Betty Lou Moore was born March 31, 1956 in Parma, Missouri to Willie Moore, Sr. and Alberta Jackson. Betty and her siblings, Nelvia Mae Davis, Willie 'Cisco' Moore, Jr and McKinley Moore, lost their mother at a young age. They moved to St Louis, MO with their father. He met and Melvina Whitfield and together they formed the original 'Brady...
Byron Thurston Hayter was born on July 30, 1949 to Luther and Bertie (Thurston) Hayter, in Des Moines, IA. He was educated in the Des Moines Public School District and attended North High School. Bryon worked in several fields throughout his lifetime but spent the majority of his working years at John Deere and American Can. In his free time,...
Sarah Ann Watson Bush was born October 7, 1947 in Sardis, MS to Robert Watson and Elizabeth Thompson Watson. The family moved to Batesville, MS where Sarah completed her high school education at Paton Lane High School. At the age of 14, Sarah gave her life to the Lord and was baptized at the Concord Baptist Church in Batesville. Sarah...
Olabelle Lavern Williams-Black was born on January 21, 1938 to Roosevelt Williams and Jessie Williams-Frazier (Floyd Frazier) in Worland, Wyoming. She graduated from East High School in 1957 and later attended Grand View College. She was blessed with one loving son, David Bryant Hodges, and had a special relationship with great nephew, Andre Williams. In 1986 she married Arthur Black...
Robert Wardell Hobbs Sr. was born on January 2, 1944 to George and Bertha (Willis) Hobbs, in Bowling Green, MO. He was educated in the local school district and graduated from Bowling Green High School. Shortly after graduating from high school, Robert enlisted into the United States Army. He served in the 101st Airborne Division and received a Honorable Discharge...
Shari Lynn Price was born on September 25, 1964 to George T. and Bessie (Warren) Price Sr., in Des Moines, IA. She was educated in the Des Moines Public School District and graduated from North High School in 1982. Shari was raised in the church and professed Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at a young age. She was...
Ronald Ray "Ronnie" Thomas, SR. was born May 21, 1945 to Andrew Thomas and Alena Gooch Thomas. He was educated in the Des Moines Pubic school system and eventually received his GED. Later in life, Ronnie also took courses at DMACC. Ronnie worked for Homes of Oakridge for many years in the maintenance department. After he retired, he couldn't just...
Libydeh Lorenca York was born March 3, 1985 in Zwedru Grand Gedeh, Liberia, West Africa, to Jacob and Nancy Gayee York. She was attended and graduated from Peace Town High School in the Ivory Coast. Libby escaped the civil war and came to America for a new life. Once in America Libby and her son joined the Church of the...
John Willis Swift was born on March 13, 1942 to Benjamin and Louise (Denison) Swift, in Cleveland, OH. He graduated from Academy High School in Erie, PA and continued his education at Fayetteville State University. In 1978, John was joined in holy matrimony with Gladys Williams. The two would share their lives together with their two children Melvin and Crystal...
Eunice Mae (Pigues) Adair was born July 12,1937 in Eureka, Mississippi to Edward Patton and Bertha Mae (Pigues) before being raised by her mother and step father, Albert Young. Eunice completed her primary education and graduated from Batesville High School in Batesville, Mississippi. Along the way she fell in love and married Charlie Lee Adair. The young couple started a...