was a secretary for many
years for the dally newsletter of the
National Baptist Convention USA, Inc. ;
a trustee at New Salem Church, Radio
Broadcast committee member, and
served with the Hearts of Dedication,
Excelsior and Senior Choirs, Young
Matrons and secretary for New Salem
Church.
, Mrs. Poole was president of the
Women's department of the Union Dis
trict Assoctatton, and secretary for the
national 011lce of Women's Depart
rnent-ot the National Baptist Conven
tion �SA, Inc.
SHE WAS AN officer oftheEta Phi
Beta Sorority, Inc., a trustee and sec
retary of the Todd Phillips Children's
Home, chair of the Wolverine State
Business and Professional Women;
vice president of the Pleasant Grove
District Association; chair of the
Nathan W. Caldwell Memorial Scholar
ship committee; an organizer of the
770 Travel Club, and a member of the
Royal Social Club.
Mrs. Poole's survivors Include her
husband, Robert L Poole; a sister,
Moille Spencer; five brothers, Jesse
Spencer of Texas; Frederick, Alonzo,
Willie and Harold Spencer all of Detroit;
and other relatives, Including a large
number of nieces and nephews.
The Swanson funeral directors
were charge of burial at Detroit Memo-
rial Park cemetery. •
Otis Myers
. Otis Myers, 92, of Benton Harbor
died May 28, at Orchard Grove Ex
tended Care Center, Benton Harbor.
The body has been cremated. Ar
rangements was bY Robbins Brothers
Funeral Home, Benton Harbor
Mr. Myers was born June 4, 190',
in Brooklyn, Miss. fie retired from
Wayn County Commi 'ioner GeQrge Cushingberry Jr., left, having pres nted resolutions honoring thr c rgym n for thel
collections In a clothing drive for adult fo ter care re ident ,call d them "tru xampl s of compas Ion and cone rn.· The drive,
pon ored by Cushingberry, St. Vlnc nt de Paul and the Michigan Re Identl I Car As.oclatlon, 9 nerat d s v ral truckloaca of
apparel of all iz . Tho e honored for their peclal partiCipation, from I ft, are Rabbi No h G mz of th Downtown Synagogu ;
• R verend M eha I M rtln, Go pel T �rnae' ; nd" v renc:1 ':< h I' h ,�. ",., ." �r08p. ct Ba�'� ChUrch.
Antonio M. Brown, , 6, 01 Benton-
Harbor died May 27, at Mercy Memo
rial Medical Center, St. Joseph, as the
result of an automobile accident In
Benton Township.
. The funeral was held June 6, at
New Bethel Baptist Church, Benton
Harbor. Burial was In Crystal Springs
Cemetery. Robbins Brothers Funeral
Home, Benton Harbor, was In charge
of arrangements.
Antonio was born April 22, 1978, In
St. Joseph.
Survivors Include: his parents,
Robert Hudson and Clemtlne Brown;
two Sisters, Antolnea and Shermella;
his grandparents, Catherine and
Feddo Marshall, William Atkinson and
Unnle Neal, all of Benton Harbor; and
great-grandparents, Walter Brown Sr.
of Benton Harbor, Lula Mae Carter of
Dowagiac. Chester Armstrong of De
troit and Lurleen Duncans of Denver,
Md.
Whirlpool Corporation.
Survivor nclude: his wife, Sadie
·SusleH; a son, Willie Myers of Benton
Harbor; two grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Antonio Brown
Bertha Gulley
Bertha Gulley, 72, of Benton Harbor
died June 3, at Mercy Memorial Medl
'cal Center, St. Joseph.
The funeral was held Jufle 8, at
Hopewell Baptist Church, Benton Har
bor. Burlel was In Crystal Springs
Cemetery. Robbins Brothers Funeral
Home, Benton Harbor, was In charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Gulley was born May 11,1922,
In Balden, Miss. She was formerty em
ployed as a receptionist at a senior
citizen center.
Survivors Include: three sons, Rod
ney Gulley of Benton Harbor, Michael
Gulley of Battle Creek and Larry Gulley
of Grand Rapids; three daughters,
Katherine Moffit and Nancy McClen
don, both of Benton Harbor, and Mary
Clark of Battle Creek; two sisters, Mln- I
nle Mulherlon of Benton Harbor and
Christine Long of Chicago; two broth
ers Claudell Ward of Newbern, Tenn.,
and Johnnie Willis of Tiptonville, Tenn.;
38 grandchildren; and 26 great-grand
children.
ATTENTION
The Michigan Citizen
is seeking
information about
your church's
upcoming
Youth Day.
Send information to:
Michigan Citizen, c/o
Nathaniel Scott,
P.O. Box 03560,
Highland Park, MI
48203.
r Durden,
minister, left hefo
ion was over.
"WHAT FOUND in there
RELIGIOUS BRIEFS By ROBBIE CRUMp·I\IcCOY
Nellie Williams, is
Women's Day speaker
tion of Michigan, and is a advocate and annual visitor to Haiti,
representing the National Baptist Convention, Women's Aux- '
iliary.
A native of Brownsville, TN, Williams, a grandmother,
graduated from Wayne State University with a master of arts
degree in education, and is the executive director of the Wil
liams Chapel Day Care Center. He hobbies are collecting boo
and elephants.
Mrs. Nellie M. Hawkins
Williams was the guest at
the annual Women's Day
at Dexter Avenue Baptist
Church, 13500 Dexter,
., where Phyllis Wright i
general chairp rson and
,Rev. Asriel G. McLain is
pastor.
Mrs. William , national
coordinator for Concerned
National Baptist Women,
is active in her church, Wil
liams Chapel, wher her
husband, the R v. Welton
Baptists organize
to consider casino
ATLANTA - According to Randal K. Cowling, reporter fol'
Baptist PI' , there is a conflict between morality and life
styl increasingly faced by Souther Baptist churches across
the country as they learn how to minister to their communities
when gambling is legalized.
Cowlingsaid, "across the United States the gaming industry
is spreading like a wild fire out of control with 48 states having
some type of legalized gaming." There are 69 dockside casinos
in operation along the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast.
It s ems that Southern Baptist Churches are being impacted
as never before. Subsequently, the ministers have organized a
"think 'tank" to assist church discover how they can minister
in a gambling impacted community.
NELLIE WILLIAMS
W. William, is p tor. ,
She is dir tor of hristian education, a teacher in the
Sunday school.rmu ician for the Wom n's Chorus, coordinator
for the Mission's department and has a p iallove and concern
for children and the elderly.
She is also aspiring to become pr ident of the Women's
Auxiliary of th Baptist Missionary and Educational Cenven-
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