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DECEASED MINISTERS and COMPANIONS
BRANAN, R. Hayden; 93; NICHOLS, John D.; 79; ordained
ordained bishop; Arkansas; bishop; Tennessee; Norene
New Start for 101-Year-Old
Louise Branan (wife) Nichols (wife)
Tennessee Congregation
BROWN, Jeffrey Ronald; 79;
PARTEN, W. I.; 87; ordained
ordained bishop; Florida; Joan
bishop; Texas; Jerrel Parten (son)
Brown (wife)
PERAMPALAM, Surendraruban;
CLEVELAND, Tenn.—The The new building features a CHANEY, Elizabeth; 87; exhort-
44; exhorter; Ontario; Niranyala
South Cleveland Church of God, 900-seat sanctuary, separate er; Florida; Lonnie Chaney (son)
Samuel Perampalam (wife)
originating in 1908 as a Sunday youth and children’s worship
DePASS, Sonia Ann; 50;
RACKLEY, John E.; 88; ordained
school mission, celebrated its facilities, a state-of-the-art
ordained minister; Jamaica;
minister; Texas; Eunice Rackley
move into new facilities March 1- kitchen, offices and classrooms,
Omar Lee (son)
(wife)
4 with ReNew, four days of cele- and the ability to expand in the
ELLIS, Essie Mae “Miss Pat”; 92;
bration services. future.
RATLIFF, Eugene; 81; ordained
wife of V. B. “Vep” Ellis; Florida;
Chris Moody, senior pastor The church’s mission state-
bishop; Kentucky; Joy Lee Ratliff
Vep Ellis Jr. (son)
since 2002, led the congregation ment—to be “a loving communi-
(wife)
in its move from three landlocked ty of Christians where people find
FISHER, Queen Esther; 82;
RIGGS, Dovie Virginia; 93;
acres near downtown to a three- hope and freedom in Jesus
exhorter; Washington; Linda
exhorter; Mississippi; Martha
Fisher-Ivory (daughter)
year sojourn at Cleveland Middle Christ”—highlights its calling to
Slider (daughter)
School to its spacious location of be a place of Pentecostal revival
FRENCH, C. E.; 94; ordained
RITCHEY, Charles D.; 65;
21 acres just off Apd. 40. as well as discipleship.
bishop; Georgia; Ellen French
ordained minister; Tennessee;
(wife)
Ann Ritchey (wife)
GIBSON, Henry Alphesus; 74;
ordained minister; Jamaica; Noel
ROBERTSON, William C.; 81;
Gibson (son)
ordained bishop; Virginia; Mamie
Robertson (wife)
GORDON, Joshua; 97; ordained
bishop; Jamaica; Hugh Gordon
SISK, George T.; 82; ordained
(son)
bishop; North Carolina; Kathye
Cochrane (niece)
JONES, Ronald A.; 64; exhorter;
Nevada; Nancy Jones (wife)
SMITH, Allen Louis; 55; ordained
bishop; Mississippi; Kayonna
LINDSAY, Dorothy; 86; wife of
Smith (wife)
Jodie P. Lindsay; Tennessee;
Diane Foxworth (caregiver)
SPENCER, Lowen Edgar; 69;
ordained bishop; Ohio; Reva
MERRITT, Iris Evelyn; 84;
Spencer (wife)
ordained minister; Georgia; Joy
Beasley (daughter)
STEGALL, Othoe; 85; ordained
The design in South
bishop; Texas; Pearl Stegall (wife)
MICKLER, Frank R.; 96;
Cleveland’s stained
ordained bishop; Florida; Essie
WAYE, A. B.; 90; ordained bish-
glass represents both
Mickler (wife)
op; Georgia; Nancy Waye (wife)
the Trinity and the
church's theme of
MUSHEGIAN, Harding G.; 87; WILLIAMS, Edward E.; 74;
“Love, Hope, Freedom.” ordained bishop; California; ordained minister; Georgia; Joyce
Ardella Mushegian (wife) Williams (wife)
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