Celebrating the Life of Elbert James Wilson Jr.        I was born February 4,1927 in Morrilton, Arkansas, the eldest child of three children, to Elbert (Smitty) and Lady Wilson. When I was a small child my mother passed away. My aunt Minnie stepped up to help my father raised us.      In 1946, at the age of 19, I joined the United State Army. In the army I worked as a construction worker, like my dad. I stayed in the military for 2 years. In 1949 I had...

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,     the world, and all who live in it;  for he founded it on the seas     and established it on the waters.  Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?     Who may stand in his holy place?  The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,     who does not trust in an idol     or swear by a false...

John Wesley Steen Sr., was born on October 28, 1923 in Waynesburg, Mississippi.  He was the 2nd of five (5) children born to Eddie and Roberta Richards-Steen. On December 30, 2020 at the age of 97 while residing at Clear View Sanitarium in Gardena, California, John was called home.     John spent his early years in Jackson, Mississippi and enlisted in the United States Army in 1942.  He reached the rank of Sargent First...

Ruby Emelda White was born on August 10, 1930 in Belize City, Belize in Central America to George Rocke and Matilda Pandy. Ruby attended Ebenezer Primary School where she was actively involved in the church ministry right into her adolescence. As a teenager, Ruby held several jobs as a storekeeper, domestic helper, and various other jobs to assist her mother and younger siblings. Her hobbies included reading, cooking, dancing, attending church and going to the movies. At the age of 24,...

Minerva Yvette Edwards was born on July 10, 1955 on a Sunday morning in Memphis, Tennessee. Minerva was the 3rd child born to Florence and Aurtry Edwards. At an early age Minerva was a precocious child, attending White’s Chapel elementary school. She was very studious but consistently got in trouble for talking too much. Young Minerva was known for being observant, always following her grandfather around the house and garden. Nothing got past Minerva, she paid attention to every...