Phone: (810) 766-8985
The Herman Sr. & Iris B. Marable
Senior Citizen of the Month Award
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Mr. Green Wedlow and Mrs. Catherine Wedlow
The Wedlows were well known in the local
religious community for their active
membership at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Green Wedlow, 75, was President of the Senior Usher
Board, a faithful member of the Sunday School department, and a vital part
of the Willing Workers Ministry often visiting the homeless. Mr. Wedlow was
a volunteer at Carriage Town Ministries. He was also an avid bowler with the
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Ms. Virgie Warren Warren 69, is a country music writer/recording artist and magazine publisher. She has organized and performed at many music events in the community. She is an active member of the Flushing Senior Center, and the Flushing Historical Society Ms Warren has utilized her talents to organize fundraising events for various charitable organizations including the Area 13 Special Olympics, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Multiple Sclerosis Society, the American Cancer Society, Relay for Life, and the Leukemia Foundation. Ms Warren has previously been honored and inducted into the National Traditional Country Music Association Hall of Fame, the Michigan Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Michigan Pioneer Music Walk of Fame. She was named as an Honorary Kentucky Colonel, and an Honorary Tennessean. She has received proclamations from the mayors of Flint and Flushing for her community service, and was nominated twice for Flushing Citizen of the Year. She will soon release her fourth record album. |
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Mrs. Shirley Jean Scott Mrs. Scott, 66, is active volunteer with several community organizations, poet, and servant of her fellow senior citizens. She has been a mainstay with the Beecher Salvation Army for over 15 years serving there as a soldier, assistant recorder, council board member, librarian, volunteer, nurse, secretary/treasurer, and home league member. She has raised funds to expand the Beecher Salvation Army as well. She is the secretary of the local gospel group "The Anointed Zionaires." A resident of the Slidell Senior Residence Center, she has served her fellow residents as the Activities Coordinator, operated Bingo games, and assisted residents with their needs and concerns. Many there have described her as the "Florence Nightingale" of Slidell. Scott has utilized her talents as a poet and received Diamond Homer Award in 1995 and was recognized by FamousPoetry.com. Her other honors include Special Congressional Recognition by Congressman Kildee, several awards from former Flint Mayor Stanley, Honorable Mention for Senior Citizen of The Year, and many awards from the Slidell Center. Scott was also honored by the Flint Housing Commission, and was named an Honorary Northwestern High School Wildcat. |
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Mr. John Hightower Mr.
Hightower, who died on April 25, at the age of 80, was active in the Flint
community and well known as a civil rights activist, labor leader, business
pioneer, political consultant, and humanitarian. Born in St. Louis, MO., he
moved to Flint in 1952 where he married the late Marie Hightower.
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Mr. Willie "Big Bill" and Mrs. Mary Williams
Mr. Williams 82. has been an
active local union leader and civil rights activist throughout his |
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Ms. Annie
Jackson Ms. Annie Jackson has been awarded the Herman Sr. & Iris B. Marable Senior Citizen of the Month Award for July 2006. Annie Jackson has been very active in the community. She serves with the Flint Neighborhood Coalition, Flint-Genesee Neighborhood Roundtable, Genesee Action Agency CYO #1, Northland Block Club, Flint North Central Weed and Seed, Great Lakes Baptist Women's Association, Northeast Village Community Development Corporation, and the Flint Urban Gardening & Land Use Corporation. She is an active volunteer with the Beecher Schools.
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Ms. Lucille Hawkins Ms. Lucille Hawkins has been awarded the Herman Sr. & Iris B. Marable Senior Citizen of the Month Award for August 2006. Lucille Hawkins is a life member of the NAACP, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and the Phi Delta Kappa Sorority. She participates in the Ladies Auxiliary of Peter Claver, the St. Cecilia Society, Hooper High School Alumni Flint Chapter, and the Alabama State University Alumni. She has been honored for her contributions to teacher preparation in Flint Schools, awarded the Dukette Memory Award from Christ the King Catholic Church, the Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church Humanitarian Award, and the National Association of Negro and Business & Professional Women's Club Parent Award. Ms. Hawkins supports the Father Dukette Century Club, Creative Expressions Dance Studio, and the American Cancer Society. She regularly visits nursing homes and supports various youth organizations. |
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Ms. Devonna Watson Ms. Devonna Watson has been awarded the Herman Sr. & Iris B. Marable Senior Citizen of the Month Award for September 2006. Devonna Watson is active at St. Paul Lutheran Church serving as the captain of ushers. She is involved in civic affairs; is a regular attendee at city council meetings; and has participated in many political campaigns. She is a cancer survivor and, she gives of herself, often volunteering to help youth, seniors, and those in need.
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Mr. Roscoe Roberts, Sr. Mr. Roscoe Roberts, Sr. has been awarded the Herman Sr. & Iris B. Marable Senior Citizen of the Month Award for September 2006. (Posthumously)
Roscoe Roberts, Sr.,
who died on November 23, 2006 at the age of 88, was a faithful member of
House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church where he served on the deacon and
usher boards. A retired member of UAW Local 659, He was among the first
African-Americans to serve as a Flint Police Reserve Officer. He was devoted
to his family, friends and the young men for whom he served as a mentor. He
was known as an avid gardener who often gave crops away to his neighbors.
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Dr. J. Merrill Spencer
Dr. Spencer, who died November 6, at the age
of 86, was active in the Flint community and well known as a mortician,
civil rights activist, civic leader, teacher and elected official. Born in
Americus, GA he moved to Flint in mid 1950's. He was a 1948 graduate of
Atlanta's Morehouse College where he met his wife, Edith Iola Prunty. They
were married for 59 years at the time of his death. He served as a teacher
in several cities in Georgia. Dr. Spencer also graduated from the Atlanta
College of Mortuary Science, and he earned his Masters degree from Atlanta
University in 1952.
He was employed in Flint at Hurley Hospital and the U.S. Post Office. He
opened The House of Spencer Mortuary in 1955. He operated his funeral home
for over 40 years. He was an early sponsor of the Flint College
and Cultural Center. Dr. Spencer was a founding member of the Community
Civic League, elected to the Genesee County Board of Supervisors, and
elected to the Flint Board of Education. He was a Vice-President of the
Flint NAACP and he was active in Democratic Party politics and served as a
delegate to the 1976 Democratic National Convention. Dr. Spencer became known internationally when
he successfully sued Flint Memorial Park Cemetery in the mid-1960's because
they discriminated against minorities prohibiting their burials. His lawsuit
was filed when he was not allowed to bury his mother there. Dr. Spencer also
filed a lawsuit that helped to establish a precedent in the area of housing
discrimination. Dr. Spencer was a World War II veteran, and he was a life
member of Flint's George Washington Carver VFW Post #3791. He was an active
Life Member of the NAACP, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Society of
Afro-American Police, Disabled American Veterans, Morehouse Alumni
Association, The Eureka Lodge F and AM, PHA, Oman Temple No.72, and local,
state, and national mortuary associations.
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Mr. John Vorrice, Sr. Mr. John Vorrice Sr. has been awarded the Herman Sr. & Iris B. Marable Senior Citizen of the Month Award for December 2006. (Posthumously)
John Vorrice, Sr. who
died on May 10, 2007 at the age of 64, was an active community leader
participating in numerous organizations including the North Pointe
Neighborhood Association, Flint-Genesee Neighborhood Roundtable, Flint Boys
and Girls Club, Flint Neighborhood Coalition, Community Foundation of Flint, FUDLUG, AARP-News Alliance and Fraud for Seniors, COPC, Undoing Racism, and
the Coalition for Positive Youth Development. He was a member of Faith
Baptist Temple where he served as Treasurer, and sang in the choir. A native
of Bunkie, Louisiana, he moved to Flint in 1964 and worked for General
Motors at Buick Plant #36 until his retirement in 1991. He was devoted to
his family, friends and his community.
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Ms. Sybyl Atwood Ms. Sybyl Atwood has been awarded the Herman Sr. & Iris B. Marable Senior Citizen of the Month Award for January 2007.
Ms. Atwood, who lost
her battle on July 31, 2007, with cancer at age 72, was a community
activist, social worker, and director of what would later be known as the
Resource Center
in Flint. She promoted volunteerism and linking those in need with help
available from
community agencies for over 40 years. She was a mainstay in the community,
who found
the time to continue her work in helping others even during her final
battle. Ms. Atwood was nominated and selected for the award because she gave
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Pastor James Flowers, Sr.
Rev James
Flowers, Sr., who pastors North Star Baptist Ministries on Flint's
eastside
is active in the community as a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Greater Flint. He
is active in the religious community serving as an officer in the Concerned
Pastors for
Social Action, the Great Lakes District Association, and as an honorary
Bishop with T.D. Jakes Ministries. North Star Ministries has made great
strides in 'investing in programs for youth, the needy, and in the community
recently opening a new edifice in the inner city. |
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Ms. Annie Dye Ms. Annie Dye has been awarded the Herman Sr. & Iris B. Marable Senior Citizen of the Month Award for March 2007. Annie Dye, who is a member of Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle, has long been active in religious and civic affairs. She is President of the Great Lakes Baptist District Association Women's Auxiliary, and hostess of state and city events. At Metropolitan she has Participated numerous activities including, the choir, trustee board, teaching Sunday School, Nurses Guild, Thursday Afternoon Religious & Social Club, youth director, chairperson of the Education Department, and Missionary Society. She has been honored for her work with Church Women United and the Wolverine State Baptist Sisterhood.. In the community she has served the Advisory Board of the McKinley Senior Citizens Center, and as a Big Sister in the Big Brothers/Sisters program. |
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Ms.
Kathrine Price Kathrine Price has been very active in the community. She serves as President of the Flint Neighborhood Coalition, President of the East Austin Avenue Block Club, member of the Flint-Genesee Neighborhood Roundtable, Flint North Central Weed and Seed, Northeast Village Community Development Corporation, City of Flint Board of Review, Operation Restoration and as a volunteer with Flint Odyssey House. She also is a member of New Creations Church of God where she sings in the choir.
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Ms. E. Wanda Pierce Ms. E. Wanda Pierce has been awarded the Herman Sr. & Iris B. Marable Senior Citizen of the Month Award for May 2007.
E. Wanda
Pierce is the founder and director of the Families of Murdered Children (FOMC). Her organization provides support, counseling, food, clothing, and
other services to surviving families. FOMC has been involved in community clean up
efforts, and has acquired land for a memorial park where crime victims will be
honored. A member of New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church, Ms. Pierce, who lost her
son to a violent crime, has chosen to turn tragedy into a vehicle to help
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Mr. Larry Foster Mr. Larry Foster has been awarded the Herman Sr. & Iris B. Marable Senior Citizen of the Month Award for June 2007. (Posthumously) Larry Foster, who died on June 10th, 2007 at the age of65, had a long career in public and community service. He served on the Beecher Board of Education for 17 years. He was the first African-American to serve as a township supervisor in Genesee County when he was elected Mt. Morris Township Supervisor in 1992 serving until his death. He worked as the Director of the Detroit Street and Hasslebrink Senior Citizen Centers in Flint for over 15 years in the 1970's and 1980's. He coached hundreds of young people in football and baseball for many years. Mr. Foster was the recipient of numerous honors and awards over the years. He was a member of St. James C.M.E. Church and later St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church where he served on the Trustee and Usher Boards. A native of Shannon, Mississippi, he moved to Flint in 1963 after graduating from Mississippi Industrial College. He served in the U.S. Army for two years. Mr. Foster is survived by his wife of 40 years, Deborah, three daughters, 6 grandchildren, and a host of other relatives, friends, and the residents of Mt. Morris Township. He is awarded the Marable Senior Citizen Award for June 2007. |
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Ms Cleora Magee Cleora Magee, who retired in December 2007 as the Executive Director of the City of Flint Human Relations Commission, has served as a member of the Community Dispute Resolution Center board, Youth Build Advisory Board, NAACP, Genesee County Committee for Community Peace, National Multi-cultural Diversity Institute National Association of Human Rights Workers board, Me Cree Theater Special Groups Committee, Flint Rotary Club, Girl Scouts Fair Winds Council board, Flint NIPP and the Flint Neighborhood Coalition board. She is a member of True Gospel Missionary Baptist Church where she has served as a Deaconess, Program Committee Chair, Sunday School teacher, and member of the Women's Fellowship. She has served on many local and statewide boards and committees, in city government, and in the human rights community that were related to her work at the Human Relations Commission. |
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Ms. Francis
Cleaves
Frances Cleaves, who
died on August 14, 2007 at the age of 66, was a dedicated community activist in the Flint area who was active in many organizations,
including the UAW, NAACP and Democratic Party. She was truly one who believed in justice
and equality for the underdogs of our society. She became known nationally
for her support of her son, NBA basketball star Mateen Cleaves and his
championship college basketball team at Michigan State
University in 2000. |
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Ms. Sylvia Jo Brogan
Ms.
Sylvia Jo Brogan
has been awarded the Herman Sr. &
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Mr. Don E, "Sluggo" Ricks (Posthumously)
Mr.
Don E, "Sluggo" Ricks
has been awarded the Herman Sr. &
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Rev. Silas Cox
Rev. Silas Cox
has been awarded the Herman Sr.
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Rev. Berry Goodlett
Rev.
Berry Goodlett
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Raymond Vaughn Raymond Vaughn
has been awarded the Herman Sr.
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Azell Cromwell
Azell Cromwell
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Lillian Brooks Lillian Brooks
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James W. Crichton James W. Crichton
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Penny Roberts Penny Roberts
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Roberta Rouse Roberta Rouse
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Bob Perani Bob Perani
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Rev. Dr. Fred S. White Rev. Dr. Fred S. White
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John Tempia John Tempia
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Millie Nash Millie Nash
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Charles & Charlotte Williams Charles & Charlotte Williams
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Harrison McGee Harrison McGee
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Margaret DePriest Margaret DePriest
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Precious Doris Petross Buckner Precious Doris Petross Buckner
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Commodore Coles, Sr. Commodore Coles, Sr.
has been awarded the Herman Sr.
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